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Cortney Smith is head of asset operations at Polychain Capital. He graduated from Brigham Young University.
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Nicole Zahrah Civitello
Nicole Zahrah Civitello is Head of Investor Relations at Polychain Capital and was previously Head of Investor Relations at Hack VC and Head of Capital Strategy at Anchorage Digital.
Sam Rosenblum
Sam Rosenblum is a Partner at Haun Ventures. Previously, he was a Partner at Polychain Capital, Director of Business Development at Coinbase, Global Strategy Associate at Visa, and Analyst at Lake Partners Strategy Consultants. He obtained his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was a part of the UCLA Honors College and Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
Alec Taggart
Alec Taggart is a professional in the fields of venture capital, product development, and investing. He served as a Venture Partner at Mirana Ventures and Founding Partner at Windranger Labs, where he is responsible for product strategy, partnerships, and incubation. Prior to this, Taggart worked as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Framework Ventures and held various leadership roles in the fintech industry, including at Prosper Marketplace and EY. He has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University.
Sherwin Dowlat
Sherwin Dowlat is co-founder of Veil and was previously a partner at Polychain Capital. He has worked at renowned firms such as Susquehanna International Group and Wedbush Securities, specializing in technology stocks, equity derivatives, and cryptocurrencies. At present, Mr. Dowlat is deeply engaged in his work and dedicated to achieving outstanding results. He previously obtained his education at San Diego State University.
Chase Lochmiller
Chase is an avid tech enthusiast passionate about enabling new technologies such as AI and blockchain to positively impact people's lives. Before founding Crusoe, Chase was a General Partner at Polychain Capital, a $1Bn fund investing in blockchain technologies, digital assets, and energy-intensive computing applications. Chase was formerly a quantitative researcher and trader at Jump Trading and GETCO, where he developed and managed a portfolio of algorithmic trading strategies. Chase holds undergraduate degrees in mathematics and physics from MIT and a master's degree in computer science from Stanford, where he specialized in artificial intelligence. As a personal interest, Chase has climbed five of the "seven summits" including Mount Everest.
Ben Perszyk
Ben Perszyk is chief strategy Officer at SHRAPNEL and a former partner at Polychain Capital. Previously, he worked as a Product Specialist at Airbnb, collaborating with Data Science, Design, and Development teams to analyze product data and enhance user experience.
Christina Kallitsantsi
Christina Kallitsantsi is head of operations at Anagram and previously served as chief of staff at Polychain Capital. She graduated from Tufts University.
Anish Agnihotri
Anish Agnihotri is a founding member of Ritual and an independent Researcher at MEV. Previously, he was a researcher at Paradigm, built performant trading systems at Polychain Capital, and expanded test automation at 1Password.
Jacob Phillips
Jacob Phillips is Perennial's head of operations and previously worked as a cryptocurrency researcher at Polychain Capital. He is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University.
Josh Rosenthal
Josh Rosenthal is a partner at Polychain and has worked at FalconX, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase.