Immutable Aid

Chief Executive Officer

Bm Prestige

Oversaw Company Policy Implementation
Budget analysis and development
Conduct sales and Customer service
Oversaw progressive business expansion and diversification

Operations Manager

Australian Army

Transport and Logistics Non-commissioned Officer

Army

👉 A forward thinking, driven and ambitious change leader, dedicated to continuous improvement and focused on enhancing fundraising operations using technology.
👉 Results driven CEO bringing progressive career spanning operations, retail and frontline management, Australian Defence Force and now fundraising using Blockchain technology to international nonprofits and NGOs.
👉 Dedicated to providing transparent financial accountability in all industries and sectors.
👉 Known for strong leadership and communications skills within the ability to build and maintain professional relationships with colleagues. 
👉 Accomplished Founder and CEO. Well versed in assessing risk, developing solutions and implementing positive change to achieve sustainability and growth in challenging conditions. 
👉 Currently developing the future digital infrastructure for autonomous online fundraising and also passionate about developing world of Digital Currency and Blockchain technology. 
👉 Deeply interested in Digital Currency/Blockchain oriented projects.
👉 Currently focused on the future of Charity payment processes to increase revenue and foster trust concurrently.

Chris Manski

Vana

Ecosystem Strategic Advisor | Vana Foundation
Providing strategic guidance to Vana Foundation following successful execution of key milestones:

Led ecosystem development through mainnet launch and multi-exchange listings, establishing Vana among top 200 blockchain protocols

Architected the Aurora DataDAO program, creating innovative frameworks for data community governance and economic models
Built strategic partnerships with AI, and Infrastructure platforms to accelerate adoption of decentralized data infrastructure

Strategic Advisory Scope:
Design and implementation of DataDAO frameworks, focusing on governance and economic sustainability
Development of data financialization (Data-Fi) strategies and liquidity mechanisms
Creation of ecosystem growth programs, investment and alignment of stakeholder incentives
Strategic guidance on AI platform integrations and data provider partnerships
Market development for decentralized data infrastructure adoption

Driving Vana's vision of democratizing the AI economy through user-controlled data infrastructure, in collaboration with leading Web3 investors including Paradigm, Polychain, and Coinbase Ventures.

Areas of Expertise:
Web3 Strategy • AI/Data Infrastructure • Token Economics • DAO Governance • Ecosystem Development • Strategic Partnerships • Investment Architecture • Market Development

Senior Ecosystem Advisor

Leading ecosystem development at Vana, a pioneering layer-one blockchain designed for the trustless and secure exchange of user-owned data. Vana is building critical infrastructure to enable data to be aggregated and contributed to AI applications in a permissionless, decentralized manner, fundamentally changing how data powers AI advancement while ensuring user ownership and control.


Role Focus:
Building and nurturing a vibrant ecosystem of DataDAOs, developers, and strategic partners ahead of our upcoming mainnet launch
Developing strategies to drive adoption of user-owned data infrastructure and Data-Fi (Data Financialization) initiatives
Leading community engagement and education around Vana's core mission of democratizing access to the AI economy
Working with innovative projects across various sectors including health, social media, and finance to implement user-owned data solutions

Key Areas:
Ecosystem Development: Working with our growing network of DataDAOs and partners to build use cases that demonstrate the power of user-owned data

Technology Integration: Supporting partners in leveraging Vana's core primitives:
  - Trustless Validation through secure data ingress
  - Granular Permissioning using patented technology
  - Data Provenance on our purpose-built blockchain

Community Building: Creating an engaged community of developers, data providers, and AI innovators who share our vision for decentralised AI

Excited to be part of a team that's fundamentally reshaping how data powers AI advancement, backed by top Web3 investors including Paradigm, Polychain, and Coinbase Ventures. If you're interested in building the future of user-owned data and AI, let's connect!

Head of Ecosystem

Rogues Lab

Leading Web3 advisory focused on the Ethereum and Solana ecosystems, leveraging over a decade of experience across startups, enterprise, and emerging technologies. Having contributed to raising $100M+ across ventures and worked with hundreds of founders, we bring deep expertise to Web3 projects, DAOs, and organizations navigating blockchain innovation; including launching EVM chain with $2B+ FDV, top 200 coin.

Our advisory combines deep ecosystem knowledge (Ethereum, Solana) with strategic insight:
 Web3 Strategy: Tokenomics design, cross-chain governance frameworks, and ecosystem development
 Innovation & Validation: Concept ideation, market validation, and opportunity assessment
 Technical Architecture: Protocol design across EVM and Solana, smart contract strategy
 Go-to-Market: Community building, token launches, and multi-chain growth strategies
 Capital Formation: Fundraising strategy, investor relations, and financial modeling

Drawing from experience across management consulting, C-level roles, and successful exits, we help projects bridge from Web2 to Web3, from concept to market success.
Currently advising protocols and DAOs across DeFi, NFTs, data ownership, and AI integration in the Ethereum and Solana ecosystems.

Founder and Advisor

Gold Coast Blockchain Meetup

Free monthly meetup, I've been a member since 2018, taking over the organising of the meetup in 2021.

https://www.meetup.com/gold-coast-blockchain/

Organizer

ProRoute

We partner with the Queensland State Government to deliver free tools to the heavy trucking industry for fatigue management and rest area discovery. (http://www.restspace.com.au)

Founder

Safesite

Working with Safesite an award-winning safety management solution proven to reduce incidents by up to 57%; making high-risk industries safer for workers through leveraging innovative technologies. Growing Safesite from a mobile app to a robust safety management solution delivering safety improvement and insurance savings to an international customer base. Joined the team as part of the US flip up (US Seed) and helped the company scaleup through Series A & B. As we added an insurance company Foresight, selling Workers Compensation in US Markets. Foresight has a different model than traditional insurance companies. We’re prioritizing safety and technology, which improves safety and enables us to lower premiums faster

Tech Jedi

Aurtra

(Acquired 2022) 
Working with Aurtra to bring IoT solutions to the power distribution industry, improving transformer fleet visibility, insights, and management. Darren joined the team early, before any significant capital raises, and went through several funding rounds before the acquisition. He was responsible for creating the initial strategy, software roadmaps, architectures, designs, and building the initial software. Additionally, Darren helped grow the tech team, before transitioning from a tactical role to a strategic advisor.

Advisor

Startup Weekend

Facilitator

ilab Accelerator

On a part time basis, I mentoring companies in the iLab accelerator program. I'm a Lean Advocate and Startup Techie. Giving practical, executable advice based on whats currently working for us.

Mentor

I support the entrepreneurs in becoming better entrepreneurs, learning the ins and outs of startup life. During the Germinate programs I'm advising program teams on customer discovery, strategic planning, commercial agreements, proposals, market research, marketing and sales, growth hacking, business models, tech, go-to-market strategies, partnerships, investor relations, capital raising, etc. I create and deliver the Germinate curriculum and hold the teams to account. If you really want to know what I do just ask a startup.

Entrepreneur In Residence

On a part time basis, I mentoring companies in the iLab accelerator program. I'm a Lean Advocate and Startup Techie. I'm also a co-founder in startup Mindstar; giving practical, executable advice based on whats currently working for us.

Entrepreneur in Residence

Monarc Global

Working with Monarc from idea ( and previous incarnations) to funded company, accelerator, etc as we bring much need an online booking to the disjointed aircraft charter industry.

OSeyeris

Working with Oseyeris as we blend hardware and software to provide universal access utility devices.

A startup Swiss Army knife with a passion for entrepreneurship, I've contributed to raising over $100M across ventures in Australia, UK, and US in Web2, and helped launch a blockchain network that reached a peak of $3B fully diluted valuation. My experience spans management consulting, large enterprises, scaleups, and C-level roles, to founding companies from scratch. I was instrumental in activating Brisbane's Web2 startup ecosystem and am now shaping Web3 ecosystems & communities.

Having worked with hundreds of founders, I understand the journey from ideation through to successful exits (and everything in-between). My current roles include Web3 advisor with Rogues Labs, active ecosystem builder, speaker at major tech conferences, and facilitator of Techstars Startup Weekends across Asia-Pacific. I regularly organize Solana Queensland events, Gold Coast Blockchain meetups, and industry gatherings.

Based on the Gold Coast, I build bridges between traditional tech and Web3 communities, always open to discussing collaborations focused on user-owned data, decentralized AI, crypto, and ecosystem building. I work at the convergence of blockchain technology, AI advancement, and user empowerment, advising companies backed by top Web3 investors including Paradigm, Polychain, and Coinbase Ventures.

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