Maria Tangarova

Maria is Head of Founder Experience at Chapter One, supporting the extraordinary founders on their building journey post-investment.

She is a culture enabler, an investor, and a founder at heart who has dedicated her work to building today’s economy with tomorrow’s tools.

Maria came into crypto by way of the music industry, reimagining fractionalized ownership and a more equitable creator/consumer dynamic. She is originally from Sofia, Bulgaria, grew up in a 4th-gen family of world-renowned classical musicians, and is a trained vocalist herself. While she grew up immersed in music, she discovered her itch for building early on, founding UTalent Records at the age of 19. She went on to lead collegiate development at the Recording Academy (GRAMMYs) and worked with the CEO of Gold Rush Vinyl as Chief of Staff to grow the world’s fastest-turnaround record pressing company.