Polychain Capital
Polychain Capital, founded in 2016 by Olaf Carlson-Wee, the first employee at Coinbase, in San Francisco, operates as a leading crypto hedge fund and venture investor across liquid tokens and early-stage equity. The firm manages diversified strategies including hedge, venture and public fund vehicles that back infrastructure, DeFi and AI companies from seed through public markets. Headquartered in San Francisco with hubs in New York, Polychain is known for long-term thesis-driven investing and holding positions through cycles with research depth. The partnership combines trading, cryptography and protocol research expertise. Backed by its own fund structure, Polychain participates in governance and ecosystem building hands-on. Expect an investment and research-driven culture that values conviction, analytical rigor and partnering closely with founders tackling foundational Web3 problems.