Elena Nadolinski

Elena Nadolinski is a software developer and engineer. In 2019, she founded the company Iron Fish (first known as Beanstalk Network.) She is also the CEO. Iron Fish is a privacy-first cryptocurrency company.

Nadolinski held several internships as a software developer throughout her college years, mainly with Microsoft but also with Rackspace Hosting and Heyo. Eventually, in 2015, she became a software engineer at Microsoft, where she stayed for one year. There she worked on a feature for Cortana, Microsoft's virtual assistant on the Windows 10 operating system. Following that, she worked at Tilt.com until February 2017, when the company was acquired by Airbnb, at which point Nadolinskishe began working as a software engineer for Airbnb. She was a backendback-end engineer responsible for building the company website's autocomplete search service. She worked there until June 2018.

In 2019, Nadolinski founded Beanstalk Network, a crypto company later launched as Iron Fish. Iron Fish is a cryptocurrency designed on privacy needs. It uses zk-SNARKs and the Sapling protocol to protect each individual transaction. On April 6, 2021, Iron Fish entered its first public testnet phase, enabling anyone to mine Iron Fish nodes.

Elena Nadolinski started her career in Microsoft. She began working there as an intern during her college years, during the summers of 2012 and 2013. She eventually became a full-time software engineer, working on a feature for Cortana, Microsoft's virtual assistant on Windows 10. The feature gathered insights of individuals based on their interactions with colleagues as well the files they shared.

In July 2016, she moved to San Francisco to work for a Silicon Valley startup called Tilt. She worked on the company's API until it went out of business in 2017.

In February 2017, Nadolinski began working for Airbnb to work on their autocomplete search.

Elena Nadolinski is a software developer and engineer. In 2019 she founded the company Iron Fish (first known as Beanstalk Network.) She is also the CEO. Iron Fish is a privacy-first cryptocurrency company.

Nadolinski grew up in Volgograd, Russia. She attended Virginia Tech from 2011 to 2014 and graduated with a bachelor of science in computer science.

Nadolinski held several internships as a software developer throughout her college years, mainly with Microsoft but also with Rackspace Hosting and Heyo. Eventually in 2015 she became a software engineer at Microsoft, where she stayed for one year. There she worked on a feature for Cortana, Microsoft's virtual assistant on the Windows 10 operating system. Following that, she worked at Tilt.com until February 2017 when the company was acquired by Airbnb, at which point Nadolinski began working as a software engineer for Airbnb. She was a backend engineer responsible for building the company website's autocomplete search service. She worked there until June 2018.

While she was working at Airbnb, Elena noticed that Silicon Valley focused more on cryptocurrencies and crypto collectibles, particularly Ethereum. She began exploring the space, went to several hackathons. After winning a few hackathons, she started gaining recognition in the space.

In 2019, Nadolinski founded Beanstalk Network, a crypto company later launched as Iron Fish. Iron Fish is a cryptocurrency designed on privacy needs. It uses zk-SNARKs and the Sapling protocol to protect each individual transaction. On April 6, 2021, Iron Fish entered its first public testnet phase, enabling anyone to mine Iron Fish nodes.

Nadolinski was featured on Forbes's 30 Under 30 - Finance 2022 list. Nadolinski has an interest in cryptocurrency. She attended her first ETHGlobal hackathon in 2017. Besides coding, Nadolinski enjoys creating jewelry out of salvaged electronics, which she sells at women-in-tech events and in her Etsy store.

Elena Nadolinski started her career in Microsoft. She began working there as an intern during her college years, during the summers of 2012 and 2013. She eventually became a full-time software engineer, working on a feature for Cortana, Microsoft's virtual assistant on Windows 10. The feature gathered insights of individuals based on their interactions with colleagues as well the files they shared.

In July 2016, she moved to San Francisco to work for a Silicon Valley startup called Tilt. She worked on the company's API until it went out of business in 2017.

In February 2017, Nadolinski began working for Airbnb to work on their autocomplete search.

While she was working at Airbnb, Elena noticed that Silicon Valley focused more on cryptocurrencies and crypto collectibles, particularly Ethereum. She began exploring the space, went to several hackathons. After winning a few hackathons, she started gaining recognition in the space.

Elena Nadolinski started her career in Microsoft. She began working there as an intern during her college years, during the summers of 2012 and 2013. She eventually became a full-time software engineer, working on a feature for Cortana, Microsoft's virtual assistant on Windows 10. The feature gathered insights of individuals based on their interactions with colleagues as well the files they shared.

In July 2016, she moved to San Francisco to work for a Silicon Valley startup called Tilt. She worked on the company's API until it went out of business in 2017.

In February 2017, Nadolinski began working for Airbnb to work on their autocomplete search.

While she was working at Airbnb, Elena noticed that Silicon Valley focused more on cryptocurrencies and crypto collectibles, particularly Ethereum. She began exploring the space, went to several hackathons. After winning a few hackathons, she started gaining recognition in the space. She now gives talks about crypto collectibles at conferences.

Education:

Nadolinski graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

Elena Nadolinski started her career in Microsoft. She began working there as an intern during her college years, during the summers of 2012 and 2013. She eventually became a full-time software engineer, working on a feature for Cortana, Microsoft's virtual assistant on Windows 10. The feature gathered insights of individuals based on their interactions with colleagues as well the files they shared.

In July 2016, she moved to San Francisco to work for a Silicon Valley startup called Tilt. She worked on the company's API until it went out of business in 2017.

In February 2017, Nadolinski began working for Airbnb to work on their autocomplete search.

While she was working at Airbnb, Elena noticed that Silicon Valley focused more on cryptocurrencies and crypto collectibles, particularly Ethereum. She began exploring the space, went to several hackathons. After winning a few hackathons, she started gaining recognition in the space. She now gives talks about crypto collectibles at conferences.

Education:

Nadolinski graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.