Best VCs for Derivatives

10 venture capitalists actively investing in Derivatives.

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Venture Associate

Kosmos Ventures

Lucas looks for early, non-consensus crypto opportunities through an active-user and market-structure lens. He believes decentralized markets can democratize finance and that money increasingly follow

No Lucas-specific check range is public. A current OpenVC search profile lists Kosmos at $100K–$1M, while Kosmos's own live material confirms Seed/Pre-Seed as its co-building focus but publishes no check size. Treat $100K–$1M as third-party firm guidance only; confirm allocation, instrument, ownership and decision-maker directly with Lucas and the team.

Pre-seedSeedEarly Stage

#2Andrew Kang

Co-founder

Mechanism Capital

Thesis-driven investing at the intersection of DeFi and trading infrastructure. Mechanism Capital focuses on DeFi protocols, derivatives, and novel financial primitives. Known for deep technical analy

SeedSeries A

#3Jose Sanchez

Head of research, Investment Associate

The Spartan Group

José researches and evaluates liquid and protocol opportunities for Spartan Capital. His work focuses on crypto becoming financial infrastructure: stablecoin adoption, yield markets, institutional use

No personal check-size or allocation authority is published. Spartan Capital manages liquid, DeFi, gaming/metaverse, and market-neutral funds; the firm's $500M stated AUM and portfolio activity are not a personal check range for José.

Public TokensLiquid MarketsProtocol Investments

#4Chris Perkins

Head of Franklin Crypto

Franklin Templeton

Chris bridges crypto-native markets and traditional institutional finance. As Head of Franklin Crypto, he leads active digital-asset strategies across tokens, protocols, and fintech opportunities. His

Franklin Crypto offers actively managed cryptocurrency strategies to institutional investors; it does not publish a personal venture check range for Chris. His current remit spans liquid digital-asset portfolio management rather than a disclosed startup check mandate, so past CoinFund round sizes are not used as a proxy.

Liquid TokensPublic MarketsInstitutional Asset Management

#5Elijah Fox

Investment Partner

Variant Fund

Elijah backs technically ambitious founders building new mechanisms, markets and infrastructure. His work joins crypto market design with a widening AI thesis: mature financial systems need expressive

Variant does not publish a reliable personal check range. Elijah works at the earliest stages, but founders should confirm fund vehicle, allocation, ownership, lead/co-lead appetite, token/equity structure and reserves with the partnership.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#6Arthur Hayes

Angel Investor / Writer

BitMEX Ventures

Co-founded BitMEX, pioneered crypto perpetual futures. Now runs Maelstrom fund investing in DeFi and crypto infrastructure. Known for macro-driven crypto thesis and provocative market commentary.

SeedSeries AStrategic

#7Charlie Sandor

Investment Partner

CMT Digital

Sandor invests in early-stage blockchain companies at CMT Digital. His public commentary on D2X emphasizes regulated, institution-ready market infrastructure: regulatory clarity, trusted venues, resil

Firm-level public estimate: $100K-$5M; typical check around $1.5M

SeedSeries A

#8Christopher Perkins

Managing Partner

CoinFund

Institutional crypto advocate and investor at CoinFund. Focuses on bridging traditional financial markets infrastructure with crypto.

Series ASeries BGrowth

#9Colleen Sullivan

CEO

CMT Digital

CMT Digital is the crypto venture arm of CMT Group, a proprietary trading firm. Invests in infrastructure, DeFi, and digital asset trading.

SeedSeries A