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Matt Harrop is a Co-Founder and the CTO at Figment, the leading independent staking provider for over 700+ institutional clients including asset managers, custodians, exchanges, foundations, and wallets. Matt is a self-taught computer engineer, entrepreneur, and investor with 25+ years of experience. He founded Interlog Internet Services in 1994, one of Canada's first commercial IP transit networks. At Interlog, Matt built and scaled a range of services, including domain name registration, web hosting, and the first consumer & business offering of high-speed internet in Canada. He also recruited and managed a team of 50+ engineers. In 1999, he co-founded BOAW Networks, a national data center and hosting service provider.

Between start-ups, he spent 5 years racing and living aboard on sailboats. During this time, he crossed the Atlantic 4 times and then the Pacific to Australia before returning to New York City to co-found his third start-up, Pingg.