In this episode of The Forward Thinker Show, we talk with Roberto Martinez, the co-founder and CPO of GammaSwap, who was born in the Dominican Republic. Before GammaSwap, he worked for Meta and participated in a program at Two Sigma. Starting from humble beginnings at a hackathon, he transformed his project into a fintech startup.

GammaSwap is a perpetual options protocol on Ethereum. It facilitates direct cryptocurrency trades using blockchain and smart contracts, without intermediaries. Using liquidity from Automated Market Makers allows leverage on any token.

Over 13 days since its launch, the platform has managed to amass $2 million in liquidity. Roberto shares his insights on the journey, discussing the highs of seed funding, the challenges of entrepreneurship, and the truth about building a successful fintech startup. He provide ...