Franklin Bi is a General Partner at Pantera Capital, focusing on early-stage venture and token investing. He has over 10 years of experience in blockchain and crypto, previously working at J.P. Morgan and co-founding Scale8 Partners.

What Franklin can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Pantera Capital writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. ff Venture Capital
  2. J.P. Morgan · founding member of Onyx
    2015
  3. Scale8 Partners
  4. Pantera Capital · General Partner
    Now
  5. ff Venture Capital
  6. J.P. Morgan · founding member of blockchain group Onyx
    2015
  7. Scale8 Partners · co-founder

Companies founded

Scale8 Partners

Investments named in public bios

BitsoAzra GamesPintuMakersPlaceInfiniGodsMezoHelika

Focus

defiinfrastructureweb3 gamingdigital assetstokenizationearly-stage venture

Education

The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Economics

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Who is Franklin Bi?

Franklin Bi is a General Partner at Pantera Capital, focusing on early-stage venture and token investing. He has over 10 years of experience in blockchain and crypto, previously working at J.P. Morgan and co-founding Scale8 Partners.

How much does Franklin Bi invest?

Franklin Bi invests through Pantera Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Franklin Bi?

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

What did Franklin Bi do before Pantera Capital?

ff Venture Capital; founding member of Onyx at J.P. Morgan; Scale8 Partners; ff Venture Capital; founding member of blockchain group Onyx at J.P. Morgan; co-founder at Scale8 Partners.

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