# Tegan Kline

> Tegan Kline is a co-founder and board member of Edge & Node, a development team behind The Graph. A former investment banker and sales-and-trading professional, she worked at Orchid and led business at The Graph before co-founding Edge & Node in 2021. She served as CEO from 2023 until January 2025, with an emphasis on adoption, developer experience and decentralized data infrastructure.

- **Role:** Co-founder and board member at Edge & Node
- **Organizations:** Edge & Node, The Graph, Orchid, Barclays, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, The Defiant, Crypto Giving Pledge
- **Education:** Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Edge & Node in 2021., Named to the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 Finance list., Reported helping raise a cumulative $77.5 million in a June 2023 interview; this is not a single funding round or personal wealth figure.

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Discovered Ethereum, according to her personal biography.
- **2017** — Left Wall Street for full-time work in crypto, according to her 2023 interview.
- **2018** — Joined Orchid; worked in international business development and OXT relations.
- **2020** — Working as business lead at The Graph, documented in her public appearances.
- **2021** — Co-founded Edge & Node; served as business lead and chief business officer.
- **2022** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Finance; Edge & Node opened the House of Web3 in San Francisco.
- **2023-06** — Became CEO of Edge & Node.
- **2024-06** — Led Edge & Node during the Sunrise of Decentralized Data milestone.
- **2025-01** — Rodrigo Coelho succeeded her as CEO; she remained on the board.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Edge & Node in 2021.
- Named to the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 Finance list.
- Reported helping raise a cumulative $77.5 million in a June 2023 interview; this is not a single funding round or personal wealth figure.
- Led Edge & Node during the 2024 Sunrise transition toward The Graph’s decentralized network.
- Recognized by The Giving Block as a founding member of the Crypto Giving Pledge.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — The CEO handover to Rodrigo Coelho was announced on January 23; Kline remained on Edge & Node’s board.
- **2024-11** — The Giving Block published a profile recognizing her participation in the Crypto Giving Pledge.
- **2024-07** — Her media archive lists an EthCC presentation with Pablo Carranza Vélez on The Graph’s New Era roadmap.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tegankline.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tegan-kline-17306b60
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/theklineventure
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKlineVenture
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theklineventure/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theklineventure

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Last updated: 2026-10-22