# Lorimer Jenkins

> Web3 founder and entrepreneur from England. Co-founder & CEO of LiquidOps, a decentralized lending and borrowing protocol built on Arweave and AO. Background in venture capital and acting. Angel investor in early-stage startups. Currently nomading between the US, UK, and EU.

Lorimer discovered blockchain at 17, skipped university, and cold-emailed 500+ companies to break into crypto. Started as an unpaid VC intern, taught himself to code, then built multiple products in the Arweave ecosystem including Othent (acquired by Wander) and LiquidOps ($325k pre-seed, $55M in waitlist soft-commits).

## Current Focus

- [LiquidOps](https://liquidops.io): Decentralized lending/borrowing on Arweave & AO. Live on mainnet. Audited by Spearbit & Quantstamp.
- [Content Creation](https://youtube.com/@LorimerJenkins): Building in public via YouTube, TikTok, and social platforms
- [Angel Investing](https://lorimerjenkins.com/angel): $500-$5,000 checks in pre-seed rounds, focused on areas where he can directly help

## Past Projects

- [Othent](https://othent.io): Web2-to-Web3 authentication (Google/social login for Arweave). Acquired by Wander, now Wander Connect.
- [Wallety](https://wallety.org): Polkadot/Kusama wallet analytics. Raised 2 Kusama DAO grants.
- [Subsidise.js](https://github.com/LorimerJenkins/Subsidise-JS): NPM package for bundling Arweave transactions and subsidizing user gas fees
- [Crypto Teen](https://www.tiktok.com/@lorimer__jenkins): Gen Z crypto education TikTok channel (2020)

## Writing & Content

- [Blog](https://lorimerjenkins.com/writing): Articles and posts
- [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@LorimerJenkins): Video content, tutorials, founder journey
- [Substack](https://lorimerjenkins.substack.com/subscribe): Newsletter

## Background

- **2024-Present**: Co-founder & CEO at LiquidOps
- **2023-2024**: Fellow at Community Labs, built Othent
- **2021-2022**: Crypto VC analyst, Polkadot Ambassador
- **2020**: Drama school, started Crypto Teen, began cold-emailing into crypto
- **2017**: First discovered Bitcoin

## Social & Contact

- [X/Twitter](https://x.com/lorimer_jenkins): Primary social presence
- [LinkedIn](https://uk.linkedin.com/in/lorimerjenkins): Professional profile
- [GitHub](https://github.com/LorimerJenkins): Code and projects
- [Linktree](https://linktr.ee/lorimerjenkins): All links
- Email: hellolorimerjenkins@gmail.com

## Other Pages

- [Projects](https://lorimerjenkins.com/projects): Full project history with tech stacks
- [Bookshelf](https://lorimerjenkins.com/bookshelf): Book recommendations (Zero to One, Hard Thing About Hard Things, etc.)
- [Angel Investing Disclosures](https://lorimerjenkins.com/disclosures): Legal disclosures for investment activities