Philip Paetz
Chief Operating Officer
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolPhilip Paetz is a seasoned engineering leader and operator with 15+ years building web and blockchain systems, currently serving as COO at Mento Labs in Berlin. He has led technical teams from seed to scale—architecting a blockchain-based local stablecoin platform, running engineering and HR, and previously growing remote teams from 0 to 20+ while managing smart contracts that handled eight-figure AUM. Comfortable toggling between hands-on architecture, product delivery, and investor-facing technical due diligence, he blends startup grit with enterprise-grade delivery from his McKinsey Digital Labs background. Philip also runs an investment vehicle (aeksion GmbH) and co-founded consumer ventures, reflecting a rare mix of protocol-level expertise and founder/operator instincts.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Wirtschaftsinformatik, Wirtschaftsinformatik at University of Hamburg
German, English, Spanish
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Github Skills (200)
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Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
mento-protocol/frontend-monorepo
Apr 2025 - Jul 2026
All Mento UIs
Contributions:73 reviews, 36 PRs, 228 pushes in 1 year 3 months
mento-protocol/governance-watchdog
Jul 2024 - Jun 2026
A system that monitors Mento Governance events on-chain and sends notifications about them to Discord and Telegram
Contributions:3 reviews, 10 PRs, 28 pushes in 1 year 11 months
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