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Nikil Viswanathan

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Nikil Viswanathan
CEO & Co-Founder of
Alchemy AI (2025)
About

Nikil Viswanathan is Co-Founder and CEO at Alchemy, the leading blockchain developer platform valued at over $10 billion that powers over $150 billion in transactions globally. Alchemy provides infrastructure and tools for thousands of Web3 companies including OpenSea, Adobe, and Shopify.

Before founding

Nikil earned his BS and MS in Computer Science from Stanford University, focusing on artificial intelligence, and held product management roles at Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. He co-created Down To Lunch, the number 1 social app in the world, which was featured as a New York Times business cover story.

Founder Insights

Named Forbes 30 Under 30, Nikil is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Alchemy with Joe Lau in 2017 to solve critical blockchain infrastructure challenges. The platform powers 70% of top Web3 teams and serves over 100 million end users across 197 countries.

Experience

Alchemy raised $564 million in total funding with backing from Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, Silver Lake, and Coinbase, reaching a $10.2 billion valuation in just 16 months. The company has become the AWS of Web3, powering the NFT industry and majority of top blockchain companies.

Scale & Impact

Under Nikil's leadership, Alchemy processes over $150 billion in blockchain transactions and has become one of the fastest-growing companies in history. The platform supports millions of developers worldwide and is transforming how decentralized applications are built and scaled.

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Nikil Viswanathan

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Nikil Viswanathan

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Alchemy AI+1

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Healthtech & Biotech

Year Founded

2025

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Seed

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About

Nikil Viswanathan is Co-Founder and CEO at Alchemy, the leading blockchain developer platform valued at over $10 billion that powers over $150 billion in transactions globally. Alchemy provides infrastructure and tools for thousands of Web3 companies including OpenSea, Adobe, and Shopify.

Before founding

Nikil earned his BS and MS in Computer Science from Stanford University, focusing on artificial intelligence, and held product management roles at Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. He co-created Down To Lunch, the number 1 social app in the world, which was featured as a New York Times business cover story.

Founder Insights

Named Forbes 30 Under 30, Nikil is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Alchemy with Joe Lau in 2017 to solve critical blockchain infrastructure challenges. The platform powers 70% of top Web3 teams and serves over 100 million end users across 197 countries.

Experience

Alchemy raised $564 million in total funding with backing from Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, Silver Lake, and Coinbase, reaching a $10.2 billion valuation in just 16 months. The company has become the AWS of Web3, powering the NFT industry and majority of top blockchain companies.

Scale & Impact

Under Nikil's leadership, Alchemy processes over $150 billion in blockchain transactions and has become one of the fastest-growing companies in history. The platform supports millions of developers worldwide and is transforming how decentralized applications are built and scaled.

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