Hi there ๐, I'm Jaclyn
Building in web3. Venture Partner at Contrary Capital.
TLDR: Software Engineer with an interest in blockchain, productivity and globalisation. Sometimes I dance.
Toronto, usually on the move
Computer Science @ University of Waterloo
Previously at Coinbase, Curvegrid, NuTonomy and Front Row Ventures.
What I'm up to
I'll be attending Hacklodge in early January to work on web3 projects โบ๏ธ.
Currently Building
Notorious Aliens Space Agents
Dec 2021 - Present
Building web3 integration and front-end for the Notorious Aliens Space Agents NFT project including the landing page, staking game and NFT mint flow.
Currently loving
Music
- Huge fan of anything Taylor Swift
- Ed Sheeran =
- Emotional Oranges ๐
Tools
I am a big fan of productivity tools. The amount of time I spend exploring new tools probably counteracts all the productivy increase I derive from them though.
- Notion
- Clockwise
- Magical
- Superpowered
- Streak
- Texts.com
- Yubikeys
- Calendly
Some of my favourite projects
Coinbase Wallet NFT Feature
Aug - Dec 2021
Built the NFT viewing feature on Coinbase Wallet Extension.
Experience
Coinbase
Aug - Dec 2021
Software Engineer Intern
Building blockchain tools to increase economic freedom in the world.
Curvegrid
Jan - Aug 2021
Software Engineer Intern
Built blockchain middleware and DApps for NFTs and cross-chain asset transfers with Go, Solidity and Javascript.
Kirin Adams
Apr - Jun 2021
Venture Capital and Real Estate Investing Intern
Conducted deal-specific diligence, researched market trends in real estate and tech, and created investor-facing materials.
CPP Investments
Jun - Aug 2020
Quantitative Equity Engineering Intern
Implemented statistical analytics tools for factor investing portfolios with Python and SQL.
nuTonomy
Jun - Aug 2018
Robotics Engineer Intern
Built autonomous mobility tools with Python, Javascript and Autodesk Fusion360.
After work, I've been involved with...
Front Row Ventures
Apr - Dec 2021
Investment Associate. FRV is Canada's first university-focused venture capital fund investing in Canada's most promising university founders.
16 Weeks
Jan - Aug 2021
Content Director. A group of students sharing our experiences in tech across different roles, locations, and companies!
Tech+
Aug - Dec 2021
Mentorship Program Organizer. Facilitated over 100 mentorship pairs. Cultivating a more inclusive and diverse tech community at UWaterloo.
SoGal Waterloo
Jan - Apr 2021
Marketing Lead. Working to close the diversity gap in entrepreneurship and venture capital.
TEDx
Aug - Dec 2021
TEDxYouth@SAS Executive Producer. Lead Organizer. Selected to attend TEDFest 2018, an official TED conference in NYC.
A little more about me
๐ฑ Exploring web3 ๐ช
๐ Trying to tech twitter ๐งโก๐
๐จ Learning about UI/UX design ๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ๐ช๐งฟ๐
๐ Dancer, Yoga Instructor and Singer โจ๐บ๐ฏ ๐ถ
๐ฅข Foodie - love trying new cuisines, restaurants and bars ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฅ๐ก๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐
๐ฏโฝโพ My profile pic is a crypto coven witch ๐ฎ๐ค
๐ธ๐ฌ I grew up in Singapore, I'm from ๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong and currently based in ๐จ๐ฆ Toronto
เซฎ หถแต แต แตหถ แ I clearly had too much fun with animations
When I'm not on my computer, you can find me dancing in a studio, practicing yoga, singing a cappella or stunting in cheer practice. Are you a student entrepreneur working on the next big thing? Let's talk jaclyn@contrarycap.com