Kevin Chan

Kevin Chan is is a blockchain builder and investor. He is a co-founder of Grove Labs and leads product and engineering for Grove Protocol. He is also the founder of Ampere Labs, a contributor at Steakhouse Financial and a venture partner at Strobe Ventures. Earlier in his career, Chan worked at Deloitte Blockchain Labs and BlockTower Capital and co-founded the Web3 startup Wristband. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Education

Chan attended Cornell University from 2013 to 2017, earning a bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering with a minor in Business. ^{[1] [2]} He attended the MIT Sloan School of Management as an MBA candidate from 2021 to 2022. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Deloitte Blockchain Labs and Wristband

Chan worked at Deloitte Blockchain Labs from 2017 to 2021 and served as its product lead. In 2021, he became technical co-founder of Wristband, a Web3 startup. His personal career timeline lists his involvement with Wristband through 2022. ^{[2] [4]}

BlockTower Capital

Chan joined BlockTower Capital in 2022 as an investor and vice president. His work at the firm contributed to his experience in digital-asset investing and tokenized credit.

Steakhouse Financial and Grove Labs

Chan is a contributor at Steakhouse Financial, a crypto-native financial advisory group. ^[4] Grove’s June 2025 launch announcement identified Chan, Mark Phillips and Sam Paderewski as the co-founders of Grove Labs. ^[5]

Grove’s official team page lists Chan as “Co-founder, Product & Engineering,” reflecting his responsibility for the protocol’s product and engineering work. ^[3] He has also authored Grove product publications, including the November 2025 announcement of Grove Data, a public dashboard for examining the protocol’s deployments and onchain activity. ^[6]

Ampere Labs and Strobe Ventures

Chan is the founder of Ampere Labs, a technology company that develops applications using decentralized finance protocols. He also serves as a venture partner at Strobe Ventures. ^[4]