Mo Shaikh

FounderFounder of Maximum Frequency Ventures; Co-Founder and former CEO of Aptos Labs

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About Mo Shaikh

Mo Shaikh is the Founder of Maximum Frequency Ventures and a Co-Founder of Aptos Labs, the company behind the Aptos Layer-1 blockchain. His work spans institutional digital assets, blockchain infrastructure and venture capital.

Before founding Aptos Labs, Shaikh worked on projects connected to Meta's digital-assets initiative (Diem/Libra) alongside Avery Ching. He also previously founded Meridio, an early blockchain-based real-estate tokenization venture. In late 2021 he co-founded Aptos Labs and served as its CEO through the Aptos mainnet launch in October 2022, steering the project through fundraising, ecosystem growth and institutional partnerships.

In December 2024, Shaikh stepped down as Aptos Labs CEO; co-founder Avery Ching succeeded him in that role. He subsequently founded Maximum Frequency Ventures, his current primary operating and investment vehicle, which focuses on digital-asset and technology opportunities. His Aptos co-founder status remains part of his professional identity.

Information last checked: August 2026

Projects Founded

Aptos Labs
Maximum Frequency Ventures
Meridio

Career Timeline

Early Career

Worked in institutional digital assets and blockchain strategy. Founded Meridio, a blockchain-based real-estate tokenization platform.

2019–2021

Engaged in digital-asset infrastructure work connected to Meta's Diem/Libra project; collaborated with engineers including Avery Ching.

2021

Co-founded Aptos Labs with Avery Ching and other former Meta/Diem team members. Assumed role of CEO.

October 2022

Aptos mainnet launched. Aptos Labs secured significant venture funding from a16z Crypto, FTX Ventures and others (pre-FTX collapse).

2023–2024

Continued as Aptos Labs CEO, expanding institutional and DeFi partnerships; oversaw growth of the Move-based ecosystem.

December 2024

Stepped down as Aptos Labs CEO. Co-founder Avery Ching assumed the CEO role.

2025–2026

Founded Maximum Frequency Ventures, a digital-asset and technology investment platform. Maintains co-founder recognition at Aptos Labs.

Key Contributions

Co-Founded Aptos Labs

Co-founded the company that builds and maintains core infrastructure for the Aptos Layer-1 blockchain, alongside Avery Ching and other former Meta/Diem engineers.

Aptos Mainnet Launch

Led Aptos Labs as CEO through the Aptos mainnet launch in October 2022, bringing a Move-based, high-performance Layer-1 to production.

Institutional Digital Asset Focus

Positioned Aptos Labs toward institutional financial infrastructure, payments and tokenization use cases, helping differentiate Aptos in the Layer-1 market.