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Sidhartha Doddipalli
Sidhartha Doddipalli is the Co-founder of Stader Labs, a non-custodial, smart contract-based staking platform designed to streamline the utilization of staking solutions. [1][2]
Education
Doddipalli attended the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras for a Bachelor of Technology degree. From 2012 to 2013, he attended the Columbia Business School to study Data Science and Technology in Entrepreneurship. He also earned his Master of Science degree (MS, Operations Research) at Columbia University in 2013. [1]
Career
Sidhartha Doddipalli began his career as a Data Scientist at LatentView Analytics from August 2010 to September 2011. He has also served as a Full Stack Developer and Teaching Assistant at the Columbia Business School. [1]
In 2013, he joined Fusemachines as a Software Engineer where he delivered an automated answering system for customer questions. From 2014 to 2020, he was a Senior Data Scientist at FreeWheel. Here, he owned and architected the national advertisement (ad) optimizer for NBC Universal (NBCU), replacing the legacy in-house optimizer and converging TV and digital inventory. Built secure data pipelines, multi-environment infrastructure, monitoring dashboards, CICD pipelines, and alerting systems to support this product. [3]
In 2020, he served as a Senior Data Scientist at Advanity Technologies until May 2021. [4]
Stader Labs
Doddipalli co-founded Stader Labs alongside Amitej Gajjala in April 2021. Stader Labs is dedicated to crafting decentralized financial protocols and solutions tailored for effective asset staking management across public blockchain networks. [1][2]
Stader's core innovation lies in liquid staking, a mechanism that enables users to generate tokens representing their staked assets. These tokens appreciate in value as staking rewards accumulate, fostering participation in both network security through staking and the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space. [2]
Funding
In January 2022, the Stader Labs team raised $12.5 million in a funding round led by Three Arrows Capital, valuing the company at $450 million. Blockchain.com, Accomplice, GoldenTree Asset Management, Accel, and other investors also provided funding. [8][9]
In October 2021, Stader Labs raised $4 million in a seed round, led by Pantera Capital. Coinbase Ventures, True Ventures, Jump Capital, and Ledgerprime also participated in the round. [10]
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Crypto startup Stader Labs gets funding at $450-million valuation
Jul 5, 2024
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Stader Labs Raises $12M in Strategic Sale as It Builds ‘Staking as a Service’ Business
Jul 5, 2024
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