Kinji Steimetz is named as one of four contributors to Coinbase Ventures' 25 November 2025 outlook post "Ideas we are excited for in 2026", credited by name and X handle (@kinjisteimetz) on the sections covering real-world asset perpetuals, alternative proprietary AMMs, and robotics and humanoid data collection. Cointelegraph's 26 November 2025 write-up refers to "Coinbase Ventures' Kinji Steimetz" without giving a job title. No job title is published for him by Coinbase or by any acceptable secondary source, so the title field is left blank rather than guessed. No education, prior employers or join year could be sourced.