Polychain Capital LP
TypePrivate
IndustryInvestment management
Founded2016 (2016)[1][2][3]
FounderOlaf Carlson-Wee
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, U.S.[4]
ProductsHedge Funds
Venture Capital
AUMUS$6.6 billion (March 2022)[4]
Number of employees
38[4]
WebsiteOfficial website

Polychain Capital (Polychain) is an American investment firm based in San Francisco, California.[4] The firm focuses on investments related to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.[1][2]

Background

Polychain Capital was founded in 2016 by Olaf Carlson-Wee.[1][2][3][5][6] Prior to founding Polychain, Carlson-Wee was an employee of Coinbase where he was Head of Risk.[1][2][5]

Investors of Polychain include Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Union Square Ventures and Founders Fund.[3][5][6][7]

In January 2018, the firm considered holding an initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange to raise $325 million but eventually decided not to proceed with it.[6]

The firm claimed $1 billion assets at the start of 2018 but dropped to $591.5 million as of the end of 2018, majorly due to the drop in the value of its holdings.[8][9]

Companies that Polychain Capital has invested in include Coinbase, Kik Messenger[10] and Tezos.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bitcoin Will Never Be a Currency—It's Something Way Weirder". Wired.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Chernova, Yuliya (9 December 2016). "Polychain's Blockchain Hedge Fund Gets Backed by Andreessen, USV". Wall Street Journal.
  3. 1 2 3 Copeland, Rob (11 September 2018). "Olaf Carlson-Wee Rode the Bitcoin Boom to Silicon Valley Riches. Can He Survive the Crash?". Wall Street Journal.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Form ADV" (PDF). SEC.
  5. 1 2 3 Chernova, Yuliya. "Polychain's Blockchain Hedge Fund Gets Backed by Andreessen, USV". WSJ. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  6. 1 2 3 "Crypto Hedge Fund Polychain Says It Won't Proceed With IPO". Bloomberg.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  7. ↑ "Has Crypto's Crown Prince Finally Grown Up?". Fortune. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  8. ↑ Chernova, Yuliya (2019-04-12). "Crypto Fund Polychain's Assets Drop 40% From $1 Billion Mark". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  9. ↑ "Polychain Becomes First $1 Billion Crypto Fund: What Happens Now? | Fortune". 2018-07-01. Archived from the original on 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  10. ↑ "Kik raises $50 million ahead of token sale for its cryptocurrency Kin". VentureBeat. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  11. ↑ Vigna, Paul (2018-02-01). "Bitcoin Brawl: A New Twist In Tezos's $232 Million Coin Offering". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
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