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
Stackoverflow
607reputation
21kreached
4answers
4questions
Github Skills (200)
testing10
material-ui10
cpp10
thin10
browser10
firefox10
changelog10
material-design10
smart-contracts10
history10
reserve10
exchange10
browser-extension10
chrome-extension10
metamask10
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
mento-protocol/oracle-relayer
Jul 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:37 reviews, 30 PRs, 85 pushes in 8 months
faceyspacey/transition-group
Aug 2017 - Feb 2025
What React CSS Transition Group is s'posed to be
Contributions:2 PRs, 4 comments, 1 issue in 7 years 7 months
reacttransition-groupcsstransitionreact-css
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