Balaji Srinivasan
Also known as Balaji, Balaji S. Srinivasan, balajis
Author of The Network State and founder of the Network School; former Coinbase CTO and a16z general partner.
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- Balaji Srinivasan is an entrepreneur and investor.
- He co-founded the genomics company Counsyl and Earn.com, was a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz and became Coinbase's first CTO after it bought Earn.com in 2018.
- His 2022 book The Network State argues for online communities that crowdfund territory and seek recognition.
- In 2024 he started the Network School, first in Johor, Malaysia, and after Malaysia shut it in July 2026, in Kazakhstan.
Key facts
- Born
- 24 May 1980; grew up in Plainview, New York1
- Studied
- BS, MS and PhD in electrical engineering and an MS in chemical engineering, Stanford2
- Counsyl
- Co-founded the genetic testing company in 2007; Myriad Genetics bought it for $375 million in 20181
- Andreessen Horowitz
- Former general partner; joined in 20131
- Earn.com
- Co-founded it as 21e6 in 2013; Coinbase bought it for $120 million in April 20181
- Coinbase
- First CTO, 2018–2019; led the launch of USDC2
- Coin Center
- Co-founded the crypto policy nonprofit; board member2
- The Network State
- How to Start a New Country, 20221
- Network School
- Started in September 2024 in Forest City, Johor, Malaysia; Malaysia shut it in July 2026 and it moved to Kazakhstan, with a campus in Astana1
- Citizenship
- Renounced US citizenship in 2023; in 2026 he called himself a citizen of Singapore1
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