Sunny Aggarwal is a co-founder of Osmosis — the leading Cosmos-ecosystem decentralized exchange and interchain DeFi hub — and, as of March 2026, co-founded Ambi AI, a distinct AI startup operating alongside his crypto work. He is also a co-founder of Sikka, a validator and blockchain infrastructure company, and has deep roots in Cosmos ecosystem development through earlier work at Tendermint and the Cosmos SDK teams.
Do not call Aggarwal a founder of Cosmos — he was a researcher and core developer contributing to the Cosmos ecosystem but is not a formal co-founder of Cosmos or the Cosmos Hub. IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication protocol) was a collaborative effort involving many contributors; do not attribute its invention solely to Aggarwal.
Education
Aggarwal attended UC Berkeley, where he co-founded Blockchain at Berkeley — a student-run organization providing blockchain education and consulting. He left college before completing his degree to work in the Cosmos/Tendermint ecosystem. Verify exact degree completion status from primary records.
Cosmos Ecosystem Contributions
After leaving UC Berkeley, Aggarwal worked as a research scientist and core developer in the Tendermint/Cosmos ecosystem, contributing to the Cosmos SDK and related infrastructure. Exact titles and dates for this period should be verified from Tendermint/Interchain Foundation records.
Co-Founding Sikka
Aggarwal co-founded Sikka, a validator and infrastructure company operating in the Proof-of-Stake ecosystem. Sikka provides validation services across multiple Cosmos and non-Cosmos blockchains.
Co-Founding Osmosis (2021)
Aggarwal co-founded Osmosis with Josh Lee and others. Osmosis launched in June 2021 as a Cosmos SDK appchain — a sovereign blockchain with its own validators — designed as an AMM-based DEX for IBC-connected assets. It pioneered superfluid staking (staking LP tokens), concentrated liquidity, and cross-chain liquidity routing within the Cosmos ecosystem. Osmosis is governed by OSMO token holders; Osmosis Labs is the company supporting development but does not control the decentralized network.
Polaris
Polaris is a project associated with the Osmosis ecosystem. Its current product scope and whether it remains an active founder project for Aggarwal should be verified from current official Osmosis/Polaris sources.
Ambi AI (March 2026)
According to Aggarwal's current professional profiles, he co-founded Ambi AI in March 2026. Ambi AI appears to be an AI startup that operates distinctly from the crypto sector. Do not force it into the crypto category — present it as Aggarwal's current parallel operating project. Verify founder team, product and current status from official Ambi AI sources.
Founder Snapshot
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Name | Sunny Aggarwal |
| Primary Project/Company | Osmosis / Ambi AI |
| Founder Type | Co-Founder |
| Current Role | Co-Founder, Osmosis; Co-Founder, Ambi AI (March 2026) |
| Co-Founders (Osmosis) | Josh Lee (verify additional co-founders from official history) |
| Osmosis Launch | June 2021 |
| Primary Sector | Interchain DeFi & AI |
| Native Asset | OSMO |
| Information Checked | August 2026 |
Key Contributions
Osmosis DEX
Co-founded Osmosis, the dominant Cosmos-ecosystem DEX and interchain liquidity hub, enabling IBC-connected asset trading across dozens of sovereign blockchains.
Superfluid Staking
Osmosis pioneered superfluid staking — allowing LP token holders to simultaneously provide liquidity and participate in chain security staking — a novel DeFi primitive.
Cosmos Ecosystem Development
Contributed as research scientist and developer to the Tendermint/Cosmos SDK, helping build the modular blockchain framework used by Osmosis and hundreds of Cosmos chains.
Blockchain at Berkeley
Co-founded Blockchain at Berkeley, one of the earliest and most active student blockchain organizations, producing researchers and developers who contributed to the broader ecosystem.
Ambi AI (2026)
Co-founded Ambi AI in March 2026 as a distinct AI venture, demonstrating a broadening of focus from interchain DeFi into AI applications.
Sources & Verification
Sources: osmosis.zone · LinkedIn — Sunny Aggarwal · x.com/sunnya97. Information last checked: August 2026.
