Co-Founder & General Partner
Co-Founder & General Partner
Tomasz K. Stanczak is a co-founder of Lantern Capital and currently serves as Co-Director at the Ethereum Foundation. He has been actively building at the core of Ethereum since 2017 - Tomasz previously founded Nethermind, a leading crypto research and engineering firm, and served as CEO of Twinstake, an institutional staking platform with over $2B in AUM. Tomasz has held key governance roles as a former board member at the Starknet Foundation, council member at Forta, and was an early team member at Flashbots.
Nethermind is a premier research and engineering firm at the heart of the Ethereum ecosystem, operating since 2017. As the maintainers of one of the main Ethereum clients—used by leading institutions like Coinbase and Kiln to power over 50% of their nodes—Nethermind plays a foundational role in the protocol’s ongoing development and security. With a team of over 200 engineers and researchers, including 20+ PhDs, they bring deep expertise across Ethereum core protocol work, zero-knowledge cryptography, Layer 2 development, security auditing, and validator infrastructure.
Beyond protocol development, Nethermind offers full-stack support for the most ambitious teams in crypto, including cryptographic R&D, security reviews, validator and infrastructure setup, token design, and long-term scaling solutions. Their collaborators include some of the most advanced projects in the space such as Flashbots, Starkware, and Worldcoin. As a trusted technical partner and builder, Nethermind stands out as one of the most respected and capable organizations pushing the boundaries of Ethereum and beyond.