Team Structure¶
Who does what at Dapper Labs. Use this to know who to ask about what.
Organization¶
Following the April 2026 restructure, Dapper Labs merged with Flow Core (formerly Flow Foundation) into a single company. Flow Foundation retains a 0-5 FTE governance entity. Total headcount: ~90 people.
DAPPER LABS (~90 people)
│
├── Dapper Collectibles (35)
│ Eric Lin & Matt Schorr
│ Pods: Growth · Engineering · Production
│ ├── NBA Top Shot
│ ├── NFL ALL DAY
│ ├── Disney Pinnacle
│ └── Studio Operations
│
├── Consumer Finance (21)
│ Bart Bobnis & Alex Hentschel
│ Pods: Application · Yield · Protocol
│ ├── Peak Money (app on EVM yield)
│ ├── FCM Protocol
│ └── Future gamified finance
│
├── Flow Core (11)
│ Dieter Shirley & Kan Zhang
│ Pods: Engineering · Growth
│ ├── Protocol Development
│ ├── Cadence Language
│ └── Ecosystem Growth
│
├── AI & Infra (6)
│ Ben Noyce
│ Scope: SRE · IT · Security · Data
│ "Owns the AI infrastructure layer that every
│ other org builds on. If it runs in production,
│ breaks at 3am, or needs to scale, it goes
│ through this team."
│
├── Octopus Rodeo (2) [SANDBOX]
│ Alan Carr & Renan Sgorlom
│ Scope: Experiments · CryptoKitties · Miquela
│
├── Riptide (2) [SANDBOX]
│ Jan Bernatik & Navid TehraniFar
│ Scope: Agent Infrastructure
│
└── Corporate (11)
Nick Darabi
Scope: Leadership · Finance · Legal
Dapper Collectibles (35)¶
Under Eric Lin (VP Engineering) & Matt Schorr (Executive Producer, portfolio P&L owner).
NBA Top Shot¶
| Person | Role | What They Own |
|---|---|---|
| Guy Bennett | Revenue & Economy Design | ARPPU, pack economics, reactivation mechanics, Fast Break, whale data, marketplace health |
| Sam Williams | Content & Community Voice | Drop content pipeline, social media, community voice, video content, collector storytelling |
| Dan Carreiro | Playoffs Campaign QB | Campaign operations, storefront mechanics, Playoffs Sprint execution |
Disney Pinnacle¶
| Person | Role | What They Own |
|---|---|---|
| Spencer Bogad | Disney Product, D23 & External Marketing | Disney data/weekly report, partner intel, D23 proposal, cultural calendar, Rakuten Japan, press/PR, influencer/creator program |
| Sarah Knapp | Disney Operations | Release operations, admin/legal/MR workflow, partner submission process, Keepsakes design |
Cross-IP¶
| Person | Role | What They Own |
|---|---|---|
| Spencer Bogad | External Marketing & Partnerships | Press/PR, influencer/creator program, partner marketing across all 3 IPs, live events, athlete relations, Disney product & D23 |
| Jordan Wagner | LiveOps & Campaign Execution | Operational delivery for every drop across all 3 IPs, rewards/distributions, automation, campaign ops |
Studio Operations¶
| Person | Role | What They Own |
|---|---|---|
| Prapanch Swamy | Head of Studio Operations | Production pipeline (all 3 IPs), partner approvals, vendor management, creative team |
| Daniel Telado | Studio Ops | Production support |
| Kevin Aquino | Studio Ops | Production support |
| Chris Seguritan | Studio Ops | Production support |
| Melis Kandemir | Studio Ops | Production support |
Collectibles Health Metrics (April 2026)¶
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Drops oversubscribed | 8x |
| NBA marketplace prices | +45% |
| Retention (NBA) | 96.5% |
| Top collector ARPPU | +105% |
Consumer Finance (21)¶
Under Bart Bobnis & Alex Hentschel. Three decoupled layers: (1) Peak Money app on EVM yield, (2) FCM protocol, (3) Future gamified finance.
Peak Money¶
| Person | Role | What They Own |
|---|---|---|
| Yusang Lee | PM, Consumer Finance | Product management, waitlist rollout |
| Michael Fabozzi | Yield Vaults | Vault design and implementation |
FCM Protocol Pod¶
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Patrick Fuchs | Tech Lead |
| Peter Argue | Protocol |
| Jordan Schalm | Protocol |
| Janez Podhostnik | Protocol |
| Yurii Oleksyshyn | Mathematical Modeling |
| Alex Hentschel | Co-Lead / Chief Architect |
Flow Core (11)¶
Under Dieter Shirley (Dete) & Kan Zhang. Merged into Dapper Labs from Flow Foundation as of April 2026. Flow Foundation retains a 0-5 FTE governance entity. Flow Core has its own P&L within Dapper.
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Dieter Shirley (Dete) | Co-Lead |
| Kan Zhang | Co-Lead, Engineering Director |
| Alex Hentschel | Chief Architect (shared with CF) |
| Asher Farooq | DeFi Growth Lead |
| Luke McIntyre | Flow Growth Lead (KOL networks) |
| Supun Setunga | Developer relations (AI/agent Cadence training) |
AI & Infra (6)¶
Under Ben Noyce. The evolution of SRE/DevOps. Owns the AI infrastructure layer that every other org builds on. Goal: zero downtime, zero friction, every engineer unblocked.
Scope: SRE -- IT -- Security -- Data
| Person | Focus |
|---|---|
| Ben Noyce | Team lead, agent platform, SRE |
| Jim Wheaton | Campaign Builder, SWE pipeline |
| David Wang | Data engineering, BigQuery, SRE |
| Jackson Foley | AI infrastructure |
Octopus Rodeo (2) -- Sandbox¶
Under Alan Carr & Renan Sgorlom. AI-native product experiments.
Scope: CryptoKitties, Miquela, new experiments.
Riptide (2) -- Sandbox¶
Under Jan Bernatik & Navid TehraniFar. Autonomous on-chain AI. Agent infrastructure research.
Corporate (11)¶
Under Nick Darabi.
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Nick Darabi | VP Finance |
| Naeem Bawla | VP Legal |
| Ridhima Ahuja | VP Business Development |
| Kenny Zamora | Financial programs (deposit matches, promotions) |
Who to Ask About What¶
| Topic | Ask |
|---|---|
| NBA pack economics, whale data, marketplace | Guy Bennett |
| NBA content, social, video | Sam Williams |
| Disney partner relations, D23, strategy | Spencer Bogad |
| Disney operations, submissions | Sarah Knapp |
| NFL partnerships, press, influencers, events | Spencer Bogad |
| Drop operations (any IP) | Jordan Wagner |
| Production pipeline, partner approvals, renders | Prapanch Swamy |
| Revenue, budget, financial planning | Nick Darabi |
| Legal, contracts, partner agreements | Naeem Bawla |
| Business development, partner relations | Ridhima Ahuja |
| Financial promotions, deposit matches | Kenny Zamora |
| Engineering, platform, Atlas | Eric Lin |
| AI infrastructure, SRE, production systems | Ben Noyce |
| Campaign builder, SWE pipeline | Jim Wheaton |
| Data, BigQuery, metrics | David Wang |
| Flow protocol, Cadence | Dete / Kan Zhang / Alex Hentschel |
| Peak Money product | Yusang Lee |
| Consumer Finance architecture | Bart Bobnis / Alex Hentschel |
| Riptide / AI agents on Flow | Jan Bernatik / Navid TehraniFar |
| CryptoKitties, Miquela, experiments | Alan Carr / Renan Sgorlom |
Seasonal Focus Shifts
April-June: Core collectibles team goes heads-down on NBA Playoffs. Disney runs independently (Spencer + Sarah). Post-playoffs, core team absorbs Disney as NBA goes to maintenance. NFL ramps September.