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Franklin Bi is a Partner at Pantera Capital. Formerly, Blockchain & Crypto Strategy Lead at JPMorgan, Quorum '15-'18. spotting the inevitable. Franklin serves as Pantera’s Director of Platform, focused on supporting and accelerating the firm’s portfolio companies. He was previously Vice President and Blockchain / Crypto Strategy Lead at J.P. Morgan, as a founding member of the Blockchain Center of Excellence in 2015. He previously launched a blockchain-focused strategy consulting firm, as Founding Partner at Scale8 Partners and Associate Director at Wachsman. Franklin's previous experience includes corporate strategy and development at J.P. Morgan, early-stage investing at ff Venture Capital, and advising founders at Techstars. Franklin graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics and concentrations in Finance, Management, and Entrepreneurship.
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Paul Brodsky
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Grace Wang
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Tony Cheng
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Mothusi Majinda
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Ankit Wadhwa
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Ricky Tsang
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Alfredo Terrero
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Ricky Tan
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Robert Leshner
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