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H. Joshua Rivera is an operating partner of Blockchain Capital LLC. He is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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W Bradford Stephens
Brad Stephens is Co-founder and Managing Partner of Blockchain Capital, the premier venture capital fund investing in the blockchain technology sector and the first to raise a venture fund through an ICO. Prior to Blockchain Capital, Brad was Managing Partner of Stephens Investment Management LLC (SIM), which he co-founded in 2002. His diverse background in domestic and international finance includes sell-side securities analysis, hedge fund management, venture capital, and family office management. Prior to co-founding SIM, Brad worked as the senior analyst at Fidelity Ventures, the venture capital arm of Fidelity Investments. At Fidelity, Brad focused on the areas of Internet Security and New Media, leading investments into e-Security, Sanctum, and Managed Objects. He also founded Fidelity's Biometric Consortium, a cutting-edge collaboration of all Fidelity's business units designed to explore, pilot, and implement biometric security systems within Fidelity and eventually its consumer clients. Brad also worked as a research analyst in CSFB's Technology Group, specializing in Internet Security and Internet infrastructure software. While at CSFB, Brad helped raise over $1.3 billion for companies under coverage. Prior to working at CSFB, Brad worked as a research analyst at Furman Selz (later acquired by ING Barings), where he co-founded their Internet Research Group and co-authored the first financial industry piece on Internet Security. Brad holds a B.A. in Economics from Duke University.
Aleks Larsen
Aleks Larsen is a general partner at Blockchain Capital. With a multidisciplinary background, Aleks brings a unique combination of experience in systems engineering, fundamental analysis and capital markets to the firm. Prior to joining Blockchain Capital, Aleks worked as an investment banking analyst at Guggenheim Partners, focusing on mergers & acquisitions and equity financings within the biotechnology sector. Aleks graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Systems Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.
Rashid Ajami
Rashid Ajami is the co-founder of Metropolis and previously the founder of B2B2C White Label and community platform Connectt. He graduated from Georgetown University.
Yuan Han Li
Yuan Han Li is a Principal at Blockchain Capital. He joined the firm in March of 2021. Yuan conducts investment diligence and also supports portfolio companies and DAOs. Prior to Blockchain Capital, Yuan was the Co-President of Penn Blockchain—one of the world’s largest student-run blockchain organizations. While there, Yuan led all of Penn Blockchain’s governance activities in addition to overseeing recruiting and business development. Yuan studied Computer Science and Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, where he chose to withdraw in his final year to commit his time fully to crypto. In his spare time, Yuan enjoys cooking, skiing, playing strategy games, and listening to classical music.
Charles Moran
Charles Moran is the COO of North Island Ventures. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Brian Quintenz
Brian Quintenz is the Head of Policy for a16z crypto, where he helps to translate between the crypto and policy communities.Brian has long stood out as an innovative thinker in crypto and DeFi and was one of the earliest leaders in Washington to recognize the value of crypto. Brian initially joined a16z crypto as a senior advisor. In December 2022, he moved to the full-time role leading its policy team. Prior to joining a16z, he was nominated by both Presidents Obama and Trump to serve as commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) .Prior to his appointment to the CFTC, Brian was the Founder and Managing Principal of Saeculum Capital Management, LLC.Brian received his B.S. from Duke University and M.B.A. from Georgetown University.
Alan Curtis
Alan Curtis is COO of EigenLayer and was previously CEO of Rio Network, Head of PlatformBlockchain Capital, CTO of Core Scientific, and CEO of RADAR.
Caleb Tebbe
Caleb Tebbe is currently Director of Engineering at EigenLayer and was previously a Principal Research Engineer at Blockchain Capital, a development engineer at Coinbase, and a CTO at Radar.
Alex Blackwood
Alex Blackwood is the Co-Founder at mogul. Presively he worked at Goldman Sachs. Alex Blackwood graduated from Georgetown University.
Ben Davenport
Ben Davenport is CTO and co-founder at BitGo, the leading infrastructure company for Bitcoin and digital currencies. He is an active angel investor, having invested in 60+ companies. Previously, Ben co-founded Beluga, which was acquired by Facebook, and became the basis for Facebook Messenger.