Avalanche wants to digitize all assets on the blockchain (w/ Emin Gün Sirer)

For this week’s episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Emin Gün Sirer, the founder and CEO of Ava Labs. Ava Labs created the layer-1 blockchain Avalanche, a platform that lets developers build Solidity-compatible multi-functional blockchains and dApps with a focus on speed and low transaction costs. Hundreds of projects are a part of the Avalanche ecosystem, ranging from decentralized exchanges like 1inch to digital asset security firms like BitGo. Ava Labs has raised a total of about $640 million, according to Crunchbase data and is backed by firms like a16z and Polychain Capital, among others.