Pantera Capital

Pantera Capital is an investment firm based in Menlo Park, California, specializing in Bitcoin and other digital currencies, as well as companies operating within the blockchain space. Founded in 2003 by Dan Morehead, who previously served as chief financial officer and head of Macro Trading at Tiger Management, the firm transitioned from a focus on global macro hedge fund investments to exclusively target the burgeoning digital currency market by 2014. Pantera Capital believes that Bitcoin can revolutionize the way people conduct transactions, akin to the transformative impact of the Internet on communications and commerce. The firm engages in various stages of investment, including seed, early, and later-stage opportunities, while maintaining a particular interest in technology sectors such as financial technology, cybersecurity, and big data. Its investors include notable entities such as Benchmark and Fortress Investment Group.

Heidi M. von Allmen

Chief Investment Officer, Pantera Bitcoin Fund and Hedge Fund Analyst

Ryan Barney

Senior Investment Associate and Investor

Mary Blackburn

Associate

Paul Brodsky

Partner

David Cheung

Partner

Nolan Ford

Associate

Semir Gabeljic

Associate

Ron Glantz

Investor

Gorham C.F.A., Matthew Joseph

COO

Nihal Maunder

Junior Partner

Dan Morehead

Founder Co-Chief Investment Officer and CEO

Lauren Stephanian

Partner

Past deals in Risk Management

Risk Harbor

Seed Round in 2021
Risk Harbor operates a risk management marketplace focused on decentralized finance (DeFi), providing a platform that allows liquidity providers and stakers to protect themselves against smart contract vulnerabilities. The marketplace features an automated and transparent claims process, ensuring fairness and impartiality. It enables users to create diverse pools of protection using DeFi assets and offers functionalities such as objective claims handling and risk composability. By integrating new protocols, Risk Harbor enhances clients' potential for earnings and security, allowing them to assess risk and data in a secure environment. The company's mission is to facilitate a smooth transition to decentralized financial services by eliminating the necessity for trusted intermediaries, thereby promoting a truly open and permissionless financial system for all.

Reflexer

Venture Round in 2021
Reflexer Labs, founded in 2020 and based in the USA, is a decentralized finance project focused on reducing volatility in the financial ecosystem. The company develops a low-volatility collateral designed to create a stable foundation for decentralized finance. Its innovative product employs a volatility-dampened synthetic instrument that utilizes control theory within smart contracts. This technology allows for the automatic adjustment of collateral supply in response to market conditions, maintaining a similar chart pattern to underlying assets while exhibiting lower volatility. By doing so, Reflexer aims to help businesses minimize the risk of investment losses, contributing to a more secure and stable decentralized finance environment.
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