Tycho Onnasch is a co-founder of Zest Protocol, an on-chain lending protocol for Bitcoin, and a member of the Grant Committee at the Stacks Open Internet Foundation, which supports research and open-source development on the Bitcoin blockchain. Previously, Tycho served as a mentor at the Bitcoin Frontier Fund, assisting founders in developing Bitcoin-related projects, and worked as General Manager at Trust Machines during its initial growth phase. Tycho was part of the founding team at Deedmob, where a focus on creating a new Operating System for NGOs led to a profitable SaaS company. Tycho's earlier experience includes involvement with The Oxford Union Society as a member of its Standing Committee. Tycho holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Politics from the University of Oxford.