Aaron McDonald
Aaron McDonald is the Co-Founder and CEO of Futureverse, a leader in revolutionary AI and metaverse technologies. McDonald is a 20+ year technology industry veteran and serial entrepreneur who has spent the past decades as an engineer, product developer, and business leader with portfolios worth over $1b. He has long been an innovator with his eyes on the future – from leading the market in telecommunications to now leading innovation in Web3. He is the founder of multiple metaverse companies developed independently, but now rolled up under one umbrella entity, an open metaverse powerhouse, Futureverse. McDonald is responsible for some of today’s largest NFT collections and most innovative blockchain and Web3 technology. He also serves as a board member and advisor to more than a dozen venture companies around the world.
Futureverse creates the foundation for an open and scalable metaverse infrastructure with world-class content and a highly engaged community.
The platform allows users to travel with a passport, friends, communications, finances, and content.
Futureverse has also become a leader in an entirely new frontier of AI gaming.
CAREER
Managing Partner of NetX Fund, a global startup investment Fund focused in crypto and digital currencies, NFTs, and blockchain.
He served as a Director for Plug Blockchain and Sylo, a world beating decentralized messaging and marketplace technology built in NZ.
He was also a cofounder, board member, and director of Centrality, one of NZ's fastest growing technology companies that recently folded into Futureverse.
RECOGNITION
2019 Ernst & Young Technology Entrepreneur of the Year
2019 IDG Top 50 Technology Leaders
MEDIA
McDonald has spoken in various conferences. He has been interviewed and quoted in various outlets including Forbes, Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, and more
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.