Mert Mumtaz

Mert MumtazMilestones

Key milestones and important events in Mert Mumtaz's history.

5
Total Milestones
2021
Earliest
2025
Latest
4 yrs
Span

Showing 5 milestones for Mert Mumtaz

2025
1 milestone
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1 Jan 2025

Faced Public Allegations

A former Helius engineer made public allegations of workplace misconduct against Mumtaz, which he publicly denied.

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2024
1 milestone
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1 Jan 2024

Helius Raised Series A Funding

Helius announced a $9.5 million Series A funding round led by Foundation Capital, with participation from Solana's co-founders.

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2022
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1 Nov 2022

Became Prominent Solana Advocate

Following the collapse of FTX, Mumtaz became a key public advocate for Solana, using his technical expertise to restore confidence in the ecosystem.

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1 Jun 2022

Co-founded Helius

Mumtaz left Coinbase to co-found Helius, a developer tooling and infrastructure firm for the Solana blockchain, with Liam Vovk and Nick Pennie.

2021
1 milestone
1
1 Apr 2021

Joined Coinbase as Engineer

Mert Mumtaz joined Coinbase as a software engineer on the platform team, where he developed a deep interest in the Solana blockchain.

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