Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Blockchain Capital Blockchain Capital, founded in 2013 by brothers Bart and Brad Stephens, is one of the oldest venture capital firms dedicated to blockchain, with roughly 2 billion dollars under management. Its early investments include Coinbase, Kraken and Ripple. CompaniesVenture Capital
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago BlockVC BlockVC was a Chinese blockchain investment firm founded in 2016 by Kevin Hsu, very active between 2018 and 2020. Today it shows no recent public activity and its historic domain is up for sale: anyone encountering it cited as a "leading blockchain fund" is reading dated material. CompaniesVenture Capital
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Bloccelerate Bloccelerate VC is a Seattle venture capital fund specialising in blockchain and Web3 startups, led by founder Kate (Mitselmakher) Laurence. It is still active with its second fund of 20 million dollars, closed in 2022. CompaniesVenture Capital
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Ascensive Assets Ascensive Assets is a private investment firm founded in 2019 and dedicated exclusively to digital assets, known for its early-stage bets on DeFi and web3 gaming. The last publicly known deal dates back to mid-2024: the firm's current activity is undocumented. CompaniesAsset Management
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Ark Invest ARK Invest is the asset management firm founded by Cathie Wood, specialised in active ETFs on disruptive innovation and among the first issuers of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US (ARKB, with 21Shares). Since 2024 it also operates in Europe with UCITS ETFs through ARK Invest Europe. CompaniesAsset Management
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Animoca Brands Animoca Brands is the Hong Kong conglomerate that has built the world's largest portfolio of Web3 gaming and digital assets, from The Sandbox to more than 600 holdings. It has announced a Nasdaq listing via a reverse merger with Currenc Group, expected by the end of 2026. CompaniesGaming
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Andreessen Horowitz Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is one of the world's largest venture capital firms and, through the a16z crypto arm led by Chris Dixon, the biggest institutional investor dedicated to Web3. In May 2026 it closed its fifth crypto fund at 2.2 billion dollars. CompaniesVenture Capital
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Alameda Research Alameda Research was the trading firm founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, which collapsed in November 2022 together with the FTX exchange in one of the largest frauds in crypto history. The company is now in liquidation and its former executives have been convicted. CompaniesTrading
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Andreas Antonopoulos Andreas M. Antonopoulos is the author of "Mastering Bitcoin" and one of the most widely heard educational voices in Bitcoin's history. In March 2026 he announced he was stopping the production of new content for health reasons: his library of books, videos and workshops remains available. Influencers
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Adam Levy Adam Levy is a web3 media entrepreneur, founder and host of the Mint podcast, dedicated to creators building communities with NFTs, social tokens and DAOs. He went on to found Bello, an onchain analytics startup, and the creator programme Blueprint. Influencers
