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Michael Egorov

Michael Egorov


Founder

Current Positions

Founder

Curve DAO is a fully-fledged DeFi ecosystem on the Ethereum, combining liquidity, lending, governance and stablecoins.

Founder

Curve is an exchange liquidity pool on Ethereum (like Uniswap) designed for extremely efficient stablecoin trading low risk, supplemental fee income for liquidity providers, without an opportunity cost. Curve allows users (and smart contracts like 1inch, Paraswap, Totle and Dex.ag) to trade between DAI and USDC with a bespoke low slippage, low fee algorithm designed specifically for stablecoins and earn fees.

Previous Positions

NuCypher
NuCypher

2015 - 2020

CTO,

Founder (Y Combinator)

NuCypher is a decentralized network offering accessible and intuitive cryptographic runtimes for secrets management and dynamic access control.

2015 - 2020

Education

Swinburne University of Technology

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics

2008 - 2011

2008 - 2011

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)

Bachelor's degree, Applied Mathematics and Physics

2003 - 2008

2003 - 2008

Bachelor's degree, Applied Mathematics and Physics

FAQ

Who is Michael Egorov?

Founder of Curve Finance

What is Michael Egorov doing now?

Michael Egorov currently holds 2 positions: Founder at Curve DAO and Founder at Curve (Ethereum).

What has Michael Egorov founded?

Michael Egorov is a founder of Curve DAO and NuCypher. Curve DAO is a fully-fledged DeFi ecosystem on the Ethereum, combining liquidity, lending, governance and stablecoins.

What projects has Michael Egorov invested in?

Michael Egorov has participated in funding rounds of Techdollar, Torch Finance, CrossCurve, Bitdrome, Initia, and 10 more projects.

How many funding rounds has Michael Egorov participated in?

Michael Egorov has participated in 16 funding rounds. The most recent one is Techdollar (June 2026).

Where did Michael Egorov work before?

Michael Egorov previously worked as CTO and Founder (Y Combinator) at NuCypher from 2015 to 2020.

Where did Michael Egorov study?

Michael Egorov studied Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics at Swinburne University of Technology from 2008 to 2011 and Bachelor's degree, Applied Mathematics and Physics at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT) from 2003 to 2008.