IMS Digital Ventures

Chairman Danny Masters is the central decision-maker. His background running Coinfloor, a regulated crypto exchange, means he evaluates deals through an operator's lens rather than a pure allocator's, focusing on infrastructure businesses where compliance complexity acts as a barrier to entry for generalist venture firms.

The firm targets private equity stakes in companies building digital asset infrastructure, enterprise blockchain applications, and related fintech. It does not deploy into liquid crypto tokens or trade digital asset markets directly — an important distinction for allocators screening for equity-format exposure rather than volatile token positions.

Masters leverages relationships forged during his tenure at Coinfloor and within London's digital asset developer community. The firm's deal flow typically originates from founder networks in Europe and Asia that are building regulatory-grade infrastructure, often before those companies appear on the radar of Sand Hill Road venture funds.

The firm has not publicly disclosed a traditional blind-pool fund structure, suggesting it operates on a deal-by-deal basis or via separate managed accounts. This approach gives Masters flexibility on holding periods without the pressure of a fixed fund lifecycle.

Danny Masters co-founded Coinfloor prior to launching IMS Digital Ventures. While the two entities are separate, his operator experience at Coinfloor shapes the investment thesis — IMSDV consistently backs the infrastructure layer that regulated exchanges and institutions depend on, rather than competing with them.