Armada Acquisition Corp II

Arrington Capital has acquired the Sponsorship of Armada Acquisition Corp. II (an existing special purpose acquisition company) for the purpose of acquiring a target company and taking it public.

Team

Taryn Naidu, CEO

Taryn Naidu has served as a Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Arrington Capital Investment Management, LLC since June 2023. Mr. Naidu also serves as a director at System1, Inc. (NASDAQ: SST). From March 2019 to April 2022, Mr. Naidu served as the Chief Operating Officer at Rigetti Computing, Inc., where he was instrumental in the business operations and led multiple financing rounds for such company, including its public offering through a deSPAC merger. From August 2014 to August 2017, Mr. Naidu was the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Rightside Group Ltd. after its business separation from Leaf Group Ltd. in 2014, where he led one of the leading domain services companies, until its sale to Identity Digital in 2017. Mr. Naidu received a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Regina.

Kyle Horton, CFO

Kyle Horton started his career as an Engineering Officer in the United States Air Force serving in both the US and Afghanistan. Mr. Horton has worked in Finance and Operations at large public companies, Apple and Wayfair, as well as several early-stage technology startups. As Senior Vice President of Strategy, Finance and Operations at Rigetti Computing (RGTI) Mr. Horton was instrumental in taking Rigetti Computing public through a SPAC transaction in 2022 (RGTI). Mr. Horton has served as the Vice President, Finance and Operations at Arrington Capital since January 2024, a web3 multi-strategy hedge fund. Mr. Horton received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Virginia and a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University.

Board of Directors

Michael Arrington, Chairman of the Board

J. Michael Arrington was the founder of and has been a Managing Member at Arrington Capital Management, LLC, a web3 multi-strategy hedge fund, since December 2017. Mr. Arrington founded TechCrunch, a leading technology news site launched in 2005. Mr. Arrington previously practiced corporate law, co-founded several startups, and later established the venture firm CrunchFund, prior to focusing on cryptocurrency and web3 investments. Mr. Arrington received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Claremont McKenna College and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School. The Company believes that Mr. Arrington is qualified to serve on the Board because of his senior management, business development, and industry experience (including web3 and venture experience.

Taryn Naidu

Taryn Naidu has served as a Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Arrington Capital Investment Management, LLC since June 2023. Mr. Naidu also serves as a director at System1, Inc. (NASDAQ: SST). From March 2019 to April 2022, Mr. Naidu served as the Chief Operating Officer at Rigetti Computing, Inc., where he was instrumental in the business operations and led multiple financing rounds for such company, including its public offering through a deSPAC merger. From August 2014 to August 2017, Mr. Naidu was the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Rightside Group Ltd. after its business separation from Leaf Group Ltd. in 2014, where he led one of the leading domain services companies, until its sale to Identity Digital in 2017. Mr. Naidu received a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Regina. The Company believes Mr. Naidu is qualified to serve on the Board because of his technical background, his experience with public company boards, and his strategic planning and industry experience.

Richard Danis

Richard Danis served as the General Counsel for Bluetooth SIG, Inc. from December 2024 to April 2025, and as the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Rigetti Computing, Inc. from July 2019 to December 2024. From January 2020 to December 2022, Mr. Danis served as a Director on the board of F3 Nation, Inc. Mr. Danis received a Bachelor of Art in Accounting from Ohio University and a Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law. The Company believes that Mr. Danis is qualified to serve on the Board because of his senior management experience and his experience with risk assessment, international business, and board governance.

Lindy Key

Lindy Key was the founder and has been the Principal of WNC Consulting Group, LLC since February 2020, providing accounting and finance consulting services to companies. From October 2015 to February 2020, Ms. Key served as the Assistant Controller and later Controller at Porch Group Inc., and as Director of Accounting at Leaf Group Ltd. Ms. Key holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington and a Certificate in Accounting from the University of Washington Foster School of Business. The Company believes Ms. Key is qualified to serve on the Board because of her technical background, her accounting and auditing experience, and her international business experience.

Ronald Palmeri

Ronald Palmeri served as Chief Executive Officer and director at Trainspot, Inc. from August 2023 to July 2024. From June 2019 to February 2022, Mr. Palmeri served as a Partner at Arrington Capital Management, LLC, where he worked with entrepreneurs creating new rails for data, finance, and ownership. Prior to joining Arrington Capital Management, LLC, Mr. Palmeri founded several startups and MkII Ventures. Mr. Palmeri received a Bachelor of Arts in History and French from Middlebury College and attended Sciences Po in Paris. He has written and spoken widely on user-driven product development and the craft of venture company-building. The Company believes that Mr. Palmeri is qualified to serve on the Board because of his senior management, business development, and industry experience (including web3 and venture experience) and his knowledge of and perspective on building and operating companies.

Zixi Wang, Head of Ecosystem Partnerships

Zixi Wang has served as the Head of Ecosystem Partnerships at Arrington Capital since January 2025. In this role, Mr. Wang leads strategic outreach and partnership development with protocols, infrastructure projects, and early-stage teams across Solana and multi-chain ecosystems. Mr. Wang is responsible for identifying high-potential collaborations, managing relationship development, and driving integration opportunities with selected protocols and projects. From June 2022 to December 2024, Mr. Wang served as Director of Business Development at a crypto-native investment firm, where he was instrumental in building and scaling the firm’s ecosystem partnerships program, resulting in over 35 strategic collaborations and multiple co-investment opportunities. From August 2019 to May 2022, Mr. Wang was the Partnerships and Ecosystem Lead at a DeFi infrastructure protocol, where he drove developer relations, integration partnerships, and ecosystem growth initiatives. Mr. Wang received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Nikko, Technical Advisor

Nikko is a software engineer specializing in the development, architecture, and security of blockchain protocols. His experience includes analyzing distributed systems, assessing technical risks, researching security models, and working with complex Web3 infrastructure. At Arrington Capital, he helps portfolio projects find the strategic and technical resources needed for sustainable growth. Nikko interacts with founders, protocol engineers, security researchers, and other specialized professionals, forming teams and connections that can strengthen a project’s architecture, security, and long-term positioning. In his work, he adheres to the principles of independence, confidentiality, and minimal necessary publicity. Nikko is selective about projects, dives deeply into the technical context, and prefers to work without unnecessary information noise. His professional approach is based on precision, systemic thinking, and accountability for results. He has a particular interest in protocols, privacy-preserving systems, and projects solving fundamental challenges of decentralized infrastructure.

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