VC
United States
Last Deal Jul 2026

Pantera Capital

Check Size
€1M – €50M
Outreach
Cold Email OK

Investment Focus

Geographic Focus

Global
United States
Europe
Asia

Investment Thesis

One of the earliest institutional investors in crypto (since 2013) with $5.2B AUM across venture, hedge, and liquid token strategies. Fund V targeting $1B+ offers diversified blockchain exposure. Has consistently outperformed traditional VC since inception. Best for crypto founders seeking a pioneer investor with 10+ years of blockchain investment experience.

How to Pitch Pantera Capital

Cold Email Works
Pantera Capital is open to unsolicited pitches. A short, specific email is the fastest way in.

Who To Contact

Cosmo Jiang
General Partner
liquid token strategies
LinkedIn
Dan Morehead
Founder, Managing Partner
LinkedIn
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Recent Deals

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Prior 90d

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Portfolio Highlights

Circle - USDC stablecoin issuer
Alchemy - blockchain developer platform
Filecoin - decentralised storage network

Team

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Cosmo Jiang
General Partner

Oversees liquid token strategies with 5+ years digital asset investing and 10 years traditional finance experience.

liquid token strategies
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Dan Morehead
Founder, Managing Partner

Founded Pantera Capital in 2003, managing over $1 billion in institutional assets with expertise in blockchain and macro strategy.

Checked Oct 2026
Franklin Bi
General Partner

Leads early-stage venture and token investments, founding member of J.P. Morgan's blockchain group Onyx in 2015.

early-stage venture
token investing
DeFi
infrastructure
Web3 gaming
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Joey Shin
Junior Partner

Joined Pantera in 2026 focusing on DeFi and infrastructure, former investor at IOSG Ventures with CS background.

DeFi
infrastructure
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Mason Nystrom
Partner

Joined Pantera in 2024 focusing on venture and growth investments, former investor at Variant and Messari analyst.

venture
growth investments
web3 infrastructure
NFTs
DeFi
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Matt Gorham
Partner

Joined Pantera in 2005 as global macro trader, CFA charterholder with economics background from UC Berkeley.

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Paul Brodsky
Partner

Experienced investor in traditional and digital asset markets, founded two successful hedge funds before joining Pantera.

traditional assets
digital assets
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Paul Veradittakit
Managing Partner

Founding member of Pantera's investment team, backed 200+ strategic investments including Circle, Alchemy, and Arbitrum.

blockchain
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Focus and check size from the firm's website. Website reachable as of Aug 2026.

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