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sanjana mehta

it's probably best to just ask me how to pronounce my name. been building in web3 for the past 8 years and have extensive xp in consumer centric crypto apps and blockchain infra.

location: san francisco
stack: product · crypto · ux
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senior protocol product manager san francisco
optimism (op labs); apr 2025 – present
> shipping a more modular OP Stack + all things protocol for a interoperable, open and equal future
product lead
london
rated labs (acq. by figment); apr 2023 – feb 2025
> own the product stack at Rated from ideation to launch + growth; built explorer and data infra tools for validators and institutions
product manager II
tokyo
coinbase; jan 2022 – feb 2023
> product DRI for coinbase japan;
crafted onboarding flows, delivered a lozalized consumer trading + coinbase wallet app and ran growth experiments
product manager
tokyo
bitcoin.com; sept 2019 – jan 2022
> shipped on/offramp product + bitcoin.com multisig wallet
product manager
tokyo
orb inc (acq. by trustbank); nov 2017 – sept 2019
> launched an API suite for orb’s DLT middleware, enabling local governments and communities to create their own digital currencies
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ceramics > throwing vessels on a wheel, testing glazes, and attempting to recreate a coffee cup i drank from in Okinawa
past
venture expert @ japan venture academy > product expert at a 3-month startup fellowship for university students
web3 instructor @ paragon one > co-designed and taught a remote externship to students on the web3 bank of the future
mentor @ japan product camp > mentored aspiring pms in a 6-week program focused on product practice in japan
consultant @ samba tv > built a PoC web3 wallet to give tv viewers more control over how their data is collected and monetized