Zak Cole

Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Angel
Investor Stage
initial_coin_offering,Seed

Zak Cole is a Web3 developer, protocol engineer, and software entrepreneur currently operating in the DeFi space. He received his training as a cyber network engineer in the United States Marine Corps. In Iraq's Al Anbar province during Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-08, he and his unit were responsible for building mission-critical data infrastructure and managing the implementation and distribution of cryptographic assets.

After retiring from the Marine Corps, Zak worked as a web developer, network engineer, and applied cryptographer. He also built several companies spanning the fields of ad tech, web hosting, and cyber security prior to delving into the Web3 space with a focus on decentralized financial technology.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
3
Zak Cole has made 3 investments. Their most recent investment was on Oct 19, 2021, when Element Finance raised $32M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Oct 19, 2021 Element Finance Series A $32M Blockchain Detail
Jul 13, 2021 Connext Series A $12M Cryptocurrency Detail
Apr 14, 2021 Gitcoin Series Unknown $11.30M Cryptocurrency Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
3
Zak Cole has 3 current jobs including Co-founder & CTO at Slingshot Finance , Technical Advisor at Syscoin and Founder at Whiteblock .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Slingshot Finance Co-founder & CTO Aug 1, 2020 Detail
Syscoin Technical Advisor Jul 1, 2020 Detail
Whiteblock Founder Mar 10, 2018 Detail