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Base Mentorship Program

Program Purpose

The Base Mentorship Program connects builders with top operators and investors who have been there before, sharing lessons learned, making introductions, and helping you avoid costly mistakes. Mentors work closely with the Base team to ensure their advice is actionable and aligned with your stage and goals.

Base Mentors

Base Mentors are experienced founders, operators, and subject matter experts across key verticals who volunteer their time to support builders in the Base ecosystem. They offer guidance on topics like product strategy, go-to-market, technical architecture, growth, fundraising, and more. We work directly with builders to pair them with the right mentor for their needs.

Current Mentors

Name

Affiliation

Alex Aves

Coinbase

Alexander Cutler

Aerodrome

Alok Vasudev

Standard Crypto

Andrew Allen

Coinbase

Andrew Leone

Opyn (acq. Coinbase)

Anthony Bassili

Coinbase Asset Management

Antonio García Martínez

Spindl (acq. Coinbase)

Conor Grogan

Coinbase

Conner Swenberg

Station Labs (acq. Coinbase)

Dariush Aghai

Study Hall Creative

David Espinel

Social Graph Ventures

Elena Nadolinski

Iron Fish (acq. Coinbase)

Franklin Bi

Pantera Capital

Ian Dutra

a16z crypto

Jack Gorman

Variant

Jacob Frantz

Sensible (acq. Coinbase)

Jai Prasad

Definitive

Jakub Rusiecki

1kx

Jay Drain Jr

a16z crypto

Jonathan Wu

Asylum Ventures

Kaito Cunningham

Utopia Labs (acq. Coinbase)

Katie Chiou

Archetype

Lincoln Murr

Coinbase

Maria Shen

Electric Capital

Mark Beylin

Haun Ventures

Mike Tomaino

1confirmation

Nick Tomaino

1confirmation

Nina Suthers

Variant

Robin Ji

Liquifi (acq. Coinbase)

Ryan Prescott

a16z crypto

Simone “Limone” Staffa

Builders Garden

Winnie Lau

Strobe Ventures

Program Disclaimer: The Base Mentorship Program is an educational / networking initiative only. Participation does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation, an offer or solicitation to buy / sell any security, or an endorsement by Base / Coinbase of any project, token, or investment. Base does not arrange, negotiate, or receive compensation for investments and is not acting as a broker, dealer, or finder. Mentors participate in a personal capacity. If a mentor later chooses to invest in a project, any discussion must occur independently of this program and without Base involvement.