Building a More Human-Friendly Internet

UTU means “humanity” in Swahili. Our name reminds us of our company’s roots in Kenya and our vision of a safer, more trusted digital world built around relationships, like the real world.

Management Team

Our team of Trust Guardians includes passionate, seasoned executives with PhDs, MBAs, and decades of experience in the AI, blockchain, and technology sectors.

Jason Eisen

Co-Founder and CEO

Dr. Bastian Blankenburg

Co-Founder and CTO

Mike Chan

Chief Commercial Officer

Debrah Neema

Chief of Staff

Dr. Alex Mwai

Head of Data Science

Brian Muhia

Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Shiku Njathi

Head of Marketing

Leah Njuguna

Senior AI/ML Engineer

Sharon Ndubi

Senior Backend Engineer

Raphael Karanja

Senior Front-end Engineer

Board Members and Key Advisors

Vivina Berla

Founder and CEO of Vimine Holding

Fola Esan

Chief Operating Officer at Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Luka Sučić

Partner at Meta Change Capital

Sherman Lee

Founder and CEO of Raven Protocol

Artem Shuster

Marketing Advisor

Rus Newton

Director, GABI Ventures, Co-Founder of CoinShares

Matt Papakipos

Founder, Pied Piper Robotics; Ex-Facebook and Google

Katsumasa Niki

CEO at DEEPCORE, Inc.

Work with Us

Help us build a safer, more trustworthy digital world.

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Contact Us

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