We explore the seismic shifts in the VC ecosystem, the rise of trade-sale mergers and acuisitions, and the resilience of certain sub-sectors from an investing lens. A focal point of our discussion is Ripple’s $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road, where Rob dissects its implications for bridging institutional finance with native-crypto infrastructure. Whether you’re an institutional investor seeking to understand new exit dynamics or a founder navigating the crypto VC landscape, this conversation offers a comprehensive roadmap to the future of digital-asset investing.
Since 2017, Dragonfly has been at the forefront of blockchain and crypto innovation with a long-term oriented, technical, and research-driven approach, having been early backers of some of the most influential protocols and companies in the industry, including 1inch, Avalanche, Bitget, Bybit, Compound, DyDx, Ethena, Hidden Road, Matter Labs, Monad, Near, Optimism, Polygon, Ribbon and ZK Sync.
Previously, Rob led multi-stage public and private investing into crypto protocols and companies at GoldenTree Asset Managemen, a $50B hedge fund. Prior to GTAM, Rob invested in and advised fintech and crypto companies while at Heritage Partners, Goldman Sachs, and PJT Partners. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, where he was co-founder of the Columbia Blockchain Club, and a Bachelor’s in Economics and Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis.
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