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Kyle Samani is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Multicoin Capital. He works closely with the investment team to source and lead transactions, and collaborates directly with portfolio founders to help shape strategy and unlock new opportunities. He also engages with policymakers and regulators in Washington, D.C., helping to inform the evolution of digital asset regulation and legislation. Kyle holds degrees in Finance and Management from New York University.

Tushar Jain is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital. He leads portfolio construction, risk management, and trading. He is passionate about the new economic paradigm enabled by blockchain technology and focuses on decentralized financial products, token economics, and blockchain go-to-market strategies. Tushar previously founded ePatientFinder, a health IT tech startup, which was later acquired by Elligo Health Research. Tushar holds degrees in Finance and Political Science from New York University.

Brian Smith is a Partner, CFO and COO at Multicoin Capital. He leads finance and operations for the firm. He has over 22 years of experience in public and private equity investing, investment banking, and corporate finance. Brian previously served as a public equity analyst at Tiger Management (where he helped launch a Tiger-seeded hedge fund), a private equity investor with Fox Paine & Co., an investment banker at Greenhill & Co. and was on the finance leadership team at Bazaarvoice (BV) through the company’s IPO. He serves on the board of trustees and as the chairman of the investment committee of TSERS, a Texas governor appointed pension plan, and as a guest lecturer on crypto, blockchain and IPOs at the University of Texas at Austin.

Greg Xethalis is a Partner and General Counsel of Multicoin Capital. He manages all legal and policy functions for the firm and works with our portfolio companies on legal and policy strategy. Prior to joining Multicoin, Greg was a partner in the Investment Management and FinTech practices at Chapman and Cutler LLP with 12 years of experience counseling clients on digital asset matters. Greg is a Director of the Blockchain Association, the DeFi Education Foundation, KindlyMD and the Fordham Law Alumni Association, and Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke University School of Law, where he teaches Fintech and Blockchain Law and Policy.

Matt is a Partner and the Head of Investor Relations at Multicoin. He leads investor relations and capital formation for the firm, and is also a senior member on the investment team. He sources, evaluates, and executes investment opportunities, and guides strategic initiatives for the firm. Prior to joining Multicoin, Matt was a Vice President in the investment banking group at Teneo where he specialized in raising institutional capital around specific investment theses, management teams, and assets across a diverse range of industries. Matt holds a degree in Finance and International Business from the University of Maryland.

John Robert (“JR”) is a Partner and leads global marketing and communications at Multicoin Capital. He has worked in service of venture capital for nearly 20 years and specializes in go-to-market strategy, public relations, branding, and early-stage commercialization. Prior to joining Multicoin, he was a founding member and Senior Director at Jones-Dilworth, Inc., a boutique PR consultancy focused on frontier science and deep tech. He also previously served as an advisor to SXSW and mentored at Capital Factory and TechStars. JR holds a degree in Communications and Business Foundations from the University of Texas at Austin.

Daniel Leonardo is the Chief Compliance Officer and a Deputy General Counsel at Multicoin Capital. Prior to joining Multicoin, Dan was an attorney in the Division of Examinations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). During his six-and-a-half year tenure at the SEC he was Senior Counsel in the Private Funds Unit, and, previously, was Senior Counsel in the Investment Adviser/Investment Company program. Prior to working at the SEC Dan worked at ACA Compliance Group providing consulting services to registered investment advisers, including private funds. His legal experience also includes eight years of complex civil litigation experience in state and federal courts.

Spencer Applebaum is an Investment Partner at Multicoin Capital. As one of the firm's first hires, he specializes in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, DePIN infrastructure, and crypto-consumer applications. He also contributes to public markets thesis formation and public markets asset coverage. Prior to Multicoin, Spencer interned at Bitspark, the world’s first blockchain remittance platform to leverage Bitcoin to send money overseas, and Deloitte, an industry-leading audit, consulting, and tax advisory firm in their multi-state tax division.

Shayon Sengupta is an Investment Partner at Multicoin Capital. Previously, he worked at Abodewell, a quantitative market maker in residential real estate. At Abodewell he led operations and development for their proprietary IoT security system, and held a senior role in growth operations and risk management for the firm’s inventory. Prior to Abodewell, Shayon worked on the Strategy and Business Development team at SAP.

Vishal Kankani is a Principal on the investment team at Multicoin Capital. Prior to joining, he served as a Vice President at Deutsche Bank. During his seven-and-a-half year tenure he structured, priced and sold complex derivatives and quantitative investment strategies to institutional clients such as asset managers, insurance companies, pension funds, family offices, etc. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Vishal traded Eurodollar Futures at a proprietary trading firm.

Brian Strugats is Head Trader at Multicoin Capital. He previously served as the Head of Trading at FalconX where he helped build and run one of the largest institutional crypto trading desks. Prior to FalconX, he held leadership positions at Glenhill Capital, XN, Balantrove and Fortress. Over the course of his career, he developed a rigorous approach to execution, compliance, and fund operations, and has served as both a trusted trader and an architect of critical fund infrastructure. Brian attended the University of Maryland and Hofstra, and holds a degree in Business Administration and Accounting.

Wills Reardon is Director of Capital Formation & Investor Relations at Multicoin Capital, a thesis-driven investment firm focused on cryptocurrencies, tokens, and blockchain technology. Prior to joining Multicoin, Wills served as Head of Capital Formation at Galaxy Asset Management, where he directed global fundraising efforts across multiple investment strategies. Earlier in his career, he was a Partner on a Private Wealth Management team at Morgan Stanley, advising Family Offices and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and began his career as an analyst at Coanjo Capital, producing fundamental equity research.Wills earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Florida State University.