Best VCs for Trading

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

Head of Investments

GSR Markets

Leading crypto market making and trading operations at GSR Markets, with a strategic investment arm backing infrastructure and DeFi projects.

President & Chief Investment Officer

Galaxy Digital

Institutional-grade crypto investment across the full capital structure. Focuses on bridging traditional finance and digital assets.

Head of Galaxy Digital Research

Galaxy Digital

Growth-stage crypto investing at Galaxy Digital. Focuses on scaling proven crypto businesses and protocols into institutional-grade platforms.

General Partner

Dragonfly

Early-stage crypto investor at Dragonfly with deep DeFi expertise. Focuses on novel financial primitives and infrastructure that expands what's possible in decentralized finance.

Managing Partner & Head of Liquid Investments

CoinFund

Liquid and venture crypto investing at CoinFund. Bridges the gap between liquid token markets and early-stage venture investing.

Investment Partner

OKX Ventures

Leading blockchain investments at OKX Ventures, the investment arm of one of the world's largest crypto exchanges. Focuses on projects that expand the OKX ecosystem.

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.

Former President

Jump Crypto

Jump Crypto was the crypto arm of Jump Trading, one of the world's largest quantitative trading firms. Focused on building infrastructure, particularly cross-chain bridges and DeFi protocols.

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.

Co-Founder (Convicted)

Alameda Research

Formerly one of crypto's most prominent figures as founder of FTX and Alameda Research. Convicted of fraud in 2023.

Co-founder

Mechanism Capital

Co-founded Mechanism Capital focusing on DeFi and trading infrastructure. Combines trading experience with venture investing.

CIO

Nascent

CIO at Nascent, managing the fund's liquid and venture portfolio across crypto markets.

Co-founder & CEO

Amber Group

Amber Group combines crypto trading, lending, and venture investing. One of Asia's largest digital asset platforms.

General Partner

Paradigm

Crypto market structure, infrastructure, TradFi-DeFi intersection.

Founder & CEO

Wintermute Ventures

Trading infrastructure, DeFi liquidity, and market microstructure. Wintermute is one of the largest crypto market makers.

Partner

Multicoin Capital

Solana ecosystem, DeFi, DePIN. High-performance blockchain applications.

Co-Founder (Defunct)

Three Arrows Capital (3AC)

Leveraged crypto trading and directional bets. 3AC collapsed in June 2022 after over-leveraging.