NAICC Trailblazer of the Year 2024: Nikil Viswanathan
Nikil Viswanathan, co-founder and CEO of Alchemy, honored as NAICC's first-ever Business Trailblazer Award recipient — a leader who took blockchain infrastructure from zero to $10 billion in 16 months.
Nikil Viswanathan is the co-founder and CEO of Alchemy, the world's leading blockchain developer platform. Alchemy went from public launch to a $10 billion valuation in just 16 months with a team of only 37 — one of the highest team-to-impact ratios in history.
Alchemy powers over $100 billion in transactions globally, including the majority of the NFT industry. It is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Silver Lake, Lightspeed, Stanford University, the Google chairman, and founders of Charles Schwab, LinkedIn, and NYSE.
Nikil holds a BS and MS in Computer Science from Stanford University and previously did product management at Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. He co-created the #1 social app Down To Lunch, featured in a New York Times business cover story. He has been honored as Forbes 30 Under 30 and featured in over 200 media publications including CNBC, Bloomberg, NYT, Forbes, and TechCrunch.
The NAICC Business Trailblazer Award was presented at the Second Annual Business Reception on November 9, 2024, where Governor Gretchen Whitmer personally presented awards to honorees. Nikil's recognition underscores NAICC's commitment to celebrating Indian American entrepreneurs who are redefining industries globally.
