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VCID: 1737934
Profile
Founders
Corporate information
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Investment activity status
Active investor
Company type
Alternative investment firm focused on blockchain and decentralized finance markets.Overview
ParaFi Capital is an alternative investment firm focused on blockchain and decentralized finance markets. We take a unique multidisciplinary approach to identifying untapped opportunities through a research intensive, long-term focused investment framework. Our team has deep backgrounds in finance and technology with over a decade of cumulative institutional investing experience at leading asset management firms KKR, Blackstone, and JP Morgan. We are intellectually curious, analytically rigorous, and strive for excellence.
Team
Current employees
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Ben Foreman | founder |
Funding
Funding rounds
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Uncorrelated Ventures | Venture capital firm focused on infrastructure software. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Bain Capital Crypto | United Kingdom | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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9Yards Capital Management LP | Private investment firm focused on foundational industries, beginning with fintech and supply chain tech. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
Cap Table
Current and past shareholders
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9Yards Capital Management LP Private investment firm focused on foundational industries, beginning with fintech and supply chain tech. |
N/A |
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Bain Capital Crypto |
N/A |
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Uncorrelated Ventures Venture capital firm focused on infrastructure software. |
N/A |
Investments
Selected investments
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Polymarket Global information markets platform. |
United States | 15 May 2024 | Series B Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Aptos Labs Developing products and applications on the Aptos blockchain that redefine the web3 user experience. |
31 Dec 2022 | N/A Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Hubble |
3 Jan 2022 | N/A Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Figment Inc Security and compliance focused staking service provider. |
United States | 20 Dec 2021 | Series C Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Set Labs Inc |
United States | 28 May 2021 | Series A Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Ledn Inc Digital asset savings and loans platform. |
26 May 2021 | Series A Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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DeversiFi Ethereum-based layer-two decentralized finance platform aimed to reduce gas fees. |
18 May 2021 | Seed Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active |
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Zapper Manage your DeFi assets and liabilities in one simple interface. |
17 May 2021 | N/A Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Moonriver |
30 Mar 2021 | Private Round Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Acala Token Cross-chain DeFi Hub for Polkadot, Kusama and beyond. |
20 Aug 2020 | SAFT Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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RAMP DeFI |
N/A Initial investment. Round participant. Active |