# Jesse Powell

> Jesse Powell is a seed investor at Kraken (San Francisco) backing Web3 and FinTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kraken](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kraken)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2012
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jessepowell
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jespow
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jessepowell

Jesse Powell is a seed investor at Kraken in San Francisco focused on Web3 and FinTech. Jesse Powell is the Chairman of the Board of Kraken. She attended California State University-Sacramento.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Web3 | 1 | 100% |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Payments | 1 | 100% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 100% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ripple | Ripple provides one frictionless experience to send money globally using the power of blockchain. It offers a global real-time payment system that enables banks and financial institutions around the world to directly transact with each other without the need for a central correspondent. The company also offers FX Market Making, a solution enablingenterprises to gain access to cross-currency liquidity through a distributed network that allows foreign exchange to be externally sourced from a competitive FX marketplace or an internal FX trading desk. This minimizes FX exposure thereby lowering the volatility and counter-party risk of trades. Ripple Insights features industry updates, insider perspectives, and in-depth market analysis. | $200K | Seed | Oct 02, 2012 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Avant Global LLC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avant-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Kraken

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange that provides spot and futures trading between Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 40+ other digital assets. Its mission is to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Founded in 2011 and with over 7 million clients, Kraken is one of theworld's largest, most successful bitcoin exchanges and we're growing faster than ever. Kraken's range of successful products is playing an important role in the mainstream adoption of crypto assets. Kraken is a marketplace for digital assets where buyers, sellers, traders, and speculators come together to exchange cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple against national currencies like USD, EUR, CAD, and JPY. Clients trading larger sizes benefit from its principal Over-the-Counter (OTC) desk and white glove service. Advanced traders and technical analysis wizards can take advantage of the company's professional charting tools. Software engineers, botters, and hobbyist automators have available both REST and Websocket APIs with which trades can be made and market information obtained. Kraken provides 24/7 live chat support for any questions you have about getting started.

5 contacts available at Kraken.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artur Sapek | Director Of Engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artur-sapek |
| David Ripley | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-ripley-4778 |
| David Ripley | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-ripley |
| Jesse Powell | Chairman of the Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jesse-powell |
| Matthew Howells-Barby | VP, Growth | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-barby |

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## FAQ

### What does Jesse Powell invest in?

Jesse Powell invests primarily in Web3, FinTech and Internet startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Jesse Powell last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jesse Powell closed in Oct 2012. Shizune tracks 1 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?

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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