Oam Patel
Venture Partner, Web3 & FinTech Investments at Morgan Creek Capital Management
Oam Patel
Venture Partner, Web3 & FinTech Investments at Morgan Creek Capital Management
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Venture Partner, Web3 & FinTech Investments
2022 - Current
Venture Partner serving Morgan Creek's Digital Asset Venture Business for Fund I and Fund II.
Principal, Venture Capital - Blockchain, FinTech, & Crypto
2020 - 2022
- Helped build up the Venture Capital Group with Anthony Pompliano, Mark Yusko, and Jason Williams from scratch to ~$350mm in AUM - Focus on early to late stage deals in FinTech, Crypto, Blockchain, and General Consumer - As a team, we deployed +$300 million into ~50 investments - Early Investments in companies like: Figure, eToro, SpaceX, Gemini, Coinbase, Strike (Zap), Avanti Bank, Ledger, and many more
Venture Capital Associate - Blockchain, FinTech & Crypto
2019 - 2020
Switched from the Private Equity team to help integrate Morgan Creek Capital's acquisition of Full Tilt Capital with Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano and Jason Williams, to launch and build out the new General Partnership "Morgan Creek Digital Assets” - grew to +$150mm AUM in 18 months.
Private Equity Associate
2018 - 2019
Morgan Creek's opportunistic investment mandate spans across the globe and covers all asset classes including: private equity, venture capital, private debt, secondaries, co-investments, real estate and natural resources.
Investor
2022 - 2022
Web3 focused venture fund with more than $1bn in AUM investing in Crypto, DeFi, NFTs, GameFi, DAOs, and traditional equity. Helped in efforts to expand Fundamental Labs to the US from Asia.
Investment Banking Analyst - Infrastructure
2016 - 2018
▪ Prepared deal offering materials and complex financial models to advise clients on mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and equity & debt financings. ▪ Advised clients through 6-12 month deal processes from marketing, management presentations, LOI negotiations, to closings. ▪ Led efforts to build out the Infrastructure Investment Banking Group with a pipeline of new clients and deals ▪ Handled Analyst and Summer Analyst recruiting and training for the Raleigh Office Transaction Experience: - Sell-Side Advisor for a Wastewater Technology Company's sale to a Strategic Buyer - Sell-Side Advisor for a Wastewater Facility Construction Company's sale to a Strategic Buyer - Buy-Side Advisor for a Brazilian Construction Conglomerate looking to acquire a construction firm in the UK
Private Equity Analyst
2016 - 2016
▪ Managed deal pipeline for incoming investment opportunities; covering private equity, venture capital, credit funds, and real estate ▪ Conducted due diligence on potential investments for Fund of Funds and Co-investment strategies ▪ Monitored existing investment performance and updated relevant databases as needed
Investor
2014 - 2016
▪ Created an investment fund specializing in distressed real estate while in college ▪ Sourced external service providers (Legal, Audit etc.)
Summer Analyst
2015 - 2015
▪ Prepared underwriting models for balance sheet lending, covering various commercial real estate classes.
Various Real Estate Internships...
2011 - 2013
▪ Multiple internships in commercial and residential real estate. ▪ Included development, property management, and equity financing ▪ Hotels, Office, Retail, Multifamily and Single Family Residential