Matej Janez | Oasis Foundation
Matej Janez is a key contributor to the Oasis Foundation and Oasis Labs, where he focuses on driving privacy-first innovation in Web3. With a background in mechanical engineering and a passion for emerging technologies, Matej transitioned into the blockchain space to help build infrastructure that prioritizes user data sovereignty and confidentiality. At Oasis, he works on ecosystem growth, developer relations, and strategic partnerships, helping onboard teams building privacy-preserving applications—especially in AI and DeFi. Matej is a vocal advocate for privacy as a fundamental right and believes that the next generation of AI and decentralized apps must be built with verifiable trust at their core. Through Oasis’s events, hackathons, and global outreach, Matej helps bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world adoption. He’s particularly interested in how privacy-enhancing technologies can enable more secure, ethical, and decentralized AI systems.