About me

I’m Ricardo J. Méndez. I’m a technologist, open source and privacy advocate. I’m currently focused on investing and advising early-stage teams and crypto-focused funds.

I’ve spent most of my career as a CTO, but have spent a few years on the VC side. I’ve been focused exclusively on web3 and decentralization since 2018. I’ve worked with multiple web3-focused teams, from Equilibrium to Marinade, and contributed to open source web3 protocols. As Samsung NEXT’s Technical Director for Europe, I wrote the Digital Identity Investment Thesis, the backbone of the Blockchain Investment Thesis, and ran NEXT’s technical due diligence and advocacy in Europe. I also organized and ran a grant program that helped fund open source and research projects focused on privacy and decentralization, including Mastodon, ZoKrates, and Hyperdrive.

Here you’ll find some of my articles, talks, and links to some open source projects I’ve started or contributed to.

No, there’s no contact e-mail address on this site, but I’m easy to find. You can reach out to me through BlueSky, LinkedIn, Mastodon, or via my first name at this domain name.

Published: 2018-10-17