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Alex Gladstein is Chief Strategy Officer at Human Rights Foundation. Faculty at Singularity University. Advisor at Blockchain Capital. He has also served as Vice President of Strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum since its inception in 2009. In his work Alex has connected hundreds of dissidents and civil society groups with business leaders, technologists, journalists, philanthropists, policymakers, and artists to promote free and open societies. Alex’s writing and views on human rights and technology have appeared in media outlets across the world including The Atlantic, BBC, CNN, Fast Company, The Guardian, The New York Times, NPR, TIME, WIRED, and The Wall Street Journal. He has spoken at universities ranging from MIT to Stanford, briefed the European Parliament and US State Department, and serves as faculty at Singularity University and as an advisor to Blockchain Capital, a leading venture firm in the fintech industry. He frequently speaks and writes about why Bitcoin matters for freedom.
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Spencer Bogart
Spencer Bogart is a General Partner at Blockchain Capital and leads the firm’s research efforts. Spencer is a fundamental investment analyst with a rare combination of deep experience analyzing cryptocurrencies as well as traditional equity opportunities. Spencer joined in February 2017. Prior to joining Blockchain Capital, Spencer was a Vice President at Needham & Company, where he authored Wall Street’s first industry report highlighting the use-cases, companies and potential of blockchain technology. Aside from leading all research efforts related to crypto and blockchain during his time at Needham & Company, Spencer also covered public SaaS, FinTech, and internet companies, authored reports on those sectors and issued price targets on companies under coverage. Spencer is a CFA charter holder, holds an Economics degree from UCSB, and enjoys spending time with family in Ireland and California.
W Bradford Stephens
Brad Stephens is Co-founder and Managing Partner of Blockchain Capital, the premier venture capital fund investing in the blockchain technology sector and the first to raise a venture fund through an ICO. Prior to Blockchain Capital, Brad was Managing Partner of Stephens Investment Management LLC (SIM), which he co-founded in 2002. His diverse background in domestic and international finance includes sell-side securities analysis, hedge fund management, venture capital, and family office management. Prior to co-founding SIM, Brad worked as the senior analyst at Fidelity Ventures, the venture capital arm of Fidelity Investments. At Fidelity, Brad focused on the areas of Internet Security and New Media, leading investments into e-Security, Sanctum, and Managed Objects. He also founded Fidelity's Biometric Consortium, a cutting-edge collaboration of all Fidelity's business units designed to explore, pilot, and implement biometric security systems within Fidelity and eventually its consumer clients. Brad also worked as a research analyst in CSFB's Technology Group, specializing in Internet Security and Internet infrastructure software. While at CSFB, Brad helped raise over $1.3 billion for companies under coverage. Prior to working at CSFB, Brad worked as a research analyst at Furman Selz (later acquired by ING Barings), where he co-founded their Internet Research Group and co-authored the first financial industry piece on Internet Security. Brad holds a B.A. in Economics from Duke University.
Aleks Larsen
Aleks Larsen is a general partner at Blockchain Capital. With a multidisciplinary background, Aleks brings a unique combination of experience in systems engineering, fundamental analysis and capital markets to the firm. Prior to joining Blockchain Capital, Aleks worked as an investment banking analyst at Guggenheim Partners, focusing on mergers & acquisitions and equity financings within the biotechnology sector. Aleks graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Systems Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.
James Yu
James Yu is the Chief Operating Officer of Chain Capital. He graduated from Beijing University of Technology.
W. Brad Stephens
Brad Stephens is the Founder and Managing Partner of Blockchain Capital. Previously, he co-founded Stephens Investment Management LLC in 2002, where he served as Managing Partner. His experience in domestic and international finance covers sell-side securities analysis, hedge fund management, venture capital, and family office management.
Alan Curtis
Alan Curtis is the CEO at Rio Network, Head of Platform of Blockchain Capital and has previously served as the Chief Technology Officer of Core Scientific and the CEO of RADAR.
Caleb Tebbe
Caleb Tebbe is Principal Research Engineer at Blockchain Capital. Formerly, Chief Technology Officer at Radar, Data Science Software Engineer at Coinbase.
Bart Stephens
Bart Stephens is the Founder and Managing Partner of Blockchain Capital. His career has been focused on emerging technologies. He has founded an internet company, a hedge fund, and a venture capital firm.
Kinjal Shah
Kinjal Shahis the General Partner at Blockchain Capital, specializing in cryptoasset venture investing.
Jeremy Gardner
While attending the University of Michigan, Jeremy founded the Blockchain Education Network (BEN), a global educational nonprofit. He went on to cofound Augur, the decentralized prediction market platform, and lead their ICO—the first ever on Ethereum and first "utility token". In 2016, Jeremy started a new company, SAAVHA. Most recently, Jeremy worked as an entrepreneur-in-residence and investor at Blockchain Capital, where he sourced over a half dozen investments and helped structure the firm's landmark security token ICO.