Dovey Wan is a crypto investor and founding partner of Primitive Ventures. She previously held roles at DHVC and eBay.

What Dovey can write

Writes checks of$100K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Primitive Ventures writes $100K to $10M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Primitive Ventures.

Career

  1. eBay
  2. DHVC · Managing Director
  3. Primitive Ventures · Founding Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Primitive Ventures

Investments named in public bios

OmiseGoCosmosTendermintKyber NetworkLimeBikeLoomAiChariotFlexport

Focus

blockchain networksWeb3 infrastructurecryptoasset investmentdigital asset markets

Education

Carnegie Mellon University

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Questions

Who is Dovey Wan?

Dovey Wan is a crypto investor and founding partner of Primitive Ventures. She previously held roles at DHVC and eBay.

How much does Dovey Wan invest?

Dovey Wan invests through Primitive Ventures, which writes checks of $100K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Dovey Wan?

A warm intro from a founder Primitive Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Dovey Wan do before Primitive Ventures?

eBay; Managing Director at DHVC.

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