Deal Flow – June 2020
Welcome to Deal Flow, a monthly report on investment in the blockchain space. Deal Flow provides a comprehensive listing of new capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, ICOs, IEOs, and STOs. The report identifies industry trends and follows the money with expert analysis and commentary - providing essential market intelligence for professional crypto investors.
DeFi Startup The Graph has closed a US$5M investment round
The Graph is a company that has built an indexing protocol for querying networks like Ethereum and the InterPlanetary File System. The companies latest investment round saw participation from Framework Ventures, ParaFi Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group, and others.
The Inquisitive VC: Soona Amhaz , General Partner at Volt Capital
Soona Amhaz is a General Partner at Volt Capital and co-founder of Token Daily. Prior to Volt Capital and Token Daily, Soona was an early hire at Alation.
River Financial closes a US$5.7M seed round
River Financial is a company building a challenger financial institution and Bitcoin brokerage focused on the long-term investor. The companies seed round was led by Polychain Capital. Participants in the round include Slow Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, DG Daiwa Ventures, Pfeffer Capital Ltd, IDEO CoLab Ventures, Cygni Capital, and a number of angel investors.
The Inquisitive VC – Stephen McKeon , Partner at Collaborative Fund
Stephen McKeon is an Associate Professor of finance at the University of Oregon and a Partner at Collaborative Fund. In both of these roles, Stephen's focus is on crypto assets. McKeon was previously involved with venture-backed software start-ups and spent six years as the CFO of a Napa Valley winery.
The Inquisitive VC – Colleen Sullivan, Partner and CEO of CMT Digital
Colleen Sullivan is a Partner and CEO of CMT Digital, which is, in turn, a part of the CMT Group. Sullivan is focused on crypto asset trading, blockchain technology investments, and legal engagement in the crypto asset and blockchain technology industry. Prior to this role Sullivan worked as a lawyer and founded her own startup in the fintech space.
The Inquisitive VC – Max Webster , Investor at Version One VC
Max Webster is an Investor at Version One VC. Webster is focused on investing in and helping entrepreneurs build an open internet, financial system, and energy grid. Prior to Version One, Webster founded Entiende Bitcoin, a consultancy focused on increasing access to bitcoin and stablecoins in Latin America. Webster was also part of the founding team at Bright, the leading residential solar company in Mexico.
The Inquisitive VC – Cédric Waldburger , Founder and General Partner of Tomahawk.VC
Cédric Waldburger is the Founder and General Partner of Tomahawk.VC, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in global-first companies. Prior to this, he has been an angel investor in a range of companies and has built companies in the agency, consumer and blockchain sectors. Most recently, he co-founded DFINITY, a Silicon Valley unicorn.
The Inquisitive VC – Jalak Jobanputra , Founding Partner of FuturePerfect Ventures
Jalak Jobanputra is the Founding Partner of FuturePerfect Ventures. Jalak has been a VC for over two decades. Before founding FuturePerfect Ventures, she was the Director of Mobile Investments at Omidyar Network. Prior to this, she was the Senior Vice President at the New York City Investment Fund, a Principal at New Venture Partners and a member of the Intel Capital investing team.
The Inquisitive VC – David Pakman , Partner at Venrock
David Pakman is a Partner at Venrock, one of the oldest venture capital firms in the world. Previously, David was the CEO of eMusic, the world’s leading digital retailer of independent music, second only to iTunes in the number of downloads sold. He was also the co-creator of Apple’s Music Group and a product manager at Apple.
Accolade Partners launch Blockchain fund of funds
Venture Capital investment firm Accolade Partners has launched a fund of funds to provide exposure to blockchain opportunities.
Deal Flow – April 2020
Welcome to Deal Flow, a monthly report on investment in the blockchain space. Deal Flow provides a comprehensive listing of new capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, ICOs, IEOs, and STOs. The report identifies industry trends and follows the money with expert analysis and commentary - providing essential market intelligence for professional crypto investors.
The Inquisitive VC – Sterling Witzke, partner at Winklevoss Capital
Sterling Witzke is a partner at Winklevoss Capital where she leads all private investments for the family office of Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. Prior to Winklevoss Capital, Sterling was on the founding team and served as Chief Business Development Officer of Turo (formerly RelayRides), US’s first peer-to-peer car-sharing service.
The Inquisitive VC – Paul Veradittakit, investor at Pantera Capital
Paul Veradittakit is a partner at Pantera Capital, one of the first blockchain and crypto-specific funds. His prior experience includes working as an associate at Strive Capital, where he focused on investments in the mobile space, including an early-stage investment in App Annie.
The Inquisitive VC – Kenrick Drijkoningen, the Founder of LuneX Ventures
Kenrick Drijkoningen is the Founder of LuneX Ventures, which has a global mandate to invest exclusively in high-growth blockchain companies and cryptocurrency assets. The company is a spin-off from Singapore based VC firm Golden Gate Ventures, where Drijkoningen is still the Head of Growth.
The Inquisitive VC – An interview with Samuel Harrison from Blockchain.com Ventures
Samuel Harrison is a Co-founder and Managing Partner of Blockchain.com Ventures, a venture capital fund anchored by Blockchain.com, the world’s largest non-custodial wallet platform & Lightspeed Venture Partners. Previously, Sam spent four years at Naspers Ventures, now known as Prosus Ventures, leading their early-stage tech investments and blockchain efforts. He is also an Apple featured iOS Developer, having published ~20 apps, and an Angel Investor and advisor to a range of companies.