🧑‍🤝‍🧑Team

Ellie Sarmadi | CEO & Founder

With over 20 years of experience, Ellie is responsible for the company’s overall strategy and execution as it moves to democratize the relationships between sports brands, athletes, fans and fitness enthusiasts, attacking significant problems within a multi-trillion-dollar space. Ellie has been involved in billion-dollar transactions during her Wall Street career, which have provided her with acute perspectives on creating profitable revenue models. She has held senior management and consulting roles with Morgan Stanley and Deloitte Consulting. Ellie has also been an active Angel Investor, has earned an economics degree, an accounting credential and is a Columbia MBA.

Udipta (Udi) Basumatari | CMO

With 16 years of experience in Data, AI, and Blockchain, Udi has driven growth at leading companies like Adobe, Salesforce, Rakuten, and WPP. As an entrepreneur, he launched Northeast India's largest streaming platform, achieving over 500K monthly active users. He also played a key role in the successful launch of Bowled.io, securing multiple CEX listings and generating up to $10M in daily trading volume.

Alex Cucer | CTO

Alex is a Web3 Certified Evangelist bringing the power of cutting edge tech to the businesses. With 15 years of experience as a CTO, Alex has been at the forefront of blockchain innovation since 2017, leading R&D in CeFi, DeFi, identity solutions, wallets, cross-chain systems, and hybrid exchanges. He has successfully managed R&D teams of 100+ developers, overseeing the planning and execution of numerous simultaneous projects, driving technological advancements across the blockchain ecosystem.

Vidhyesh Chandrasekaran | Senior full stack dev + blockchain Dev

Vidyesh is a Senior Web3 and Web2 Fullstack Developer with a robust background in blockchain technology and cloud solutions. With previous CTO experience, managing teams, resources and budgets, he brings a great amount of efficiency and workability to building both web2 and blockchain technologies. Vidyesh has built a total of 20 applications across dApps and web2 platforms and is a key contributor to building and scaling Thravos’ tech ecosystem.

Christopher Groeneveldt | Senior full stack dev + blockchain Dev

Christopher is a Senior Blockchain Engineer with 7+ years of experience in cross-chain protocols, Ethereum, Solana, and Polkadot. He’s developed DApps, including DEXs and NFT platforms, using Solidity and Ethereum. Previously, he audited smart contracts at OpenZeppelin and optimized for security and scalability. Recently, he’s focused on Rust-based blockchains like Polkadot and ZK-Sync, specializing in Zero Knowledge Proofs.

Sarthak Chandrayan | Junior founding developer

Sarthak joins Thravos, as Founding junior engineer. He brings technical depth to the team, offering expertise in building seamless digital solutions and exploring innovations like decentralized systems.The combination of his academic knowledge and hands-on experience strengthens his contributions to the Thravos’ technology team.

Benno Katsch | Lead 3D animator

Benno Katsch is responsible for driving the visual identity for the Thravos brand and all of the company’s marketing, interfaces, and product elements. With 20 years’ experience in design, illustration and animation Benno has deep expertise in creating unique and compelling brands, interfaces, media, and collaterals for global companies.

Franz Renzo Campued | Partnership growth

Franz is a Partnership Growth specialist at Thravos, where he focuses on building strategic alliances that drive mutual value and accelerate growth. Franz excels at identifying and nurturing partnerships that align with Thravos' vision, creating win-win solutions that benefit participants and partners alike. Franz's experience in collaboration and innovation allows him to forge strong, enduring relationships that contribute to Thravos' competitive edge. Franz is passionate about expanding networks and discovering new growth opportunities through strategic partnerships.

Pedro Daou | Community marketing growth

Pedro is a Community Marketing Growth specialist with a passion for driving meaningful connections between brands and their audiences. With experience in building engaged communities, Pedro excels at developing strategies at Thravos that amplify brand visibility, foster user engagement, and fuel sustainable growth. Pedro is committed to creating impactful, data-driven growth solutions that resonate with modern audiences at Thravos.

Michael Angelo Agana | Graphics designer

Michael enhances Thravos’ visual identity as a Graphic Designer. With a passion for creating visually captivating designs, Michael ensures the brand's message resonates across digital platforms. His expertise in design tools and innovative approach help shape Thravos’ brand presence, delivering high-impact visuals that captivate audiences.

Diya Sharma | Content Writer

Diya joins Thravos as a Content Writer, putting together ideas to form content that can influence audiences and get across the required message. Diya has a background in journalism and mass communication and has been a part of previous collaborations with creative teams. Diya has experience writing for different organizations and has contributed significantly to their content.