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Shirly Valge

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Ecosystem Development at Institute of Free Technology
📍 Zug, Zug, Switzerland

Shirly Valge is a prominent blockchain industry figure leading Ecosystem Development at the Institute of Free Technology. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, she has held key roles like COO at Velas Network AG and Chief of Growth at Partisia Blockchain, focusing on open-source, private, and modular technologies. She earned her MBA from Tallinn University of Technology.

Originally from Estonia, a leading country in national blockchain adoption, Shirly is a passionate advocate for women in technology and fintech. She contributes to the community by mentoring students and startups at the Kickstart Accelerator and has lectured on Web3 courses designed to attract more women into the blockchain industry.

She developed a methodology to evaluate and achieve a 100% carbon-neutral footprint for the Velas blockchain protocol.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Ecosystem Development
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Zug, Zug, Switzerland
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Privacy-Enhancing Tech
Frequently speaks about the need for technologies like Multi-Party Computation (MPC) to ensure data privacy and compliance with regulations like GDPR on public blockchains.
Decentralized Ecosystems
Her career focuses on ecosystem growth for blockchain protocols like Partisia and Logos, driving adoption and forging strategic partnerships to build sovereign, decentralized tech stacks.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Ecosystem Development
Institute of Free Technology
6-2025
Founder and CEO
Satoshe.io
5-2025
External Advisor
Partisia Blockchain
10-2023 - 5-2025
Chief of Growth
Partisia Blockchain
11-2020 - 9-2023
Board Member and COO
Velas Network AG
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Education
2017 - 2019
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Tallinn University of Technology
2011 - 2014
Bachelor's degree
Tallinn University
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