# Robert Habermeier

> Robert Habermeier is a blockchain entrepreneur and researcher, co-founder of the Polkadot Network and Managing Partner at Hypersphere Ventures, with experience ...

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- Created: 2023-02-09T10:46:38.716Z
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**Robert Habermeier** is a Co-Founder of the [Polkadot Network](https://iq.wiki/wiki/polkadot) and Managing Partner at Hypersphere Ventures[\[3\]](#cite-id-80e5zgsmrce). Robert Habermeier is a [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) entrepreneur and researcher with experience in cryptography, game theory, and distributed systems.[\[1\]](#cite-id-sizv56rqj9)[\[2\]](#cite-id-cgzax3zg8ej)  
  
  
  
# Career  
  
Robert Habermeier was first introduced to [bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) and [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) in 2011. In 2013 he started working on the Rust programming language. [\[7\]](#cite-id-g5l6tm48q8i)  
  
In 2015, Robert became aware of Parity[\[5\]](#cite-id-x7445sljdx) which was working on [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) in Rust, there he became an Ethereum core developer while working with the team at Parity[\[5\]](#cite-id-x7445sljdx). In 2016, he started working with [Gavin Wood](https://iq.wiki/wiki/gavin-wood) and Peter Czaban[\[6\]](#cite-id-swx45x5z3sl) on the design of [Polkadot](https://iq.wiki/wiki/polkadot)'s Parachains which are the fundamental scaling primitive of Polkadot. [\[7\]](#cite-id-g5l6tm48q8i)  
  
## Polkadot  
  
[Polkadot](https://iq.wiki/wiki/polkadot) is a network protocol that enables the transfer of arbitrary data, including tokens, across [blockchains](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain). This allows for the possibility of cross-chain registries and cross-chain computation.  It is capable of transferring data between public, open, permissionless, and private, permissioned blockchains. This makes it possible to develop applications that can use permissioned data from a private blockchain on a public [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain). [\[1\]](https://iq.wiki/wiki/robert-habermeier#cite-id-sizv56rqj9)[\[2\]](https://iq.wiki/wiki/robert-habermeier#cite-id-cgzax3zg8ej)  
  
Robert Habermeier is an editor of Polkadot Network[\[8\]](#cite-id-ti6ha6r7l9) and Kusama\_Network[\[9\]](#cite-id-fztt94r83f) where he creates content related to [blockchains](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) and [Polkadot](https://iq.wiki/wiki/polkadot).[\[10\]](#cite-id-vqvbuixgj9) When asked about what differentiates [Polkadot](https://iq.wiki/wiki/polkadot) from other blockchains, Robert answered:  
  
> "First, we want to make it easy for people to write specialized purpose-built blockchains, to get security for those blockchains so that they don't have to worry about gathering a minor community which is another issue that we've seen is difficult because these things can be 51% attack and lastly to connect these blockchains so you can have use cases that are emergent among many specific utilities"[\[14\]](#cite-id-vr2sg3q84xq)  
  
  
In June 2018, Robert Habermeier was named a 2018 Thiel Fellow. As a Thiel Fellow, Robert received $100,000 over two years to further the development of the [Polkadot](https://iq.wiki/wiki/polkadot) project, as well as mentorship from the foundation’s large network of entrepreneurs, inventors, and scientists. [\[11\]](#cite-id-f8vmpfmgug)[\[12\]](#cite-id-mnf2qbvah4)  
  
Robert is a thought leader in the [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) space, having authored numerous blog posts and articles and presented at conferences on topics related to [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) technology. He is also a mentor for the Web3 Foundation, helping to cultivate the next generation of blockchain developers. [\[4\]](#cite-id-8ohiq4fadym)[\[13\]](#cite-id-7s1t5rtxhgs)