Our Vision

Our Values

Our Team

Mike Berson
Founder & CEO
Mike is an experienced entrepreneur who is passionate about helping early-stage tech startups thrive. Before founding Chainstarters, Mike launched several businesses including Balehu, a mobile app aimed to support local businesses like the one around which he grew up. Mike graduated from Pace University’s Lubin School of Business in 2008 with a Bachelor of Business Administration.

Julie Dwyer
Chief Operating Officer
Julie joined Chainstarters after spending 15 years working for publicly-traded companies based in New York City. She has extensive experience in accounting, finance and strategy, as well as creating processes from scratch and scaling systems. Julie graduated summa cum laude in 2005 from the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and from NYU Stern’s Executive MBA Program in 2020 as class valedictorian, with specializations in business strategy, management, leadership and change management.

Andy Malkin
Chief Technology Officer
Andy is a full-stack software engineer focusing on integrating blockchain services with mobile platforms. He received his bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Reed College, where his thesis topic was computing the viability and efficacy of theoretical game strategies using combinatorics. Andy is interested in empowering individuals by pushing the boundaries of blockchain technologies.

Michael Kalange
VP of Engineering
Our Advisors

Zac Stern
CEO of Official

Tom Counsell
Fmr. Senior Architect / Agoda

Mark Halberstein
CEO of Simplenight