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Adam Patel is a Web3 investor who previously worked as an investment analyst at Blockchain Capital, AllianceDAO, and Volt Capital. He is also the founder and president of Blockchain at LUC, which opened the first blockchain club at Loyola University in Chicago. With a background in computer science and data science, he is passionate about decentralized networks, crypto and blockchain, and wants to make an impact on the world around him.
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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.
Yuan Han Li
Yuan Han Li is a Principal at Blockchain Capital. He joined the firm in March of 2021. Yuan conducts investment diligence and also supports portfolio companies and DAOs. Prior to Blockchain Capital, Yuan was the Co-President of Penn Blockchain—one of the world’s largest student-run blockchain organizations. While there, Yuan led all of Penn Blockchain’s governance activities in addition to overseeing recruiting and business development. Yuan studied Computer Science and Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, where he chose to withdraw in his final year to commit his time fully to crypto. In his spare time, Yuan enjoys cooking, skiing, playing strategy games, and listening to classical music.
Alan Curtis
Alan Curtis is COO of EigenLayer and was previously CEO of Rio Network, Head of PlatformBlockchain Capital, CTO of Core Scientific, and CEO of RADAR.
Caleb Tebbe
Caleb Tebbe is currently Director of Engineering at EigenLayer and was previously a Principal Research Engineer at Blockchain Capital, a development engineer at Coinbase, and a CTO at Radar.
Imran Khan
Imran Khan is a Podcast Host at Good Game Podcast, a Core Contributor for Alliance, and a Co-Founder and Venture Partner for Volt Capital. He graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science in Business.
Jacob Franek
Jacob Franek is the co-founder and COO of Alliance and previously served as the co-founder and COO of Coin Metrics. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario and holds a Master's degree in Community Health and epidemiology from the University of Toronto.
Mohamed Fouda
Mohamed Fouda is Director of Research at Alliance DAO and a venture partner at Volt Capital, and was previously a research associate at Northwestern University and a partner at zk Capital. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Northwestern University.
Ben Davenport
Ben Davenport is CTO and co-founder at BitGo, the leading infrastructure company for Bitcoin and digital currencies. He is an active angel investor, having invested in 60+ companies. Previously, Ben co-founded Beluga, which was acquired by Facebook, and became the basis for Facebook Messenger.
Roberto Riccio
Roberto Riccio is currently the Head of Product at Alliance. Prior to this, they served as a Product Manager at Facebook, where they founded the Conversational Commerce team and grew the product to 1M monthly advertisers. Roberto has also worked as an Admissions Reviewer at Y Combinator, where they analyzed and rated funding applications. In addition, they are the Co-Founder & CEO of Glio, the first Y Combinator-backed company from LatAm. Roberto has also served as the Founder & CEO of MaisEV and as a Professional Poker Player.