Who We Are
Owning a monke should be akin to owning a passport to a sovereign nation, a self-sustaining ecosystem where members are given access to opportunities within.
We’re The First NFT DAO on Solana
MonkeDAO began in 2021 as a small, decentralized community that shared a love for Solana Monkey Business – one of Solana’s first and most well-known NFT collections.
Since then, we’ve attracted the early builders, investors, and influencers of Web3, and have evolved into the premier community on Solana.
And We're Not Stopping There
Our vision is to be the premier Web3 community, incubating, investing in and scaling the most promising, exciting, and ambitious Web 3 projects.
Our Team
Meet the MonkeDAO executive board. The team is made up of a CEO, along with 4 appointed executives, and 4 elected executives.
Every 6 months (known as an epoch), a DAO-wide election is held, where members are encouraged to nominate themselves and vote on who will serve as the DAO elected executives.
There are 9 total positions, and each member is expected to serve the vision of the community, put voted proposals and surveys into action, incorporate and maintain MonkeDAO as an entity, and serve on DAO committees as a representative of the community.
Nom
CEO
MonkeDAO CEO and Co-Founder, Original Smoothbrain, focused on delivering value to the community and proving value for the community to the world.
Jemmy
Appointed Executive
A founding Monke of MonkeDAO, Jemmy is excited to be at the forefront of a social revolution where communities and organizations are constantly redefined. This Monke loves all things digital media entertainment.
Supersimon
Appointed Executive
IRL Geophysicist, following crypto since 2010, into NFTs since early 2020. Learning as much as he can, exploring as much as he can, focused on building and maintaining the community in the MonkeDAO.
Nano
Appointed Executive
In crypto since 2013, in NFTs since 2017, and in your heart since 2021. Focused on the SMB brand and collections, as well as MonkeDAO Operations, Governance, and everything else that can deliver value to Monkes.
Florida Man
Appointed Executive
The king of partnerships aims to bring MonkeDNA to the forefront of DAO activities. He served on the SMB team prior to the DAO acquisition and brings a wealth of experience which can be used to build the future of Web3.
Undee
Elected Executive
Undee’s experience goes far beyond “Hi, I am French”. She has been an integral part of building MonkeDAO’s Alpha Minters group working tirelessly to get DAO members presale opportunities for mints. She’s got quite the eye for design as well.
J5
Elected Executive
Experienced in IP management and publishing admin, J5 has built numerous websites for MonkeDAO including the current website, GitBook and educational site MonkeBrains. Founding member of BanditoDAO & into crypto since 2016.
CryptoG
Elected Executive
G has built the DAOPool protocol for MonkeDAO as well as working as chief DevOp for the DAO validator. He embodies the move fast and break stuff mentality that drives projects forward. A true purveyor of “In the near future owning a monke…”
Maurice
Elected Executive
Maurice is an artist & buildoor, diaspora NYer, social media & marketing nerd, culture hacker, and vibe checker. A Web3 native who fumbled his BTC since 2011, he’s been building on Solana since Q1 2021. Obsessed with monkes, food, travel, culture, community, and he oversees all things marketing, PR, and comms for MonkeDAO.
Community is our most valuable resource.
MonkeDAO has implemented the use of the Moonlit platform to issue Quests for monkes to claim and complete to earn $DAOJONES. This allows the MonkeDAO to use the incredible strength and abilities of fellow monkes to assist the MonkeDAO in various ways.
The MonkeDAO contributor system is ever-evolving, but is currently administered via a combination of Discord channels and the Moonlit collaboration and rewards platform (founded by former board member Lesleye). Every transaction the board has ever signed is stored and viewable on our Realms page.