16 VCs and 10 funds investing in Trading
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 analysis and contrarian bets.
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
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 (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 & CEO
Amber Group
Amber Group combines crypto trading, lending, and venture investing. One of Asia's largest digital asset platforms.
Founder & CEO
Wintermute Ventures
Trading infrastructure, DeFi liquidity, and market microstructure. Wintermute is one of the largest crypto market makers.
Co-Founder (Defunct)
Three Arrows Capital (3AC)
Leveraged crypto trading and directional bets. 3AC collapsed in June 2022 after over-leveraging.
San Francisco
AUM: $10B
London, UK
AUM: $50M+
Menlo Park
AUM: $5B
Madrid, Spain / London
AUM: $200M+
New York, NY
AUM: $10B+
Singapore
AUM: ~$5B in cumulative trading volume (not traditional AUM)
Seychelles
AUM: $100M
Chicago
Hong Kong (formerly)
AUM: $15B peak (collapsed)
Singapore
AUM: $100M+