# Varun Srinivasan

*Farcaster co-founder; joined Tempo in February 2026.*

Varun Srinivasan is a co-founder of Farcaster, the decentralized social protocol built by Merkle, who earlier helped build and scale Coinbase in its early days. After Neynar acquired Farcaster in early 2026, he joined Tempo with the Merkle team in February 2026 to help build infrastructure for global payments.

## At a glance

- **Type:** person
- **Category:** people
- **Status:** active

## Key facts

- **Joined Tempo:** Joined Tempo in February 2026 as part of the Merkle team. _(confidence 97%)_
- **Farcaster / Merkle co-founder:** Co-founder of the decentralized social protocol Farcaster, built by Merkle (Merkle Manufactory). _(confidence 97%)_
- **Prior work at Coinbase:** Helped build and scale Coinbase in its early days, before founding Farcaster. _(confidence 88%)_
- **Focus at Tempo:** Joined with the Merkle team to help build infrastructure for the next generation of global (stablecoin) payments. _(confidence 92%)_
- **Farcaster acquired by Neynar:** Farcaster was acquired by Neynar in early 2026, after which the Merkle team moved to Tempo. _(confidence 92%)_

## Related entities

- [Tempo](https://tempo.dataos.so/entity/tempo) — partners

## Sources

1. [https://tempo.xyz/blog/tempo-x-merkle](https://tempo.xyz/blog/tempo-x-merkle)
2. [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/09/farcaster-founders-join-stablecoin-startup-tempo-after-neynar-acquires-social-protocol](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/09/farcaster-founders-join-stablecoin-startup-tempo-after-neynar-acquires-social-protocol)
3. [https://neynar.com/blog/neynar-is-acquiring-farcaster](https://neynar.com/blog/neynar-is-acquiring-farcaster)

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Last reviewed: 7 Jun 2025  
Canonical: https://tempo.dataos.so/entity/varun-srinivasan  
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