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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.
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$1M
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$25M
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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.
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Co Invest
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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.

Blockchain Capital Contacts Information

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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

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