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Zalia Aliriza is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for Blockchain Capital. She has more than 25 years of experience in finance, operations, and management roles, upholding the highest standards in the industry.
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Spencer Bogart
Spencer Bogart is a General Partner at Blockchain Capital and leads the firm’s research efforts. Spencer is a fundamental investment analyst with a rare combination of deep experience analyzing cryptocurrencies as well as traditional equity opportunities. Spencer joined in February 2017. Prior to joining Blockchain Capital, Spencer was a Vice President at Needham & Company, where he authored Wall Street’s first industry report highlighting the use-cases, companies and potential of blockchain technology. Aside from leading all research efforts related to crypto and blockchain during his time at Needham & Company, Spencer also covered public SaaS, FinTech, and internet companies, authored reports on those sectors and issued price targets on companies under coverage. Spencer is a CFA charter holder, holds an Economics degree from UCSB, and enjoys spending time with family in Ireland and California.
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.
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 Principal Research Engineer at Blockchain Capital. Formerly, Chief Technology Officer at Radar, Data Science Software Engineer at Coinbase.
Adam Patel
Adam Patel is a Web3 investor who previously worked as an investment analyst at Blockchain Capital, AllianceDAO, and Volt Capital. He is also the founder and president of Blockchain at LUC, which opened the first blockchain club at Loyola University in Chicago. With a background in computer science and data science, he is passionate about decentralized networks, crypto and blockchain, and wants to make an impact on the world around him.
Jason Di Piazza
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.
Derek Hsue
Derek Hsue is the Co-Founder at Reverie and formerly an analyst at Blockchain Capital. Before that, he worked in the Private Funds group at Mercury Capital, where he focused on venture capital fund diligence. Derek is an active writer, and has explored various topics including governance, mining, and privacy. He is also a founding member of the Penn Blockchain Club, where he taught an introduction course to cryptocurrencies. Derek attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he got his B.S. in Economics and Finance.
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.
Jun Kim
Jun Kim is the co-founder of Ion Protocol and previously worked at Terra and Blockchain Capital. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania.