# Adam Carson

> Adam Carson is a Series A investor at Point72 Ventures backing Software and Blockchain. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Point72 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/point72-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamkcarson
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/adamkcarson
- Website: https://x.com/adamkcarson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adamkcarson

Adam Carson is a Series A investor at Point72 Ventures in San Francisco focused on Software and Blockchain. As part of the Global Technology Strategy & Partnerships Team, Adam is focused on assisting with digital strategy and facilitating strategic and emerging technology relationships. Areas where he is currently focused include digital customer experience, digital marketing, digital payments, partnerships with Digital companies and engagement withthe FinTech ecosystem.Adam joined JPMC in 2012 from eBay, where he led strategy and business development on the Global Shipping Team. Prior to eBay, Adam worked with Bain & Company as a Consultant focused on the internet and ecommerce sector. Adam started his career as an investment banker with Morgan Stanley and transitioned into a technology role leading the firm’s internet strategy.Adam has an MBA from Tuck School of Business where he was a Tuck Scholar and a Center for Digital Strategies Fellow, and a B.S.E. in mechanical engineering from Duke University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 29% |
| Blockchain | 4 | 29% |
| Cryptocurrency | 4 | 29% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 29% |
| FinTech | 2 | 14% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 6 | 43% |
| Seed | 2 | 14% |
| Series B | 2 | 14% |
| Series C | 2 | 14% |
| Series D | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 9 | 64% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Champ | Through the application of its secure, patent-pending technology, CHAMPtitles ends the reliance on legacy systems to manage U.S. automobile titles. CHAMPtitles partners with each party in the vehicle title ecosystem to reduce their costs in handling titles, turning the burdensome administrative process of issuing a vehicle title into a profitableactivity. | $55M | Series C | Dec 30, 2025 |  |
| Champ | Through the application of its secure, patent-pending technology, CHAMPtitles ends the reliance on legacy systems to manage U.S. automobile titles. CHAMPtitles partners with each party in the vehicle title ecosystem to reduce their costs in handling titles, turning the burdensome administrative process of issuing a vehicle title into a profitableactivity. | $18M | Series C | Mar 27, 2024 |  |
| D2X Group | D2X is launching the first regulated crypto derivatives exchange operational 7-days-a-week. Its initial product listing features cash-settled BTC and ETH futures and options. The exchange operates from the Netherlands under an MTF licence (MiFID II). Backed by strategic investors including Point72, Flow Traders, and GSR, D2X aims to facilitate theinstitutional adoption of the asset class. | $10M | Series A | Mar 14, 2024 |  |
| Incognia | Incognia is the innovator of next-generation identity solutions that enable secure and seamless digital experiences. With its persistent device fingerprint solution, Incognia combines best-in-class device recognition signals, location analysis and tamper detection for frictionless user verification and fraud prevention. Incognia’s customizable riskassessment and actionable insights empower companies in food delivery, ride-hailing, marketplace, and financial services to protect their reputation, retention and revenue. | $31M | Series B | Jan 31, 2024 |  |
| Messari | Messari is the leading provider of market intelligence products that help professionals navigate crypto with confidence. For individuals and institutions alike, Messari combines deep analysis, data, news and powerful tools to improve industry transparency and drive smarter participation in crypto. Learn more at messari.io. | $35M | Series B | Sep 21, 2022 |  |
| Skolem Labs | Skolem Labs is a provider of data and trade execution services for decentralized financial markets. | $20M | Series A | Jun 08, 2022 |  |
| Skolem Technologies | Access DeFi at Scale - our mission at Skolem is to open the gates to DeFi for institutions through a single integration point that has the most reliable, sophisticated execution technology available.Skolem's robust infrastructure enables institutions to participate directly in DeFi markets - through trading, yield farming, staking andliquidity provisioning - without materially increasing technical headcount and portfolio risk.Institutions can confidently trade in and out of DeFi through Skolem's premier, one-of-a-kind technology stack. Institutional investors can rest assured they will get superior execution on complex trades during times of market duress. | $20M | Series A | Jun 08, 2022 |  |
| Incognia | Incognia is the innovator of next-generation identity solutions that enable secure and seamless digital experiences. With its persistent device fingerprint solution, Incognia combines best-in-class device recognition signals, location analysis and tamper detection for frictionless user verification and fraud prevention. Incognia’s customizable riskassessment and actionable insights empower companies in food delivery, ride-hailing, marketplace, and financial services to protect their reputation, retention and revenue. | $15.5M | Series A | Jun 02, 2022 |  |
| PayEngine | PayEngine makes building a payments company easy. We work with Vertical SaaS companies integrating payments and finance tools for their merchants. We help the vertical SaaS company maintain more control, get higher revenue splits, and provide best of breed operational support to their merchants. Don't settle for low end tools and low endpricing. | $10M | Series A | May 23, 2022 |  |
| zerohash | Zero Hash offers a post-trade settlement utility to bridge a fragmented market of diverse execution platforms. It supports a wide range of fiat and digital assets that can be combined into any product pair. Zero Hash combines this with an on-chain settlement for digital assets, which provides an independent ability to verify ownership via theblockchain.Zero Hash was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $106.4M | Series D | Jan 12, 2022 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Dragonfly](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dragonfly-capital-partners-eed4) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fenwick & West](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fenwick-west) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Galaxy Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galaxy-digital-lp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Jump Crypto](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jump-crypto) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Triton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kraken-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Point72 Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

Point72 Ventures is a global venture capital firm that invests primarily in Fintech, AI/ML, and Enterprise technologies. As an independent arm of Point72, the global asset management firm led by Steven Cohen, Point72 Ventures offers well-informed insights into the global economy. Point72 Ventures has offices in New York City, Palo Alto, SanFrancisco, and Stamford, Connecticut.

5 contacts available at Point72 Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Carson | FinTech / Crypto investing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-carson |
| Beatriz del Rio Perez | VP, Corporate Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beatriz-del-rio |
| Chris Morales | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-morales-279d |
| Ishan Sinha | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ishan-sinha |
| Jason Miller | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-miller-13 |

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## FAQ

### What does Adam Carson invest in?

Adam Carson invests primarily in Software, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Adam Carson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Adam Carson closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 14 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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