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Bart Stephens

Bart Stephens

Founder & Managing Partner atBlockchain CapitalSan Francisco
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Bart Stephens is a founder and managing partner at Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm investing in blockchain technology. He previously founded a hedge fund and an internet company, and started his career at E*TRADE.

What Bart can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Career

  1. E*TRADE · corporate development and advanced products group
  2. Oncology.com · Co-founder and Head of Corporate & Business Development
  3. Ivanhoe Capital Corporation (ICC) · Executive Vice President of Venture Capital
  4. Stephens Investment Management (SIM) · Managing Partner and founder
  5. Blockchain Capital · Founder & Managing Partner
    Now
  6. E*TRADE
  7. Ivanhoe Capital Corporation (ICC) · Executive Vice President ofVenture Capital

Companies founded

Blockchain CapitalStephens Investment Management (SIM)Oncology.com

Investments named in public bios

OpenSeaKrakenEthereumCoinbaseBluesky Social PBC

Focus

blockchain technologyventure capitalcrypto-assetsemerging technologiesbitcoincryptocurrency

Education

Princeton University, B.A. in Political Science

Also at Blockchain Capital

Aleks Larsen
Aleks LarsenGeneral Partner
Brad Stephens
Brad StephensFounder & Managing Partner
Spencer Bogart
Spencer BogartGeneral Partner
Yuan Han Li
Yuan Han LiPartner
Anay Simunovic
Anay SimunovicInvestor
Sterling CampbellInvestor

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Who is Bart Stephens?

Bart Stephens is a founder and managing partner at Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm investing in blockchain technology. He previously founded a hedge fund and an internet company, and started his career at E*TRADE.

How much does Bart Stephens invest?

Blockchain Capital has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

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Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Bart in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Blockchain Capital backed works better.

What did Bart Stephens do before Blockchain Capital?

corporate development and advanced products group at E*TRADE; Co-founder and Head of Corporate & Business Development at Oncology.com; Executive Vice President of Venture Capital at Ivanhoe Capital Corporation (ICC); Managing Partner and founder at Stephens Investment Management (SIM); E*TRADE; Executive Vice President ofVenture Capital at Ivanhoe Capital Corporation (ICC).

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