Robert Mao
Founder & CEO at ArcBlock
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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SeniorRobert Mao is a serial entrepreneur and founder-CEO with 14 years of experience building platform-focused startups that bridge blockchain, decentralized identity, and developer tooling. As founder and CEO of ArcBlock and co-founder of DID Labs and AIGNE, he leads product and technical strategy for a platform-as-a-service that simplifies developing and deploying decentralized applications. Based in Seattle, he combines early web standards experience as a former W3C invited expert with hands-on engineering roots dating back to China Telecom and early R&D leadership. He serves on industry boards including the Washington Technology Industry Association’s Blockchain Council and the Forbes Technology Council, bringing a mix of ecosystem influence and operational know-how. Notably, his career blends persistent startup founding with standards-level engagement, signaling a focus on interoperable, developer-friendly infrastructure rather than one-off consumer apps. That focus on infrastructure and developer experience has guided his work from mobile and web startups to cutting-edge blockchain platforms.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Chinese, English, Japanese
Stackoverflow
1,911reputation
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21answers
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Github Skills (135)
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mongodb9
swift8
reactive-programming8
javascript8
golang8
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blockchain8
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Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
pixomobile/pixotale-issues
Jan 2015 - Jun 2023
Contributions:377 comments, 1245 issues in 8 years 6 months
ArcBlock/dappideas
Mar 2020 - Sep 2022
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes, 195 comments in 2 years 6 months
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