Make it Hot by Striking

Adam Mastrelli

Founder 

Before selling enterprise AI and blockchain to Fortune 500 companies, Adam Mastrelli had a career on stage and screen, including as a TV host on the Smithsonian Channel. That background in performance and storytelling turns out to be surprisingly useful when you are trying to convince a CFO to bet on technology that does not exist yet as a category.

At IBM, Adam commercialized Watson AI and blockchain solutions for financial institutions and Fortune 500 clients. He ran IBM's blockchain accelerator with Columbia University, selecting Securitize for its inaugural cohort, worked on the company's Walmart relationship at approximately $650 million in annual spend, and led a global sales organization of more than 70 people across New York, Austin, Bentonville, and Johannesburg.

As a Partner at Woodstock Fund, a digital asset venture fund, he helped raise $28 miillion and managed investor relationships across approximately 70 active investments spanning…