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Jason Di Piazza is the Head of Capital Formation at Blockchain Capital LLC. Previously, Jason worked in business development and investor relations at Farallon Capital Management, focusing on creating relationships with institutional investors in the US and Latin America. Prior to that, Jason was a Managing Director at BlackRock, specializing in raising capital for various traditional and alternative investment solutions. Jason also has experience as a Manager at National Semiconductor. Jason holds a Masters in Global Economic History from The London School of Economics and Political Science, a Bachelor's in Political Science from Santa Clara University, and completed coursework at Georgetown University.
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Lucy W.
Lucy W. is the Vice President of Marketing at Horizen and previously served as Director of Brand and Marketing at Horizen Labs. She is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom.
Cais Manai
Cais Manai is co-founder and head of Product at Ten and was previously Principal Product Manager at R3 and associate Director of prime brokerage at UBS.
Jason Wong
Jason Wong is a general partner at Leland Ventures. He graduated from New York University and Santa Clara 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.
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.
Katherine Minarik
Katherine Minarik is chief legal officer at Uniswap, and previously she was vice President of Legal at Coinbase. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Dmitry Lapidus
Dmitry Lapidus is an investor at CoinFund and previously an investor at Dragonfly. He holds a BA in Government and Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Karl-Martin Ahrend
Karl-Martin Ahrend is the Co-Founder of Web3 Studios. Focusing on M&A and capital raising in the Web3 space.
Anay Simunovic
Anay Simunovic is an investor at Blockchain Capital and was previously the host of DAOn the RabbitHole. She graduated from McGill University in Canada.
H. Joshua Rivera
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.