# David Post

> David Post is a Denver-based founder, investor, adviser and ecosystem builder whose career moved from international development and urban strategy into enterprise blockchain and Web3. He founded the blockchain advisory firm Helix after leading venture and ecosystem work at Chainlink Labs and creating IBM Blockchain Ventures and its accelerator. He is also a core ecosystem contributor to W3.io, where his work centers on turning digital-asset infrastructure into operating businesses.

- **Role:** Founder at Helix; Core Contributor, Ecosystem at W3.io
- **Organizations:** Helix, W3.io, Chainlink Labs, IBM, Trust Your Supplier, World Bank, Lehman Brothers
- **Education:** PhD in International Relations, Georgetown University, MA in Economics and Security, Georgetown University
- **Known for:** Founded and led IBM Blockchain Ventures and its accelerator work, including programs developed with Columbia University., Helped oversee Trust Your Supplier, whose documented case study reported reducing supplier onboarding from 60 days to three., Led venture, corporate-development and ecosystem initiatives at Chainlink Labs, including work supporting early-stage Web3 teams.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2007** — Worked in Lehman Brothers' Business Intelligence Group, assessing how geopolitical threats could affect financial markets.
- **2007-2010** — Advised World Bank units on climate, economic development, anti-corruption, corporate responsibility and post-conflict reconstruction.
- **2010-2013** — Joined IBM in sustainability and economic-development strategy, later moving into Global Smarter Cities strategy and investment priorities.
- **2018-2021** — Held blockchain strategy and venture-building roles at IBM; founded and led IBM Blockchain Ventures and its accelerator.
- **2019-2021** — Helped establish and oversee Trust Your Supplier, a blockchain network designed to simplify verified supplier identity and onboarding.
- **2021-2022** — Led corporate development, venture and ecosystem strategy at Chainlink Labs, supporting startup and ecosystem programs.
- **2023-present** — Founded Helix, a thesis-driven blockchain advisory and incubation firm, and became a core ecosystem contributor to W3.io.
- **2025** — Served as a core contributor to Fusion, launched with a $100 million commitment involving Helix, Avalanche and Faculty Group.
- **2026** — Announced that digital-asset advisory firm x2B had joined Helix.

## Achievements

- Founded and led IBM Blockchain Ventures and its accelerator work, including programs developed with Columbia University.
- Helped oversee Trust Your Supplier, whose documented case study reported reducing supplier onboarding from 60 days to three.
- Led venture, corporate-development and ecosystem initiatives at Chainlink Labs, including work supporting early-stage Web3 teams.
- Incubated and supported blockchain ventures including decentralized data platform Space and Time during his Chainlink tenure.
- Built professional experience in more than 60 countries across six continents before focusing on blockchain ecosystems.
- Founded Helix and contributed to the launch of Fusion, an initiative backed by a $100 million commitment for outcome-driven blockchain economies.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Announced that x2B had joined Helix, combining x2B's market and liquidity advisory work with Helix's strategy, operations and product capabilities.
- **2025-05** — Helix and Avalanche announced Fusion with support from Faculty Group and a $100 million commitment for outcome-driven blockchain economies.

## Links

- Website: https://w3.io/resources/about
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcpost
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJWMCBQp2zM

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Last updated: 2026-09-27