Jan-Philip Grabs is a digital-asset advisory professional who co-founded Areta, a firm focused on M&A, capital markets and onchain advisory for the crypto industry. Jan-Philip Grabs's Twitter Score is 27 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #36,725 (top 10%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Jan-Philip Grabs co-founded Areta and serves there as Partner. Before moving into digital assets, he previously worked at Blackstone as a private equity investor, and formerly at Boston Consulting Group, Partners Group, and Barclays Investment Bank. That background in institutional finance informs Areta's work advising protocols and DAOs on complex transactions and governance.
Jan-Philip Grabs's work through Areta spans some of the more consequential advisory mandates in the space. In 2025, Areta advised CoinMENA on an acquisition by Paribu valued at up to $240 million, and led the design and launch of the Solana Security Subsidy Program, a $1 million initiative in partnership with Solana. In 2024, Areta led management of the Uniswap Foundation's $4.9 million security fund, led governance and ecosystem growth strategy for Aave, ran a buy-side M&A pilot for Arbitrum DAO, supported SafeDAO's Token Transferability Event, and served as Trustee of the dYdX Operations Trust. Jan-Philip Grabs is also affiliated with Base and Polygon. Jan-Philip Grabs's account has published 369 posts and has been mentioned by 5 accounts a total of 5 times.
Jan-Philip Grabs's portfolio includes Altitude.
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