Hi there ๐, I'm Jaclyn
Building in web3. Research @ Polychain. Venture Partner at Contrary Capital.
TLDR: Engineer with an interest in blockchain, productivity and globalisation. Sometimes I dance.
Computer Science @ University of Waterloo
Previously Software Engineer at Coinbase, Blockchain Engineer at Curvegrid, Robotics Engineer NuTonomy and Investment Associate at Front Row Ventures.
What I'm up to
I've recently been exploring the intersection of tech and society - tech ethics, tech for social good, and how to build accessible tech. Currently working on referents.xyz, know your worth in web3 and some other stealth projects ๐ฅท I will be at Hacklodge in August working on web3 projects โบ๏ธ Peep my gallery.so/jac
Currently Building
referents
Referents is a collectively created glossary; it exists to help people understand the meaning of words used in and about web3. We dream of a world where language is not a barrier to being in a given space; Referents helps this happen by enabling mutual meaning-making. A drop by verses.
Currently loving
Music
- Huge fan of anything Taylor Swift
- Ed Sheeran =
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Tate McRae
- 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
- Magical
- Superpowered
- Clockwise
- Simplify
- Calendly
- Streak
- Yubikeys
Some of my favourite projects
Coinbase Wallet NFT Feature
Aug - Dec 2021
Built the NFT viewing feature on Coinbase Wallet Extension.
Experience
Polychain Capital
May 2022 -
Researcher
Crypto research. Deal Sourcing.
Coinbase
Aug 2021 - May 2022
Software Engineer
Building blockchain tools to increase economic freedom in the world.
Curvegrid
Jan - Aug 2021
Software Engineer
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
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
Implemented statistical analytics tools for factor investing portfolios with Python and SQL.
nuTonomy
Jun - Aug 2018
Robotics Engineer
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
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.