Daniel Fogg is a cryptocurrency enthusiast, blockchain visionary, and CEO of IOV Labs, creator of the Rootstock blockchain and builder of the RIF economy. Fogg is a serial COO and ex-founder with over 15 years of experience in deep technology start-ups and scale-ups. He specializes in the development of organizational growth strategy, high-performance culture, and operational systems that allow companies to thrive. He also has extensive experience in product development, deep tech commercialization, go-to-market strategy, investment strategy, and startup leadership. Fogg co-founded BuffaloGrid, an award-winning power and internet company. His experience in deep tech includes satellite communications (Track24), geospatial data systems (Ardan), energy systems and voice UI (Graftt/Google), and renewable energy generation and storage (BuffaloGrid).
BUFFALOGRID
He brought solar power and internet access to India’s Next Billion internet users through the award-winning BuffaloGrid Hub.
He raised £4.9M in venture capital and designed the service and built the operational systems to serve 100,000+ users across 95 Indian towns.
He developed the go-to-market strategy (hardware-enabled SaaS + B2B2C), and led on operational management and financial strategy (backed by LocalGlobe, Seedcamp, Hardware Club, Crowdcube, European Union, InnovateUK).
EARLY CAREER
He was a Product Strategy Consultant for Graftt, a boutique consultancy to provide up-stream product strategy and market development.
He was a Project Director at Isobar, where he led on customer account strategy, project planning, and in-field user research.
He was a Business Operations Manager at Ardan Consulting, a private intelligence and security consultancy.
At Track24, he developed and launched three industry-leading satellite communication products.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Fogg has appeared in various fintech media and publications.
He has been featured at Cointelegraph, Real Vision, and more.