Our mission is
better execution.
We started Definitive because we believed there should be one execution layer that serves every trader, every developer, and every surface in crypto — not a patchwork of tools, but a single piece of infrastructure.
Our Team
Built by Coinbase Institutional Trading alumni and active DeFi experts. Decades of experience across TradFi and DeFi.
Dennis Qian
Co-Founder
Jai Prasad
Co-Founder
Blake Arnold
Co-Founder
Ryan Holmes
Engineering
Juan Bobadilla
Engineering
Shushant Dahal
Engineering
Carlos Reyes
Engineering
Danny Fung
Engineering
Daphne Huang
COO
Elliott Tran
Design
Bob Zhang
Engineering
Anthony Chen
Engineering
Varun Khurana
Engineering
Samantha Bashyat
Marketing
Tirso Bello Ponce
Engineering
Aditya Shah
Engineering
James Wang
Content Production
Aru Tulegenova
Business Operations
Who's behind it.
How we think.
Four principles that guide every decision we make — from protocol design to product surface.
Execution first.
Every product decision starts with one question: does this make execution better? Speed, fill quality, and reliability are not secondary concerns.
No custody. Ever.
We will never hold your assets. Non-custodial architecture is not a feature — it's a principle we won't compromise on.
Simple surfaces. Serious infrastructure.
Complexity belongs in the engine room, not in the interface. We build for professionals and consumers without dumbing either down.
Built for the long term.
We're not optimising for the current cycle. We're building the execution layer that crypto will run on for the next decade.
Frequently Asked Questions
Definitive is built by a team of engineers, traders, and product designers with experience across traditional finance, DeFi, and infrastructure. We're backed by leading crypto-native investors.
Definitive is a remote-first company with team members distributed globally. We prioritize talent and output over geography.
Yes. We're actively hiring across engineering, product, and business development. Check our open roles to see if there's a fit.
Definitive is backed by Nascent, Coinbase Ventures, Robot Ventures, Blocktower, Geometry, CMT Digital, Matrixport, and other leading crypto-native funds.
Reach out through our website, join our community channels, or email us directly. We're responsive and always interested in hearing from users, builders, and potential collaborators.
Parts of the Definitive ecosystem are open source. Our smart contracts are publicly verifiable and audited. Developer documentation is available at docs.definitive.fi.