Jose Maria Macedo
José Maria Macedo is a Partner at Delphi Digital, an independent research boutique based in New York City. He is responsible for overseeing, iterating, and improving the investment process of the firm. He also serves as a Partner at AmaZix Capital, where he started off as an analyst and worked his way up to co-founding and leading the advisory department. A token economic expert, Macedo also advises the government on how to understand, structure, and regulate crypto assets.
Jose Maria Macedo Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Partner
Academic History
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BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, First Class Honours
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
- Co-Founder of the Kaizen Academy
- Founding Partner of Delphi Ventures
- Founding Partner and Special Advisor at 01 Capital
- Founding Partner of AmaZix
- Partner and Head of Ecommerce at UniKitOut
- Token Economic Expert and Member of the Scientific Committee at San Marino Innovation
- Mentor at Beta-i
POKER
- Macedo began playing professional poker in his teens, building a bankroll from $30 at the age of 16 to $1,600,000 at the age of 18.
- He achieved one of the highest win rates in 6max poker.
- He became one of the most recognizable names in online poker, attracting sponsorships from PokerStrategy and LockPoker.
- He quit poker at age 19 and went to university to study Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, with a focus on Game Theory and econometrics.
- During university, Macedo started several profitable businesses in various sectors and achieved a successful exit of an e-commerce businesses in va to Gailarde Ltd.
- He graduated with First Class Honors while starting several businesses.
- He currently owns participations in a hotel, online kitchen/bedding supplies company, and a martial arts academy with a cumulative annual turnover of over $1,200,000.
CRYPTO
- Macedo is currently a writer at FreeCodeCamp, with over 350,000 subscribers)
- He spends his time researching and analyzing whitepapers to provide deep-dive due diligence reports on potential partners and investment recommendations.
MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS
- Macedo has spoken at conferences all over the world.
- He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.
- He regularly writes about blockchain, with a particular focus on token economics.
- His writings and thoughts have been featured in leading publications, including EuroNews, Yahoo Finance, and Bitcoin.com.
- His business ventures have been featured on National TV and Huffington Post.
OTHERS