Joey Shin is a Junior Partner at Pantera Capital, focusing on DeFi and infrastructure. He previously invested at IOSG Ventures and began his Web3 career with research at FranklinDAO.

What Joey 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. FranklinDAO
  2. IOSG Ventures · investor
  3. FranklinDAO
  4. Pantera · Junior Partner
    Now

Focus

defiinfrastructureconsumer infrastructuretradingmev

Education

University of Pennsylvania, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science

Also at Pantera Capital

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Who is Joey Shin?

Joey Shin is a Junior Partner at Pantera Capital, focusing on DeFi and infrastructure. He previously invested at IOSG Ventures and began his Web3 career with research at FranklinDAO.

How much does Joey Shin invest?

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

How do I pitch Joey Shin?

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

What did Joey Shin do before Pantera Capital?

FranklinDAO; investor at IOSG Ventures; FranklinDAO.

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