Aave Hires the Entire Zapper Engineering Team

Chainthink

Release Time: 07/30/2026 15:17:37

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Summary

On July 30, Aave founder Stani Kulechov announced that Aave Pro has hired the entire engineering team from Zapper, a DeFi asset management platform. Justin D'Errico, now Chief Backend Engineer at Aave, will focus on data priorities and scalability. Zapper confirmed it will shut down on August 3. On-chain news indicates growing movement of talent and tools into Aave’s infrastructure. Inflation data remains a key concern for DeFi protocols managing user assets.

ChainThink reports that on July 30, Aave founder Stani Kulechov stated on X that Aave Pro has hired the entire Zapper engineering team and welcomed Justin D'Errico to the team.

Justin D'Errico previously announced that he has joined Aave as Chief Backend Engineer, where he will assist the team in building a data-first approach and supporting future scalability.

The DeFi asset management platform Zapper previously announced it would shut down on August 3.

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