{"id":"rodrigo-quan-miranda","version":1,"language":"en","title":"Rodrigo Quan Miranda","hidden":false,"content":"**Rodrigo Quan Miranda** is one of the co-founders of [MANTRA](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mantra-dao), a Layer 1 [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) designed to tokenize [real-world assets (RWAs)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/real-world-assets-rwas), and [SOMA.finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/somafinance), a fully compliant multi-asset [DEX](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-exchange) and issuance platform. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-qp1lb95dyw) ![image](https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/Qmf2jeu9CGCgRBqBvsNP655C9BtL3aXQVxUwQkQgrL8uwQ)  \n  \n# Education  \n  \nMiranda graduated from Amherst College with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 2014. He was a business development intern at the Golden Bridges Foundation and a private equity research analyst for the StepStone Group and Nexos Capital Partners. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-qp1lb95dyw)[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-83vxsxm4mvm)  \n  \n# Career  \n  \nAfter graduation, Miranda worked in investment banking for Willis Towers Watson, an insurance-focused global M&A advisory practice, until October 2017. He then worked as a digital transformation advisor for DirecSource, a product development and global supply chain company. In November 2018, he participated in an [EOS](https://iq.wiki/wiki/eos) Hackathon with his team, Six Degrees, and they became finalists. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-83vxsxm4mvm)  \n  \nIn March 2018, Miranda co-founded BlockSmith, an Infrastructure-as-a-Service provider for [Proof-of-Stake](https://iq.wiki/wiki/proof-of-stake) [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) ecosystems, where he served as CEO in 2018 and non-executive director in 2020. During this time, he worked as a strategic advisor for Lan To Capital, a private family office with an investment focus on emerging technologies. In June 2019, he became managing director for Moon Street Ventures, a technology consulting and R&D company. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-83vxsxm4mvm)  \n  \nMiranda became a founding partner of CLUB [DAO](https://iq.wiki/wiki/dao), a private members club founded in Hong Kong by [crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) founders and enthusiasts, in August 2021. He also co-founded [MANTRA](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mantra-dao) and [SOMA.finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/somafinance) alongside [John Patrick Mullin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/john-patrick-mullin) and [Will Corkin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/will-corkin). [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-83vxsxm4mvm) $$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](07EVllBFiY8)$$","summary":"Rodrigo Quan Miranda is a blockchain entrepreneur, co-founding MANTRA and SOMA.finance, with a background in economics, investment banking, and digital transfor...","categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"promoted":0,"tags":[{"id":"Founders"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"qp1lb95dyw\",\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodrigo-quan/?originalSubdomain=hk\",\"description\":\"Rodrigo Quan Miranda | LinkedIn\",\"timestamp\":1721226962672},{\"id\":\"83vxsxm4mvm\",\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodrigo-quan/details/experience/\",\"description\":\"Miranda's Experience | LinkedIn\",\"timestamp\":1721227097270}]"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodrigo-quan/"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmNbJTETxSjL8F9rDhtHqPt2hq8UP22qCGJ1TChhFQZQW5"}],"user":{"id":"0xacb6c5AD52b8f605299B0d774CE97F26e3DB80c2"},"author":{"id":"0xacb6c5AD52b8f605299B0d774CE97F26e3DB80c2","profile":{"username":"JSD","avatar":null}},"media":[{"name":"07EVllBFiY8","id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07EVllBFiY8","size":"0","type":null,"source":"YOUTUBE"},{"name":"image","id":"Qmf2jeu9CGCgRBqBvsNP655C9BtL3aXQVxUwQkQgrL8uwQ","size":"0.18","type":"GALLERY","source":"IPFS_IMG"}],"views":6,"events":[],"linkedWikis":{"founders":[],"blockchains":["mantra-dao"]},"ipfs":"QmNbJTETxSjL8F9rDhtHqPt2hq8UP22qCGJ1TChhFQZQW5","transactionHash":"0xf4bd857e31a4a4a47c09cb51190f3ab6c8f905f7913f97167f5a3c46fff042c8","created":"2024-07-17T14:45:52.171Z","updated":"2024-07-17T14:45:52.171Z","images":[{"id":"QmPiHKD5mY3FsZMock9E9eZ8QVUARjZs5jhDwFz78ak2Mb","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}]}