
Raymond ChengBringing privacy and funk to the people

- Co-founder & CEO @ Kariba Labs & Open Source Observer
- Co-founder & President @ Public Goods Foundation & MASQ Foundation
- Co-founder & Director @ Decentralization Institute
Hi, I'm Ray. I'm a hacker specializing in distributed systems, networks, security, privacy, web, Internet freedom, & electrofunk. I'm currently working on Kariba Labs, where we're building technology and products to improve public goods funding. Prior to this, I've founded other startups, worked in various tech companies and published research papers.
Reach out if you want to work together.
Updates
- OSO is coming to Google Next with a talk on agentic payments. Reach out if you'll be there!
- The Decentralization Institute is hiring a fellow for the 2026-2027 academic year. If you're interested, apply here.