Ben Davenport

Venture Partner

Ben Davenport is a prominent figure in the crypto industry and a well-known Bitcoin enthusiast. He is the co-founder and former CTO of BitGo, Inc., a leading provider of multisignature Bitcoin wallets and security solutions for institutional investors. Davenport is a Stanford University graduate with a degree in Computer Science. Throughout his career, he has worked in various engineering positions in companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. In addition to his work at BitGo, Davenport is an active angel investor and has invested in numerous startups in the technology and crypto space. Davenport is also a frequent speaker at industry events and has been interviewed by major media outlets such as Bloomberg and Forbes. He is an advocate for Bitcoin adoption and believes that the technology has the potential to revolutionize the financial industry. Davenport is active on social media and has a large following on Twitter, where he shares his thoughts on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. He also maintains a LinkedIn profile that lists his professional experience and accomplishments.

Name	Ben
Last Name	Davenport
Education	University of Washington, Princeton University, NCSSM
Location	Palo Alto, California
Company	Blockchain Capital
Company Overview	Blockchain Capital is a venture capital firm that was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California. The company is dedicated to investing in blockchain technology, which has emerged as a revolutionary technology in recent years. As a venture capital firm, Blockchain Capital seeks to identify promising blockchain startups and provide them with the funding they need to flourish. By doing so, it aims to support the development of the blockchain industry and to help drive innovation in this exciting sector. With its focus on blockchain technology, Blockchain Capital is well positioned to make a meaningful contribution to the growth and development of this promising new field.
Sweet Spot	$50K (25K-2)
Company Site	http://www.blockchaincapital.com
Tags	Crypto/Web3 Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists AI Cloud Infrastructure San Francisco Bay Area Social Networks Analytics Payments

Ben Davenport's Investments

Paxos

TOTAL RAISED: $540M

BitPay

TOTAL RAISED: $71M

Magic

TOTAL RAISED: $31M

Strattic

TOTAL RAISED: $6.5M

Culture Biosciences

TOTAL RAISED: $86M

Nomics

TOTAL RAISED: $3M

Momentus

TOTAL RAISED: $34M

RADAR

TOTAL RAISED: $13M

Lightning Labs

TOTAL RAISED: $20M

DeepSig

TOTAL RAISED: $6.5M

Mystery Science

TOTAL RAISED: $2M

Mystery.org

TOTAL RAISED: $2M

TextRecruit

TOTAL RAISED: $3M

Butterfleye

TOTAL RAISED: None

Protocol Labs

TOTAL RAISED: $3M

Magic Instruments

TOTAL RAISED: $1.8M

Evertoon

TOTAL RAISED: $1.7M

Zcash

TOTAL RAISED: $1M

Ampool

TOTAL RAISED: None

Bold Financial Technologies

TOTAL RAISED: $2.2M

Wag

TOTAL RAISED: $18M

Scalyr

TOTAL RAISED: $22M

Color

TOTAL RAISED: $410M

Haven

TOTAL RAISED: $15M

Framer

TOTAL RAISED: $33M

Eligible

TOTAL RAISED: None

Blockstack

TOTAL RAISED: $58M

Naytev

TOTAL RAISED: $1.3M

Lukka

TOTAL RAISED: $8.3M

Sense Platform

TOTAL RAISED: $1.3M

Forge

TOTAL RAISED: $67M

BitGo

TOTAL RAISED: $70M

ZipZap

TOTAL RAISED: $1.1M

ChangeCoin

TOTAL RAISED: $4.3M

Xapo

TOTAL RAISED: $40M

LedgerX

TOTAL RAISED: $1.5M

Bitaccess

TOTAL RAISED: $100K

Casetext

TOTAL RAISED: $21M

Able Lending

TOTAL RAISED: $13M

Coinsetter

TOTAL RAISED: $500K

Career

Cto / co-founder	BitGo, Inc. (2015 - Present )
Chief product officer / co-founder	BitGo (2014 - 2015 )
Software engineer	Facebook (2011 - 2014 )
Co-founder and ceo	Beluga Inc. (2010 - 2011 )
Analyst	Hudson River Trading (2008 - 2010 )
Software engineer	Google Inc. (2003 - 2005 )
Software engineer	Microsoft (1998 - 2003 )
Software engineer	Mercury Mail / InfoBeat (1995 - 1998 )
Venture Partner	Blockchain Capital