Mo Shaikh

Mo Shaikh is an American blockchain expert and entrepreneur, best known as the founder of Aptos Labs. He received his MBA from the University of Rochester. While studying at Rochester the he was a regional finalist for the Hult Prize. After graduating, Shaikh was an early employee with Consensys, who also partly funded his first startup, Meridio. The real estate concept launched in 2017 was the first service globally to use real estate tokenization using blockchain technology. He exited the business in 2021 when it was acquired by Consensys.

Shaikh subsequently launched Aptos Labs in 2021, and received $400 million in venture capital backing from Andreessen Horowitz and Apollo Global Management. The blockchain startup reached a valuation over $4 billion while Shaikh held the role as its CEO. He left his position at the end of 2024 to work on a new venture, but remained as a shareholder at Aptos.