{"id":"eric-wang","title":"Eric Wang","content":"**Eric Wang** is an entrepreneur and business development executive who currently serves as co-founder of [Theseus AI Labs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/theseus-network). His career has focused on [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) infrastructure, venture investing, ecosystem development, and strategic partnerships across decentralized technologies and artificial intelligence. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-do85jfQGsotTCjYf) \n\n## Education\n\nWang earned a Bachelor’s in Chemistry from UCLA and a Master of Science and Ph.D in Chemistry from Stanford University. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-b3i0My1UjfBR6IKa) \n\n## Career\n\nWang began working in the [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) investment sector in 2018 as a partner at a [crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency)-focused investment fund, participating in early-stage investments across a range of [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) projects. That same year, he co-founded Archon, a venture-backed company developing decentralized storage technology, where he led fundraising, business development, and research activities until 2019. Beginning in 2019, Wang held several roles supporting [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) ecosystems and [decentralized finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) projects. He served as an advisor to [Injective Labs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/injective-protocol) and Equilibrium while joining Parity Technologies as Ecosystem Development Lead. At Parity, he focused on ecosystem expansion, partnership development, and initiatives to support developers building on the Substrate framework. In 2021, he was promoted to Head of Strategic Growth, overseeing broader strategic growth efforts for the company's [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) ecosystem.\n\nIn 2021, Wang also co-founded ROK Capital, serving as a General Partner before transitioning to a Venture Partner role in 2023. During this period, he continued working across venture investment and [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) infrastructure. From 2023 to 2025, he served as Head of Business Development at Analog, where he led business development initiatives for the [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) interoperability platform. In 2025, he co-founded [Theseus AI Labs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/theseus-network), where he focuses on developing artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-QuLdzuAZ5Mgv2pGP) \n\n![](https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmSxq5TLNR1vktaGm9wcoudqGHoEz9uhjrXz9TTSpN1wiV)","summary":"Eric Wang is a co-founder of Theseus AI Labs. 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