Bart Stephens
Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Blockchain Capital
San Francisco, United States
Bart Stephens is a seed investor at Blockchain Capital in San Francisco focused on Blockchain and Bitcoin. Bart P. Stephens is based out of San Francisco, California and is the Founder & Managing Partner of Blockchain Capital. Bart previously worked at Stephens Investment Management as a Co Founder & Managing Partner. Bart P. Stephens attended the Princeton University.
- Total investments:
- 11
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 55%
Last updated:
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Blockchain 5 (45%)
- Bitcoin 4 (36%)
- Financial Services 4 (36%)
- Software 3 (27%)
- FinTech 2 (18%)
Stage
- Seed 6 (55%)
- Series A 3 (27%)
- Series C 1 (9%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (9%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Building the first Web3 competitive games decentralize ecosystem. | $11.2M / Seed / Aug 27, 2024 | ||
| 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. | $40M / Series A / Jul 19, 2023 | ||
| Spatial Labs exists to simplify and enhance people's lives by bridging the digital and physical worlds.We develop products and services that enable anyone to build and engage with experiences that inspire moments of joy, guided by our principles of sustainable innovation, self-expression, and cultural impact.Our mission is to maketechnology a natural extension of the human experience and empower people to create the world they wish to see.Spatial Labs is venture-backed and supported by notable VC’s such as Blockchain Capital, JAY-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners, and more.Spatial Labs has collaborated with and powered experiences for brands such as Adidas x Ivy Park, Tidal, Pantone, IKEA / Space10, Crocs, and more. | $10M / Seed / Jan 26, 2023 | ||
| Teller Finance is a blockchain project for decentralized lending. Teller connects to your bank account to offer risk-assessed loans, without the need for collateral. | $6.9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 23, 2022 | ||
| Abra is the digital cash, peer-to-peer money transfer network. Buy, sell, and hold bitcoin or send bitcoin or fiat to any bitcoin wallet or any other Abra user instantly and securely. Abra uses bitcoin and blockchain technology to enable users to transact in over 50 currencies, including bitcoin.Founded in 2014 by Bill Barhydt, serialentrepreneur and global mobile-banking veteran, their team is based in Silicon Valley and committed to forever changing how the world moves money. | $55M / Series C / Sep 15, 2021 | ||
| Templum’s scalable infrastructure solutions are transforming access, processes and investment choice in alternative assets, making them as easy to invest in as public markets. Templum operates three core business lines: • Templum One is an innovative global ecosystem for private markets that connects alternative and private market issuers with agrowing network of partners who want to offer their end investors access to the world’s most sought-after private assets. • Templum Marketplace Solutions enable private issuers and asset managers to automate processes, integrate siloed operations, and accelerate time-to-market. • Templum Applications Suite provides essential solutions to optimize back office and operational processes, saving businesses time, money and resources.All securities offered by Templum Markets LLC., a wholly owned broker-dealer and Alternative Trading System (ATS) subsidiary of Templum, Inc., which is approved to operate in 53 U.S. states and territories. For more information, please visit www.templuminc.com. | $2.7M / Seed / Oct 26, 2017 | ||
| Tierion turns the blockchain into a global platform for verifying any data, file, or business process. We see a future where the blockchain is used to verify everything from medical records to online purchases. We’ve started by making an API and tools to collect data and anchor it in the blockchain. | $1M / Seed / Apr 30, 2016 | ||
| Abra is the digital cash, peer-to-peer money transfer network. Buy, sell, and hold bitcoin or send bitcoin or fiat to any bitcoin wallet or any other Abra user instantly and securely. Abra uses bitcoin and blockchain technology to enable users to transact in over 50 currencies, including bitcoin.Founded in 2014 by Bill Barhydt, serialentrepreneur and global mobile-banking veteran, their team is based in Silicon Valley and committed to forever changing how the world moves money. | $12.6M / Series A / Sep 10, 2015 | ||
| The last-mile solution to enable broad merchant acceptance of virtual currencies, built by payments experts. | $850K / Seed / Feb 01, 2015 | ||
| Kraken is a digital asset exchange and related services provider that enables users to buy, sell, trade, stake, and store cryptocurrencies. It offers spot trading, futures, margin trading indexes, over-the-counter (OTC) execution, and a multi-chain wallet. Kraken supports a large number of cryptocurrencies and fiat currency pairs, and it provides tools for both retail users and institutional clients. It also offers advanced order types, real-time market data, account management services, and resources for learning about blockchain and digital assets. | $5M / Series A / Mar 25, 2014 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Blockchain Capital
Blockchain Capital helps entrepreneurs build companies and projects based on blockchain technology. The firm provides founders with capital, domain expertise, partnerships, recruiting, and strategy. Blockchain Capital is an active venture investor in the blockchain industry and has financed 170+ companies and projects since its inception. Blockchain Capital invests in both equity and tokens and is a multi-stage investor.
Blockchain Capital Contacts
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Adam Patel
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Bart Stephens
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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Kinjal Shah
General Partner
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Spencer Bogart
General Partner
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Yuan Han Li
Associate
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What does Bart Stephens invest in?
Bart Stephens invests primarily in Blockchain, Bitcoin and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Bart Stephens last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Bart Stephens closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 11 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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