Shota Kishi
Co-Founder at Validators DAO
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolShota Kishi is a software researcher and serial co-founder with nine years of hands-on experience designing and building user-centered multi-platform applications and Web3 products from Amsterdam. He blends front-end craftsmanship with back-end cloud and smart-contract work, enabling balanced, production-ready Web3 experiences and contributing to Solana Labs’ governance UI improvements. As co-founder of ELSOUL LABO, Epics DAO and Validators DAO he focuses on creating public-good open-source software, gamified incentives for sustainable developer ecosystems, and tools to decentralize and harden Solana’s validator infrastructure. His open-source contributions include implementing token metadata and treasury UI features—complete with Arweave image integration—that improved on-chain governance usability. Comfortable switching between product design and low-level implementation, he brings a human-centered approach to technically complex blockchain systems. He often frames technical work as social impact, aiming to turn open-source into a sustainable, incentivized economy.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree International Science, Bachelor's degree International Science at Yokohama City University
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Github Skills (13)
typescript10
javascript10
user-interface10
typescripts10
front-end-development10
metaplex10
react10
typescript-types10
solana9
nextjs9
arweave8
frontend6
web-frontend6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
solana-labs/governance-ui
Jul 2022 - Aug 2022
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 5 commits, 9 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Shota contributed significantly to the front-end of the `solana-labs/governance-ui` repository, focusing on token metadata management and treasury account display enhancements. They implemented UI components and modals for creating and updating token metadata, including integration with Arweave for image storage. Furthermore, the user improved the display of token information within treasury accounts, including fetching and rendering metadata. The user's work directly impacted the user interface and data presentation within the governance platform.
ValidatorsDAO/slv
Nov 2024 - Apr 2025
The Toolkit for Solana Devs
Contributions:165 PRs, 163 pushes in 4 months
cryptodapprpcsolanavalidator
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