Vaibhav Chellani is Founder & CEO at Socket, a protocol that enables developers to build chain-abstracted applications that can compose with any app across chains, currently within the EVM ecosystem. Socket was founded in 2021 and raised $5 million in September 2023. The protocol allows exchange platforms and DeFi protocols to design solutions that enable users to move between blockchains without friction. As of the time of reporting, more than 400 entities were building on Socket's technical stack.

Prior to founding Socket, Chellani served as Protocol Head at Matic Network (later Polygon) from July 2018 to February 2020. He has also participated in Google Summer of Code through the Python Hydra project. Earlier in his career, he worked as a blockchain developer at Toshblocks and Karachain. He has been recognised by teams at Gnosis, Zcash, and Consensys for blockchain applications, and won multiple national hackathons in blockchain and fintech. In addition to his operating role, Chellani is an angel investor with at least three recorded seed investments, including a participation in OneBalance's $5 million seed round in August 2024, as well as investments in Superform and Derive. He graduated from Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering in New Delhi.

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