Polkadot was founded by Robert Habermeier, Dr. Gavin Wood, and Peter Czaban. Habermeier researches blockchains, cryptography, distributed systems. Dr. Wood co-founded Ethereum, leads Web3 Foundation. Czaban develops distributed technologies at Web3.Robert Habermeier is known for research in blockchains, cryptography, and distributed systems. Dr. Gavin Wood co-founded Ethereum, serves as President of Web3 Foundation. Peter Czaban focuses on next-gen distributed tech.