Sasha Mai is a co-founder and the Chief Growth Officer (CGO) of RISE Labs, the entity behind RISE Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain focused on achieving high speed and low latency. She plays a key role in the strategic development and public presence of the project.

Career

Sasha Mai is a co-founder of RISE Labs ^{[1] [2]}. Within the company, she holds the position of Chief Growth Officer (CGO) ^{[1] [2]}. As CGO, she is involved in the strategic direction and growth initiatives for RISE Chain, encompassing areas such as market positioning, partnerships, and expanding the project's reach within the blockchain ecosystem ^{[3] [4]}.

Prior to co-founding RISE Labs, Sasha Mai held several roles at Kyber Network, including Marketing Manager, Head of Business Development, and Head of Growth ^[5]. Her earlier experience includes internships at Dezan Shira & Associates, the U.S. Department of State, the National Defense University, and The Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences ^[5]. She also served in the US Navy and was involved with the Civil Air Patrol ^[5].

RISE Chain

RISE Chain is being developed by RISE Labs as an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain solution ^{[1] [2]}. Its primary objective is to achieve high performance metrics, specifically targeting ultra-low latency and high transaction throughput to enable real-time applications on-chain ^{[1] [3]}. The project aims for a round-trip latency as low as 5 milliseconds and a throughput capacity exceeding 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) ^{[1] [3]}.

RISE Chain has received funding from various investors. As of June 2025, the project had raised a total of $8 million ^[3]. Notable backers mentioned include Galaxy Ventures ^[3], Vitalik Buterin ^[3], Stani Kulechov ^[1], sassal.eth ^[1], Sandeep Nailwal ^[1], Scott Moore ^[1], DCF God ^[1], Sam Kazemian ^[1], Finality ^[1], OrangeDao ^[1], DACM ^[1], Caliber ^[1], P2 Ventures ^[1], EtherFi ^[1], MH Ventures ^[1], and Public Works ^[1].

Sasha Mai is part of the co-founding team of RISE Labs. The other co-founders listed are Sam Battenally (CEO) and Hai Nguyen (CTO) ^[1].