Cypher Digital Asset Incubator
The Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance is pleased to launch the Cypher Digital Asset Incubator.
Incubator Goals
❖ To support and guide leading digital asset projects globally.
❖ To bolster the blockchain and web3 ecosystem by acting as a catalyst to stimulate and develop a pipeline of new ventures.
❖ To furnish opportunities to Penn students, faculty, and alumni through a culture of cutting-edge innovation.
We focus in particular on digital asset projects that are tackling the world’s social, environmental, and governance challenges.
What We Provide
Projects in our incubator program will have access to workshops and mentoring with a focus on basic planning, launch, and management of an project.
We also provide business support, with a focus on market research and connections to other resources and partners.
In addition, we provide networking and collaborative opportunities in the blockchain and web3 ecosystem.
Leveraging Our Assets
We achieve these goals by leveraging the cutting-edge expertise of the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance, Cypher Accelerator, the Wharton School, and the University of Pennsylvania.
We are supported by our global network of alumni, supporters, and collaborators.
We are physically located in the new, spacious Tangen Hall at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Incubator Managing Team
Our team at the Stevens Center will engage in hands-on work to help your project thrive.

SARAH HAMMER
Managing Director

CHONGWU DU
Manager

SEBASTIAN MELENDEZ
Manager

SHIVA MENTA
Manager

SUDARSHAN SARATHY
Accelerator Manager

RISHIN SHARMA
Accelerator Manager

KHUSHI SHELAT
Accelerator Manager
Connect with Us
Contact
Sarah Hammer
Managing Director, Stevens Center
Email: sarah21@wharton.upenn.edu
Tangen Hall, Floor 5
15 S 40th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104