# Gavin (Güven) Kip > Product Leader for Complex Systems | From Silicon (ASICs) to Security to Crypto | When ‘It Can’t Be Done’ Needs Doing Location: Palo Alto, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/gavingvenkip I've secured over 20% of all Bitcoin transactions on-chain globally—and that's just one chapter of building products where security, scale, and customer trust aren't optional. I'm a product leader with an unusual background: I started in the silicon (designing ASICs and cryptographic hardware), moved to securing billions in crypto assets (owning BitGo's HSM infrastructure), and now build end-to-end products from 0-to-scale. Think of it as a "silicon-to-customer" perspective that most PMs can't access. My recent work includes scaling a nation's first bank-backed crypto platform to 5x users and 4x volume, launching an MPC wallet that significantly reduced transaction fees, and co-founding a $2.5M-funded AI security platform for Web3. Currently: Building proprietary AI agents for trading and developing specialized IPs for AI hardware acceleration. I thrive on products where hardware meets software, security is existential, and "impossible" is just the starting point. If you are solving complex challenges in financial infrastructure, embedded security, or AI/ML hardware acceleration (ASIC/FPGA design), let's connect. Highlights: ► Scaled a bank-backed crypto trading platform to 5x users and drove a 4x increase in trading volume. ► Owned the hardware security modules (HSMs) that secure over 20% of all global on-chain Bitcoin transactions. ► Launched a novel MPC wallet, cutting customer transaction fees by x%. ► Co-founded an AI-driven Web3 security platform, secured $2.5M in funding, and delivered the MVP. ► Led the digital design and successful tape-out of multiple Power Management IC (PMIC) chips, featuring foundational IPs still in use today by major mobile device companies (e.g., Apple). ## Work Experience ### Principal Product Manager @ Nclusion Jan 2026 – Present | Palo Alto, California, United States Building financial infrastructure for emerging markets on blockchain ### Head of Product @ Garanti BBVA Digital Assets Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Istanbul, Türkiye Defined the 0-to-1 product strategy and led the end-to-end launch of Turkey's first retail crypto trading platform backed by the second largest private bank of the country. I was responsible for the complete product lifecycle, from roadmap and vision to execution, establishing a new standard of trust for retail crypto users in the Turkish market. Retail Platform Growth: Drove a 4x increase in trading volume by launching a scalable trading platform. Simultaneously grew the customer base by 5x in the first year by analyzing user data and delivering targeted features, such as seamless bank-integrated on-ramps and off-ramps. Customer-Centric Analytics: Increased the new user onboarding completion rate by 25% after a deep-dive funnel analysis identified key drop-off points. Boosted the App Store rating from 4.1 to 4.5 by implementing a new customer feedback loop to analyze qualitative feedback and prioritize key improvements. ### Co-Founder & Head of Product @ Web3Firewall Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area Co-founded an AI-powered Web3 risk engine to detect and flag illicit on-chain transactions. As Head of Product, I defined the 0-to-1 product vision, architected the go-to-market strategy, and led all product efforts from initial concept to securing our first customers. Entrepreneurship & Fundraising: Co-led the company's fundraising efforts, defining the data-backed business strategy and product vision that successfully secured $2.5M in pre-seed funding. AI Product Launch & GTM: Led the end-to-end launch of the AI-powered security platform. Spearheaded an accelerated development cycle, culminating in a successful MVP release that validated product-market fit and secured our first foundational customers. ### Sr. Product Manager @ BitGo Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Palo Alto, California, United States As the product leader for Wallet Platform Security, I defined the product vision and strategy for BitGo's core custody infrastructure. I owned the complete lifecycle for the critical hardware and software systems that secure over 20% of all global on-chain Bitcoin transactions. Cryptography & Product Innovation: Led the 0-to-1 launch of a new wallet paradigm using Multi-Party Computation (MPC). I managed the entire product lifecycle , translating complex customer requirements into this new cryptographic solution, which successfully cut client transaction fees by X. Custody Infrastructure (Hardware): Owned the complete product lifecycle for the company's hardware security products, from firmware development to launch. ### Product Manager @ BitGo Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area Led and evolved BitGo's Security Product's roadmap and strategy. ### Product Manager @ Lattice Semiconductor Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Jose, California, United States As the product manager, I had full P&L and product marketing responsibility for the $160M MachXO FPGA hardware product line. I defined the roadmap and GTM strategy, including launching market-specific cryptographic security solutions like Secure Boot for the server market and Secure Hardware Extension (SHE) for the automotive sector. ### Staff Design Engineer @ Intersil (acquired by Renesas) Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Milpitas, California ### Lead Design Engineer @ Intersil (acquired by Renesas) Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Senior Design Engineer @ Intersil (acquired by Renesas) Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Digital Design Engineer @ Silicon Laboratories Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | San Jose, California, United States ### Digital Design Engineer @ Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Jan 2008 – Jan 2011 | Irvine, California, United States ### Hardware Design Engineer Intern @ Cisco Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 Internship in the Router Technology Group. Worked as a board designer of a shared port adapter for monitoring router traffic activities. - Worked in the Shared Port Adapter Group of the Service Provider Technology Group - Designed the FG-BUS CPLD to be used in Butler SPA which is commercially available right now - Created the timing simulation on several interfaces of the Butler SPA - Established the RTL Design and Verification of the FG-BUS CPLD in Verilog - Defined and documented the specifications and test cases of FG-BUS CPLD - Performed the synthesis, place and routing of the CPLD using Verilog, Synplicity and Xilinx ## Education ### Master of Business Administration (MBA) University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business ### MS in ELECTRICAL ENGINEER UCLA ### BS in ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEER The Ohio State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/guvenkip --- Source: https://flows.cv/gavingvenkip JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/gavingvenkip/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05