# Olivia Z > Olivia Z is a person who is a founder and software developer active in blockchain and crypto projects and has prior engineering roles at major tech companies. - Canonical URL: https://iq.wiki/wiki/olivia-z - Categories: People in crypto - Tags: Developer, Founder, Investor, Researcher, Speaker - Created: 2026-09-09T21:15:46.446Z - Last updated: 2026-09-09T21:15:46.446Z - Source: IQ.wiki — the world's largest blockchain and crypto encyclopedia (https://iq.wiki) --- **Olivia Z** is an American software engineer and entrepreneur who is a co-founder of [Capricorn](https://iq.wiki/wiki/capricorn) **(**[aPriori](https://iq.wiki/wiki/apriori)**)**, a company she describes as "an intelligent order flow coordination layer for high-performance [blockchains](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain)."[\[1\]](#cite-id-kljthtq83e)​[\[2\]](#cite-id-03g0oi2858) She uses the handle on X, where she identifies herself as "founder , BUIDLing ," and lists [Coinbase](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinbase) and Bridgewater Associates among her previous employers.[\[3\]](#cite-id-4wetsxq2eo) Before founding aPriori she spent more than three years as a senior software engineer at the [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) exchange [Coinbase](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinbase).[\[1\]](#cite-id-kljthtq83e)​ ## Early Life and Education Olivia Z earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Economics from Dartmouth College, a member of the Ivy League, where she studied from 2016 to 2020.[\[1\]](#cite-id-kljthtq83e) Her degree in computer science and economics is corroborated by third-party industry directories that summarize her background.[\[2\]](#cite-id-03g0oi2858)​[\[4\]](#cite-id-pwcyz7otp6) The combination of technical and quantitative training later carried into a career that moved between finance, [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) infrastructure, and startup founding. She is based in the United States.[\[1\]](#cite-id-kljthtq83e)​ ## Career ### Bridgewater Associates Olivia Z worked at Bridgewater Associates as an Investment Associate Intern from July to August 2019. Bridgewater Associates is an investment management firm founded in 1975 and headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. This position marked her entry into the professional finance sector. ### Coinbase Between January 2021 and April 2024, Olivia Z was a Senior Software Engineer at [Coinbase](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinbase), a publicly traded financial services company founded in 2012 and listed under the ticker COIN. The company completed its initial public offering in 2021. Olivia Z later continued to refer to her experience at [Coinbase](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinbase) in public statements. In June 2025, she used the term "@coinbase mafia" when discussing companies founded by former Coinbase employees and referred to her subsequent work in relation to her experience at Coinbase. Later that month, she attended an event hosted by Coinbase Ventures and recommended its list of founders for people following developments in the [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) sector. ### aPriori Olivia Z became a co-founder of [aPriori](https://iq.wiki/wiki/apriori) in September 2023. Her profile describes the organization as a nonprofit headquartered in San Francisco, California, with personnel distributed between Singapore and the United States. According to her LinkedIn profile, aPriori had raised $28 million in total funding through one prior funding round. ### Capricorn In September 2023, Olivia Z began working as a Core Contributor at [Capricorn](https://iq.wiki/wiki/capricorn), with responsibilities in operations at a specialist level. She has also referred to her involvement with Capricorn on X. An industry wiki lists Olivia Z as a co-founder of BBOX. ### Computable In August 2026, Olivia Z joined Computable as a Founder. She has held the position since then. [\[1\]](#cite-id-kljthtq83e) [\[3\]](#cite-id-4wetsxq2eo) [\[2\]](#cite-id-03g0oi2858) [\[4\]](#cite-id-pwcyz7otp6)