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Abhay Kumar

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Board Member at Helium Foundation
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Abhay is the CEO of the Helium Foundation and former Chief Product Officer at Nova Labs. With a background in building startups and product engineering from his time at Marqeta and his own travel startup, Volley, he is an experienced product leader. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from New York University. People often describe him as independent, smart, and resourceful.

Outside of his professional roles, Abhay identifies as a dad and is dedicated to creating products that empower underserved communities. He is driven by the firm belief that broadband is a human right and that access to information should be universally available. His past venture was focused on inspiring travelers.

His journey with the Helium network began as a community member deploying Hotspots before he eventually joined the core team and became CEO.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Board Member
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Decentralized Networks
As the CEO of the Helium Foundation, he is a key figure in the development of people-powered wireless coverage and the world's largest decentralized network.
Product Engineering
He led Product Engineering at Marqeta after his startup was acquired, focusing on product, design, and engineering leadership.
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Career

Work history

11-2022 - 6-2026
Board Member
Helium Foundation
9-2020 - 6-2026
Core Team
Helium
9-2020 - 11-2022
Chief Product Officer
Nova Labs
5-2019 - 11-2019
VP, Product Engineering
Marqeta, Inc
7-2017 - 5-2019
Founder · Head of Product
Volley
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Education
2001 - 2005
Bachelors of Arts
New York University
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