
Blockchain Capital
Investor - Venture Capital
Overview
Based in San Francisco Blockchain Capital are a sector specific, multi stage venture capital firm who are driving innovation in the Blockchain ecosystem.
Country: United States
Founded: 2013
Headquarters: San Francisco, California
Investment Strategy
Geography
- Africa
- North America
Sector Focus
- Payments and Remittances
- Infrastructure and Enterprise Software
- Data and Analytics
- Cryptocurrencies
- Blockchain
Investment Stage
- Seed
- Early Stage Venture
- Later Stage Venture
- Series A
- Series B
- Series C
Summary
Blockchain Capital are a pioneering VC firm investing in Blockchain enabled tech. The firm believes that Bockchain technology will fundamentally change the internet and digital economy as it offers a faster, cheaper way to move money and exchange assets without counterparty risk.
The firms initial fund was the first VC Fund dedicated to investing in Bitcoin and Blockchain companies. The firm have invested in 42 companies in the last three years. Blockchain Capital look to co-invest alongside Silicon Valleys leading venture capital firms and while they are a sector specific venture capital they will in both early and late stage funding rounds.
Investments
Date
Name
Size
Round
Co-Investors
Sector
Country

ShapeShift AG
Series A
Earlybird Venture Capital
Blockchain
Swaziland

BitPesa
Series A
Greycroft Partners
Payments
Kenya

Tierion
Seed
Blockchain
United States

Stem Disintermedia
Seed
Payments
United States

Blockstream
Series B
Blockchain
Canada

Civic
Seed
Cybersecurity
United States

Gem
Series A
Blockchain
United States

Abra
Series A
Payments
United States

Chain
Series C
Blockchain
United States

Ripple
Series A
Payments
United States

itBit
Series A
Blockchain
United States

BitPesa
Series A
Payments
Kenya

Bonafide
Seed
Cybersecurity
United States

Blade
Seed
Payments
United States

Coinbase
Series C
Bitcoin
United States

BlockCypher
Seed
Blockchain
United States

PeerNova
Series A
Big Data
United States

ChangeCoin
Venture
Payments
United States

Blockstream
Series A
Blockchain
Canada

Bitnet Technologies
Series A
Bitcoin
United States
Funds Raised
Vintage
Fund Name
Amount
Blockchain Capital FUND II
$13m
Key Employees

W Bradford Stephens
Founder

Bart Stephens
Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Brock Pierce
Managing Partner

Will OBrien
Senior Strategic Advisor