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Uri Kolodny

Co-Founder & CEO of StarkWare

Entrepreneur

Israel

About

Uri Kolodny is an Israeli blockchain expert, who is the co-founder, Board Member & former CEO at StarkWare. He was the developer of the permissionless Validity-Rollup (ZK-Rollup) Layer 2 network functioning on Ethereum, Starknet. Quick Facts Full name Uri Kolodny Birth Israel Nationality Israeli Education MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management Wife/Partner Married Net worth Estimated in millions Uri co-founded StarkNet and StarkEx technologies, which assisted in improving blockchain performance with the Validium L2 scaling engine. He stepped down as the CEO of the firm in 2024. However, he stays as an active board member. Uri Kolodny - Career Highlights & Events • 1993–2001 – Earned B.Sc. in Computer Science from Hebrew University (Magna Cum Laude) • 2000 – Completed MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management • 2000s – Co-founded OmniGuide and other tech startups • 2018 – Co-founded StarkWare, focusing on Ethereum Layer 2 scaling • 2020 – Launched StarkEx, StarkWare’s first scaling engine • 2022 – Introduced StarkNet, a permissionless ZK-Rollup on Ethereum • 2023 – StarkWare valued at $8 billion • 2024 – Stepped down as CEO and continues as a board member Uri has also co-founded startups in cleantech, medtech, and software, and is recognized as a top leader in the crypto and blockchain space. With a strong base in the blockchain space, he continues to contribute to the development of blockchain projects. Useful Links to Connect With Uri Kolodny Platform Link X (formerly Twitter) https://twitter.com/ukolodny LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/uri-kolodny StarkWare website https://starkware.co Youtube profile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww0dBNLc1yQ

Experience

  • Other

    StarkWare

    Corporate governance, strategic growth, fundraising

  • Role not set

    starkware

Awards

  • Ethereum Foundation2023 - Contributor to Ethereum Layer 2 Infrastructure
  • Crypto Leaders Forum2022 - CEO of the Year in Blockchain
  • CoinDesk 2021 - Top 100 Most Influential People in Crypto
  • CryptoTech Awards2020 - Leader in ZK-Proof Technology
  • Blockchain Summit2019 - An innovator in Blockchain Scaling

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