# Grant Gilliam

> Grant Gilliam is a Series B investor at Ten31 backing Bitcoin, FinTech and Cryptocurrency. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ten31](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ten31)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Grant Gilliam is a Series B investor at Ten31 focused on Bitcoin and FinTech. Grant Gilliam, Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Ten31’s Low Time Preference Funds.13 years in private equity, $3bn equity deployed. Expertise in sourcing, evaluating, executing and managing investments. Board member experience at multiple $Billion+ companies. ~100 personal angel investments.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bitcoin | 2 | 50% |
| FinTech | 2 | 50% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Payments | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unchained | Bitcoin cold storage and financial services that put you in control of your keys. Our suite of financial services include multisig vaults, a trading desk, bitcoin-backed loans, and bitcoin IRAs. No matter your experience with bitcoin, our team of bitcoin experts will help you get set up with confidence. | $15M | Series A | Dec 19, 2022 |  |
| Strike | Strike is an API used by merchants to accept payments from customers globally. To usher in a new digital economy with fully global money transfers, Strike believes that open payment networks enable widespread participation in the financial system. Strike takes advantage of Bitcoin's open payment network to provide customers with the firstworldwide peer-to-peer payments software and a cutting-edge neobanking experience that is native to Bitcoin. | $90M | Series B | Sep 27, 2022 |  |
| Strike | Strike is an API used by merchants to accept payments from customers globally. To usher in a new digital economy with fully global money transfers, Strike believes that open payment networks enable widespread participation in the financial system. Strike takes advantage of Bitcoin's open payment network to provide customers with the firstworldwide peer-to-peer payments software and a cutting-edge neobanking experience that is native to Bitcoin. | $80M | Series B | Aug 27, 2022 |  |
| Hodl Hodl | Hodl Hodl is a P2P cryptocurrency exchange that allows users to trade directly with each other and it doesn't hold user's funds — locking it in multisig escrow instead — which minimizes the possibilities of crypto assets theft and reduces trading time. Because Hodl Hodl does not hold any money (neither cryptocurrencies, nor fiat) it isnot subject to complex compliance procedures. In result, trades happen directly between users' wallets and you do not open your identity to the exchange. |  | Series B | Oct 05, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lightning Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightning-ventures-a525) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [University of Wyoming](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-wyoming) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Washington University in St. Louis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/washington-university-in-st-louis) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BroadLight Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/broadlight-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CMT Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cmt-digital-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kingsway Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kingsway-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Ten31

VC Fund

Ten31 is a cryptocurrency investment platform that focuses solely on the bitcoin environment.

2 contacts available at Ten31.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant Gilliam | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grant-gilliam-4851 |
| Jonathan Kirkwood | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-kirkwood-fca9 |

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## FAQ

### What does Grant Gilliam invest in?

Grant Gilliam invests primarily in Bitcoin, FinTech and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 4 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 Grant Gilliam last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Grant Gilliam closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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