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Pre-Pitch Briefing

Haseeb Qureshi

Managing Partner at Dragonfly

SeedSeries ASeries BInfrastructureDeFiGaming

Their Thesis

Infrastructure, DeFi, and crypto gaming. Clear thinking and good writing.

How to Pitch Them

Haseeb values clear thinking. Articulate your thesis clearly.

What Excites Them

Clear theses, novel infrastructure, crypto gaming with real economies

What They Pass On

Muddled thinking, projects without clear reason to exist

Key Frameworks

DeFi Composability Stack

Mapping how DeFi primitives compose into complex financial products through permissionless integration.

Decentralization Spectrum

Framework for evaluating how much decentralization different applications actually need.

The L1 Competition Framework

L1s compete on developer experience, ecosystem grants, and cultural momentum

In Their Own Words

“Most crypto protocols don't need maximal decentralization to deliver value.”

— Dragonfly blog

“AMMs succeeded because they solved the cold start problem for liquidity.”

— Dragonfly Research

“The best way to predict the future of crypto is to understand its past. Every cycle rhymes.”

— Blog

Recent Writing

A Framework for Evaluating L2sblog

How to compare Layer 2 solutions across multiple dimensions

Dragonfly Thesis: The Super App Chainessay

The next crypto winners will be vertically integrated app-chains, not general purpose L1s.

Why I am Optimistic about Cryptoblog

Despite the bear market, crypto fundamentals keep improving

Dragonfly's Crypto Thesisblog

Dragonfly investment framework and market views

Why I am Bullish on Crypto Gamingblog

The case for crypto gaming beyond play-to-earn

Podcast Appearances

Crypto in 2024 — Bankless
predictionsmarket outlook
The Chopping Block — Unchained
crypto thesisregulationDeFi
The State of L1s — Unchained
L1 competitionEthereum vs Solanamodular blockchains

Dragonfly Portfolio

Top Sectors

DeFi7
L1/L25
Infrastructure4
Exchange2
Layer 21

Stage Distribution

Series A8
Early3
Seed3
Series B3
Growth1
MakerDAODeFi
Early$25.0M
Cosmos / TendermintInfrastructure
Early$5.0M
Mina ProtocolL1/L2
Series A$15.0M
BybitExchange
Growth$5.0M
MatrixPortExchange
Series A$15.0M
EtherscanInfrastructure
Undisclosed$5.0M
LidoDeFi
Early$50.0M
Drift ProtocolDeFi
Seed$10.0M
SecuritizeInfrastructure
Series B$47.0M
MegaETHLayer 2
Seed$20.0M

+ 9 more investments. View fund →

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