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Crypto ecosystem leads: 98 at 60 L1 and L2 chains

By NAUT Research · · 7 min read

98 Crypto ecosystem leads at 60 L1 and L2 chains on NAUT, 78 with a Telegram on file, read 30 October 2026. Logos: 0G, Monad, Sei Network, Stellar, B² Network, Berachain, Humanode, ADI, Avalanche, BNB, Cartesi, Conflux.

NAUT tracks 98 crypto ecosystem leads at 60 layer 1 and layer 2 chains and their foundations, each with a title in ecosystem, grants, developer relations, partnerships or business development, read from NAUT's database on 30 October 2026. Of those 98 people, 78 have a Telegram on file at NAUT and 4 have an email, and 64 have their own NAUT people page.

How this list was built: on 30 October 2026 NAUT read 64 chain and foundation rows that carry the L1/2/3 tag and checked each against its own stored description, then pulled every person at those companies whose job title contains ecosystem, grant, developer relations, devrel, partnership, business development or BD. 4 rows were left out: 1 whose stored name and description describe 2 different companies, 2 with no stored description to show they are a layer 1 or layer 2, and 1 whose description calls it a sidechain. That leaves 60 chains. Every title here is the title NAUT holds for that person at that company today. The Telegram and Email columns count how many of a chain's people have that channel on file at NAUT, and a Channel column says which channel, never a contact value. Anyone listed can ask NAUT to remove their page at https://naut.so/legal/data-deletion.

Crypto ecosystem leads: how many does each L1 and L2 chain have?

60 chains have at least 1 person in these roles on NAUT, ranked by the number of people NAUT holds in those roles at that chain, ties in alphabetical order. 20 chains have 2 or more, 40 have exactly 1. 48 of the 60 chains have at least 1 of those people with a Telegram on file, and 11 have no Telegram and no email on file for any of them.

Chain People Telegram Email
6 6 0
6 5 0
6 5 0
5 5 0
3 0 0
3 2 0
3 3 0
2 1 0
2 2 0
2 1 0
2 2 0
2 2 0
2 2 0
2 2 0
2 1 2
2 2 0
2 2 0
2 2 0
2 2 0
2 2 0
1 0 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 0 0
1 1 0
1 0 0
1 1 0
1 0 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 0 1
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 0 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 1 1
1 0 0
1 0 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
1 0 0
1 0 0
1 1 0
1 0 0
People in ecosystem, grants, devrel, partnerships or BD roles, the chains with 3 or more
  1. 0G6
  2. Monad6
  3. Sei Network6
  4. Stellar5
  5. B² Network3
  6. Berachain3
  7. Humanode3

4 chains carry 5 or 6 of these people on NAUT. 42 of the 60 chains have a Telegram on file for every person in these roles, and 0G is the deepest of them with 6 of 6, ahead of Stellar at 5 of 5.

Who are the crypto ecosystem leads at the chains with 2 or more?

These 20 chains hold 2 or more people in these roles, in the same order as the table above. The People column counts everyone NAUT holds in those roles at that chain, Pages counts how many of them have their own NAUT people page, and Names and titles lists those people with the title NAUT holds for them today.

Chain People Pages Names and titles
6 2 , APAC DevRel; , Head of Developer Relations
6 4 , DevRel; , Ecosystem; , Ecosystem; , Ecosystem Growth Lead
6 4 , Ecosystem Marketing Lead; , Head of BD & Investments; , Head of DeFi Business Development; , Head of Grants & Liquidity
5 5 , Director of Partnerships; , Ecosystem Growth; , Ecosystem Growth Lead; , Ecosystem Program Lead; , Partnerships
3 3 , BD Head; , Chief Ecosystem Officer; , Head of Ecosystem
3 3 , APAC Ecosystem; , Ecosystem; , Head of DevRel
3 0 no NAUT people page yet
2 2 , DevRel; , DevRel
2 2 , DevRel Engineer; , Sr. DevRel Engineer
2 1 , DevRel Lead
2 0 no NAUT people page yet
2 2 , Global BD Lead; , Global Ecosystem Lead
2 2 , DevRel; , DevRel
2 2 , DevRel; , DevRel
2 2 , Head of Developer Relations; , Head of Ecosystem
2 0 no NAUT people page yet
2 2 , Ecosystem; , Ecosystem Manager
2 2 , DevRel & CM; , Partnerships & BD Lead
2 0 no NAUT people page yet
2 0 no NAUT people page yet

Which crypto ecosystem leads work alone at their chain?

40 of the 60 chains hold exactly 1 person in these roles, so that name is the whole ecosystem, grants or devrel contact NAUT has for the chain. 26 of them have a NAUT people page and are named below in alphabetical order. The other 14 chains have a person on file with no people page yet: Cardano, Celestia, Chromia, DUSK, IOTA, Kava, Massa, Moonbeam, Oasis Network, RISE, ThunderCore, Tron, Vaulta (prev. EOS), Zilliqa.

Chain Person Title Channel
Director of Business Development None on file
Director of Partnerships Telegram
Business Development Manager Telegram
Ecosystem Growth Lead None on file
Head of Partnerships & Infra Telegram
Head of Ecosystem Telegram
Head of DevRel Telegram
Head of Ecosystem Telegram
BD & Investor Relations Lead Telegram
Head of Crypto Partnerships Telegram
Head of Ecosystem Telegram
Sr DevRel Telegram
Head of Ecosystem Telegram
Director of Strategic Partnerships Telegram
Head of Ecosystem Development Email
Ecosystem Development Lead Telegram
Ecosystem Manager None on file
Head of Ecosystem Telegram
DevRel, Marketing & Community Telegram
Head of Gaming Investments & Partnerships None on file
Head of Ecosystem None on file
Head of Ecosystem Telegram
Business Development Strategist Telegram
Ecosystem Growth None on file
Head of Ecosystem Strategy and Growth None on file
Director of Ecosystem Program None on file

What titles do these people hold?

Grouped by the first role word in each stored title, so each person counts once. A title such as Business Development / Partnerships counts under BD because business development comes first.

Role group People Chains
ecosystem 39 29
developer relations 30 20
BD 18 15
partnerships 10 9
grants 1 1

What this tells a BD team

  • Ecosystem is the biggest door: 39 of the 98 people carry an ecosystem title, across 29 of the 60 chains.
  • Crypto developer relations is the second biggest group, 30 people across 20 chains.
  • Telegram is the channel that exists. 78 of the 98 people have a Telegram on file at NAUT and 4 have an email, so a pitch sent by mail will miss most of this list.
  • Grants is the thinnest title of all: 1 person in the whole set, Julian Tan at Sei Network, Head of Grants & Liquidity. NAUT holds no other title with the word grant at these chains, so the nearest match for a grants ask is an ecosystem title, 39 people at 29 chains.
  • 20 chains give you a choice of 2 or more people, which means a second try if the first message goes unread. 40 chains give you 1 name.
How a BD team can work this list
  1. Pick the chains with depth0G, Monad and Sei Network each hold 6 of these people, Stellar 5.
  2. Match the title to the askDeveloper relations holds 30 people, ecosystem 39 and grants 1.
  3. Check the channel before you write78 of 98 have a Telegram on file, 4 an email, and 11 chains have neither for anyone.
  4. Open the person pageEach NAUT people page says which channels NAUT holds and who else works there.

Related reading on NAUT: How to find decision makers in a company: 5 steps for crypto and Crypto lead generation: 21 funded teams, 15 CEOs to pitch.

Can you pull this data through the NAUT API?

Yes. A chain's whole team comes back from GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/monad, and the people whose name, handle or title matches a word come back from GET https://api.naut.so/v1/people?q=ecosystem, both sent with an Authorization: Bearer $NAUT_KEY header. This article's list was read from NAUT's database with 7 title words, and a q search covers 1 word per call. Each data call costs 5 credits, and revealing 1 person's private channels costs 10 credits the first time and 5 after that, per the API docs and pricing. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so start a 7-day trial to open the channels for these 98 people.

Crypto ecosystem leads FAQ

Who runs ecosystem and grants at L1 and L2 foundations?

NAUT holds 98 people with ecosystem, grants, developer relations, partnerships or BD titles at 60 layer 1 and layer 2 foundations and the chains they run, read on 30 October 2026. 0G, Monad and Sei Network hold 6 each and Stellar holds 5, the deepest teams in the set.

Which chain has the most crypto ecosystem leads on NAUT?

3 chains tie at the top with 6 people each in these roles: 0G, Monad and Sei Network. Stellar follows with 5, and 20 of the 60 chains hold 2 or more.

How many of these people can be reached on Telegram?

78 of the 98 people have a Telegram on file at NAUT and 4 have an email, counted on 30 October 2026. 48 of the 60 chains have at least 1 person in these roles with a Telegram on file.

Who handles crypto grants at a layer 1 foundation?

Across these 60 chains NAUT holds 1 title with the word grant in it, Julian Tan at Sei Network, Head of Grants & Liquidity. At the other chains NAUT holds no title with the word grant. The closest match is an ecosystem title, which 39 people hold across 29 chains.

Where can I find these crypto ecosystem leads and their contact channels?

On NAUT. Each of the 64 people with a NAUT page lists the title NAUT holds for them, their chain and which channels NAUT has on file, and a chain's team comes back from GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/monad. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so start a 7-day trial to see the channels for all 98 people.

Sources

  • NAUT's own database, read on 30 October 2026: 64 chain and foundation rows checked against their own descriptions, 60 kept, and 98 people in ecosystem, grants, developer relations, partnerships or BD roles at them.
  • NAUT API docs and pricing, read on 31 October 2026: naut.so/docs/api and naut.so/pricing.
  • Anyone listed can ask NAUT to remove their page at https://naut.so/legal/data-deletion.

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