About Us
About Us
About Us
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Grama is team of thinkers and buildERS working on experiments that define how society should function in the 21st century.
Grama is team of thinkers and buildERS working on experiments that define how society should function in the 21st century.
Grama is team of thinkers and buildERS working on experiments that define how society should function in the 21st century.
We are experimenting with new socio-physical structures that aim to make the world a better place.
// Our Vision
We want to ensure humanity can survive, thrive, and flourish alongside the technologies it creates.
We want to ensure humanity can survive, thrive, and flourish alongside the technologies it creates.
// Our Mission
Our mission is to create socio-physical spaces that support technologies designed to strengthen humanity.
Our mission is to create socio-physical spaces that support technologies designed to strengthen humanity.
We begin by building VILLAGES where ambitious people can live together, develop frontier systems across disciplines, and use what they build in real conditions.
We begin by building VILLAGES where ambitious people can live together, develop frontier systems across disciplines, and use what they build in real conditions.
We begin by building VILLAGES where ambitious people can live together, develop frontier systems across disciplines, and use what they build in real conditions.
By aligning environment, culture, and infrastructure, these hubs become engines for long-term progress.
Explore our villages and hubs
Explore our villages and hubs
Explore our villages and hubs
Our Values
Our Values
Our Values
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Technology should make people more sovereign, not more dependent.
Technology should make people more sovereign, not more dependent.
That principle guides everything we build. We want humans to survive, thrive, and flourish - even as the world changes fast and technology grows more powerful. If what we’re building doesn’t help with that, we don’t do it.
That principle guides everything we build. We want humans to survive, thrive, and flourish - even as the world changes fast and technology grows more powerful. If what we’re building doesn’t help with that, we don’t do it.
Words mean different things to different people, here's what they mean to us:
Words mean different things to different people, here's what they mean to us:
Curiosity
Curiosity
Follow the question, not the hype. Explore ideas, run experiments, check assumptions. We don't stop at what sounds exciting — we care about what actually works.
Follow the question, not the hype. Explore ideas, run experiments, check assumptions. We don't stop at what sounds exciting — we care about what actually works.
Intellectual Honesty
Intellectual Honesty
Form beliefs from evidence, not wishful thinking. Seek out what contradicts you. When wrong, say so. When unsure, say that too.
Transparency
Transparency
Show reasoning, not just conclusions. Explain decisions and how you reached them. Let people trust the work without needing to trust you personally.
Show reasoning, not just conclusions. Explain decisions and how you reached them. Let people trust the work without needing to trust you personally.
Integrity
Integrity
What you say, build, and do should line up. When they don't, fix it instead of defending it. One unbroken line.
What you say, build, and do should line up. When they don't, fix it instead of defending it. One unbroken line.
Open Source
Open Source
Code, designs, and ideas should be easy to inspect, improve, and reuse. Systems last longer when many people can see inside them.
Code, designs, and ideas should be easy to inspect, improve, and reuse. Systems last longer when many people can see inside them.
Distributed Power
Give power away, don't accumulate it. Build systems people can understand, question, and leave. Subtract yourself over time.
People should understand the systems they rely on, question them, and leave if they want to. We don't believe in concentrating power. Over time, we try to give it away — not hold on to it.
Meet the Grama Team
Meet the Grama Team
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Grama is led by builders, researchers, and thinkers already working at the frontier of technology and society.
Our founders and collaborators bring experience across cryptography, governance, software, and emerging systems — united by a shared commitment to expanding human possibility.
Advisors & Supporters
We pick individuals who want to commit to shaping the future of civilization by setting values and direction for Grama
Eric Alston
> Professor - University of Wyoming and University of Colarado.
Eric Alston
> Professor - University of Wyoming and University of Colarado.
Darshit Patel
> CSO - Decode Age.
Darshit Patel
> CSO - Decode Age.
Gaurav Singh
> CEO, Blockchain for Impact.
Trained psychiatrist from NIMHANS who discovered the ultimate preventive mental health intervention: fixing India's broken healthcare system. Runs Blockchain for Impact, a Rs 4,000+ crore fund that started with a pandemic tweet by Sandeep Nailwal and evolved from distributing oxygen to distributing more than INR 20 crore annually in National Science Prizes. In a country where blockchain and crypto typically triggers skepticism, he's using it to partner with IITs, IISc and other top institutions in India on the $15M+ BFI-Biome program—proving the technology can fund medical research, not just speculative assets.
Suramya Asthana
> Mazumdar-Shaw Longevity Fellow & Lead Coordinator, Longevity India (IISc)
Studying cellular aging, then discovered India's longevity supplement market was completely unregulated and Western aging biomarkers might not apply to Indians. Now leads Longevity India at IISc, manages the BHARAT Study on aging in healthy Indians. Also sources women's health grants at AthenaDAO. Basically decided that studying how cells age wasn't enough, the entire country needed better aging science infrastructure.
Vitalik Buterin
> Founder Ethereum and Zuzalu
Philosopher writing on coordination problems, privacy infrastructure, and cypherpunk values. Created Zuzalu - a two-month pop-up city experiment in Montenegro where 200+ technologists lived together exploring longevity, governance, and zero-knowledge proofs. He’s a philanthropist funding AI safety research, longevity biotech, full-stack open source, culture experiments. Also happens to run Ethereum, the second-largest blockchain platform. Believes technology should make humans the steering wheel, not replace them entirely.
Ameen Soleimani
> CTO, 0xbow Co-founder, Reflexer Finance; Summoner, MolochDAO
Chemical engineer turned cypherpunk builder. Founded MolochDAO—the influential minimal DAO with rage-quit mechanisms that funded Ethereum public goods. Co-created RAI, a stablecoin so radically decentralized it's not pegged to the dollar, only to itself. Now building Privacy Pools at 0xbow - privacy tools that prove you're not a criminal without revealing who you are. Also runs IranUnchained, distributing humanitarian aid.
Marek Olszewski
> CEO, cLabs; Co-founder, Celo & Self Protocol
MIT researcher who co-founded Locu (acquired by GoDaddy), became VP of Engineering, then quit to build blockchain for people without bank accounts. Co-created Celo—a mobile-first payments network designed for flip phones in villages, not mining rigs in Silicon Valley. Send money to phone numbers like Venmo, pay gas fees with any token. Migrated from Layer 1 to Ethereum Layer 2 in 2023 because pragmatism beats tribalism. Now also building Self Protocol—prove you're human using your passport's NFC chip and zero-knowledge proofs, without showing Google your full ID. Used by Google Cloud and Aave.
Eric Alston
> Professor - University of Wyoming and University of Colarado.
Darshit Patel
> CSO - Decode Age.
Gaurav Singh
> CEO, Blockchain for Impact.
Trained psychiatrist from NIMHANS who discovered the ultimate preventive mental health intervention: fixing India's broken healthcare system. Runs Blockchain for Impact, a Rs 4,000+ crore fund that started with a pandemic tweet by Sandeep Nailwal and evolved from distributing oxygen to distributing more than INR 20 crore annually in National Science Prizes. In a country where blockchain and crypto typically triggers skepticism, he's using it to partner with IITs, IISc and other top institutions in India on the $15M+ BFI-Biome program—proving the technology can fund medical research, not just speculative assets.
Suramya Asthana
> Mazumdar-Shaw Longevity Fellow & Lead Coordinator, Longevity India (IISc)
Studying cellular aging, then discovered India's longevity supplement market was completely unregulated and Western aging biomarkers might not apply to Indians. Now leads Longevity India at IISc, manages the BHARAT Study on aging in healthy Indians. Also sources women's health grants at AthenaDAO. Basically decided that studying how cells age wasn't enough, the entire country needed better aging science infrastructure.
Vitalik Buterin
> Founder Ethereum and Zuzalu
Philosopher writing on coordination problems, privacy infrastructure, and cypherpunk values. Created Zuzalu - a two-month pop-up city experiment in Montenegro where 200+ technologists lived together exploring longevity, governance, and zero-knowledge proofs. He’s a philanthropist funding AI safety research, longevity biotech, full-stack open source, culture experiments. Also happens to run Ethereum, the second-largest blockchain platform. Believes technology should make humans the steering wheel, not replace them entirely.
Ameen Soleimani
> CTO, 0xbow Co-founder, Reflexer Finance; Summoner, MolochDAO
Chemical engineer turned cypherpunk builder. Founded MolochDAO—the influential minimal DAO with rage-quit mechanisms that funded Ethereum public goods. Co-created RAI, a stablecoin so radically decentralized it's not pegged to the dollar, only to itself. Now building Privacy Pools at 0xbow - privacy tools that prove you're not a criminal without revealing who you are. Also runs IranUnchained, distributing humanitarian aid.
Marek Olszewski
> CEO, cLabs; Co-founder, Celo & Self Protocol
MIT researcher who co-founded Locu (acquired by GoDaddy), became VP of Engineering, then quit to build blockchain for people without bank accounts. Co-created Celo—a mobile-first payments network designed for flip phones in villages, not mining rigs in Silicon Valley. Send money to phone numbers like Venmo, pay gas fees with any token. Migrated from Layer 1 to Ethereum Layer 2 in 2023 because pragmatism beats tribalism. Now also building Self Protocol—prove you're human using your passport's NFC chip and zero-knowledge proofs, without showing Google your full ID. Used by Google Cloud and Aave.
Core Team
> Computer programmer and philanthropist. Co-Founder of Ethereum
> Software engineer and Entrepreneur. Founder of MolochDAO and Reflexer Finance
> Software Developer. CEO and co-founder of cLabs, the creators of Celo blockchain
> Computer programmer and philanthropist. Co-Founder of Ethereum
> Software engineer and Entrepreneur. Founder of MolochDAO and Reflexer Finance
> Software Developer. CEO and co-founder of cLabs, the creators of Celo blockchain
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JOIN US
JOIN US
The environments we need for the next century will not emerge by accident.
They must be designed thoughtfully, rigorously, and with the long horizon in mind.
The environments we need for the next century will not emerge by accident. They must be designed thoughtfully, rigorously, and with the long horizon in mind.
+ Become a founding Citizen
+ Become a founding Citizen
The idea that we should accelerate technologies that defend and expand human agency — open-source tools, privacy infrastructure, decentralized systems — rather than those that centralize control. It was coined by Vitalik Buterin. Grama's tech thesis is d/acc.
The idea that we should accelerate technologies that defend and expand human agency — open-source tools, privacy infrastructure, decentralized systems — rather than those that centralize control. It was coined by Vitalik Buterin. Grama's tech thesis is d/acc.
+ Invest in the future of civilization
+ Invest in the future of civilization
No. The passport lives on Ethereum, but we provide step-by-step instructions. If you get stuck, message us and we'll onboard you personally.
No. The passport lives on Ethereum, but we provide step-by-step instructions. If you get stuck, message us and we'll onboard you personally.
+ Apply for a fellowship or residency at one of our labs
+ Apply for a fellowship or residency at one of our labs
Your passport is something you own and you cannot give it to someone else but you can burn it (destroy it) anytime. Citizenship is voluntary. We encourage people leaving and starting their own villages.
Your passport is something you own and you cannot give it to someone else but you can burn it (destroy it) anytime. Citizenship is voluntary. We encourage people leaving and starting their own villages.
+ Attend one of our events to experience Grama in person
+ Attend one of our events to experience Grama in person
Hubs are urban spaces — co-working, labs, community programming, residencies - all decentralzied. Villages are full residential communities with tech community spaces where people live and work. Our flagship hub is an entire village and is in development. Hubs (like in Bangalore) are launching now.
Hubs are urban spaces — co-working, labs, community programming, residencies - all decentralzied. Villages are full residential communities with tech community spaces where people live and work. Our flagship hub is an entire village and is in development. Hubs (like in Bangalore) are launching now.
+ Partner with us to build the next hub/village
+ Partner with us to build the next hub/village
There is no token yet. We do not know if there will ever be one. The allocation is an indicator - if and when we release a community token, Citizens and Founding Citizens will have reserved pools. We'll announce details if and when that happens. No gurantees of any profits. No gurantees that we will even launch it.
There is no token yet. We do not know if there will ever be one. The allocation is an indicator - if and when we release a community token, Citizens and Founding Citizens will have reserved pools. We'll announce details if and when that happens. No gurantees of any profits. No gurantees that we will even launch it.
