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Kashan Siddiqui

@kashansiddiqui

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I grow Web3 products, validator networks, and partnerships from launch to measurable scale.

Zimbabwe

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead product, partnerships, and growth for Web3 infrastructure or DeFi products where I can turn technical capabilities into adoption, ecosystem scale, and measurable business outcomes.

I've led ecosystem growth at Rakurai, expanding its Solana validator network to 30+ nodes and growing network stake from roughly 1% to nearly 10%.

At A51 Finance, I led product and partnerships, guided a full Solidity-to-Cairo migration for Starknet, and built partnerships with Uniswap, Ekubo, and ERC-4626 protocols. Previously, I led Spock Search to 80%+ on-chain query success through advanced LLM integration and launched graph-based blockchain-data visualizations.

At Xord, I progressed from Full-Stack Blockchain Developer to Head of Solutions, scaled the R&D team from 20 to 150+ developers, delivered 20+ blockchain projects, and generated $1.8M in annual revenue.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Head of Ecosystem & Business Growth

Current

Rakurai

Nov 2025 - Present (9 months)

Designed GTM strategy for validator adoption, including tokenomics design for referral program and internal tooling. Grew network stake from ~1% to nearly 10% of Solana and expanded to 30+ nodes with institutional validators.

Go To Market Strategy Tokenomics Partnerships Validator Nodes Solana Stake Growth Business Development Internal Tooling

Head of Product & Partnerships

A51 Finance

Jul 2023 - Nov 2025 (2 years 4 months)

Led smart contract team in migrating codebase from Solidity to Cairo for Starknet. Built partnerships with Uniswap, Ekubo, and ERC-4626 protocols, and designed GTM strategy for launch on Unichain.

Product Management Partnerships Smart Contracts Solidity Cairo Starknet Uniswap Ekubo ERC 4626 Go To Market Strategy Competitive Research

Head of Solutions

Xord

Jan 2019 - Dec 2024 (5 years 11 months)

Scaled R&D team from 20 to 150+ developers, generating $1.8M in annual revenue. Oversaw delivery of 20+ blockchain projects and automated project management flow.

Scaling Teams Project Management Blockchain Revenue Growth Client Management Cross functional Coordination

Head of Product / Researcher

Spock Search

Mar 2023 - Aug 2023 (5 months)

Achieved 80%+ on-chain data query success rate through advanced LLM integration. Launched graph-based visualizations for tracking liquidity trends and blockchain data insights.

Product Management Research LLM Search Engine Data Analysis