# Preethi Kasireddy

> Preethi Kasireddy is a serial founder, engineer, and educator who pivoted from Goldman Sachs investment banking to venture capital at Andreessen Horowitz, then taught herself to code at Hack Reactor and went on to build at Coinbase, found TruStory, create DappCamp - one of the most respected Web3 developer bootcamps - and most recently co-found Ferta, a root-cause fertility coaching startup. Her writing on Ethereum and blockchain architecture has become essential reading for tens of thousands of developers worldwide.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Ferta; Founder at DappCamp
- **Organizations:** Ferta, DappCamp, TruStory (defunct), Sapien AI (defunct), Coinbase (former), Andreessen Horowitz (former), Goldman Sachs (former)
- **From:** Monroe, New Jersey, USA
- **Nationality:** American (Indian-American)
- **Education:** BS Industrial Engineering & Systems Engineering, Minor in Business, University of Southern California, Software Engineering Bootcamp, Hack Reactor, High School Diploma, Monroe Township High School
- **Known for:** Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) - one of Silicon Valley's top VC firms, Software Engineer at Coinbase - helped launch Ethereum trading on the platform, Founded TruStory, raising $3M in seed funding

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Graduated from USC with BS in Industrial Engineering
- **2012** — Joined Goldman Sachs as Investment Banking Analyst
- **2013** — Joined Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) as a Partner, led pitch meetings and metrics initiatives
- **2015** — Left a16z to learn programming; enrolled at Hack Reactor coding bootcamp
- **2015** — Brief stint at Socket.IO as engineer after bootcamp
- **2016** — Joined Coinbase as Software Engineer; helped launch Ethereum on the platform
- **2017** — Left Coinbase; founded Sapien AI (AI chatbot startup using ML/NLP)
- **2017** — Founded TruStory - tokenized social network to verify information; raised $3M seed funding
- **2018-2020** — Grew TruStory; published widely-read technical articles on blockchain and Ethereum
- **2020** — Discontinued TruStory; pivoted to education
- **2021** — Launched DappCamp - Ethereum developer bootcamp (dappcamp.xyz)
- **2022** — Published landmark articles: 'How do Rollups on Ethereum work?' and technical Ethereum series
- **2023** — Continued DappCamp; launched ZKCamp (zkcamp.xyz) for zero-knowledge proof education
- **2024** — Co-founded Ferta - root-cause fertility coaching startup based in Texas
- **2024** — Viral social media moment after suggesting millennials prioritize parenthood over travel

## Achievements

- Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) - one of Silicon Valley's top VC firms
- Software Engineer at Coinbase - helped launch Ethereum trading on the platform
- Founded TruStory, raising $3M in seed funding
- Created DappCamp, training thousands of Web3 developers worldwide
- Published definitive technical explainers on Ethereum, rollups, and smart contracts read by millions
- Created Intro to Cryptocurrency course
- Self-taught programmer who went from investment banker to full-stack blockchain engineer
- Launched ZKCamp for zero-knowledge proof education
- Co-founded Ferta, addressing the global fertility crisis with metabolic root-cause approaches
- Built large Twitter following (@iam_preethi) as a prominent Web3 voice

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — Went viral for urging millennials to choose parenthood over travel, sparking widespread debate
- **2024-06** — Co-founded Ferta, a root-cause fertility coaching startup in Texas
- **2023-06** — Launched ZKCamp for zero-knowledge proof education alongside Aztec protocol
- **2023-01** — Published 'How does the NEW Ethereum work?' - comprehensive post-Merge technical explainer
- **2022-02** — Published 'How do Rollups on Ethereum work?' - widely shared technical deep-dive

## Links

- Website: https://www.preethikasireddy.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/preethi-kasireddy-41383528
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/iam_preethi
- GitHub: https://github.com/iam-peekay
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/preethikasireddyvideo
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preethikasireddy/

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Last updated: 2026-04-21