Rishi Dean

Rishi Dean is the Chief Product Officer at Ulys Holdings, bringing over two decades of experience as a founder, executive, and leader in venture-backed and established companies.

Rishi specializes in leading through transformational periods, from startup to scale-up and acquisition, with a mission to use technology to unlock economic opportunity globally. Rishi's expertise spans Product, Strategy, Web3, and Generative AI Tools.

At Coinbase, Rishi served as Product Director (Advocacy), spearheading initiatives like StandWithCrypto.org to mobilize over 1 million advocates and raise $200 million for crypto industry legislation. As Product Director (Consumer), Rishi led teams to build onramps for users "onchain," developing foundational technology, decentralized experiences, and ecosystem integrations, including smart wallets and the initial go-to-market efforts for BASE.

During Rishi's tenure at Google, as Founder-In-Residence at Area 120, Rishi conceived and launched a revenue-generating venture focused on creators. Earlier, as Group Product Manager, Rishi helped create "Kormo," a job marketplace for emerging markets, delivering over 2 million jobs in India and transitioning the venture to the Payments / Next Billion Users Product Area.

Rishi's extensive background also includes co-founding and leading product at multiple companies, contributing to successful acquisitions at Sittercity, Nanigans, and Visible Measures.

Currently, Rishi is focused on bringing everyday financial life onchain by radically simplifying the user experience and positioning Ulys Holdings for a public offering after securing Series A financing.

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