Head of business development crypto: 3 steps to 44 teams

NAUT tracks 44 people who hold a head of business development crypto title, or the VP, director or chief version of it, at 44 live project teams, read on 14 November 2026. To find the head of BD at a crypto company, search NAUT's People tab by title, open the team's page to confirm the seat, then write on the channel NAUT has on file: 38 of the 44 have a public person page, and 37 of the 38 show at least 1 of X, LinkedIn or Telegram.

Data note. Every count here was read from NAUT's own database on 14 November 2026, read-only. A person counts when their row is live, tied to a live project team, and their title names a head, VP, director or chief of business development written out in full (or as BizDev). A title written only as "Head of BD" sits outside this filter, so search both spellings. No team holds 2 of these people, and the 44 teams are out of the 6,972 live project teams on NAUT. 6 of the 44 have no public person page yet and stay out of the table. Titles are as NAUT stores them: this article did not check them against each person's own bio, so step 2 below is that check. 2 outside claims were researched and 1 is used.

Head of business development crypto: who does NAUT name?

The 38 people below have a NAUT person page, ranked by how many of 3 channels NAUT has on file for them (X, LinkedIn, Telegram), then by name.

Person	On NAUT
Ignacio Martínez Guimerá	VP of Business Development, Layer3. Channels: X, LinkedIn, Telegram
Jack Lipstone	Head of DeFi Business Development, Sei Network. Channels: X, LinkedIn, Telegram
Kevin Oakeson	Co-Founder & Chief Business Development Officer, Arcade. Channels: X, LinkedIn, Telegram
Matthew Cook	Co-Founder & Chief Business Development Officer, Mandala Chain. Channels: X, LinkedIn, Telegram
Sharvil Malik	Director of Business Development, Capx AI. Channels: X, LinkedIn, Telegram
ABAdam Bawi	Director of Business Development, Centrifuge. Channels: LinkedIn, Telegram
Adri Martowardojo	Director of Marketing & Business Development, COCOIN. Channels: X, LinkedIn
Alex Mirran	Head of Business Development - North America, Gradient. Channels: X, LinkedIn
AHAngela Hu	VP of Global Business Development, WOO Network. Channels: LinkedIn, Telegram
Cristopher Garza	Head of Business Development, Ostium. Channels: LinkedIn, Telegram
Denny Xing	VP of Business Development, Hash House. Channels: X, LinkedIn
Jelani Clarke Ph.D.	Chief Business Development Officer, Amino_Chain. Channels: X, LinkedIn
Karan Ahluwalia	Director of Business Development, 5ire. Channels: X, LinkedIn
KMKelly Mathieson	Chief Business Development Officer, Digital Asset. Channels: LinkedIn, Telegram
Alfredo Bárcena	Chief Business Development Officer, Play Network (prev. READYgg). Channels: LinkedIn
AHAntoine H.	Director of Business Development, Zama. Channels: LinkedIn
Bella	Director of Business Development, Coresky. Channels: X
DCDavid Chiu	Head of Business Development and Developer Relations, HELIX Metaverse / Hypersonic Laboratories. Channels: LinkedIn
David Rutkovsky	Director of Global Business Development, Bitlayer. Channels: LinkedIn
Drew Turchin	Head of Business Development & Partnerships, Unichain. Channels: LinkedIn
Edwin Liu	Co-Founder & CGO / Head of Business Development, X World Games. Channels: X
ECEric Chang	Head of Business Development & Partnerships, Hemera. Channels: LinkedIn
Jeremy Dreier	Chief Business Development Officer / Managing Director GoMining Institutional, GoMining. Channels: X
Jérémy Gruffat	Senior Director of Business Development, Paradex. Channels: LinkedIn
KSKevin Straw	Vice President of Business Development, Mawari. Channels: LinkedIn
Luis Montealegre	Head of Business Development & Sales, Turtle. Channels: X
Marta Adamczyk	Head of Business Development, SubQuery Network. Channels: LinkedIn
MGMatias Guillermo Papaleo Cha	Chief Business Development Officer, Rivalz Network. Channels: LinkedIn
Nadia (Jiriakova) Damme	Chief Business Development manager, TruePNL. Channels: LinkedIn
Nate Holtzman	Head of BizDev & Sales, Magic Square. Channels: X
Nick Ruzicka	Head of Business Development, Linera. Channels: LinkedIn
Philippe Moser	VP of Business Development, Coldware. Channels: LinkedIn
SKSamuel Klehr	Global Head of Business Development and Sales, ChorusOne. Channels: LinkedIn
SBStan Byers	Vice President of Business Development and Transformation, Via Science. Channels: LinkedIn
Surag Sheth	Head of Business Development, inconetwork. Channels: LinkedIn
TATausif Ahmed	Vice President of Business Development, io.net. Channels: LinkedIn
VTVT	Head of Business Development, Onyxcoin. Channels: Telegram
ZCZexin Chen	Executive Vice President of Business Development and Corporate Partnerships, RD Technologies. Channels: None

Anyone listed can ask NAUT to remove their page at https://naut.so/legal/data-deletion.

• 5 of the 38 have all 3 channels on file, 9 have 2, 23 have 1 and Zexin Chen has none.
• LinkedIn is the channel NAUT holds most often for this group: 31 of the 38, against 15 on X and 10 on Telegram.
• The titles vary. Across all 44, 12 open with "Head of Business Development", 6 read exactly VP or Vice President of Business Development, and 6 read exactly Chief Business Development Officer or Co-Founder & Chief Business Development Officer.

How do I find the head of BD at a crypto company?

Run the same 3 steps on any team. They work for a BD lead selling into a project, a founder who wants a partnership, or an investor who wants the person who signs ecosystem deals.

Step 1: search by title, in both spellings

Open NAUT's People tab and search "business development", then "BD". The 44 here use at least 12 different wordings, from "Director Business Development" to "Head of BizDev & Sales", so a single exact title misses people. If you already know the company, open its project page instead: each NAUT team page lists the people NAUT names there.

Step 2: confirm the seat

A stored title is a claim about the day it was read. Open the person's NAUT page, then their own X bio or LinkedIn, and check the title and company still match. Do this before you write to any crypto head of BD.

Step 3: write on the channel on file

Each NAUT person page says which channels NAUT has on file. Use the one the person posts on. For this group, LinkedIn covers 31 of the 38 and Telegram covers 10, so LinkedIn is the most likely door for this group. Name the deal in the first line: 1 crypto Head of BD job posting describes the role as owning partnerships across exchanges, projects, funds and fintechs, so a concrete partnership lands with the person whose job it is.

Head of business development crypto, worked on 1 team

Layer3 is the worked example, because its BD lead is 1 of the 5 with all 3 channels on file.

• Step 1. Layer3's NAUT page describes it as a launchpad that helps teams build token distribution models and contest events. Its team on NAUT includes Ignacio Martínez Guimerá, stored as VP of Business Development.
• Step 2. Open his NAUT page, then his own X or LinkedIn profile, and confirm the title and company still read the same.
• Step 3. NAUT has X, LinkedIn and Telegram on file for him. A note that names the token launch or campaign you have in mind ties it to what Layer3 does.

The same 3 steps on Sei Network lead to Jack Lipstone, Head of DeFi Business Development, also with all 3 channels on file. His title narrows the deal: write to him about DeFi.

What a BD team should take from the 44

• 44 named BD heads across 6,972 live project teams means most teams do not have one on NAUT under this title. When a team has none, the founder or a partnerships title on its NAUT page is the next name to try.
• 1 person per team: no team holds 2 of the 44 under this title filter, so each team gives you 1 name from this list to start with.
• A title that names a scope, such as Head of DeFi Business Development or Head of Business Development - North America, tells you which deals that person takes.

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=business+development&contactType=team&limit=100 with the header Authorization: Bearer $NAUT_KEY returns team members whose name, handle or title matches, each with jobTitle, company and the flags hasTelegram and hasLinkedin, for 5 credits a call. Filter the titles for head, VP, director or chief to match this list, and see the API docs and plans for credits. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn for these people unlock on any paid NAUT plan: start a 7-day trial.

Head of business development crypto FAQ

How do I find the head of BD at a crypto company?

Search NAUT's People tab for "business development" and "BD", open the team's NAUT page to confirm the seat, then write on the channel on file. NAUT names 44 heads, VPs, directors and chiefs of business development at 44 project teams as of 14 November 2026.

Where can I find crypto BD contacts and their channels?

NAUT's person pages list crypto BD contacts with the channels NAUT has on file: of the 38 BD heads with a page as of 14 November 2026, 31 have LinkedIn, 15 have X and 10 have Telegram. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn unlock on any paid NAUT plan: start a 7-day trial.

What is the difference between a VP of business development and a head of BD?

NAUT counts both as senior business development titles in this list, and its data does not rank one above the other. 12 of the 44 titles open with "Head of Business Development" and 6 read exactly VP or Vice President of Business Development, so search both.

What does a crypto head of BD do?

A crypto head of BD owns partnerships and deals. 1 Head of BD job posting dated 27 October 2026 asks the hire to "Identify and close strategic partnerships across exchanges, projects, funds, ecosystem enablers, and fintechs."

Sources

• NAUT database, read-only, 14 November 2026: contacts, titles, teams and channel flags.
• Head of BD job posting, Jobgether, dated 27 October 2026: https://jobgether.com/offer/6ae01b5522c2644c03f7d67a-head-of-bd