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Lauren Stephanian

General Partner at Pantera Capital

United States

Overview 

Lauren Stephanian is the General Partner at Pantera Capital, with a notable career history including roles as Partner, Principal, and Investment Associate within the same firm. She has made impactful investments in companies such as Nexus Laboratories (Series A) and Pinata (Series A), showcasing her expertise in sectors like Cybersecurity and Web3/Blockchain.

Work Experience 

  • General Partner

    2024 - Current

  • Partner

    2022 - 2024

  • Principal

    2020 - 2022

  • Investment Associate

    2018 - 2020

Pantera Capital is an investment firm focused exclusively on ventures, tokens, and projects related to blockchain tech, digital currency.

  • Board Observer

    2023

0x is an open protocol that enables peer-to-peer trading of assets.

Raised $108,999,960.00 from COIND, OpenSea, Jared Leto, Davoa Capital, Coinbase, Greylock, Sound Ventures, To Kenz Capital, Pantera Capital and GSR.

  • Board Member

    2022

  • Board Observer

    2022

  • Board Observer

    2020 - 2024

    Acquired by CoinDCX

  • Board Member

    2022 - 2024

    Acquired by Groq Inc.

Definitive Intelligence is a personal data analyst service company for smarter decisions.

  • Board Observer

    2019 - 2021

    Acquired by Kraken

Staked is a startup that provides institutional investors with the technical infrastructure for non-custodial staking services.

Raised $4,500,000.00 from Nisa Amoils, Global Brain Corporation, Fabric Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Pantera Capital, Winklevoss Capital, Republic capital, Digital Currency Group and Visary Capital.

  • Analyst

    2016 - 2017

    Structured Notes Trading Desk

  • Associate

    2015 - 2016

DB Capital Ventures invests in early-stage and emerging growth businesses and is a venture capital firm based in New York.

  • Software Developer

    2014 - 2015

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