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[\\[1\\]](#cite-1)​[\\[2\\]](#cite-2)​\n\n## Early Life & Education\n\nEdison Lim pursued a Master's degree in Information Security from Carnegie Mellon University. [\\[1\\]](#cite-1) Prior to that, he completed his Bachelor of Science at Singapore Management University, graduating Summa Cum Laude. [\\[2\\]](#cite-2)​\n\n## Career\n\nEdison Lim began his career in [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) around 2018, building applications ranging from open-source [smart contract](https://iq.wiki/wiki/smart-contract) tools to secure custodian software leveraging Intel's Software Guard Extensions (SGX). [\\[2\\]](#cite-2)​\n\nAt [Zilliqa](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zilliqa), a [Layer 1](https://iq.wiki/wiki/layer-1) [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain), Lim led systems engineering efforts for its [mainnet](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mainnet) launch. He conducted developer relations, teaching Scilla [smart contract](https://iq.wiki/wiki/smart-contract) development, and wrote open-source tools including an RPC-testing tool and a JavaScript SDK. His architectural work at [Zilliqa](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zilliqa) included building a [decentralized exchange (DEX)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-exchange), managing [atomic swaps](https://iq.wiki/wiki/atomic-swap), and developing a programmatic advertising system in collaboration with Pepsi and WPP. [\\[2\\]](#cite-2)​\n\nAfter [Zilliqa](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zilliqa), Lim led engineering at Alta Exchange, a regulated private equities exchange in Singapore. During his tenure, the firm worked with Singapore's Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and obtained a Capital Markets Services (CMS) license. [\\[2\\]](#cite-2)​\n\n### Based (BasedApp) and Suberra\n\nEdison Lim co-founded Based (BasedApp), a [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) consumer SuperApp allowing users to trade cryptocurrencies, equities, and prediction markets through a single self-custodial wallet. Users can also spend [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) globally via a Based Visa Debit Card. The platform is built on [Hyperliquid](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hyperliquid)-native foundations and is headquartered in Singapore. [\\[3\\]](#cite-3)​\n\nBased raised $11.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Pantera, [Coinbase Ventures](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinbase-ventures), [Wintermute](https://iq.wiki/wiki/wintermute) Ventures and Karatage, with fundraising beginning in Q4 2025 and closing in February 2026; this Series A followed a 2022 announcement, made when the team operated as Suberra and focused on crypto payments, that it had raised $2.7 million across two earlier funding rounds. [\\[3\\]](#cite-3)​\n\nAt the time of the Series A announcement, Based reported having surpassed 100,000 registered users and 30,000 monthly active users across five regions, generating approximately 14 million in revenue to date. [\\[3\\]](#cite-3) Based operates with a team of approximately 15, according to Lim, with plans to expand headcount across marketing, product, and engineering, including hiring for AI engineering and payments-regulation legal counsel. [\\[3\\]](#cite-3)​\n\nLim has described the platform's roadmap as targeting expansion into \"agentic commerce,\" and said the company's addressable market extends beyond active crypto traders to a broader base of users who transact but may not have deep crypto experience. [\\[3\\]](#cite-3)​\n\nIn addition, Lim co-founded Suberra, a payment acceptance platform allowing merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments. Suberra's solutions cater to platforms including Shopify stores and support on-chain subscription payments. 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