{"id":"parth-bhalla","title":"Parth Bhalla","content":"**Parth Bhalla** is a [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) technologist and entrepreneur based in New York City. He is a co-founder and Tech Architect of [Tria](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tria), a self-custodial finance platform designed to support spending, trading and earning across blockchain networks. His technical interests include blockchain infrastructure, [zero-knowledge](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zero-knowledge-proofs-zkps) systems, threshold-signature and multi-party computation, alternative virtual-machine interoperability, [decentralized finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) and predictive modeling. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-0c9a6f7c-a212-4697-8776-de697a1fc385)  [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-ef505181-d423-41c7-a928-f8478e26ddd1)  [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-a860fc63-3a9f-4ae3-9f6d-6dd3faea9289) \n\n##\n\n## Early Life and Education\n\nAccording to his personal website, he started building games and software at age 12. An encounter with [BitTorrent](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bittorrent) in 2013 introduced him to peer-to-peer technology and contributed to his interest in decentralized systems. He began mining [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) in 2015 and later worked with [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) infrastructure and open-source [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) software. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-0c9a6f7c-a212-4697-8776-de697a1fc385) \n\n## Career\n\n### Civic Technology and Project Hetu\n\nBefore co-founding [Tria](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tria), Bhalla participated in Microsoft’s Student Partner program, where his work focused on emerging technologies including blockchain and machine learning. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-a860fc63-3a9f-4ae3-9f6d-6dd3faea9289)  [\\[6\\]](#cite-id-532cf0bd-11d2-4be2-9273-ad1faeb5ee31) \n\nBhalla also worked on civic-technology and entrepreneurship initiatives in India. His personal website states that he contributed to the Central Board of Secondary Education’s academic blockchain-document system. Tria’s whitepaper describes this work as collaboration on decentralized-identity infrastructure for the Government of India. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-0c9a6f7c-a212-4697-8776-de697a1fc385)  [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-a860fc63-3a9f-4ae3-9f6d-6dd3faea9289) \n\nBhalla founded Innovate Future, an initiative supporting young entrepreneurs through workshops and skills programs. He also participated in entrepreneurship and skill-building initiatives associated with Delhi’s Ministry of Education. [\\[6\\]](#cite-id-532cf0bd-11d2-4be2-9273-ad1faeb5ee31) \n\nDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, Bhalla founded Project Hetu. His personal website describes Hetu as a WhatsApp-based system that used predictive modeling to help connect hospitals and patients with relevant information and assistance. Tria’s whitepaper identifies it as a COVID-relief initiative. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-0c9a6f7c-a212-4697-8776-de697a1fc385)  [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-a860fc63-3a9f-4ae3-9f6d-6dd3faea9289) \n\n### Tria\n\nBhalla began working on [Tria](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tria), originally known as Threely, in 2022, according to his personal website. Independent reporting lists Tria as having been founded in 2023 by Bhalla and [Vijit Katta](https://iq.wiki/wiki/vijit-katta). [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-0c9a6f7c-a212-4697-8776-de697a1fc385)  [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-8a45959a-a8c4-44af-b748-65baa8a9f97a) \n\nTria’s January 2026 whitepaper identifies Katta as Co-Founder and CEO and Bhalla as Co-Founder and Tech Architect. [RootData](https://iq.wiki/wiki/rootdata) also lists Bhalla as a co-founder of the company. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-ef505181-d423-41c7-a928-f8478e26ddd1)  [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-a860fc63-3a9f-4ae3-9f6d-6dd3faea9289) \n\nTria develops a self-custodial finance application that combines spending, trading and earning with cross-chain infrastructure. Bhalla’s role centers on the technical architecture of the platform and its approach to simplifying interactions across blockchain networks. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-a860fc63-3a9f-4ae3-9f6d-6dd3faea9289)  [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-43897c89-6e1c-4ba6-980d-4ef3a0ac549e) \n\nIn October 2025, Tria raised $12 million in pre-seed funding led by P2 Ventures.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-8a45959a-a8c4-44af-b748-65baa8a9f97a) ","summary":"Parth Bhalla is a blockchain technologist and entrepreneur who co-founded Tria, where he serves as Tech Architect. 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