Jinglan Wang

Jinglan is a long-time Ethereum community member currently working with the Optimism (formerly Plasma Group) team. She previously worked at Handshake, Nasdaq and was apart of the MIT Bitcoin Club. She also served as the Executive Director of the Blockchain Education Network for a time.

Jinglan has literally created a Blockchain university. Her idea is to spread education, knowledge, truth, and empowerment through this disruptive technology.

BEN has on-boarded students from over 60 countries, touching around 3,000 students across 300 schools. Students are encouraged to used Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies to create some path-breaking ideas. Her venture provides a platform to students to build their own Blockchain clubs across the globe.

Jinglan believes that the idea should not be to merely make speculative money, but also to engage young brains through volunteer activity to make a difference.

Co-Founder & CEO

Optimism PBC

Dec 2019 г– present time

New York, United States

Executive Director

Plasma Group

Sept 2018 - Sept 2019

She started her journey into crypto at the MIT Bitcoin Club and since then has been a blockchain product manager at Nasdaq and co-founded the trade financing startup Eximchain.

Jinglan Wang made 4 investments. Her latest investment is Series A - Goldfinch on Jan 6, 2022. Jinglan Wang invested $25M in Goldfinch.

She also invested in the following companies:

Aug 31, 2021 XMTP — Series A - $20M

Jul 26, 2021 Lyra Finance — Seed Round - $3.3M

Jul 13, 2021 Connext — Series A - $12M

Jinglan is a long-time Ethereum community member currently working with the Optimism (formerly Plasma Group) team. She previously worked at Handshake, Nasdaq and was apart of the MIT Bitcoin Club. She also served as the Executive Director of the Blockchain Education Network for a time.

Jinglan has literally created a Blockchain university. Her idea is to spread education, knowledge, truth, and empowerment through this disruptive technology.

BEN has on-boarded students from over 60 countries, touching around 3,000 students across 300 schools. Students are encouraged to used Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies to create some path-breaking ideas. Her venture provides a platform to students to build their own Blockchain clubs across the globe.

Jinglan believes that the idea should not be to merely make speculative money, but also to engage young brains through volunteer activity to make a difference.

Co-Founder & CEO

Optimism PBC

Dec 2019 г– present time

New York, United States

Executive Director

Plasma Group

Sept 2018 - Sept 2019

She started her journey into crypto at the MIT Bitcoin Club and since then has been a blockchain product manager at Nasdaq and co-founded the trade financing startup Eximchain.

Jinglan Wang made 4 investments. Her latest investment is Series A - Goldfinch on Jan 6, 2022. Jinglan Wang invested $25M in Goldfinch.

She also invested in the following companies:

Aug 31, 2021 XMTP — Series A - $20M

Jul 26, 2021 Lyra Finance — Seed Round - $3.3M

Jul 13, 2021 Connext — Series A - $12M