Alex Evans
Researcher @ Placeholder
Charlotte, United States
Alex Evans is a seed investor at Placeholder in Charlotte focused on Software and Blockchain. Alexander Evans is the Managing Partner at Bain Capital Crypto. Alexander Evans attended University of Virginia.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries Alex Evans invests in
Stages Alex Evans invests in
Countries Alex Evans invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (50%)
- Blockchain 2 (25%)
- Financial Services 2 (25%)
- Gaming 1 (13%)
- FinTech 1 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (50%)
- Series A 2 (25%)
- Series B 1 (13%)
Country
- United States 4 (50%)
- Liechtenstein 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Celestia
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Celestia is a pluggable consensus and data availability layer, to enable anyone to quickly deploy a decentralised blockchain without the overhead of bootstrapping a new consensus network. | $100M / Series B / Sep 23, 2024 | |
Curio
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Curio Research is focusing on building games that create rich and expansive social interactions through the composability of crypto and the power of smart contracts. | $5.7M / Seed / Aug 06, 2024 | |
Flood
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Flood is a DeFi aggregator that offers its platform to provide the best price available for all supported assets. | $5.2M / Seed / Feb 08, 2024 | |
Nocturne Labs
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Nocturne is a system that allows for on-chain private accounts. | $6M / Seed / Oct 25, 2023 | |
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Celestia
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Celestia is a pluggable consensus and data availability layer, to enable anyone to quickly deploy a decentralised blockchain without the overhead of bootstrapping a new consensus network. | $55M / Series A / Oct 19, 2022 | |
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Celestia
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Celestia is a pluggable consensus and data availability layer, to enable anyone to quickly deploy a decentralised blockchain without the overhead of bootstrapping a new consensus network. | Series B / Oct 19, 2022 | |
Primitive
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Primitive is an open-source protocol for decentralized options and the ethereum decentralized finance ecosystem. Primitive was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Eugene, Oregon. | $9M / Series A / Aug 18, 2022 | |
RISC Zero.
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RISC Zero provides a platform enabling users to trust programs run anywhere while allowing developers to use the tools they already know. RISC Zero builds scaling solutions using Zero Knowledge Proofs which will make blockchains accessible. The company was founded by a team of Seattle-based hackers committed to enabling users to control theirexperience on the internet through the creation of privacy-enhancing decentralization technology. | $12M / Seed / Aug 09, 2022 |
Co-Investors
About Placeholder
Placeholder is a venture capital firm that invests in decentralized networks and web services.
Placeholder Contacts
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Alex Evans
Researcher
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Christopher Burniske
Partner & Founder
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Joel Monegro
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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Joel Monegro
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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FAQ
What does Alex Evans invest in?
Alex Evans invests primarily in Software, Blockchain and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 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 Alex Evans last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Alex Evans closed in Sep 2024. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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