Nick Balestra

I’m a second-time founder with deep experience in crypto and developer tools, with a keen eye for great UX/DX and a passion to solve hard technical problems.

I built developer platforms at Optimism, Meta, Cloudflare, and OpenTable, and founded DevX teams at Optimism and OpenTable that drove adoption of open-source tech by companies like Uniswap, Hyperlane, Cisco, Chegg, and Skyscanner.

My first startup (2012) grew to 300k ARR in 12 months, with over 1M events created and software translated in 20+ languages — all built on a 100% open-source product.