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Uri Kolodny

Uri Kolodny

Co-Founder & Board Member of StarkWare; Former CEO, StarkWare / Starknet

StarkWare / Starknet website

Bio

Uri Kolodny is a Co-Founder and Board Member of StarkWare Industries. He served as the company's Chief Executive Officer from its founding in 2018 until stepping back from the CEO role, transitioning to a board-level position while remaining actively involved in the company's strategic direction.

Kolodny is a serial entrepreneur with a background in technology company building. Before StarkWare, he co-founded and led several technology ventures, including OmniBazaar and Sphoora, gaining experience in scaling early-stage companies. His partnership with Eli Ben-Sasson brought together the business-building expertise needed to commercialize the STARK and FRI cryptographic research into production-grade blockchain scaling infrastructure.

As CEO, Kolodny led StarkWare through multiple funding rounds, the launch of StarkEx with major DeFi protocols, and the development and mainnet launch of Starknet. He should not be presented as the current CEO; his current role is as a board member. Information last checked: August 2026.

Profile at a glance

Country
Israel
Status
Active

Work & Project Background

  • StarkWare

    Co-founder

  • Starknet

    Co-founder

Key Contributions

StarkWare Co-Founding

Co-founded StarkWare Industries with Eli Ben-Sasson, providing the business-building expertise to commercialize STARK technology.

CEO Leadership

Served as CEO from founding through StarkEx deployments and Starknet mainnet launch, building the company and raising capital.

StarkEx Commercialization

Led the commercial deployment of StarkEx with major DeFi protocols including dYdX, Sorare and Immutable, proving validity-proof scaling in production.

Starknet Launch

Oversaw the development and mainnet launch of Starknet, a general-purpose ZK-rollup for Ethereum smart contracts.

Board Governance

Continues to serve on the StarkWare board, contributing to strategic direction and governance after transitioning from CEO.

Timeline

Pre-2018

Serial entrepreneur; co-founded and led multiple technology ventures including OmniBazaar and Sphoora.

2018

Co-founded StarkWare Industries with Eli Ben-Sasson and co-inventors of STARK; served as CEO.

2020–2021

Led StarkWare through StarkEx deployments with dYdX, Sorare and Immutable; raised significant venture funding.

2023

Oversaw Starknet mainnet launch on Ethereum; transitioned from CEO to board member role.

2024–2026

Continued serving on StarkWare board; Starknet expanded with STRK token governance and ecosystem growth.

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