Mo Shaikh
About
Short Bio
Mo Shaikh is a blockchain entrepreneur and investor focused on the intersection of institutional finance and Web3. He co‑founded Aptos Labs and previously founded Meridio, an early real‑estate tokenization platform. Mo partners with global firms across AI, media, and asset management, and serves on governance bodies including the CFTC’s Digital Assets Subcommittee. Raised in Brooklyn, he studied at Hunter College and the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School.
Long Bio
Mo Shaikh is a technology entrepreneur, blockchain innovator, and fintech executive, recognized for bridging the worlds of blockchain, institutional finance, and policy. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Aptos Labs, a blockchain platform valued at $20 billion during Mo’s tenure, and founder of Meridio, the first platform to tokenize real estate assets using blockchain technology.
At Aptos, he raised nearly $500 million from leading investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Multicoin Capital, Haun Ventures, Apollo Global Management, Jump Crypto, and Franklin Templeton. Under his leadership, Aptos became globally recognized as a robust blockchain infrastructure provider, forging strategic partnerships with industry giants such as BlackRock, Google Cloud, Microsoft, NBC Universal, and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. He also led the company’s expansion into Japan through the acquisition of HashPalette – one of the largest cross-border M&A deals in blockchain.
Mo’s blockchain journey began at ConsenSys. He later founded Meridio. Meridio’s first deal, a Brooklyn property at 304 Troutman Street was featured in the The New York Times and The Real Deal as a breakthrough in tokenized real assets.
Earlier Mo built expertise in traditional finance at RBC Capital Markets and BlackRock, and advised global institutions as a management consultant at Boston Consulting Group.
Beyond entrepreneurship, Mo plays an active role in governance and policy . He joined the board of BankProv (NASDAQ: PVBC) in 2022, was appointed to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Digital Assets Subcommittee in 2024, and became a Strategic Advisor to Klickl in 2025 to advance Web3 payments.
Mo regularly speaks at global forums, including the World Economic Forum, Milken Institute, and Point Zero Forum, on open financial systems and digital asset regulation.
Mo earned his MBA from the Simon Business School at the University of Rochester, where he was a Hult Prize regional finalist for a blockchain solution (NIA Nest) to reduce food waste in Pakistan, and a BA degree in Economics, Psychology, and Accounting from Hunter College, City University of New York. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York to immigrant parents—his father a taxi driver and his mother a homemaker—Mo’s upbringing continues to shape his drive to build more inclusive financial systems.
