Avery Ching

Founder & CEO

Co-founder and CEO of Aptos Labs (took over from Mo Shaikh in December 2024). Previously led the crypto platform engineering team at Meta, building the Diem blockchain. PhD in Computer Engineering.

Overview

Companies
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Roles
Founder & CEO

Companies

1 company
Aptos Labs $350M
Private Founder & CEO

Layer 1 blockchain company building the Aptos network, designed for safety, scalability, and mainstream Web3 adoption. Uses the Move programming language originally developed for Meta's discontinued Diem stablecoin project. Features a parallel execution engine (Block-STM) for high throughput. Founded by two former Meta engineers who led key aspects of the Diem blockchain.

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