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Ryan Gentry is Director of business development at Lightning Labs and former principal analyst at Multicoin Capital.
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Brian Smith
Brian leads finance and operations for the firm. He specializes in deal structuring, due diligence, and legal and financial processes. Brian previously served as a public equity analyst at Tiger Management (where he helped launch a Tiger-seeded hedge fund), a private equity investor with Fox Paine & Co., an investment banker at Greenhill & Co., and he co-led finance at Bazaarvoice (BV) through the company's IPO.
Spencer Applebaum
Spencer Applebaum is the Investment Partner at Multicoin Capital. He was Multistate Tax Intern at Deloitte.
Alex Bosworth
Alex Bosworth is Head of Lightning Liquidity at Lightning Labs, CEO of Yalls. Swift, Go, Node.js developer Development: iOS, MacOS, Blockchain, AWS, Lightning Network.
Daniel L.
Daniel A. Leonardo is a Chief Compliance Officer and Deputy General Counsel at Multicoin Capital. Prior to joining Multicoin, Leonardo was an attorney in the Division of Examinations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Young Ling
Young Ling is an angel investor. He previously worked at Multicoin Capital, Folius Ventures, and Nansen. He holds a bachelor's degree from the London School of Economics.
Kyle Samani
Kyle Samani is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital. In his current role, Samani helps to identify market opportunities, set the strategic direction for the firm, and collaborate closely with portfolio companies. Prior to Multicoin Capital, Samani co-founded Pristine, an enterprise software company that provides solutions for smart glasses to deskless workers. Based in Austin, Texas, Samani is widely acknowledged as a thought leader on blockchain and cryptoeconomics. He holds degrees in Finance and Management from NYU Stern and has been programming since he was ten years old.
Matt Shapiro
Matt Shapiro is a Partner at Multicoin Capital, where he works closely with limited partners, generates investment ideas, and manages daily responsibilities of due diligence, strategy, and negotiations as a senior member of the investment team. Prior to joining Multicoin Capital, he served as a Vice President in the investment banking group at Teneo, specializing in raising institutional capital around specific investment theses, management teams, and assets across a range of industries. During his time at Teneo, he focused on constructing transactions that aligned the interests of disparate parties while maximizing returns for all stakeholders. His experience around incentive structures attracted him to the underlying mechanics of cryptoassets and how they enable various parties to trustlessly engage in diverse and complex transactions. Matt is based in New York City and holds a degree in Finance and International Business from the University of Maryland.
Joseph Poon
Joseph Poon is the founder and CEO of Warp, previously the co-founder of Lightning network, and author of the OmiseGo white paper.
Greg Xethalis
Greg Xethalis is General Counsel at Multicoin Capital. He was formerly a Partner at Chapman and Cutler LLP and Counsel at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP. He is a graduate of Fordham University Law School and Vanderbilt University.
Tushar Jain
Tushar Jain is the Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital. He is responsible for portfolio construction, risk management, and overseeing the team. He is passionate about the new economic paradigm enabled by blockchain technology and focuses on decentralized financial products, token economics, and blockchain go-to-market strategies. Prior to joining Multicoin Capital, Tushar founded ePatientFinder, a health IT tech startup that raised more than $10M in VC and was later acquired by Elligo Health Research. He holds degrees in Finance and Political Science from NYU.