Blockchain Capital
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
San Francisco, United States
Countries of investment
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Singapore
- Switzerland
- Canada
- Israel
- Cayman Islands
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
- Series C
- Growth
Industries
- Crypto
- Blockchain
- DeFi
- Web3
- Layer 1 Protocols
- Infrastructure
- Stablecoins
- NFTs
- Liquid Tokens
About
Blockchain Capital is a San Francisco-based crypto VC. Their focus spans DeFi, Layer 1 protocols, infrastructure, stablecoins, NFTs, and liquid tokens across the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Switzerland, Canada, Israel, and Cayman Islands. The firm supports founders from Seed through Growth.
Blockchain Capital is a San Francisco-based crypto VC. Their focus spans DeFi, Layer 1 protocols, infrastructure, stablecoins, NFTs, and liquid tokens across the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Switzerland, Canada, Israel, and Cayman Islands. The firm supports founders from Seed through Growth.
Investment Thesis
Blockchain Capital is a multi-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across crypto, blockchain, DeFi, Web3, Layer 1 protocols, infrastructure, stablecoins, NFTs, and liquid tokens sectors. They invest as the oldest dedicated crypto and blockchain VC firm globally with Tier-1 reputation across the industry. The firm differentiates itself through its 2013 founding date as the world's first dedicated crypto and blockchain VC, partners Bart and Brad Stephens' decades of crypto investing experience, $2B+ AUM across multiple funds, and Tier-1 reputation backed by major LPs including Visa and PayPal.
Manager's Experience
Bart Stephens (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) and Brad Stephens (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) co-founded Blockchain Capital in 2013 as the world's first dedicated crypto and blockchain VC firm, bringing decades of combined crypto investing expertise; Bart previously co-founded Stephens Investment Management and Brad brings extensive institutional investing background. The firm has built $2B+ AUM across multiple funds with backing from major LPs including Visa and PayPal, and Tier-1 reputation across the crypto industry as the oldest dedicated crypto VC.
Team
Bart Stephens - Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Brad Stephens - Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Spencer Bogart - Partner
Aleks Larsen - General Partner
Kinjal Shah - General Partner
Yan Liberman - Partner
Portfolio
Coinbase
Kraken
Ripple
Circle
Worldcoin
Aptos
OpenSea
Bitwise
Bitfury
Brave
Avalanche
Filecoin
Helium
Lightning Labs
Maker
Mysten Labs
Near Protocol
Nervos Network
Polychain
Solana
Tezos
The Graph
TaxBit
Worldcoin
Yuga Labs