Our story

Built by the people who built crypto compliance at scale.

Leaders from Coinbase, AWS, Microsoft, Cruise, IBM, Twitter, MoonPay, and Chainalysis. Advised by operators behind today's institutional crypto.

Team

Meet the CipherOwl team.

CEO & Co-Founder

Leo Liang

Co-Founder & CEO of CipherOwl, the AI-powered Intelligence Layer for institutional crypto. Previously Head of Data Platform & Services at Coinbase, where he built the company's petabyte-scale on-chain data and compliance infrastructure powering risk, AML, and product analytics. Earlier engineering leadership roles at Cruise, Twitter, AWS, and Microsoft.

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CPO & Co-Founder

Ming Jiang

Co-Founder & CPO of CipherOwl. Previously partnered with Leo to lead product for Coinbase's on-chain data and compliance services. Deep product leadership across crypto, large-scale data platforms, and enterprise infrastructure, with a track record spanning Cruise, AWS, and IBM.

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Sales & BD Lead

Zack Martin

Leads Sales and Business Development at CipherOwl. Previously managed strategic relationships at Chainalysis, partnering with leading exchanges, fintech firms, and payment processors. Background spans financial sales and services roles at Salesforce, William Blair, Bear Stearns, and Ernst & Young.

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Founding Engineer

Zhanwu Xiong

Leads development of core data models and risk algorithms for crypto compliance and investigation tools at CipherOwl. Previously a lead engineer at Coinbase's crypto data team, enabling business insights from on-chain data. Built machine learning infrastructure at Cruise and worked on Microsoft's e-commerce platform.

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Founding Engineer

Henry Yang

Leads Infrastructure and the Intelligence Layer at CipherOwl. Previously led engineering for crypto data infrastructure at Coinbase, building large-scale, cloud-native systems for on-chain data. Background includes engineering leadership at Microsoft Azure, Twitter, Lyft, and multiple startups.

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Founding Team Advisor

Chagri Poyraz

Part of the founding team and supports CipherOwl in an advisory capacity. Currently Chief Strategy Officer of OSL Group. Previously held leadership roles on sanctions, AML, and financial crime risk management for Binance, Coupang, and HSBC, with over two decades of experience across banking and consulting.

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US Public Sector

Ray Shuler

Retired Special Agent / Assistant Director of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), where he led the Cyber and Operational Technology division — a workforce of 500+ employees with a nearly $240M annual budget. Directed the HSI Cyber Crimes Center and Innovation Lab. Held senior leadership roles including Deputy Assistant Director for Operational Technology and Division Chief for Systems Development. Began his law enforcement career with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department in 1992.

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US Public Sector

Matt O'Neill

Former Managing Director of Global Cyber Investigative Operations for the U.S. Secret Service, where he led complex cybercrime investigations over a 25-year career. As head of the Asset Forfeiture Branch, oversaw the seizure of more than $2 billion in criminal assets in two years. Earlier served on the U.S. Vice President's Detail. Recognized with U.S. Secret Service Special Agent of the Year and DHS Gold and Silver Medals.

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Advisors

Operators behind today’s institutional crypto.

Founding Team Advisor

Matt O'Neill

Founder of 5OhConsulting.

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Advisor

Lorenzo Zen

Former Global Intelligence Manager at Coinbase.

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Advisor

Dave Bean

Former Head of SaaS BD and Sales at Coinbase and Earn.

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Advisor

Don Spies

Founder of Outrider Analytics.

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Backed by
FlourishGeneral CatalystSancusOKX VenturesRoad CapitalCoinbase
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