Polychain Capital

Polychain Capital LP
Company typePrivate
IndustryInvestment management
Founded2016; 9 years ago (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. ^ a b c d "Bitcoin Will Never Be a Currency—It's Something Way Weirder". Wired.
  2. ^ a b c d Chernova, Yuliya (December 9, 2016). "Polychain's Blockchain Hedge Fund Gets Backed by Andreessen, USV". Wall Street Journal.
  3. ^ a b c Copeland, Rob (September 11, 2018). "Olaf Carlson-Wee Rode the Bitcoin Boom to Silicon Valley Riches. Can He Survive the Crash?". Wall Street Journal.
  4. ^ a b c d "Form ADV" (PDF). SEC.
  5. ^ a b c Chernova, Yuliya. "Polychain's Blockchain Hedge Fund Gets Backed by Andreessen, USV". WSJ. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Crypto Hedge Fund Polychain Says It Won't Proceed With IPO". Bloomberg.com. January 29, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Has Crypto's Crown Prince Finally Grown Up?". Fortune. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  8. ^ Chernova, Yuliya (April 12, 2019). "Crypto Fund Polychain's Assets Drop 40% From $1 Billion Mark". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Polychain Becomes First $1 Billion Crypto Fund: What Happens Now? | Fortune". July 1, 2018. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  10. ^ "Kik raises $50 million ahead of token sale for its cryptocurrency Kin". VentureBeat. August 29, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  11. ^ Vigna, Paul (February 1, 2018). "Bitcoin Brawl: A New Twist In Tezos's $232 Million Coin Offering". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved September 1, 2021.