To find the crypto business development manager at a company, search NAUT by title, open the company's page to see who else sits on the team, check the title against the company's own sources, then write on the channel NAUT has on file. NAUT tracks 221 people titled head of BD, BD lead, BD manager or business development manager, lead or director at 197 crypto project companies, read from its database on 12 November 2026.
Data note. Every count was read from NAUT's own database on 12 November 2026, read-only. A person counts when their row and their company's row are live and unmerged, the company is filed as a project (investors, launchpads and platforms are left out), and the job title matches head of BD or head of business development, BD lead, manager or director, or business development manager, lead or director. A shortlist of 12 people at project teams with high NAUT trust scores was pulled for the worked table, and 4 are left out: 1 whose title our web check found out of date, 1 whose company row carries a name and a description of 2 different projects, and 2 stored with a first name only. 6 of the 12 had their title searched on the web; 5 of those 6 are in the table: for 4 of the 5 no company-owned page named the person; for BNB a company page names a Luke as Head of BD but gives no surname. The other 3 in the table were not put through that check. NAUT Research wrote it.
How do you find a crypto business development manager in 5 steps?
Here is how to find the business development manager at a crypto company: start from the title, then work back to the company and forward to the channel. The 5 steps below run on NAUT's record and finish with 1 note to 1 person.
- 148 of the 221 carry a head of BD or head of business development title. The other 73 are BD managers, leads and directors.
- 221 people at 197 companies means most teams on this list have 1 BD title on file, so the search usually ends in a single name.
- 134 of the 221 have a NAUT person page of their own. The other 87 sit on NAUT's record without a page yet.
- A title is a record of the past. Check it before you write, because our check found a company-owned page naming the person for 0 of the 5 current titles it searched (BNB's page names only a Luke).
- Search by title221 BD heads, leads and managers sit at 197 project teams on NAUT.
- Open the company pageRead the team around the BD name, as at Injective.
- Check the seatOur web check searched 6 titles, found 1 out of date, and found a full-name company page for none of the 5 current ones.
- Pick the channel153 of the 221 have a Telegram handle on file and 145 a LinkedIn URL.
- Send 1 noteAsk in the opening line whether partnerships still sit with them.
Step 1: search by title, then narrow by sector
Search NAUT's people for the title words a BD owner uses: head of BD, BD manager, business development lead. The spellings vary a lot, so run 2 or 3 of them. Then narrow to the sector you sell into, because a wallet integration and an exchange listing are 2 different conversations even when both land with a BD title.
Step 2: open the company page and read the team
Open the company's NAUT page and read who sits around the BD name. A founder, a partnerships lead or an ecosystem lead on the same team tells you who to copy on a deal, and who the BD contact will forward you to.
Step 3: check the person is still in the seat
Read the title against the company's own site, a recent event page or the person's own profile. Our check searched 6 titles on the web, found 1 out of date (that row is not in this article), and for 4 of the other 5 no company-owned page named the person; for BNB a company page names a Luke as Head of BD but gives no surname.
Step 4: pick the channel NAUT has on file
Each person page says which channels NAUT holds. Of the 221, NAUT has a Telegram handle for 153, a LinkedIn URL for 145, an X handle for 137 and an email for 12. Telegram is the channel NAUT holds most often for this list.
Step 5: send 1 note to 1 person
Write to 1 name per company and give it a week before the second channel. Open with the deal in 1 line, then ask whether partnerships still sit with them. That question covers the gap step 3 could not close.
Which channels does NAUT hold for crypto BD managers?
Telegram leads. Of the 221 crypto business development managers and heads on NAUT, 153 carry a Telegram handle, and email is the thinnest channel at 12.
Each person can hold more than 1 channel, so the bars overlap and do not add to 221.
Who is the crypto business development manager at 8 teams?
The table lists 8 of the 221, from project teams with high NAUT trust scores, ranked by trust score. Each column is what NAUT's record shows, plus what our web check found. Every title on file is Head of BD, except ChainGPT's Jacob Wallace, Business Development Manager. Channels: X, Telegram (TG) and LinkedIn (LI) handles on file.
| Company | BD contact | Channels | Title check |
|---|---|---|---|
 Injective |
 Mirza Uddin |
X, TG, LI | No company page |
 Eclipse |
 Veronica Buron |
X, LI | No company page |
 ChainGPT |
 Jacob Wallace |
LI | No company page |
 BNB |
 Luke Xiao |
X, LI | A Luke, no surname |
 Debridge |
 Gal Stern |
X, TG, LI | No company page |
 ApeX |
Siren Qi | TG, LI | Not checked |
 ETHGas |
 Kenny Shih |
X, TG, LI | Not checked |
 Arkham |
Alexander Lerangis | LI | Not checked |
All 8 have a LinkedIn URL on NAUT's record, 5 have an X handle and 4 a Telegram handle. Anyone listed can ask NAUT to remove their page at https://naut.so/legal/data-deletion.
A worked example: the head of BD at Injective
Run the 5 steps on Injective, a smart contract platform built for decentralized finance apps. A title search for head of BD returns Mirza Uddin on NAUT's record, tied to Injective.
- Step 2. Open the Injective page on NAUT and read the team around him before you write, so you know who a partnership would be forwarded to.
- Step 3. Our web check found no company-owned page that confirms his title, and the Injective homepage does not name him. Treat the title as a strong lead and confirm it in your note.
- Step 4. NAUT holds an X handle, a Telegram handle and a LinkedIn URL for him, so Telegram, the channel NAUT holds most often for this list, is a fair opener.
- Step 5. Send 1 note on Telegram: the deal in 1 line, and a question on whether partnerships at Injective still sit with him.
For a sector cut of the same job, the DeFi business development playbook ranks protocols by TVL first and then finds the BD contact at each.
What this tells a founder or an investor
A founder raising wants the BD owner at a chain or protocol for an integration, a grant or a co-marketing deal, and an investor sourcing wants the same person to hear what a portfolio team needs. Both run the same 5 steps.
- Web3 business development is a small seat: 221 people at 197 project teams on NAUT, so most teams have 1 name to write to.
- Telegram is held for 153 of the 221, which makes it the first channel to try for this list.
- Email is held for 12 of the 221, so a cold email list of crypto BD manager names is a short list.
Related reading on NAUT: How to find decision makers in a company: 5 steps for crypto and Crypto BD leads: 11 names at 10 teams that raised in 2026.
Can you pull this data through the NAUT API?
Yes: GET https://api.naut.so/v1/people?q=head%20of%20bd with Authorization: Bearer $NAUT_KEY searches NAUT's people by title words, at 5 credits a call and up to 100 rows a page, and GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/injective returns 1 company with its team. Revealing a person's private channels with GET https://api.naut.so/v1/people/{id}?include=private costs 10 credits the first time, a permanent unlock; the API docs and pricing list the plans, from Essential at $49 a month for 3,000 credits. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so start a 7-day trial to reach them.
Crypto business development manager FAQ
How do I find the business development manager at a crypto company?
Search NAUT's people for head of BD or BD manager, open the company page, check the title on the company's own sources, then write on the channel NAUT holds. NAUT lists 221 such people at 197 crypto project teams, read on 12 November 2026.
Where can I find crypto BD managers and their contact channels?
NAUT's person pages list 221 BD heads, leads and managers at 197 crypto project teams, and its data shows a Telegram handle for 153 of them, LinkedIn for 145 and X for 137, read on 12 November 2026. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so start a 7-day trial.
What title does a crypto business development manager usually carry?
Head of BD is the most common: 148 of the 221 BD contacts at crypto project teams on NAUT carry a head of BD or head of business development title, read on 12 November 2026. The other 73 are titled BD or business development manager, lead or director.
Should I trust the BD title a directory shows?
Treat it as a lead and confirm it in your first message. Of 6 crypto BD titles NAUT Research searched on the web for this article on 12 November 2026, 1 was out of date; for 4 of the other 5 no company-owned page named the person, and for BNB a company page names a Luke as Head of BD but gives no surname.