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Bethany Crystal

Program Director, Decoded Futures at Tech:NYC

New York, New York

Overview 

Bethany Crystal is a Fractional Operator in Emerging Tech based in New York, with a background in community building, entrepreneurship, and business development. She has held key roles at organizations like Tech:NYC and Bolster, showcasing expertise in program direction, general management, and portfolio partnerships. Bethany has a diverse career history, including leading Tech:NYC as Director for Tech Year NYC and serving as VP of Portfolio Partnerships at Bolster. Her experience spans across various sectors, demonstrating a strong track record in community building and strategic business development.

Work Experience 

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MuseKat

  • Founder & Chief Curiosity Officer

    2025 - Current

    With 15 years of experience helping people use technology, Bethany created MuseKat to turn every museum visit into an epic adventure for kids. She's on a mission to transform art & museum exhibits into treasure hunts and spark curiosity at every corner.

Create Connections

  • Founder, Fractional General Management & Community Work

    2022

    My expertise is around finding cohesion and multiplier effects between industries or projects that don’t usually fit together. In the past, that’s included bringing together tech startups (including crypto & AI) with public education. Through my company, Create Connections, I'll help you find cohesion and kickstart new initiatives at your organization. See my /now page for what's currently piquing my curiosity: https://www.bethanycrystal.com/now

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Hiro

  • Independent Director

    2024

    Independent Director for Hiro Systems Board of Directors

Hiro builds developer tools for Stacks that enable apps and smart contracts for bitcoin.

hiro.so
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Tech:NYC

  • Interim Program Director, Decoded Futures

    2024 - 2025

    Decoded Futures builds bridges between nonprofits, tech providers, and intermediaries that work together to tackle NYC’s greatest challenges with AI.

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Interplanetary Shipyard

  • Interim GM

    2024 - 2024

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Uniswap Foundation

  • Grants Strategy

    2023 - 2024

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Variant

  • Community Builder-In-Residence

    2022 - 2023

Variant is an early-stage venture firm investing in crypto networks & platforms building The Ownership Economy.

variant.fund
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Protocol Labs

  • Content Strategist & Project Manager

    2022 - 2023

Protocol Labs is a research, development, and deployment lab for network protocols.

Raised $10,920,000.00 from Holon Global Investments, Kosmos Ventures, MRTNZ Ventures, BlueYard Capital, Boost VC and FundersClub.

protocol.ai
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Bolster

  • VP, Portfolio Partnerships

    2020 - 2022

    Bolster is a platform that connects CEOs with access to executive talent and capital through our on-demand marketplace, programmatic coaching, and financing support

Bolster helps startup CEOs scale themselves, their leadership teams, and their boards.

Raised $21,953,074.00 from Alumni Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Capital Factory, Costanoa Ventures, High Alpha, Alumni Ventures, Foundry Group and SVB Financial Group.

bolster.com
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Tech:NYC

  • Director, Tech Year NYC

    2022 - 2022

    Tech Year NYC serves as the citywide connective tissue for job opportunities & career advancement in NYC’s tech sector for young adults from populations historically under-represented in tech. Read more at https://www.technyc.org/techyear

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