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Christian was the seed investor in Republic in 2016 and co-founded Republic Capital as a subsidiary of Republic in 2019. He works full-time on deal sourcing, capital formation, and supporting the entire Republic ecosystem. Christian has invested in more than 200 companies, including the seed rounds of Cruise, Relativity Space, Yandex, Yubico, and Ozon. He was also an early check into investment funds Initialized Capital and Polychain. Christian began his career in sales and trading in Moscow, Russia in the early 1990s. He was a partner at United Financial Group, which was later sold to Deutsche Bank in 2007.
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Theodore Agranat
Theodore Agranat is the Web3 Director at Gunzilla Games.

Timur Davidenko
Timur Davidenko is the CTO of Gunzilla Games. He graduated from Moscow University of Communication and Information Technology (MTUSI).

Boris Revsin
Boris Revsin is a Managing Partner at Tribe Capital, leading primary and secondary investments in blockchain, fintech, and crypto. He also manages the Tribe Crypto Labs venture studio and incubator. He was the Co-Founder and Head of Republic Capital at Republic from 2019 to 2022. Prior to Republic Capital, he was a Partner at Game Theory Group.

Peter Cherkes
Peter Cherkes is the Director of design at Gunzilla Games. He graduated from Montserrat College of Art.

Adina Fischer
Adina Fischer, Technical Operations and Project Management focuses on technology and strategic initiatives within Operations for a16z crypto. Prior to joining a16z crypto, she was Manager of Operations at Republic Capital. Prior to Republic Capital, she had 10 years of experience working in Equity Derivatives in traditional finance.

Vlad Korolev
Vlad Korolev is the CEO and Co-Founder of Gunzilla Games.

Peter Caldwell
Peter is the Fund Controller for all SPVs and Multi-Asset Funds at Republic Capital. Prior to Republic Capital, Peter worked at Standish Management, LLC, one of the world's largest Private Equity and Venture Capital Fund Administrators. During that time, he managed the quarter-end and year-end financial statement preparation for over 25 client engagements. Peter graduated from The University of Colorado with a B.S. in Business Administration, focusing on Finance. He also received a certificate in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management. In his free time, Peter enjoys playing golf with his friends and family, as well as attending concerts and visiting breweries.

Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson is Chief Strategy Officer at Jiritsu Network and previously worked at Republic Capital.