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Muneeb Ali

Muneeb Ali is a co-founder of Stacks, a Bitcoin layer for smart contracts. He is currently the CEO of Trust Machines, building the largest ecosystem of Bitcoin applications. The mission of Trust Machines is to build the largest ecosystem of Bitcoin applications and the underlying technologies. His work brings apps and smart contracts to Bitcoin.

In 2017, he received a PhD in Computer Science from Princeton University. He also received his Master of Arts (MA) in Computer Science from the same university in 2011.

Current Work

Co-founderStacks
Co-founder and CEOTrust Machines

Previous Work

Co-founder and CEOHiro Systems
2017 – 2021
Co-founder and CTOOnename
2014 – 2016

Education

Princeton UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science
2017
Y CombinatorEntrepreneurship
2014
Princeton UniversityMaster of Arts (MA), Computer Science
2011
Lahore University of Management SciencesBachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Mathematics
2003
✎ Last updated Aug. 4, 2026