Alexa Smith is an advisor & investor for crypto/web3 founders and teams. She was the Beacon Fund Manager at Polychain Capital, where she supports web3 founders and manages the Beacon Fund, which focuses on the Internet Computer ecosystem. Prior to this role, she was the Developer Partnerships Lead at DFINITY and held various other positions in the blockchain and chemical engineering industries. Alexa received her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and Spanish from Carnegie Mellon University.