{"id":"sasha-mai","title":"Sasha Mai","content":"**Sasha Mai** is a co-founder and the Chief Growth Officer (CGO) of RISE Labs, the entity behind [RISE Chain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/rise-chain), an [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) [Layer 2](https://iq.wiki/wiki/layer-2) [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) focused on achieving high speed and low latency. She plays a key role in the strategic development and public presence of the project.\n\n## Education\n\nSasha Mai attended Boston University and received a master’s in International Management and a Certificate in Entrepreneurship from the University of California San Diego.\n\n## Career\n\nSasha Mai is a co-founder of RISE Labs [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-uhiNqu7nBv). Within the company, she holds the position of Chief Growth Officer (CGO) [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-uhiNqu7nBv). As CGO, she is involved in the strategic direction and growth initiatives for [RISE Chain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/rise-chain), encompassing areas such as market positioning, partnerships, and expanding the project's reach within the [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) ecosystem [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-SPoQORwx59) [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-HwzZ4JN1b2).\n\nPrior to co-founding RISE Labs, Sasha Mai held several roles at [Kyber Network](https://iq.wiki/wiki/kyber-network), including Marketing Manager, Head of Business Development, and Head of Growth [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-HoliPHYeS0). Her earlier experience includes internships at Dezan Shira & Associates, the U.S. Department of State, the National Defense University, and The Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-HoliPHYeS0). She also went through US Navy officer training and was involved with the Civil Air Patrol [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-HoliPHYeS0).\n\n### RISE Chain\n\nRISE Chain is being developed by RISE Labs as an [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) [Layer 2](https://iq.wiki/wiki/layer-2) [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) solution [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-uhiNqu7nBv). Its primary objective is to achieve high performance metrics, specifically targeting ultra-low latency and high transaction throughput to enable real-time applications on-chain [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8) [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-SPoQORwx59). The project aims for a round-trip latency as low as 5 milliseconds and a throughput capacity exceeding 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8) [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-SPoQORwx59).\n\nRISE Chain has received funding from various investors. As of June 2025, the project had raised a total of $8 million [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-SPoQORwx59). Notable backers mentioned include Galaxy Ventures [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-SPoQORwx59), [Vitalik Buterin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/vitalik-buterin) [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-SPoQORwx59), [Stani Kulechov](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stani-kulechov) [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8), sassal.eth [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8), [Sandeep Nailwal](https://iq.wiki/wiki/sandeep-nailwal) [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8), Scott Moore [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8), DCF God [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8), [Sam Kazemian](https://iq.wiki/wiki/sam-kazemian) [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8), Finality [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8), OrangeDao [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8), DACM [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8), Caliber [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8), P2 Ventures [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8), EtherFi [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8), MH Ventures [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8), and Public Works [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8).\n\nSasha Mai is part of the co-founding team of RISE Labs. The other co-founders listed are [Sam Battenally](https://iq.wiki/wiki/sam-battenally) (CEO) and Hai Nguyen (CTO) [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-DcutuWmvY8).","summary":"Sasha Mai is the Chief Growth Officer (CGO) and a Co-Founder of RISE Labs, the company behind RISE Chain. RISE Chain is an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain focused on achieving high speed, ultra-low latency, and high throughput for real-time applications.","images":[{"id":"QmTreH4m3y5Fv82bd2gre73GvSL3obCdDAvRK7AG3NMGV1","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"categories":[{"id":"people","title":"people"}],"tags":[{"id":"Founders"},{"id":"PeopleInDeFi"}],"media":[{"id":"QmQNmprjPkhoassbnsbmYJf2jowKuqMyDtDFD7mtWd1CLz","type":"GALLERY","source":"IPFS_IMG"},{"id":"Qmd91bN2rshRUnqHdpA1mKPrNSktoMUdPpqMvhE2GFqcED","type":"GALLERY","source":"IPFS_IMG"}],"metadata":[{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://x.com/0xsashamai"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sashamai/"},{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"DcutuWmvY8\",\"url\":\"https://risechain.com/\",\"description\":\"RISE Chain website\",\"timestamp\":1749744239300},{\"id\":\"uhiNqu7nBv\",\"url\":\"https://blog.risechain.com/author/sasha/\",\"description\":\"RISE Labs blog author page\",\"timestamp\":1749744239300},{\"id\":\"SPoQORwx59\",\"url\":\"https://blog.risechain.com/galaxy-ventures-backs-rise-chain-bringing-total-raised-to-8m-to-launch-the-fastest-zone-for-real-time-apps-on-ethereum/\",\"description\":\"Blog post on funding\",\"timestamp\":1749744239300},{\"id\":\"HwzZ4JN1b2\",\"url\":\"https://blog.risechain.com/rise-testnet-is-live/\",\"description\":\"Blog post on testnet launch\",\"timestamp\":1749744239300},{\"id\":\"HoliPHYeS0\",\"description\":\"Work experience details\",\"timestamp\":1749744239300,\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sashamai/details/experience/\"}]"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"\"https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmNwaQiCeKJkg7kMnXAyvA66khitvEjvH8qX1wj4zqfpin\""},{"id":"commit-message","value":"\"Add Education section and update Navy detail in Sasha Mai article.\""},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmNwaQiCeKJkg7kMnXAyvA66khitvEjvH8qX1wj4zqfpin"}],"events":[],"user":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"author":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"language":"en","version":1,"linkedWikis":{"blockchains":[],"founders":[],"speakers":[]}}