Diogo Monica
Diogo Monica is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Anchorage, the premier digital asset platform for institutions, and General Partner at Haun Ventures, one of crypto's most active investors. A reputable security engineer and entrepreneur, Diogo has worked on the forefront of security engineering for more than a decade. Diogo is a reputable security engineer and entrepreneur who has worked on the forefront of software security for over 15 years. Prior to co-founding Anchorage, Diogo was the security lead at Docker, an open platform for building, shipping and running distributed applications. He also worked on the security foundations of the container and orchestration subsystems that are now used as core building blocks of modern IT infrastructure worldwide.
Diogo Monica Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and Executive Chairman
Academic History
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Ph.D., Computer Science
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M.S., Communication Networks Engineering
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B.S., Communication Networks Engineering
MORE ABOUT DIOGO MONICA
Diogo has created $3B+ in value, raised $500M+ in venture capital, invested in 100+ companies, and deployed $10M+ capital.
He is also an angel investor, advisor, and board member to numerous startups.
Diogo is also a passionate venture capitalist with a portfolio of over 100 startups, focusing on companies that are building Web3.
He has published a number of papers on information security and distributed systems.
He also authored several patents in secure communications, encrypted hardware, and payment systems.
Anchorage brings the world’s most advanced and proven security architecture to cryptocurrency custody.
Diogo is leading a team of the brightest minds in the platform security, financial services, and distributed ledger technology to provide the building blocks that empower institutions to safely participate in the evolving digital asset ecosystem.
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
EARLY CAREER
As an early employee at Square, he helped build security architecture that now moves $100B annually.
At Docker, he helped secure core infrastructure used in global banks, governments, and the three largest cloud providers.
He drew on that expertise to launch a startup called Anchorage that specializes in safeguarding Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies with a slick app-based interface
RECOGNITION
2020 Fortune 40 Under 40
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Diogo is a sought-after speaker. He talks about usable security and infrastructure security in his keynotes, lectures, and technical briefings.
Diogo has published a number of papers on information security and distributed systems.
He also authored several patents in secure communications, encrypted hardware, and payment systems.
He has been featured in leading financial media outlets, including CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business, Fortune, and The New York Times.
He has also been interviewed at Forbes, Yahoo! Finance, The Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal, among others.
He has been quoted in CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, and Blockworks.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.