Marketing & Growth Leader

I build narratives
for technologies
people don't
understand yet.

Shivangini Agarwal – 8+ years turning complex tech into stories that people trust, talk about, and adopt. From India's first crypto unicorn to global blockchain protocols.

Shivangini Agarwal
Currently at ZIGChain
Marketing & Growth Leader · Dubai
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$2B+ TVL Driven
4M+ Launch Day Impressions
700K+ Community Built
India's First Crypto Unicorn
300K+ Testnet Users Day One
ZIGChain Summit Dubai · 2,000+ Attendees
70%+ Share of Voice Growth
Token2049 Singapore
$2B+ TVL Driven
4M+ Launch Day Impressions
700K+ Community Built
India's First Crypto Unicorn
300K+ Testnet Users Day One
ZIGChain Summit Dubai · 2,000+ Attendees
70%+ Share of Voice Growth
Token2049 Singapore
Shivangini Agarwal
About Me

Storyteller.
Strategist.
Builder.

Shivangini – Gini to anyone who's tried saying the full name in a hurry. My instinct is not just to announce what's new – it's to help people understand why it matters. I combine editorial precision with operator thinking: understand the product, identify what the audience cares about, build the story, and execute without losing nuance.

Over 8+ years I've led marketing for India's first crypto unicorn, scaled protocols to $2B+ TVL, and built communities of 700K+ – always at the intersection of powerful technology and public understanding.

Brand Strategy Go-To-Market Web3 / DeFi Token Launches Community Building KOL Marketing Crisis Comms Executive Comms Tokenomics Product Marketing Narrative Development Performance Marketing AI-Powered Marketing
Impact at a Glance

Numbers that speak.

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Single-Day Reach
Impressions generated across tier-1 exchanges on a single token launch day.
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TVL Growth Driven
Total value locked driven through a protocol launch and sustained ecosystem growth.
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Community Built
Members built across ambassador programs, social platforms & global creator networks.
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Share of Voice
Share of voice growth in 5 months through narrative, social & ecosystem strategy.
Case Studies
01 Market Creation

Building Trust in a Market That Thought Crypto Was Illegal

As one of the earliest hires, I built the brand and communications strategy for India's first crypto unicorn – shifting public perception of crypto from "illegal" to "trustworthy" through mass-market campaigns, creator partnerships, and educational storytelling during peak regulatory uncertainty.

30–60%
Brand recall uplift
27%
Signup growth
ROI on media spend
Unicorn
Category outcome
02 Relationship Capital

Turning Rooms Into Relationships

I've led event strategy across the global Web3 circuit – from a 2,000+ attendee blockchain summit in Dubai to invite-only VC dinners and ecosystem roundtables. Rather than standalone moments, every event was integrated into a broader narrative and partnership strategy spanning Europe, MENA, and Asia.

2,000+
Summit attendees
3
Continents activated
Full
Stack – VCs, exchanges, founders, media
Multi-year
Global event track record
03 Execution Under Pressure

Orchestrating a Global TGE Across Tier-1 Exchanges

Token launches live or die by narrative consistency. I led marketing and communications for a major restaking protocol's token launch – aligning exchanges, partners, creators, media, and community across Asia, Europe, MENA, and North America around a single story. $2B+ TVL before the story even needed to be told twice.

4M+
Impressions in 24 hours
$2B+
TVL driven
700K+
DApp visits in a week
500K+
Community members
Career

Where I've built.

Nov 2025 – Present
Marketing & Growth Leader
ZIGChain · Dubai
Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
Marketing Lead
KernelDAO · Singapore
Nov 2021 – Nov 2024
Head of Marketing
E Money Network · UK
Oct 2018 – Nov 2021
Sr. Brand Manager
CoinDCX · Mumbai
Marketing & Growth Leader
ZIGChain
Nov 2025 – Present·Dubai (Remote)·Layer 1 Blockchain
  • Own end-to-end marketing and GTM across content, community, design, and paid media — setting strategy, managing execution, and keeping every channel coherent as the product and ecosystem evolved.
  • Grew share of voice 70%+ in five months; scaled community to 300K+ across X, LinkedIn, Reddit, Discord, Telegram, CoinMarketCap & Binance Square.
  • Part of the core team behind ZIGChain's inaugural flagship summit in Dubai — handled on-ground coordination alongside during and post-event communications, community activations, and narrative continuity for a 2,000+ attendee event.
  • Drove post-mainnet growth through sustained content, amplification, and narrative strategy — keeping momentum alive well past launch day across audiences with very different levels of technical fluency.
  • Lead the marketing, growth, and design teams — responsible for output quality, creative direction, and making sure the work actually moves the numbers.
Marketing Lead (Consultant)
KernelDAO · Kelp
Nov 2024 – Oct 2025·Singapore (Remote)·Restaking Protocol
  • Orchestrated SKERNEL TGE on Binance, Coinbase, Upbit & Bitget – 4M+ launch-day impressions, positioning KernelDAO as a leading restaking protocol.
  • Launched first restaking protocol on BNB Chain (testnet & mainnet), driving $2B+ TVL across Europe, UAE, South Korea, China & the US.
  • Led DApp GTM – 700K+ visits in one week, 500K+ community members via KOL, product & partnership marketing.
  • Developed launch messaging, FAQs & briefing notes, coordinating narrative coherence across multiple parties simultaneously.
Head of Marketing & Branding
E Money Network (Scallop)
Nov 2021 – Nov 2024·UK (Remote)·DeFi / L1
  • Defined brand narrative & communications strategy from launch through scale for E Money Network as flagship product of the Scallop ecosystem.
  • Led the "Scallop on Mt. Everest" campaign with Kenton Cool – earned media that generated global industry attention by anchoring an abstract product to a vivid human narrative.
  • Layer 1 testnet launch attracted 300K+ testers on day one; drove significant visibility across DeFi.
  • Built ambassador program to 700K+ members; managed 7-person team; forged B2B alliances with Binance Custody, KuCoin & Blockchain4Europe.
Marketing Exec → Brand Manager → Sr. Brand Manager
CoinDCX
Oct 2018 – Nov 2021·Mumbai, India·Crypto Exchange → Unicorn
  • One of the earliest marketing hires; helped scale CoinDCX into India's first crypto unicorn – building brand, narrative & consumer communications from scratch.
  • Campaigns with Times of India, Discovery, Tanmay Bhat & Ayushmann Khurrana – 30–60% brand recall lift, 27% signup growth, 1.5–3x ROI on media spend.
  • #TryCrypto and #BitcoinLiyaKya shifted consumer perception of crypto from niche to mainstream India.
  • Managed communications during regulatory scrutiny, keeping messaging clear, measured & legally sound under sustained public pressure.
Life Beyond Work

Always exploring.

The best ideas come when you're out in the world — curious, open, and present. Travel has shaped how I think about audiences, culture, and what resonates across very different contexts.

🇲🇽 Mexico 🇺🇸 USA 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇫🇷 Paris 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇦🇪 Dubai 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇲🇺 Mauritius
Tulum, Mexico
Tulum, Mexico
Paris, France
Paris, France
Singapore
Singapore
Bali, Indonesia
Bali, Indonesia
Miami, USA
Miami, USA
Switzerland
Switzerland
Get In Touch

Got a story
worth telling?

I'm always open to conversations about emerging tech narratives, ideas worth exploring, or just a good chat about what's next in Web3. Let's build something people remember.

Let's connect.

Reach out directly – I usually respond within a day.