Our Partners
Gil Rosen, GP
Gil Rosen, GP of Blockchain Builders Fund, is also Co-lead of the Stanford Blockchain Accelerator, co-teacher of MS&E447 Blockchain Entrepreneurship, and co-lead of the Blockchain Applications Stanford Summit (known as BASS). Gil’s experience in blockchain started in 2016 as an active investor, advisor, miner, and yield farmer.
Gil’s prolific angel investing in data-driven disruption has led to 50+ angel deals with a 5X MOIC. His background as a serial exited founder includes Eccella (Gil’s first venture with $10M ARR), which won Forbes’ Top 50 Places to Work, built data infrastructure for the IRS, Veteran Affairs, Franklin Templeton, JPMorgan, BP, and VW, among others. Gil has also served as a Venture Partner for Preface Ventures and a StartX Mentor.
A double Stanford graduate, Gil was both a Sloan Fellow in Stanford GSB’s MSx program in 2016, and completed his Master’s in Public Policy in 2023.
Kun Peng, GP
Kun Peng, GP of Blockchain Builders Fund, also founded the Stanford Blockchain Accelerator in January 2022, to build community for crypto-native founders at Stanford.
Kun helped revive the Stanford Blockchain Club in 2021, spearheaded the MS&E447 Blockchain Entrepreneurship course, and is the architect behind the Blockchain Applications Stanford Summit (BASS). A Co-Founder and former VP of Product at Convex Labs, Kun completed his Master’s Degree in Management Science & Engineering at Stanford in 2022. Kun previously co-founded VC-backed Convex Labs and Mylabox.
Kun was born in China and raised in Argentina. He’s an accomplished polyglot speaking Spanish, English, Mandarin, Italian, and French.
Steven Willinger, GP
Steven Willinger, GP of Blockchain Builders Fund, is also a co-lead of the Stanford Blockchain Accelerator, co-teacher of MS&E447 Blockchain Entrepreneurship, and the BASS event series.
Prior to joining, Steven led investments at Coinbase Ventures where he had deep exposure into all aspect of the crypto ecosystem and supported hundreds of founders.
Steven was also an investor at Capital One Ventures, Product Manager at Blockstream, and wore many hats during his time at Google (including GTM and partnerships). Steven is a prolific investor, advisor, miner, yield farmer, and everything else crypto.
He received his MBA from Stanford GSB in 2017, where he also founded the GSB Crypto Trading club.
Our Team
Eric Peter, Venture Partner and AI Specialist, brings deep product leadership experience across the AI and data infrastructure landscape.
Eric most recently served as PM at Google's Gemini Agent Platform and Databricks Mosaic AI, where he launched the Agent Platform and led development of GenAI tools and infrastructure. Prior to that, he drove AI Search and Recommendation initiatives at Google Cloud.
As a founder and investor, Eric built Novus, a funded MLOps startup, and has served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Unusual Ventures. He is also a veteran TA for Steve Blank's Lean Launchpad program at Stanford GSB, where he earned his MBA in 2017.
Jason Scott, Accelerator Operations, is a veteran startup ecosystem builder with an MBA from Stanford GSB ('16) and a BS from MIT ('10).
Jason led Google for Startups programming on a global scale, overseeing accelerators, hackathons, and developer relations events worldwide. He also founded Five Two Five, an accelerator programming firm whose clients include Google, OpenAI, and Techstars.
On the investment side, Jason has served as a Scout at Lightspeed and worked with Highland Capital Partners, bringing a sharp eye for early-stage opportunity alongside his operational expertise.
Jason Bonayer, Venture Partner at Blockchain Builders Fund, is a veteran blockchain dealmaker, founder, and investor since 2013.
Jason has built and backed companies across blockchain infrastructure, mining, venture investing, and real estate. He founded Carbyne Capital in 2016, one of the largest private crypto-mining operations in the U.S., with over $70M in AUM. He also founded Communisea, a global think tank of blockchain thought leaders focused on positive systemic change.
In 2019, Jason co-founded a Swiss blockchain venture capital fund with $20M in AUM that generated a 7.5x MOIC. He has also served as Director at Bitcoin.com.
Jason brings additional investment experience through his role at Starlight Real Estate Advisors, where he has worked with one of the world’s largest REITs on the integration of blockchain technologies.
Hannah Gilulah, Fund Operations, combines a Stanford BA/MA with extensive experience across venture, tech, and international contexts.
On the fund side, Hannah has worked in operations at Golden Seeds Ventures, and has held program and project management roles at Salesforce and VigLink.
Hannah was a Fulbright Scholar based in Rio de Janeiro, and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese — bringing a unique and talented global perspective to her operational work.