Crypto Venture Capital – Galaxy Digital – 6.3.22

Overview:
Title: Crypto Venture Capital
Date: Friday, June 3, 2022
Time: 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Duration: 1 hour

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Summary:

Now On Demand.

Alex Thorn, Firmwide Head of Research at Galaxy Digital, and David Chiang from Galaxy Vision Hill will discuss the landscape of venture capital investment opportunities throughout the digital asset class.

Galaxy Digital Research recently reported that 2021 was the biggest year ever for venture capital firms investing in crypto and blockchain technology. Most notably, crypto and blockchain startups received almost 5% of all venture capital deployed in 2021 (more than $33B in total). The trend continued in Q1 2022, with venture capitalists investing more than $10B in crypto startups, the largest quarterly sum ever. Every quarter since Q1 2021 has seen an all-time high in the amount of capital invested in such startups.

It’s hard to ignore the growing involvement of venture capitalism in crypto and blockchain technology sectors, especially as Web3 disruptions take center stage in the market. Join us for this timely discussion to hear how the crypto venture capital investment space is taking shape and why a long-term mindset is necessary to effectively take advantage of these trends.

  • An institutional approach to investing in digital assets.
  • The rise of venture capital investment in crypto/blockchain startups.
  • The accelerated pace of deployment and the increased competition for access in the space.
  • Key target areas of crypto VC investment: Crypto Infrastructure, Web3, DAOs, Metaverse, DeFi 2.0, and NFTs.
  • Crypto disruption/disintermediation and the potential impacts on tradfi portfolios.

Speakers:
David Chiang David Chiang Member Galaxy Vision Hill

Mr. Chiang is a member of Galaxy Vision Hill and focuses on investments into venture fund managers in the digital asset space. Prior to Galaxy Vision Hill, Mr. Chiang worked on the Direct and Partnership Holdings team at Industry Ventures, where he invested in emerging venture fund managers and early-stage to mid-stage technology companies. He graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Economics, and he currently resides in New York City.
Alex Thorn Alex Thorn Head of Firmwide Research Galaxy Digital

Alex Thorn is Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy Digital. At Galaxy, Alex leads a team of researchers dedicated to understanding and unpacking developments in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, producing insights for internal and external audiences. Prior to joining Galaxy Digital, Alex spent 12 years at Fidelity Investments, mostly recently co-managing Avon Ventures, the early-stage crypto venture fund affiliated with FMR LLC, the parent company of Fidelity Investments. Before that, Alex was Director of Blockchain Research at Fidelity Center for Applied Technology where he directed technology experimentation and published research on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, and held several roles in Legal and Compliance functions before that. Alex has a B.S. in Political Science from Vanderbilt University.