Jay Jog
Jay Jog is the Co-Founder of Sei Labs, the main contributor to Sei, the fastest Layer 1 blockchain designed to scale with the industry. They launched Sei to create a decentralized infrastructure for exchanges to advance decentralization and the future of financial systems. Under his leadership, Sei Labs has etched its name in history by achieving the fastest transaction time to finalization. Prior to Sei, he was a Software Engineer at Robinhood, the leading online trading platform. During his tenure, Robinhood significantly grew its employee count and went through major milestones such as the company's IPO.
Jay Jog Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder
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Software Engineer
Academic History
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B.S., Computer Science
SEI LABS
Under their leadership, Sei Labs has become a top-level blockchain designed to facilitate digital asset trading at large scale.
Sei's unique chain-level optimizations enable decentralized exchanges and trading apps to offer the best user experience with modern performance and scalability.
The firm has raised over $30M from top investors including Jump Crypto, Multicoin Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Distributed Global, Hudson River Trading, and Flow Traders.
EARLY CAREER
During the GameStop Saga in 2021 at Robinhood, his role offered insights into the unprecedented surge in GameStop's stock driven by retail investors.
He was also involved in Robinhood's KYC crypto withdrawals and Kafka, and helped architect and build out the firm's margin stock loan system.
His professional journey includes internships at Pinterest, Facebook, and SAP, providing him with a diverse range of experiences in the tech industry.
RECOGNITION
2023 Forbes 30 Under 30
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Jay has been featured or interviewed in various industry podcasts.
He has been featured in Forbes, Yahoo! Finance, and CoinDesk.