Team other-protocol involvement history
Superstate's assessment for RD-F-113 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
Robert Leshner founded Compound Finance (2017–2023) — one of the most successful DeFi protocols, $10B+ TVL at peak, no rug, no exit scam, clean record. Prior career: Safe Shepherd (privacy startup), Postmates (merchant division), Discover Financial Services. Jim Hiltner was Head of Sales at Compound Labs before Superstate. No adverse protocol involvement found for any team member. No prior rugs or failed-project affiliations identified via OSINT.
Sources #
- URLJim Hiltner - Co-Founder and Head of Business Development @ Superstate - CrunchbaseJim Hiltner Crunchbase — prior Compound Labs, UBS, Pagaya; no adverse protocol historyretrieved 2026-05-16
- Robert Leshner: The Genius Behind Compound DeFiRobert Leshner background — Compound Finance founder, prior roles, no adverse historyretrieved 2026-05-16
Methodology #
Document current or prior protocol roles for team members (conflicts of interest, prior rugs, prior successful launches).
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