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Announcing Multicoin Capital

Austin Startup

Take a look at some of the emails between us from 2010: We were attending NYU from 2008–2012. Fund Details We identify the most promising use cases for cryptoassets and within those use cases we vet the teams, projects, and communities. Our Story The two of us met at NYU almost 10 years ago. We were infatuated with tech. Factom, Inc.

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How to Avoid Being Disrupted as a VC

Both Sides of the Table

I joined Upfront Ventures in 2007 and took over as co-Managing Partner in 2011 along with the founder, Yves Sisteron. Build a long-term LP based, anchored by diverse asset types (Universities, Endowments, Family Offices, Pensions, Insurance Companies, Sovereign Wealth Funds & Fund of Funds). I tried to be at every event.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa.

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Out of the Crisis #26: Brian Armstrong of Coinbase on cryptocurrency, being mission-oriented, and institution building

Startup Lessons Learned

Just before the IPO, I had a far-reaching conversation with co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong as he approached this major milestone for the company he co-founded back in 2012. Coinbase was founded in 2012 and operates a cryptocurrency exchange. I'm the co-founder and CEO of Coinbase.

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