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Lino Velev

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Head of Arbitrum Ventures Working Group at Arbitrum
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Lino Velev is an ecosystem architect with 15 years of experience moving frontier tech like AI and Web3 from lab to market. Through his firm Farstar, he leads initiatives like the Arbitrum Growth Circles and was tasked with developing a $250M fund for the Arbitrum DAO. Colleagues describe him as meticulous and knowledgeable.

Outside of his venture work, Lino is a vocal advocate for founder well-being, speaking on burnout prevention and neurodiversity inclusion, particularly ADHD within DAOs. He is an avid traveler to unique destinations and enjoys surfing, skiing, and the techno music scene, valuing the sense of community in these activities.

Unique fact: Lino is a recipient of the Forbes 30 under 30 award for his entrepreneurial work.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Head of Arbitrum Ventures Working Group
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Web3 Ecosystems
He builds high-impact programs for Web3 communities, including leading the Arbitrum Growth Circles and helping architect a $250M ecosystem fund.
Neurodiversity in Tech
He publicly speaks about his own experiences with ADHD and advocates for creating inclusive and empowering work environments for neurodivergent contributors, especially within DAOs.
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Career

Work history

7-2024
Head of Arbitrum Ventures Working Group
Arbitrum
11-2017
Founder
Farstar
11-2023 - 7-2024
Contributor
RnDAO
3-2023 - 11-2023
Supporter
RnDAO
7-2023 - 7-2024
Ambassador
LimeChain - Blockchain & Web3 Solutions
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Education
2011 - 2011
non degree mini-MBA
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
2011 - 2011
non degree mini-MBA
Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
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