Stefaan Vervaet

Stefaan Vervaet is the CEO and Co-founder of Akave.ai, focusing on on-chain data lakes and the data management and storage layer for Decentralized AI and DePIN.

Stefaan also holds the position of President of the Decentralized Storage Alliance (DePin), where Stefaan drives collaboration and standards to transition Web2 customers to Web3, and is a Co-founder of Skymapper.io.

With deep expertise in decentralized storage, blockchain, distributed systems, management, strategy, recruiting, and fundraising, Stefaan has a strong background in product and marketing leadership.

Previously, Stefaan led network and ecosystem growth initiatives for storage providers and Web2 at Protocol Labs, contributing to the expansion of the Filecoin network. Stefaan also held senior leadership roles at Western Digital, overseeing product management, marketing, and strategic alliances for smart video and object storage solutions.

Currently, Stefaan is focused on building innovative solutions in Web3 and championing data ownership for creators and businesses.

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