Board of Directors
Marco Santori
Board Member
Marco Santori has served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors since September 2025. Prior to joining Solmate Infrastructure, Mr. Santori served as a member of the board of directors of DeFi Development Corp, (NASDAQ: DFDV) from April 2025 to September 2025. Mr. Santori also formerly held roles as a General Partner at Pantera Capital, Chief Legal Officer at Kraken, President of Blockchain.com, and Partner at Cooley LLP. Mr. Santori has also served as a Fintech Advisor to the International Monetary Fund. Mr. Santori holds a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Alyazi Almheiri
Board Member
Alyazi Almheiri has served as a member of the board of directors since September 2025. Ms. Almheiri is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pulsar Group, a global crypto trading firm, a position she has held since 2023. Pulsar Group was founded as a strategic vehicle to support the adoption of emerging technologies and web3. She has over 14 years of experience within the Abu Dhabi government, with a focus on energy, security, and public policy.
Erez Simha
Board Member
Erez Simha has served as a member of the board of directors since December 2025 and brings over 20 years of experience and a proven track record of scaling high-tech disruptive companies in multiple industries, including food-tech, blockchain, 3D printing, and digital assets. Mr. Simha currently serves as a senior financial advisor to a payment processing workforce solution private company, as a board member and treasurer of The Village LTD, a 501(c) nonprofit corporation, and as a board member of Fold Holdings, Inc., a bitcoin financial services company. From 2022 through 2023, Mr. Simha served as the Chief Financial Officer at Genius Group (NYSE: GNS). From 2020 through 2022, Mr. Simha served as a director and President and Chief Financial Officer at Apifiny Group (NASDAQ: MFH). From 2019 through 2020, Mr. Simha served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Kangaroo (Roo Inc.). From 2017 through 2019, Mr. Simha served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Food-Tech. From 2011 through 2017, Mr. Simha served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at STRATASYS LTD (NASDAQ: SSYS). From 2004 through 2011, Mr. Simha served in various capacities, including Vice President of Customer Support, Finance and Operations, Orbotech Pacific Vice President of Finance and Operations, Corporate Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, at Orbotech LTD. (NASDAQ: ORBK). Mr. Simha holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Accounting and a Masters Degree in Business Administration and Finance from Tel Aviv University.
Keren Maimon
Board Member
Keren Maimon has served as a member of the board of directors since September 2025. Ms. Maimon currently serves as a Managing Partner at Brilliance Ventures, an Israel-based venture capital fund focused on investing in Israeli growth-stage technology companies. In parallel, Ms. Maimon serves as Managing Partner at Tel Aviv Capital (TLVC).
Ron Sade
Board Member
Ron Sade has served as a member of the board of directors since September 2025. Mr. Sade is a General Partner at Brilliance Ventures, a technology investment firm, a position he has held since July 2018. Mr. Sade is also a General Partner at WWVentures, an early-stage crypto investment fund, a Managing Partner at Tel Aviv Capital, a boutique investment firm, and a Partner at Pulsar Group. Mr. Sade is an investor in startups, decentralized infrastructures, and deep technologies, and a board member in various private technology companies. Mr. Sade has over 20 years of company management and CEO experience, during which he has managed over 300 employees.