Q3 2024 Transparency Report
Oct 31, 2024
The Mina community is making progress post-Berkeley upgrade with developer grant programs and governance improvements.
Mina Foundation exists to serve and empower the We exist to serve and empower the Mina Protocol community
252k+
Mina community members who we support across Discord and X
645+
ecosystem contributors awarded grants
43M+
in total MINA token grants awarded to top contributors
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About Us
What is the Mina Foundation?
Mina Foundation, a Switzerland-based nonprofit foundation (Stiftung), champions a future powered by participants via accessible, secure, and decentralized blockchain infrastructure that will underpin our future online interactions. We strive to create the conditions for Mina Protocol to thrive by empowering the use of zero-knowledge proofs, while also monitoring network health, administering grants for community contributions, and fostering ecosystem growth and awareness through ongoing innovation.
Meet the team
We are a diverse team of blockchain experts with experience in Web3, crypto, finance, technology, product management, marketing, and law. The Mina Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors that provides guidance and empowers the executive team to oversee and manage day-to-day operations.
Kurt Hemecker
- Chief Executive Officer
- Former COO, Mina Foundation
- Senior positions, Diem Association (formerly Libra) and Zong (mobile payments company acquired by PayPal in 2011)
Evan Shapiro
- Chief Product & Strategy Officer
- Chairman of the Board, Mina Foundation
- Co-founder, Mina Protocol
- Co-founder, o1Labs
Mollie Fehlig
- SVP Finance & Operations
- Former BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank executive
- Advisor and angel investor in Web3 ventures
Daniel Schoenberger
- General Counsel
- Former Head of Legal Switzerland & Austria, Google
- Former Chief Legal Officer, Web3 Foundation (Polkadot)
- Acting General Counsel, Otherhalf.ai
Salah Nait-Mouloud
- SVP Technology & Engineering
- Former Head of Engineering, TAAL
- Former Head of Project Management Office, Diem
- Former Senior Manager, Paypal Core Payments Platform
Andrew Ferrone
- VP Product
- Former Head of Client Products & Solutions, Protocol Labs (Filecoin)
- Former VP of Content and Services, Giant
Will Cove
- VP of Ecosystem
- Former Head of Community and Developer Ecosystem Lead, Mina Foundation
- Former Director, Global Expansion, Sofar Sounds
- Former Senior Analyst, Consulting, JLL
Andrea Rodriguez
- Head of Marketing
- Former Senior Brand Director, Mina Foundation
- Former Marketing Lead, o1Labs
- Former Marketing Lead, TopGolf
Thomas Kevers
- Sr. Director, Programs & Operations
- Over 20 years in telecommunications and blockchain, including leadership roles at IOHK (Cardano) and Vodafone.
David Park
- Head of APAC
- Founded and successfully exited a pioneering HR platform in South Korea
Nathalie Barras
- People & Culture Manager
- Former Senior Executive Assistant/Operations Manager, Criptonite Asset Management
Kurt Hemecker
Evan Shapiro
Mollie Fehlig
Daniel Schoenberger
Salah Nait-Mouloud
Andrew Ferrone
Will Cove
Andrea Rodriguez
Thomas Kevers
David Park
Nathalie Barras
Evan Shapiro
- Chief Product & Strategy Officer
- Chairman of the Board, Mina Foundation
- Co-founder, Mina Protocol
- Co-founder, o1Labs
Tess Rinearson
- Board Member
- Product, OP Labs
- Former Crypto Engineering Lead, Twitter
Josh Cincinnati
- Board Member
- President, Interchain Foundation
- Former Executive Director, Zcash Foundation
Marco Di Maggio
- Board Member
- Professor of Finance, Imperial College Business School
- Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research
- Co-founder, Nesa AI
Explore career opportunities
The Mina Foundation is always on the lookout for passionate and innovative professionals to support the expanding Mina community.
View opportunities →Mina Protocol
What is the Mina Protocol?
Mina Protocol is the blockchain for the private, provable web, solving the erosion of trust on the internet with zero-knowledge proofs. Its unique 'proof of everything' provides a decentralized proof layer, enabling users to verify data and interactions, ensuring trust and privacy without third-party platforms. Mina’s mainnet launched in 2021, and in 2024, it became the first live native zero-knowledge blockchain to support private smart contract programmability. Discover the Mina Protocol →
Empowering privacy
Mina's lightweight design enables it to run directly in a browser, ensuring user data never leaves their device while supporting privacy-preserving applications.
Platform of proofs
Mina enables an open, permissionless platform for creating and using proofs of data and computation. The resulting proofs can be easily verified and shared, unlocking efficiency and trust at scale.
Peer-to-peer decentralization
Mina's blockchain state is easily verified using zero-knowledge proofs, allowing efficient full nodes to run on any device for strong censorship resistance. It is secured by proof-of-stake and the MINA token.
Get Involved
Be part of Mina’s community or get the support you need to create, build, and grow your ideas.
The Delegation Program delegates voting power from Mina Foundation tokens to community block producers, bolstering our commitment to decentralization.
Learn more →Navigators is a developer support program offering grants, resources, technical guidance, and mentorship to help teams build impactful projects on the Mina Protocol.
Learn more →Core Grants is a program awarded to developers and teams working on essential infrastructure, tooling, and integrations that strengthen the Mina community.
Learn more →Impact
We are built on a foundation of transparency
Read our quarterly transparency reports to get an in-depth view of our financial activities, platform metrics, and key ecosystem developments.
Q2 2024 Transparency Report
Jul 31, 2024
Mina’s Berkeley Upgrade is now live. Discover what this upgrade means for the Mina ecosystem, stay informed on zkIgnite milestones, and explore key Mina Protocol metrics.
Q1 2024 Transparency Report
Apr 16, 2024
The Mina Berkeley Upgrade is almost here. Learn more about ongoing developer support initiatives, governance proposals, and zkIgnite progress.
FY 2023 Transparency Report
Jul 31, 2023
Many changes came in 2023. Read this report for a detailed breakdown of the key advancements made in ZK proof technology, governance policies, and more.
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