Adam Mastrelli

Founder at 57 Maiden

Speaker

Adam’s path into crypto wasn’t scripted. It was 2015 in Austin, Texas—late nights at meetups, deep-dive conversations about where the world was going.

At the time, he was deep in machine learning and AI at IBM but the gravitational pull of crypto was too strong. Investing out of his personal account, attending conferences worldwide, and allocating into early-stage venture and hedge funds.

By 2018, he moved to IBM Blockchain Ventures and deep into digital assets in banking, crypto regulation, and the infrastructure behind decentralized finance.

In 2022, Adam joined Woodstock Fund, launching U.S. operations, and sitting at the intersection of capital and founders, driving fundraising, deal sourcing, and portfolio support for 70+ companies globally.

Adam left to build 57 Maiden not as an agency, but as an execution-first collective, to bring together the right investors, market makers, strategists, and operators for founders, foundations and funds.