Narwhal Finance
A trading MVP delivered under fundraising pressure
Led the front-end build of a perpetual trading MVP so the team could demo, test, and fundraise within weeks.
React
Next.js
Axios
Pyth SDK
Web3.js
TypeScript
Recharts
Lottie
Framer
SCSS
useReducer
Figma
Overview
Narwhal Finance is a decentralised perpetual trading platform focused on fast, permissionless trading of crypto and FX pairs. I joined as Lead Front-End Developer during the MVP phase, owning the interface build while coordinating closely with design, backend, and smart contract teams. The priority was speed without instability: deliver something credible enough to trade on, demo to investors, and iterate on immediately.
Challenge
- Hard deadline to deliver an MVP suitable for fundraising.
- Rapidly changing scope as the product direction evolved.
- Complex real-time data requirements using Pyth price feeds.
- No existing design system or front-end structure.
Solution
- Built the trading interface, dashboard, staking, and analytics views from scratch.
- Integrated real-time Pyth price feeds into TradingView charts.
- Implemented wallet connection, network handling, and trading states.
- Established a basic design system to keep the UI consistent under rapid iteration.
- Worked in tight feedback loops with founders to adapt quickly to scope changes.
Results
- Delivered a fully functional trading MVP within weeks.
- Supported investor demos and early user testing.
- Helped secure $10M in funding following MVP delivery.
- Achieved $1M in liquidity within the first hour of testnet launch.
- Left the team with a scalable front-end foundation for future features.
