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Sunny Aggarwal

Sunny Aggarwal, renowned as the Co-Founder of Osmosis Labs, plays a pivotal role in the development of Osmosis, an application-specific blockchain (appchain) that serves as the decentralized finance (DeFi) hub within the Cosmos ecosystem.

Background and Achievements

Mr. Aggarwal’s involvement with Osmosis Labs stems from his previous role as a Core Developer at Tendermint, where he made significant contributions to the Cosmos SDK and Gaia blockchain. His contributions were instrumental in the development and launch of Cosmos and the Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol. Transitioning from this foundational work, Mr. Aggarwal co-founded Osmosis with a vision to create an appchain and decentralized exchange (DEX) that competes with centralized exchanges, aiming for robustness and efficiency.

Osmosis Labs and Osmosis DEX

Osmosis Labs, under Mr. Aggarwal’s leadership, focuses on the development of Osmosis, an appchain and DEX that serves as the DeFi hub for the Cosmos ecosystem. Notable achievements include facilitating over $28 billion in trading volume through the Osmosis DEX. Moreover, Osmosis has successfully integrated with more than 50 distinct blockchains, showcasing its interoperability and significance within the blockchain space.

Future Outlook

As the Interchain landscape continues to evolve, Osmosis remains committed to offering a seamless cross-chain user experience that is not only efficient but also engaging. With a strong emphasis on Interchain DeFi, Osmosis is poised to continue its growth and influence within the decentralized finance sector.

Current Work

Co-FounderOsmosis
Co-FounderPolaris
Co-FounderSikka

Previous Work

Research ScientistTendermint
Jun 2017 – Jun 2020
Co-FounderBlockchain at Berkeley
Sep 2015 – May 2019
Course Designer and LecturerUniversity of California, Berkeley
Aug 2016 – Dec 2017
Ethereum Developer InternConsensys
May 2017 – Jul 2017

Education

University of California, BerkeleyUndergraduate [incomplete], Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)
2015 – 2017
✎ Last updated Aug. 4, 2026