# Brijesh Agal

> Software and developer relations engineer who both ships and grows protocols: building multi-chain DeFi infrastructure across Ethereum, Base, Monad, Solana, and Fuel, while driving partnerships and developer adoption. Building [Monaris](https://monaris.co), [Based Fellowship 2.0](https://innercircle.so/) by Inner Circle on Base L2, and member of [Superteam India](https://in.superteam.fun/). Handle: unabrijed.

## Site

- [Home](/): about, highlights, work, projects, stack, education, contact
- [Extended context](/llms-full.txt): longer narrative for assistants

## Work & presence

- COO at [Monaris](https://monaris.co) (Nov 2025 to present): building the private credit layer for the stablecoin economy (X [@monaris_fi](https://x.com/monaris_fi))
- DevRel Engineer at AFI Protocol via Chainrisk (Feb 2025 to Jun 2026): drove BD across [Base](https://www.base.org/) and Monad, sourcing and closing $100M (Base) and $50M (Monad) in partnership deals; built and scaled the afi-rwaUSDi vault aggregator across Ethereum, Base, and Monad; secured the afiUSD Proof-of-Reserve network ($225M+) and drove $1.1M+ afiUSD volume on Ethereum
- Blockchain and Risk Engineer (Chainrisk, consulting): Rust-based Monte Carlo risk simulation for the Fuel ecosystem; risk-aware lending models for Swaylend (Compound fork)
- Fullstack Blockchain Developer at DZap (Jan 2024 to Jan 2025): maintained SDKs spanning 44+ chains, built wallet infra for Solana and Ethereum, and drove $28.11M+ average volume to a top-5 DEX position on Linea
- Fullstack Blockchain Developer Intern at Siemens (May to July 2023): early Web3 integration and secure smart contracts for prediction-based transactions
- [Based Fellowship 2.0](https://innercircle.so/): selected builder and alum, Inner Circle program on Base L2
- Member of [Superteam India](https://in.superteam.fun/): Solana builders community

## Projects

- [Monaris](https://monaris.co): private credit layer for the stablecoin economy (currently building, X [@monaris_fi](https://x.com/monaris_fi))
- [Cusp](https://beta.cusp.fi): capital-markets layer for prediction markets on Solana; borrow against live positions, earn yield on idle capital, and get paid the moment a market resolves (built for the Colosseum hackathon, X [@usecusp](https://x.com/usecusp))
- [SoundWave Transfer](https://sound-waves-file-transfer.unabrijed.xyz): sends encrypted files between nearby devices using FSK audio tones, with no pairing, accounts, QR codes, or installs
- [Vectorize](https://vectorize.unabrijed.xyz): fully client-side tool that converts raster artwork into clean SVG and PDF vectors for CorelDRAW; images never leave the device
- [Lazy Strava](https://lazy-strava.unabrijed.xyz): Strava-style activity cards for Instagram stories
- [Contribution to AQI Calculator](https://contribution-to-aqi-calculator.unabrijed.xyz): estimates personal annual PM2.5 contribution from smoking

## Contact

- [X @unabrijed](https://x.com/unabrijed)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/unabrijed)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/brijesh-agal)
- [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@unabrijed)
- [Email](mailto:unabrijed@gmail.com)
- [Instagram](https://instagram.com/unabrijed)