Entrepreneur · Builder · Visionary

Andrew Masanto

Co-founder of Nillion. Former lawyer turned serial entrepreneur building the decentralized infrastructure for AI privacy and secure computation.

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Background

About Andrew

Entrepreneur, former lawyer, and impact-driven builder operating at the intersection of privacy, decentralization, and emerging tech.

Andrew Jonathan Masanto (born May 17, 1982) is an American entrepreneur and former lawyer who has built companies at the frontier of digital technology, blockchain, and decentralized computing.

His career spans over two decades of high-impact work, from guest lecturing at Harvard Business School and Oxford University to co-founding one of the most ambitious privacy infrastructure projects in Web3.

Andrew is the co-founder of Nillion, a groundbreaking decentralized network that enables secure computation on sensitive data without ever revealing the underlying information — laying the foundation for personalized, private AI.

Beyond tech, he is a passionate philanthropist who spent months in rural Ghana building a school, teaching children, and training as a Monk under Ananda Marga. He is a member of the Threshold Foundation's Documentary Films Committee and a Fast Company Impact Council member.

Andrew is also the creative force behind ANONA (Art Non-Artist), an NFT art project that explores the blurring lines between human creativity and anonymous expression.

$50M+
Raised for Nillion
20+
Years Entrepreneurship
Top 50
Crypto Built From Ground Up
2006
Volunteer Work in Africa
Experience

Career Highlights

A track record built across law, digital marketing, blockchain, and decentralized computing.

2022 – Present
Co-Founder
Nillion
Co-founded Nillion — a decentralized network for secure, private computation. Nillion's Blind Compute (NBC) technology enables AI training and inference, DePIN applications, and Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) using Information-Theoretic Security — the highest cryptographic standard. The company raised $50M total, with a $25M round led by Hack VC, and presented at Devcon in Bangkok.
~2018 – 2022
Co-Founder / CMO
Top 50 Cryptocurrency Project
Built one of the top 50 cryptocurrencies from the ground up — overseeing marketing, strategy, and growth. Known for relentless work ethic, tactical creative thinking, and second and third-order decision-making during the project's rise.
Ongoing
Creator
ANONA (Art Non-Artist)
A creative NFT art project exploring anonymous expression and the intersection of identity, art, and digital ownership in Web3. Currently Andrew's primary creative identity online.
~2008 – 2018
Entrepreneur & Digital Marketing Leader
Various Digital Ventures
Pioneered online marketing and SEO strategy, earning invitations to lecture at Harvard Business School (Oct 2011) and Oxford University's Entrepreneurs Society (Mar 2011). Built multiple digital and e-commerce businesses during the rise of online commerce.
Early Career
Lawyer
Legal Practice
Trained and practiced as a lawyer before transitioning full-time to entrepreneurship. His legal background continues to inform his strategic and analytical approach to building companies.
Ventures

Notable Projects

Building at the frontier of privacy, decentralization, and digital identity.

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Nillion
A decentralized blind compute network that enables secure AI and data computation without exposing underlying information. Uses Information-Theoretic Security — the gold standard in cryptographic protection. Raised $50M. Presented at Devcon Bangkok.
Blind Compute Privacy AI DePIN $50M Raised
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ANONA — Art Non-Artist
A Web3 NFT art project built around anonymous expression and identity. ANONA challenges conventional notions of authorship and artistic identity, blurring the line between creator and creation in the digital age.
NFT Digital Art Web3 Identity
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Top-50 Cryptocurrency
Co-built and scaled a cryptocurrency project to a top-50 ranking by market cap, driving marketing, brand strategy, and growth from zero. A testament to relentless execution and creative thinking under pressure.
Blockchain Token Strategy Top 50 Crypto
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Digital Marketing & SEO Ventures
Early e-commerce and digital marketing ventures that earned Andrew guest lecture invitations from Harvard Business School and Oxford University — establishing him as a recognized thought leader in online business.
SEO E-Commerce Harvard Oxford
Awards & Recognition

Honors

Recognized by the world's leading institutions for leadership, innovation, and impact.

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Fast Company Impact Council Member
Fast Company · May 2020
An invitation-only collective of the most creative and innovative leaders in business. Members are spotlighted across fastcompany.com and celebrated in Fast Company's 25th Anniversary print edition.
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Guest Lecturer — Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School · Oct 2011
Invited to speak on Online Marketing and SEO strategy, sharing insights from his digital ventures with MBA students at one of the world's most prestigious institutions.
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Guest Lecturer — University of Oxford
Oxford University · Mar 2011
Invited to lecture on online and e-commerce businesses to Oxford's Entrepreneurs Society, helping inspire the next generation of founders.
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Goldman Sachs Global Leader Award
Goldman Sachs · 2001
Selected as one of only 50 young people worldwide identified as future Global Leaders. Joined Goldman Sachs management alongside luminaries like Kofi Annan and Henry Paulson in New York.
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Business Today International Conference Scholarship
Business Today Magazine · 2003
One of only 200 university students selected worldwide to receive a scholarship to the prestigious Business Today International Conference in New York.
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Documentary Films Committee Member
Threshold Foundation · 2016–Present
Proud member and donor to the Threshold Foundation, a group facilitating positive social change. Personally involved in the Documentary Films Committee, spreading impactful stories through film.
"

I will outwork any motherf***er out there.

Andrew Masanto — late-night building session, recalled by a colleague

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Every place he goes, everything he works on, and every person he works with stands to benefit from him. There is no ego, there is only action.

Alec O. — Colleague & former team member

Giving Back

Volunteer & Impact

Andrew believes business and human impact are inseparable. His volunteer work reflects that conviction.

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Volunteer Teacher & Trainee Monk — Ejura School, Ghana
Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) · 2006–Present
Spent 2–3 months in rural Ejura, Ghana — building a school from the ground up, teaching children in the community, and beginning his training as a Monk under Ananda Marga. A transformative personal experience that continues to inform his sense of purpose.
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Documentary Films Committee — Threshold Foundation
Threshold Foundation · 2016–Present
Member and donor to the Threshold Foundation — a community of like-minded individuals who drive positive social change. Andrew serves on the Documentary Films Committee, curating and supporting impactful films that shape public consciousness and inspire action.
Connect

Get in Touch

Find Andrew across social platforms and professional networks. He's building in public at the frontier of privacy and Web3.