Viveik Vivekananthan

Viveik Vivekananthan is the founder & CEO of Swing, leading a modern digital asset API platform that facilitates liquidity routing services for both web2 and web3 enterprises, providing essential access to blockchain-based liquidity for a diverse range of applications like exchanges, staking, lending/borrowing platforms, wallet infrastructure, NFT marketplaces, and blockchain protocols.

With a background in engineering, Viveik has valuable industry experience, having previously contributed to Apple's AirDrop/Airplay software technologies in California and played a role in developing Ethereum wallets and scaling solutions back in 2018.

The Swing team comprises talented individuals from prominent tech companies such as Apple, Amazon, LinkedIn, Oracle, IBM, and Stoplight, with strong support from reputable entities like Arrington Capital, Republic Capital, Skynet Trading, and Hashkey. They share insights and advancements in the crypto and cross-chain technology realm through their blog.

Viveik's academic journey includes pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business, although he withdrew in the second year to focus on building Swing.xyz. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from McMaster University.

In addition to his current role at Swing, Viveik has been associated with various organizations in the past, including being the Founder of BetterTalent, a Mentor at Outlier Ventures, the Founder of Swing Finance, the NFT Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Elevate, the Founder of Silicon Valley Blockchain Consortium, and holding engineering roles at Apple and BlackBerry.