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Standard Crypto
Standard is a venture capital firm with elite company-building experience and deep-rooted expertise in frontier technology. They serve entrepreneurs and...
Standard Crypto
Standard is a venture capital firm with elite company-building experience and deep-rooted expertise in frontier technology. They serve entrepreneurs and communities using advances in decentralization, intelligence, and cryptography to reshape the internet, marketplaces, and finance. Companies wielding these technologies will reimagine the status quo.
General information
Firm type
Generalist
Year founded
2019
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
San Francisco
Corporate office
San Francisco, CA, United States
Principals
Adam Goldberg
Investments
Alok Vasudev
Investments
Arjun Mohan
Investments
Nick Matthew
Investments
Ashley Sweren
Operations / Compliance
Byron Anderson
Operations / Finance
Gavi Galloway
Engineering / Investments
Jack Wolters
Operations / Finance
Athena Kim
Operations / Finance
Rebecca Harris
Operations / Finance
Kajal Ford
Executive Assistant
Stacie McCarthy
Executive Assistant
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does Standard Crypto differ from generalist venture firms with crypto allocations?
Standard Crypto is a pure-play crypto venture firm. Its mandate is not a carve-out from a larger technology fund but the sole investment focus. This allows the firm to invest across the full spectrum — equity in centralized companies, direct token purchases in decentralized protocols, and liquid secondary tokens — with a team structured around that reality. The portfolio mix reflects this breadth: it holds centralized players like Binance alongside deeply decentralized primitives like Ethereum and Lido.
Does Standard Crypto invest only at the seed stage?
No. The firm's portfolio shows participation across the lifecycle — from early investments in nascent protocols to significant positions in mature, multi-billion dollar networks and companies. Holdings like Telegram, OpenSea, and Polygon suggest the firm writes checks well beyond the formation stage, though it does not publicly detail check sizes or stage-specific capital pools.
Who makes investment decisions at Standard Crypto?
The firm does not publicly name decision-makers on its website, LinkedIn, or in press releases. The team page categorizes roles into 'Investments,' 'Operations / Compliance,' 'Operations / Finance,' and 'Engineering / Investments.' No individual names, titles, or biographies are listed, making the decision-making structure inaccessible from public materials.
How is Standard Crypto related to the larger Standard Industries or Standard Investments families?
There is no disclosed relationship. Standard Crypto is a venture capital firm with a crypto-specific mandate. Standard Industries is a global industrial company focused on building materials. Standard Investments is its affiliated investment arm. The similarity in naming is coincidental, and no shared leadership, assets, or parent entity is publicly indicated.
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