My grant application (#238) was recently declined. While disappointing, it has only solidified my resolve. As independent builders, we all feel the increasing pressure of sustaining deep-tech R&D on passion alone without effective monetization.
I am a serial entrepreneur with 10+ years of experience in scaling businesses across the UK and Europe. While my initial focus for Hera’s Ledger was privacy for vulnerable groups, the core logic (DKSA + ZK) is a perfect solution for the upcoming MiCA & UK Digital Asset compliance requirements—a multi-billion dollar market bottleneck.
I have validated the architecture via a functional Node.js PoC and have established legal and commercial partnerships in the UK. I am now looking for a Senior Rust/ZK Engineer to join as a Technical Co-Founder. >
Besides of the uncertainty of community grants and moving directly toward Tier-1 European /USAIncubators and Institutional Financial Services. >
If you are a dev who is tired of “building for the sake of building” and wants to co-lead a project with a clear commercial runway in London/Europe, let’s talk.