Blockchain Capital
{{Short description|American venture capital company}}
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{{Infobox company
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| name = Blockchain Capital
| type = Private
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| foundation = 2013
| founder = P. Bart Stephens, W. Bradford Stephens
| location = San Francisco, CA, United States
| industry = Venture capital
| products = Venture capital funds
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| homepage = [https://blockchain.capital/ www.blockchain.capital]|
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Blockchain Capital (formerly Crypto Currency Partners) is a venture capital company founded in 2013 by brothers Paul Bart Stephens and William Bradford Stephens.
History
In 2013, Blockchain Capital became one of the first venture capital funds dedicated to bitcoin and crypto projects.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/16/openfinance-opens-up-us/|title=Openfinance opens up US trading of third-party digital assets|website=TechCrunch|date=May 16, 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-03}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/story/cryptocurrency-mania-fuels-hype-and-fear-at-venture-firms/|title=Cryptocurrency Mania Fuels Hype and Fear at Venture Firms|last=Griffith|first=Erin|date=2017-11-09|magazine=Wired|access-date=2019-06-03|issn=1059-1028}}
The company invested in several notable category leaders, including Opensea, Kraken, Ethereum, and Coinbase.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/17/blockchain-capital-raising-150-million-for-two-funds.html|title=Crypto venture firm Blockchain Capital is raising $150 million for two funds|last=Levy|first=Ari|date=2017-10-17|website=CNBC|language=en|access-date=2019-06-03}}
In October 2024, Blockchain Capital led a $15 million Series A investment round in Bluesky Social, PBC, a social media company, which operates a same-named decentralized microblogging social platform.{{Cite web |last=Silberling |first=Amanda |date=2024-10-24 |title=Bluesky raises $15M Series A, plans to launch subscriptions |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/24/bluesky-raises-15m-series-a-plans-to-launch-subscriptions/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://blockchain.capital/}}
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Category:2013 establishments in California
Category:Companies based in San Francisco