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Pantera Capital is the first U.S. institutional asset manager focused exclusively on blockchain technology. Since 2013, Pantera has invested in digital assets and blockchain companies, giving investors a comprehensive range of exposure to the space.

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Crypto-Native Fund

Founded: 2013

Location: United States

Team

Scott Lawin

President

Dan Morehead

CEO & Co-Chief Investment Officer

Paul Veradittakit

Managing Partner

Mason Nystrom

Junior Partner

Franklin Bi

General Partner

Lauren Stephanian

General Partner

Jay Yu

Junior Partner

Cosmo Jiang

General Partner

Sam Lehman

Junior Partner

Ryan Barney

Partner

Katrina Paglia

General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

Marc Selfon

CFO

Matt Gorham

COO

Ishanee Nagpurkar

Junior Partner

Kerry Wong

Head of Investor Relations

Ping Chen

Head of Marketing

Eric Wallach

Investment Analyst

Cody Poh

Investment Analyst

Nihal Maunder

Investor

Investment Map

Investment Size

Investments

Coinbase

Cryptocurrency exchange

Solana

High performance underlying blockchain

Ethereum

The first blockchain with smart contract functionality

Ripple

Global cross-border payment network

Circle

USDC Publisher (NASDAQ:CRCL)

Sui

Layer 1 blockchain

Anchorage

Crypto custodian for institutional investors

Ethena

ETH based delta-neutral stablecoin

Sentient

AI development platform

Wintermute

Crypto market maker

Ondo Finance

Institutional-Grade Finance

Morpho

Decentralized lending-borrowing protocol

NEAR Protocol

Layer-one blockchain

Gemini

Digital asset exchange

BitGo

Institutional-level digital asset custody service provider

Zcash

Privacy-preserving cryptocurrency

Zama

Crypto privacy protocol

Alchemy

Web3 development platform

Arbitrum

Ethereum Layer2 scaling solution

0x

Open source, decentralized transaction infrastructure

StarkNet

decentralized ZK-Rollup

OpenMind

Decentralized operating system for intelligent machines

M0

Money middleware for the digital age

Surf

Crypto AI command hub

Amber Group

Digital asset financial services provider

Bakkt

Digital asset platform（Nasdaq：BKKT）

Mezo

Bitcoin Economic Layer

1inch

Decentralized Exchange Aggregator

Sahara

Decentralized AI network

Based

On-chain consumer "Super App"

RedotPay

Stablecoin-based payment fintech

Meanwhile

Digital Asset-Denominated Life Insurance Provider

The Block

Crypto news media

Flashbots

Research and development company focussed on MEV

The Open Network

A fully decentralized Layer1 blockchain designed by Telegram

Numerai

A new kind of hedge fund

Instadapp

Multi-Chain DeFi Management Platform

Cosmos

The Internet of Blockchains

Doppler

Custom markets for launching tokens

Symbiotic

Generalized restaking system

Polkadot

Cross-chain protocol

Brave

Privacy-focused internet browser

Humanity Protocol

Sybil-resistance network of blockchains

Filecoin

Decentralized storage network

Terra

Decentralized financial infrastructure

Bitso

Crypto exchange in Latin America

Avantis

Synthetic derivatives protocol

DeFi Development

Digital Asset Financial Platform（NASDAQ: DFDV）

Bounce Finance

Decentralized auction platform

Eco

Cross-chain Network for Stablecoins

Gradient

Open Source AI Infrastructure

Rialo

The real-world blockchain

Civic

Web3 digital identity solutions

Subzero Labs

Blockchain infrastructure development

Altius

Modular blockchain infrastructure

Morph

Global consumer grade public chain

Kyber Network

Multi-chain crypto trading and liquidity hub

Bitstamp

Cryptocurrency exchange

Acquired

Figure Markets

Cryptocurrency, Stocks and Alternative Investment Platform

aPriori

MEV infrastructure and liquid staking protocol

Novig

Sports Prediction Market

Ripio

Argentina-based crypto company

Fin

Stablecoin-based enterprise-grade payment platform

BCB Group

Crypto payments service provider

Mantle Network

A high performance Ethereum layer-2 network with modular design

Oasis Network

Decentralized Layer1 network based on PoS consensus

SharpLink Gaming

Gaming Affiliate Marketing Platform(NASDAQ:SBET)

Abra

One-stop cryptocurrency investment platform

Arch Network

Bitcoin-Native Application Platform

Nomina

On-chain trading platform

Injective

Layer1 Blockchain Optimized for DeFi Applications

Kusama

Scalable multi-chain network

CoinDCX

India cryptocurrency exchange

Staked

Non-custodial staking platform

Acquired

Mina

Lightweight Blockchain

Ankr

Web 3.0 Infrastructure Providers

Pontem Network

Aptos Product Studio

SynFutures

Decentralized derivatives exchange

Livepeer

Decentralized video streaming network

Maverick Protocol

Decentralized trading protocol

VALR

Cryptocurrency exchange

Marginfi

Decentralized portfolio margining protocol

Fordefi

Institutional MPC wallet & security platform

Acquired

Nexus

Massively-parallelized proof mining network

AZA Finance

Global payments and FX fintech

Liquity

Decentralized lending-borrowing protocol

Unstoppable Domains

NFT domains provider

Accountable

The trust layer for digital finance

Azra Games

Blockchain games company

Aurora

EVM built on the NEAR Protocol

bloXroute

A weapon for front-running DeFi traders

Braavos

A StarkNet wallet in Browser

Balancer

DeFi automated market making protocol

EDX Markets

Digital asset exchange

TransCrypts

Self-sovereign verification for the masses

Reflexer

An anti-inflation protocol

Origin Protocol

Bringing NFTs and DeFi to the masses

Xapo

Private bank

Acquired

Rarimo

Privacy-first (ZK) social protoco

Stacked

Livestreaming platform

Secret Network

Private blockchain network based on Cosmos SDK

Bee Maps

AI-Powered Mapping

Flexa

Digital payment platform

Everclear

A clearing layer for intent-based bridge

ThunderCore

EVM compatible public blockchain

GEODNET

Global Earth Observation Decentralized Network

Korbit

Cryptocurrency exchange

Acquired

Jambo

Mobile-first crypto network

Celer Network

Blockchain Interoperability Protocol

Stader

Multichain liquid staking platform

BitOasis

Cryptocurrency platform in the MENA region

Acquired

WAX

Purpose-built NFT blockchain

Zentry

Gaming Superlayer

Chainflip

Cross-chain liquidity network

Zircuit

EVM-compatible zero-knowledge rollup

Raiku

Solana's Coordination Layer

Braintrust

Decentralized Talent Network

Ampleforth

Algorithmic rebase cryptocurrency

Pintu

Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange

Orderly Network

Liquidity platform

OpenGDP

High performance Layer1

tanX

Decentralized order-book exchange

Tari

Privacy-focused network

GAMEE

Play-to-earn gaming platform

Coins.ph

Southeast Asia's leading mainstream super app

Gondi

Lending and borrowing protocol

Audius

Decentralized music streaming protocol

Radius

The trustless rollup sequencing layer for a new MEV economy

B3

Horizontally-scaled gaming ecosystem

Faraway Games

Building social blockchain games

Revolving Games

Web3-focused gaming studio

TaoFi

DeFi infrastructure

Acquired

InfiniGods

Blockchain gaming studio

Monkey Tilt

Online gambling platform

ICON

DPoS blockchain and smart contract platform

Acala

Decentralized finance network

Moonfrost

Social simulation / role-playing game

Pinata

NFT distribution platform

Aevo

A next-generation options exchange

Shapeshift

Decentralized cryptocurrency trading platform

Leap

Super wallet for Web3

Helika

Web3 gaming and NFT analytics platform

DODO

Decentralized Trading Platform

API3

Oracle Solution

Stride

Cosmos staking protocol

Cypherium

Layer 1 blockchain protocol

Coinme

Cryptocurrency exchange

Acquired

Globe

Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange

Obol Network

Ethereum POS consensus protocol and ecosystem

Vauld

Crypto lending platform

Uptopia

The launch platform for on-chain games

DMarket

Marketplace to trade virtual items

Acquired

Teahouse

Decentralized asset management and strategy platform

Urbit

A clean-slate OS and network for the 21st century.

Sumer.Money

Blockchain liquidity infrastructure

Satsuma Technology Plc

Listed companies(SATS.L)

Arcade

GameFi platform

Notional Finance

Decentralized lending-borrowing protocol

Ancient8

Infrastructure for GameFi

Autonomys Network

Decentralized AI (deAI) verticalized stack

Bitaccess

Bitcoin ATM Software Provider

Acquired

MetaLend

Decentralized lending-borrowing protocol

Angelic / Metaverse Game Studios

A narrative Strategy-RPG set in a collaborative and dark sci-fi universe

Summoners Arena

Multi-type P2E game world

Handshake

Decentralized naming and certificate authority

DESO

Decentralized social blockchain

FUNToken

One-stop gaming token

Meter.io

High-performance blockchain infrastructure

Chain

Blockchain-based technology company

Sender AI

Decentralized transaction execution network

PowerTrade

Crypto Options Exchange

Kin

The Community for the digital world

GenomesDAO

Biotech DAO

Sui Group Holdings

Non-bank lenders (NASDAQ: SUIG)

Perion

Web3 gaming centric DAO

Helius Medical Technologies

Neurotech company (Nasdaq: HSDT)

Sharps Technology

Medical Devices Corporation（NASDAQ: STSS）

BNB Network Company

E-cigarette manufacturing company(NASDAQ: BNC)

Temple Capital

Crypto hedge fund

Cega

Exotic derivatives protocol

Acquired

Thruster

Blast's native DEX

Few and Far

A next-generation NFT marketplace

Worldwide Webb

A free to play interoperable MMORPG metaverse

MoodMiner

Crypto staking platform

NEAR Intents

Multi-chain financial product protocols

Waterfall

NFT trading and pricing protocol

Antic

Web3 Solutions

Optic

AI engine for NFT content recognition

Metatheory

Web3 interactive media company

Hedge

Solana lending protocol

Nirvana

AI agent infrastructure for DeFi

Sturdy

Isolated lending with shared liquidity

Swim Protocol

Multi-chain liquidity protocol

Space Runners

Fashion Metaverse

Rarify

A collection of Defi applications

The Virtual Basketball Association / Fast Break Labs

The Basketball League of the Metaverse

Chronicled

A new healthcare ecosystem without administrative costs

Hyperspace

All-in-one NFT platform built on Solana

Ntropika Labs

Research and Development team specializing in Web3

FTX

Cryptocurrency exchange

PsyFi

Decentralized options trading platform

Unbound Security

cryptographic key management and protection company

Acquired

ErisX

Crypto spot and futures markets

Acquired

Genopets

Move-to-Earn NFT mobile game

Apollo Safe

Multi-Sig Manager for Cosmos

MakersPlace

NFT digital art marketplace

Vega Protocol

Decentralized derivatives protocol

Lithium Finance

Decentralized Asset Pricing Protocol

Rangers Protocol

Web3 Engine Infrastructure

Unbound Finance

Decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol

YOLOrekt

Bid on the future price of crypto

Virtue Poker

Decentralized poker platform

Anchor Protocol

Decentralized money market

Wyre

Fiat-to-cryptocurrency and payment infrastructure company

Blockfolio

Portfolio tracking app

Acquired

Tagomi

Crypto prime brokerage platform

Acquired

Harbor

Digital securities platform

Acquired

Merkle Data

Risk and data solution

Acquired

Sparkswap

Cryptocurrency exchange built on Lightning Network Atomic Swaps

Coinsuper

Virtual asset trading platform

Bgogo

Cryptocurrency exchange

TruStory

Social network that enables productive debate

Basis

Stable cryptocurrency protocol

DATA

Decentralized AI-Powered Trust Alliance

Koinex

Indian cryptocurrency trading exchange

Unikrn

E-sports cryptocurrency betting platform

Maecenas

Blockchain-based art investment platform

OMG Network

Ethereum's Layer 2 scaling protocol

Filament

Blockchain-based tech provider for the Internet of Things

ChangeTip

Bitcoin micropayments infrastructure

Mind Music

Record Label Powered by Crypto

Karura

The DeFi hub of Kusama

Bloom

Blockchain digital identity platform

BitClout

The Crypto Social Network

Trueflip

Online crypto casino

Computable

Internet infrastructure and privacy technologies for decentralized data markets

Mirror Protocol

Decentralized synthetic asset protocol

Project	Round	Amount	Valuation	Date
BasedBASED *	Series A	$ 11.5 M	--	Feb 23
Novig *	Series B	$ 75 M	$ 500 M	Feb 18
Doppler *	Seed	$ 9 M	--	Jan 29

Investment Overview

Rounds in the past year

30

Total rounds

235

Portfolio Numbers

237

Lead Investment

110

Cooperations

Coinbase Ventures

45 Rounds

Hashed

18 Rounds

The Spartan Group

18 Rounds

Polychain

17 Rounds

Lightspeed Venture

15 Rounds

Blockchain Capital

15 Rounds

Market Data

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Pantera Capital

Overview

On-chain Holdings

𝕏 Statistics

Significant Events

Details

Team

Scott Lawin

Dan Morehead

Paul Veradittakit

Mason Nystrom

Franklin Bi

Lauren Stephanian

Jay Yu

Cosmo Jiang

Sam Lehman

Ryan Barney

Katrina Paglia

Marc Selfon

Matt Gorham

Ishanee Nagpurkar

Kerry Wong

Ping Chen

Eric Wallach

Cody Poh

Nihal Maunder

Investment Map

Investment Size

Investments

Coinbase

Solana

Ethereum

Ripple

Circle

Sui

Anchorage

Ethena

Sentient

Wintermute

Ondo Finance

Morpho

NEAR Protocol

Gemini

BitGo

Zcash

Zama

Alchemy

Arbitrum

0x

StarkNet

OpenMind

M0

Surf

Amber Group

Bakkt

Mezo

1inch

Sahara

Based

RedotPay

Meanwhile

The Block

Flashbots

The Open Network

Numerai

Instadapp

Cosmos

Doppler

Symbiotic

Polkadot

Brave

Humanity Protocol

Filecoin

Terra

Bitso

Avantis

DeFi Development