Christopher John Cassar
Technical Product Leader
Profile Summary
Technical product leader with 9+ years of experience spanning software engineering, product management, and company building across AI, crypto, SaaS, and XR. Built and scaled products serving 1M+ users and supporting $1B+ in digital asset distribution, led multidisciplinary teams of up to 10, and held product leadership roles across multiple venture-backed startups through acquisition. PhD-trained engineer with hands-on experience taking products from customer discovery and technical architecture through launch, commercialization, and scale.
Technical Skills
Languages
XR
Frameworks & Libraries
AI & Developer Tools
Data
Version Control
Analytics
Product & Design
Cloud & Runtime
Work Experience
One Click Ninja
May 2026 – PresentProduct Lead (Co-Founder)
NativeVision
Jan 2024 – Oct 2024Founder
Acquired by Morrow Digital Ltd.
KORIS
Jan 2023 – Oct 2024Product & Engineering Lead (Co-Founder); later Advisor
Acquired by the Metis DAO Foundation
Wally
Nov 2022 – Dec 2023Software Engineer
Acquired by Conduit Commerce
McNeilly Business Consultancy
Oct 2021 – May 2022; Aug – Nov 2022Product Manager (Contract)
Versadex Ltd.
Feb 2022 – Aug 2022Product Lead
Venture-backed startup; 7percent Ventures
BMT Defense & Security UK
May 2017 – May 2020R&D Engineer
Education
PhD
Human Factors Engineering & Software Engineering
University College London (UCL)
MSc
Sustainable Engineering: Renewable Energy Systems & The Environment
University of Strathclyde
BEng (Hons)
Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
University of Strathclyde
Foundation Certificate
Software Engineering
Glasgow Caledonian University
Advisory & Publications
Author of "How to Combat Weaponized Lies" (2018)
Mentor early-stage founders at Entrepreneur First on product strategy, customer discovery, and traction.
Awards
Sir Peter Gadsden Britain Australia Award for improving research collaboration between the UK and Australia's naval design technology efforts.
On Deck Membership
Entrepreneur First Funding & Membership