Head of Corp & Biz Dev, Ventures
@Coinbase
, Prior
@GreycroftVC
@Bain
| Bay Area native/LA adoptee,
@UCLA
🐻, washed up 🏀 player, retired brain student / gamer
Coinbase Ventures has invested over $150M in Indian startups. I’m thrilled to be here in India to meet with talented founders who are building the future of web3. Reply or DM me if you’ll be coming to our startup pitch event in Bangalore!
Stripe + Coinbase are teaming up to accelerate onchain adoption, and bring fast, cheap money transfers to Stripe’s users - powered by Base.
Plus, Coinbase customers can now easily buy crypto with credit cards using Stripe's fiat-to-crypto onramp in Coinbase Wallet.
Crypto moves
Attended our first
@cbventures
summit yesterday in Malibu, CA. Was great meeting so many awesome crypto builders in this down market. From flat coins, to p2p onramps, to onchain reputation - the future is bright.
Big day at
@coinbase
as we announce our partnership with
@BlackRock
, the world's largest asset manager. It's been amazing to witness the development of our Prime platform and this is a giant step in enabling institutional access to crypto.
Foundations being laid, one by one.
We are proud to announce a partnership with
@BlackRock
. BlackRock’s Aladdin clients will now have direct access to crypto markets through Coinbase Prime.
Read more 👇
We're fortunate to pioneer a new model for corporate investing and partner with many of the best entrepreneurs in the space in these early innings for the industry
One of the things I’m proudest of is Coinbase Ventures. We’ve made 150+ swoon worthy investments in a truly decentralized way. It’s a labor of love: think nights and weekends from amazing people like
@ShanAggarwal
@jmart_199
@yiryan
@_aklil0
@brian__foster
Today
@coinbase
we are launching a whole new way to access web3 dapps right from your Coinbase mobile app.
New MPC wallet. No more key management. All the freedom of self-custody :)
Stablecoins are actively being used for savings and payments around the world, solving real problems for real people.
Excited to extend our partnership with
@chrismaurice
@yellowcard_app
and help expand access to USDC, bringing fast, reliable transactions on
@base
through CBW.
Crypto is here to stay — helping drive a more open, accessible, and global financial system.
Coinbase products will now be available in Africa, starting with 20 countries across the continent. Learn more about our partnership with
@yellowcard_app
:
In Q3, Coinbase Ventures made a record 49 investments, solidifying CBV as one of the most active investors in crypto! The innovators we connect with make us so excited for the future.
Find the Q3 numbers and major trends in the latest Around The Block👇
Thrilled to announce that
@Coinbase
has selected
@Lightspark
to enable the
#Bitcoin
Lightning Network across its platform and services. Yet another significant milestone for Lightning! ⚡to many millions of new people and 100+ countries coming soon!
Coinbase has made a strategic acquisition of One River Digital Asset Management.
This acquisition marks the formation of Coinbase Asset Management and will enable additional institutional access to the cryptoeconomy.
Read more 👇
Excited to announce our acquisition of FairX, a CFTC-regulated derivatives exchange! Important milestone and step on our journey to bring regulated crypto derivatives to market for all retail and institutional customers in the US
Thrilled to welcome
@UnboundSecurity
, an early pioneer in cryptographic security technology! Yehuda, Guy, and the Unbound team are renowned experts that will help enhance our security foundation to enable users to securely engage with new use cases in the cryptoeconomy
Today we’re announcing the acquisition of one of the world's most sophisticated security companies and its team. Joining forces with
@UnboundSecurity
will enable us to provide the highest levels of security in a way that’s simultaneously frictionless, yet virtually impenetrable.
It’s been less than a year since we welcomed
@JoeLallouz
@aaronhenshaw
and the
@BisonTrails
herd to Coinbase, but it’s amazing to reflect on how far that small idea for Coinbase Cloud has come in such a short time
Hello world, we’re excited to officially join Twitter!
To kick things off, here’s a brief history of Coinbase Ventures and an overview of how we fit into the crypto ecosystem 🧵
1/ Today, we’re thrilled to announce a strategic investment from
@cbventures
!
We've worked closely with the many product teams
@Coinbase
including the
@Base
team, supporting top teams like
@blackbird_xyz
,
@friendtech
, and more to bring crypto products to mainstream users.
Pumped to announce our first acquisition in India 🇮🇳
@AgaraLabs
!
@quartermiler
@segmenta
have built a best in class CX platform that will help us deliver better experiences for our end customers. Welcome!
We’re excited to announce the acquisition of
@AgaraLabs
, an AI-powered support platform with operations in India and the US, to enhance our customer support with powerful machine learning technology.👇
Was great to get some
@HaunVentures
founders, LPs, and (newly expanded) team together in SF -- and look at all the current and former
@coinbase
people in the same corner.
Arkansas has a history and culture of entrepreneurship and
@cbventures
is proud to support the University of Arkansas’ Bounds Accelerator program.
Read more:
Excited for our first
@cbventures
Summit this week. We received 600+ applications and selected ~25 for our first cohort based on the ideas in the video below.
Hopefully we can help them (in some small way) bring the next generation of crypto companies to life.
Unfortunate to see FUD like this. As we shared in our blog post from Jan 2022 by
@iampaulgrewal
: “We do not coordinate asset listing decisions with anyone not directly involved with our review and listing process.”
Come join us at our first Coinbase Ventures Summit in October. Whether you're already building something or just have an idea, we want to hear what inspires you most in crypto - apply here:
2/ We’ll be hosting our inaugural
@cbventures
summit in Malibu, CA this October where we’ll bring together a small group of builders to discuss these ideas and others. If you already have a startup, or would like to create one, you can apply here:
Every evolution takes a leap of faith, we are taking a giant one today with
@coinswitchkuber
turning into a
#unicorn
& becoming the largest crypto company in the country. I would like to thank
@a16z
&
@coinbase
for putting their faith in our dream.
Chatted with
@crunchbasenews
recently on the impact of FTX and our current outlook for the industry
Overall, consumer confidence is shaken and conditions have tightened, but we see this as a generational opportunity to invest in crypto startups
0/ 🔵 Hello world.
Meet Base, an Ethereum L2 that offers a secure, low-cost, developer-friendly way for anyone, anywhere, to build decentralized apps.
Our goal with Base is to make onchain the next online and onboard 1B+ users into the cryptoeconomy.
Live at the
@coinbase
money truck in DC - the future of money doesn’t move on a truck
“Is there a
@Ledger
in the back?” -
@twobitidiot
<— who then pulls out a ledger. 😂
Cold Brew cans with crypto stats being served.
Rolling deep to
@GaryGensler
hearing.
#StandWithCrypto
Thrilled to welcome
@skewdotcom
to
@Coinbase
!
Skew builds on our acquisitions of
@xapo
's custody business and
@tagomisystems
, and will help enhance our institutional product suite by integrating powerful data analytics into our Prime platform.
We're excited to welcome Coinbase alum
@rwitoff
and his team into the Coinbase family. The newly formed Unit 410 will work independently on new crypto initiatives outside of Coinbase's main business.
news: the
@0xstation
founding team is joining us to accelerate
@base
and make smart wallets the default
fired up to work with
@fkpxls
,
@ilikesymmetry
, and
@spicypaprika_
. we are building the best onchain product engineering team in the world.
We're excited to announce that we've agreed to acquire
@tagomisystems
, the leading crypto prime brokerage platform. The deal will round out our institutional product suite and provide prof. investors and funds an all-in-one solution for crypto trading.
📢 BIG NEWS:
CoinDCX has secured a US$2.5 million strategic investment. The funding was led by
@polychaincap
along with Coinbase Ventures. The investment will further strengthen our
#TryCrypto
initiative.
Read the full details
@TheBlock__
-
@coinbase
We are honored to share that the Astro Wallet team has joined
@coinbase
! For the past 2 years, we have focused on innovating UX for crypto. In joining forces with Coinbase we will continue to work toward our shared mission of creating an open financial system for the world.
Today, I’m excited to announce that the Omni team will be joining
@coinbase
in their incredible mission of democratizing economic freedom! Grateful for the support of all of our friends, family, and investors.
LA friends, join Stand with Crypto and
@brian_armstrong
for the first-ever crypto vote rally in LA. Good vibes and bars by
@Nas
🛡️. This Monday at 3pm. RSVP here:
Another week, another major launch. WaaS +
@BuildOnBase
will help safely bring the next 1 billion people into the cryptoeconomy.
Excited to see this culmination of work supported by our friends and now colleagues from
@UnboundSecurity
.
Thrilled to welcome
@UnboundSecurity
, an early pioneer in cryptographic security technology! Yehuda, Guy, and the Unbound team are renowned experts that will help enhance our security foundation to enable users to securely engage with new use cases in the cryptoeconomy
1/2 Really enjoyed my time at Coinbase working with my friend
@brian_armstrong
. The Earn integration was successful and we’ve closed ~$200M in deals for the new Coinbase Earn. Was also my privilege to help with shipping new assets, launching USDC, & getting staking/voting going.
A reminder that
@cbventures
has invested in 400+ companies in the crypto space since 2018. We support founders at the earliest stages and are excited to continue investing in the builders driving the next wave of innovation in this industry
Just released: Our Year in Review covers 2020 from the lens of our institutional clients, including insights on optimal allocation and the story behind our largest trades to date.
📣Calling India’s cryptopreneurs!
Coinbase Ventures is partnering with
@BuidlersTribe
to host an in-person pitch day in Bangalore in April.
$1M+ is up for grabs, including $25k bonus grants provided by
@BeliefDAO
, and mentoring sessions with the best minds in crypto.
BREAKING NEWS:
@Circle
announces that USDC and EURC are now available under new EU stablecoin laws; Circle is the first global stablecoin issuer to be compliant with MiCA. Circle is now natively issuing both USDC and EURC to European customers effective July 1st.
Details
As more institutions enter the crypto space, we're committed to providing the most sophisticated trading services in the space. Today we're excited to welcome the
@routefireio
team to Coinbase to help us execute on this commitment.
I'm excited to announce that our entire team at
@getmeemo
is joining
@coinbase
. For more information about our exciting new chapter, here’s a quick blog with further details:
BIG NEWS: Today we're announcing the most advanced combination of trading and custody services for institutions, Coinbase Prime.
⭐️Advanced algorithmic trading
⭐️Best in class secure custody
⭐️Institutional-grade workflows
And lots more.
Details here👇
We're launching Coinbase Prime to all institutions.
→All the tools and services you need to invest at scale, making it the most comprehensive platform for institutional investors.
Learn more here ↓
With
#Bitcoin
price at an all-time high—and general interest in the crypto space surging—the need for trusted and accurate educational content is more important than ever. Introducing a new way to learn about crypto from Coinbase now:
While we’re busy building amazing products, we believe partnering with best-in-class teams outside of Coinbase – from Tagomi (Prime), FairX (Derivatives), and now One River Digital (Asset Management) – will help accelerate the development of our institutional suite of products
Separately, don’t sleep on India as a crypto market! Have been extremely impressed by the quality of entrepreneurs and momentum in India, and excited to do more in the future.
Coinbase is very quickly becoming a crypto-first and crypto-native company.
Pay attention folks, theres going to be a lot more stuff like this. And if you'd like to 1000x your impact, consider applying.
We are excited to announce the completion of a new funding round, including participation from investors across tech, crypto, and finance. The round follows a year of tremendous growth for Bitwise, and we look forward to building on this momentum!
Two pieces of
@integral_xyz_
news to share today:
1. Integral just raised from
@cbventures
.
2. With this investment,
@Coinbase
is partnering with Integral to bring cutting-edge accounting solutions to all business clients.
A thread 🧵
We’ve worked closely with the BT team over the past few years, starting with an investment from Coinbase Ventures in 2019, and are thrilled to join forces and provide best in class infrastructure to the crypto ecosystem