Tarun Chitra

▸ Tens of billions in TVL protected

Co-founder and CEO of Gauntlet — the leading risk modeling and DeFi vault curator in crypto. His quantitative simulation platform safeguards tens of billions in TVL across Web3. Also managing partner at Robot Ventures and author of 25+ peer-reviewed papers on DeFi economics.

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Leading DeFi risk modeling and vault curation platform safeguarding tens of billions in TVL across Web3 protocols.

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DeFi-focused venture fund co-managed by Tarun Chitra investing in crypto infrastructure and protocols.

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Gauntlet crossed $1B in TVL

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