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Marco Da Rocha

@marcodarocha

Web3 ecosystem and growth strategist at Astar Foundation, shaping community treasury decisions and growing Astar’s Brazilian community.

Brazil

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What I'm looking for

I’m exploring new ecosystem and growth opportunities, especially with projects that need experience in Web3 governance and community-led growth.

At Astar Foundation, I contribute to on-chain governance, including community treasury management, dApp staking oversight, grant evaluation, and community initiatives. As an Ecosystem Agent, I founded and manage the official Brazilian Astar community on Telegram and Twitter, growing it from zero to thousands of members.

Across Astar Network and Polkadot, I’ve supported ecosystem growth through localized education, community outreach, and project onboarding. I’ve also contributed to treasury strategy and ecosystem growth discussions, working at the intersection of community, product, and protocol design.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Community Council

Current

Astar Foundation

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 10 months)

- Contributing to on-chain governance with direct responsibility over: Community Treasury management, dApp staking oversight, Grant evaluation and distribution, Agent tip reviews and community initiatives.

Current

Ecosystem Agent

Current

Astar Foundation

Feb 2022 - Present (4 years 9 months)

- The first Brazilian Ambassador leading grassroots growth initiatives across Portuguese-speaking regions.

- Founded and manage the official Brazilian Astar community on Telegram and Twitter, building an engaged local audience from zero to thousands of members.

- Created and distributed educational articles and videos, supporting ecosystem onboarding, dApp adoption, and staking participation.

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Astar SpaceLabs Member / Astar Guardian

Astar Foundation

Jan 2023 - Jan 2024 (1 year)

- Former member of Astar SpaceLabs (Astar Guardians), collaborating with the core team on decentralized bizdev and onboarding new projects into the ecosystem.

Senior Ambassador

Polkadot

Jan 2022 - Jan 2024 (2 years)

- Led Polkadot community education in Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking regions through localized articles, videos, events and media campaigns.

- Produced and curated 100+ pieces of Portuguese-language content (articles, videos, translations) that explained Polkadot’s multichain architecture to new users and developers.

- Curated Portuguese content at WagMedia, keeping community material cons

Content Creator

WagMedia

Jan 2022 - Jan 2023 (1 year)

- Astar Network Representative/Curator
- Portuguese language content curator
- Content creator (+60 articles and vídeos)
- Translator in the Portuguese language guild (over 100 articles)

Intern

Agência de Desenvolvimento da Bacia da Lagoa Mirim

Jun 2017 - Aug 2017 (2 months)

Administrative activities of the Agency.

Assistance in the project to revitalize the São Gonçalo channel dam with a focus on supply chain management and budgeting. Pricing and suppliers relationship management.

Scholarship Holder at University of Michigan

CNPq

Aug 2014 - Dec 2015 (1 year 4 months)

Worked as Scholarship Holder at University of Michigan at CNPq.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

May 2015 - Aug 2015 (3 months)

Bio-sciences. Provided assistance in vehicle ergonomics and human factors engineering research.

- Helped research faculty and staffs for the operation of 3D measurement devices, vehicle occupant-anthropometry and posture evaluation
- Inspected, analyzed and organized collected data using computer modeling software Artech Studio and MeshLab
- Maintained data measurement logs and identify potential

Extension Project Fellow

Coordenadoria de Planejamento e Desenvolvimento Institucional

Jul 2013 - Feb 2014 (7 months)

Process mapping in the Purchasing Department at Federal University of Pelotas developing standard processes and operations to be deployed within the department. Identified activities, material flow and documents flow.