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BlockTower Capital is a financial firm focused on cryptocurrency hedge fund that is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut and was founded by Ari Paul and Methew Goetz in August, 2017. The company aims at connecting professional trading and portfolio management with emerging digital asset class.
On January 2, 2018 Blocktower Capital announced raising $140 million in capital for its first investment fund. The funding came primarily from family offices and other institutions such as Union Square Ventures and Adressen Horowitz.
Blocktower Capital is a crypto asset investment firm and portfolio manager founded by Ari Paul and Matthew Goetz in 2017.
Paul has published papers on cryptocurrency lending, the history of money, and applying investment concepts to cryptocurrency. Additionally, he previously managed The University of Chicago’s investment portfolio and endowment fund. Goetz was previously a vice president at Goldman Sachs.
BlockTower Capital was originally funded by venture capital firms Andreesen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures. In addition to managing a portfolio of crypto assets and trading the assets, BlockTower has also invested in decentralized ledger startup Hedera Hashgraph, decentralized marketplace startup Origin Protocol and crypto media outlet The Block.
