Marin Tvrdić is an individual known for his role as the Head of Onchain Protocol Relations at Lido Finance. He is also noted for his investments in projects within the blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors. ^[1]

Background

Marin Tvrdić holds the position of Head of Protocol Relations at Lido Finance. His work involves managing relationships with various protocols and entities within the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, particularly those interacting with Lido's liquid staking services.

Beyond his corporate role, Tvrdić has also participated as an investor in blockchain projects. His investment portfolio includes early-stage funding rounds for protocols focused on areas such as liquid staking and cross-chain messaging. ^[1]

Experience

Marin Tvrdić currently serves as Head of Business Development at Lido Finance (June 2023–present), following his role as BD Team Lead (November 2022–June 2023), and earlier positions as BD lead for Core DAO (August 2022–November 2022) and Lido on Polygon (January 2022–August 2022). He also worked at Infobip for nearly three years, holding roles as Startups Advisor (April 2023–December 2023), Startup Analyst (September 2021–April 2023), and Junior Startup Analyst (May 2021–September 2021). From January 2022 to April 2023, he was a Business Development Advisor at Shard Labs. Earlier in his career, he was CEO of Fetivo (May 2019–May 2021), Chapter Lead at Internet of People (July 2017–May 2019), and Co-Owner of Get Fit (September 2013–May 2019), with several of these roles based in Split-Dalmatia, Croatia. ^[5]

Education

Marin Tvrdić earned a Master’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from the University of Split between 2007 and 2014. Prior to that, he studied Business Administration and Management at Trading School Split from 2003 to 2007. ^[5]