## memoirs of a gweisha
***"gwei-sha"***
1. "gwei": - a small unit of the ethereum network's cryptocurrency, ether, used to measure the cost of gas fees
2. "sha-256" - used in authentication and encryption protocols. used by cryptocurrencies for verifying transactions.
3. "memoirs of a gweisha"

### about
- **tldr:** early entrepreneur and investor in frontier technologies onchain
- **prev:** managed investment arm at vitadao as first hire (onchain longevity venture studio), co-founder and coo at labdao (comp bio platform), fund ops at on deck, healthcare and bio transaction advisory at marwood group, global bd at ibm
- **now:** global desci lead at sei development foundation. managing capital allocation from $65m [sapien fund](https://sapienfund.xyz/) to power frontier tech in the sei ecosystem

### cv
- [vitadao](http://vitadao.com/), dealflow steward (investment lead)
- [cerebrum](http://cerebrumdao.com/), neuroscience investment and token operations
- [labdao](https://x.com/lab_dao), co-founder + coo
- [on deck](https://www.joinodf.com/), fund operations
- [marwood group](https://www.marwoodgroup.com/), associate
- [ibm](https://www.ibm.com/), global business development

### musings
- sapien fund thesis, ["what is desci v2 and why does it matter?"](https://blog.sei.io/what-is-desci-v2-and-why-does-it-matter/)
- bringing genomic data onchain (e.g. 23andme): [decentralizing dna data: exploring blockchain solutions in a new genomic paradigm](https://blog.sei.io/decentralizing-dna-data-exploring-blockchain-solutions-in-a-new-genomic-paradigm/)
- emerging onchain use cases: [innovation on the endless frontier](https://www.seifdn.org/blog/emerging-use-cases)
- 3 ideas for builders in crypto/sciences: [desci v2 and the future of biotech](https://blog.sei.io/building-the-onchain-school-of-athens-desci-v2-and-the-future-of-early-stage-biotech/)
- post-federal cuts: [building an onchain school of athens](https://x.com/gwei_sha/status/1929925546831478975)

### press
- okx: [how sei is revolutionising desci: genetic data privacy, longevity research...](https://www.okx.com/learn/sei-blockchain-decentralized-science)
- longevity.technology: [sei and waivedx partner to build a blockchain healthspan economy](https://longevity.technology/news/sei-and-waivedx-partner-to-build-a-blockchain-healthspan-economy/)
- longevity.technology: [desci v2 and the future of longevity biotech](https://longevity.technology/news/desci-v2-and-the-future-of-longevity-biotech/)
- x: [behind the scenes with the un and desci on sei](https://x.com/Sei_FND/status/1973056371290743135)
- fortune: [these are the people who want to buy 23andme](https://fortune.com/2025/04/01/23andme-for-sale-interested-buyers-nucleus-sei-foundation/)
- desci pilled ep 14: riffing on [digital twins and health data ownership](https://x.com/DesciPilled/status/1981699710311432252)
- defi llama: [why a crypto nonprofit with $65m wants to buy the dna data of 15m people](https://www.dlnews.com/articles/web3/why-crypto-nonprofit-sei-foundation-wants-to-buy-23andme/)
- the block: [sei foundation launches $65m desci venture fund 'sapien capital'](https://www.theblock.co/post/337808/sei-foundation-desci-venture-fund-sapien-capital)
- decrypt: [vitadao launches biotech firm to fight aging](https://decrypt.co/200643/vitadao-matrix-biosciences-longevity-aging)

### find me elsewhere
- [linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-d/)
- [X](https://x.com/gwei_sha)
- [pitch and run cdmx](https://lu.ma/bx480zhp)

beyond my work i am passionate about endurance sport, biohacking and pre-20th c german history

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