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Usman S | Oro
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Usman S | Oro
@UsmanSaleem
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Born December 16
Joined April 2009
- the last few days have been insane but this was super cool @solana
- first user, first revenue. feels good
- Major milestone for @orogoldapp Honored to sign an MOU at ADGM with H.E. @ThaniAlZeyoudi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade, and @joergkukies, German Finance Minister. This marks a key step in expanding Oro’s footprint across the UAE, GCC, and Europe— excited to share more over the
- I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again @superteam is the ultimate cheat code if you’re building in crypto and on Solana • Got our first capital via a @SuperteamAE grant • Got our first institutional capital through Ignition (@SuperteamSG) • Part of a very special
- My family has been in the gold business for over 100 years For me, building @orogoldapp isn’t just about creating a cool product on chain It’s about bringing real utility to one of the most valuable assets of all time One that has been passed down in my family for generations
- My favourite takes from @0xMert’s talk today at Founders Villa @SuperteamAE on fundraising: - build / show something (product, traction) before going to a VC - prioritise your meetings with the ones who will lead - treat your pitch-decks like a children’s book - tell a story
- Wow, I never expected this crazy amount of love, positive energy, feedback around @orogoldapp From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone. Importantly, I want to thank our awesome team: consistent hardwork, all nighters, huge amount of conviction in what we are all
- We are hiring for two key roles at @orogoldapp: - Founding Backend Engineer - Founding Full Stack Engineer We are building the programmable gold layer for the world — high-agency, high-impact work across crypto, fintech, and infra. Apply below:
- will be heading to Central Asia for the first time this week. Fun fact: Kazakhstan is among top 10 gold producing countries in the world. Super excited to be talking about how gold fits in the internet capital markets vision Ty @formacity for the invitationReplying to @formacityUsman Saleem @usmansaleem, CEO of @orogoldapp will be presenting for the Solana delegation at SEZ Kazakhstan.
