The team behind Raiku.

Engineers and market-structure professionals, building execution infrastructure for Solana.

Leadership

The executives running protocol, growth, and operations.

Founder and CEO
Robin A. Nordnes
Founded Raiku in 2024 after technical leadership at Elixir Capital and work as a solutions architect at Outlier Ventures. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and an MSc in Neuroscience from King's College London.
Head of Engineering
Konrad Stepniak
Leads protocol, infrastructure, and validator-client engineering. Previously at Eiger, BP, and Amazon, where he served as a technical lead on Alexa and Polly.
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Head of Growth
Waleed Al Zuhair
Waleed is Head of Growth at Raiku, where he was the first hire and helped build the business from scratch. He previously led digital assets at a multi-billion dollar family office in London, helped found an investment firm in Abu Dhabi, and began his career at UBS.
Head of Operations
Amy Gleeson
Runs the company's operations, finance, and governance.
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Independent advisers from across institutional trading, asset management, private banking, and financial infrastructure.

Chair
Iraj Ispahani
Board leadership, origination, and family offices
CEO of Ispahani Advisory and a board member of the Ispahani Group. A former J.P. Morgan executive and Cantos co-founder, he brings family-business governance and family-office relationships.
Professional background
Independent member
Carl Bang
Regulated asset managers and private markets
Founder and CEO of CB Capital Management & Advisors. He previously led Sun Life Institutional Investments, served as CIO of Qatar Foundation Endowment, and held senior roles at State Street Global Advisors.
Professional background
Independent member
Martin Keller
Regulated asset managers and private banks
A board member of QCORE Fund Management and BFI Bullion in Switzerland. He previously served as CEO of Privatbank IHAG and Falcon Private Bank and led Credit Suisse Asset Management in EMEA.
Professional background
Independent member
Kerim Derhalli
Market infrastructure and trading venues
CEO of AI Portfolio Solutions, founder and CEO of Invstr, and Senior Advisor to KingsRock. He previously built and led global trading businesses across equities, commodities, emerging markets, and electronic trading.
Professional background
Independent member
Rob Reoch
Payments and stablecoin platforms
Senior Advisor to New College Capital with more than 30 years across banking, markets, and financial technology. He helped pioneer credit derivatives and led HSBC Institutional Sales' digital strategy from 2016 to 2024.
Professional background