Robert Habermeier is a Co-Founder of the Polkadot Network and Managing Partner at Hypersphere Ventures. Robert Habermeier is a blockchain entrepreneur and researcher with experience in cryptography, game theory, and distributed systems. Robert Habermeier was first introduced to Bitcoin and blockchain in 2011. In 2013 he started working on the Rust programming language.
Habermeier was awarded the Thiel Fellowship in 2018, receiving $100,000 over two years to further develop Polkadot
He is also the Managing Partner at Hypersphere Ventures, an investment fund focused on supporting promising projects within the Polkadot ecosystem