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I'm Pas — a product-focused founder and PM with multiple on-chain products shipped and a Web3 exit in 2023. From Techstars AI to tokenized assets on Solana, I build where product meets protocol.

Techstars
backed
1
Web3 exit
Blockchain hackathons winner
Pasquale Sorrentino
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Proof of work

Numbers first. Then the story.

Techstars backed

Techstars backed AI company

Co-founded Talkstack.ai (Techstars Seattle) with Walmart as first enterprise customer.

Acquired

Web3 exit in 2023

Co-founded Gummys — a decentralized video & streaming platform with a large waitlist, acquired by Trendex (YC).

3× Winner

Triple hackathon winner

Won Chainlink, Polygon and Filecoin hackathons while building Gummys.

2× Toly tweets

Noticed by Solana's founder

Built Solbook, a decentralized social platform — supported and tweeted twice by Toly.

Full-stack

Hands-on builder

Solidity, dApps, DEXes, bridges (Tokenwrap on Wormhole) — product strategy shipped with real code.

Tokenized RWA

Multiple tokens launched

Launched multiple tokens including tokenization of tier-1 football players and real-world assets on-chain.

Track record

A decade of shipping, from banks to blockchains.

Dec 2024 — Present

VP of Web3 Product Strategy

TRENDEX
Ajaccio, France
  • Led end-to-end product definition and on-chain launch of two tokenized football-player assets on Solana — token economics, minting flows, UX for non-crypto-native users.
  • Designed and shipped a Solana on-chain game where user actions interact directly with smart contracts.
  • Worked with Jupiter and Meteora on liquidity and routing integrations, balancing execution quality, composability and protocol risk.
Jul 2023 — Dec 2024

Co-Founder & Product Manager

TALKSTACK AITechstars Seattle
Seattle, USA
  • Led hands-on development of advanced AI solutions for businesses — Walmart as first customer.
  • Oversaw the tech team while staying directly involved in high-priority technical work.
Nov 2021 — May 2023

Founder & Lead Dev

GUMMYSAcquired by Trendex
Zug, Switzerland
  • Raised venture capital and built a large waitlist for a blockchain video platform.
  • Built IPFS integrations for secure video storage and Livepeer streaming — new standards in Web3 entertainment.
  • Shipped directly with Filecoin, IPFS and Polygon; regular conference speaker across the industry.
  • Acquired by Trendex in 2023.
Apr 2021 — Nov 2021

Founder & Anonymous Co-Founder

DEX & CRYPTO TOKEN
  • Designed and launched a BSC token reaching 20K+ holders and tier-2 exchange listings.
  • Led design and development of a PancakeSwap-inspired DEX: swap flows, LP mechanics, fee distribution.
  • Custom fee model redirecting LP fees to charity; managed market making, liquidity and slippage under real market conditions.
Apr 2020 — Nov 2021

Solidity / Web3 Developer (Full Stack)

FREELANCE
  • Built and deployed dApps, DEXes and token migration solutions on Ethereum and BSC.
  • React/Angular + Node.js + Solidity across full blockchain project lifecycles.
Jan 2020 — May 2021

Full Stack Developer / Scrum Master

FEDEX
Hoofdorp, Netherlands
  • Optimized logistics software for worldwide package tracking and delivery (Angular).
  • Migrated TNT systems into FedEx infrastructure post-acquisition with minimal disruption.
Apr 2017 — Jan 2020

Front End Developer / Scrum Master

RABOBANK & AEGON
Utrecht & Den Haag, Netherlands
  • Led AngularJS development for banking products: credit/debit cards, payments, Apple Pay.
  • Ran agile ceremonies and backlog grooming with product owners and stakeholders.
Jan 2015 — Apr 2017

Software Engineer — Team Lead

ACCENTURE
Naples, Italy
  • Led a team on a live Telecom Italia product supporting thousands of retail stores nationwide.
Jan 2015 — Apr 2017

Mobile Developer

UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES
Naples, Italy
  • Built a mobile app tracking animals and children via GPS + Bluetooth wearable bracelet.
Education

BSc Computer Science — Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II"

Class of 2014 · Naples, Italy

Let's build

Have a product worth
shipping on-chain?

From token economics to enterprise AI — I take products from idea to protocol. Let's talk.

hi@sorrentinopasquale.com