Market Infrastructure

Hivemind Capital

Check: Hivemind invests across pre-seed through Series B; typical venture checks $500K-$5M with capacity to lead

Phillips's overarching thesis is bridging the on-chain and off-chain worlds, primarily through market infrastructure — the 'unsexy backbone' of stablecoins, settlement rails, custody, tokenization, and institutional plumbing that lets traditional capital flow into and through crypto. She is bullish on regulated stablecoins paired with cross-border payments, on Bitcoin-native DeFi unlocking yield for BTC holders, and on AI agents becoming first-class economic actors on-chain (including as buyers of NFTs and other digital assets). Within Hivemind's '9 themes for 2025' framework, her work spans stablecoins, derivatives infrastructure, app-chain L1/L2 dynamics, and the broader institutionalization of crypto. Her framing is institutional and risk-aware — Hivemind explicitly pairs crypto-native expertise with institutional-grade risk management.

Blockwall VC

At Blockwall, Armani invests within a pre-seed and seed Web3 strategy focused on the infrastructure and applications shaping a transparent, secure digital future. His profile and writing point to particular strength in tech-heavy opportunities, including DeFi, market structure, and Blockwall's AI and data-driven investing efforts.