Blockchain Fund -Bloccelerate launches $12mm VC fund for enterprise blockchain adoption
Russell Deakin
Chief Investment Officer & Founding Managing Partner at Aceana Group, a single-family office (SFO)
Raising money is hard. Raising money for a first time venture fund in the midst of a global pandemic compounds the difficulty. This processes requires a team with stamina, perseverance and conviction in what you are building.
Kate Mitselmakher and Sam Yilaz, co-founders of the Bloccelerate VC team has officially closed the fund to support entrepreneurs building the future of enterprise and institutional adoption of blockchain. This industry is projected by Gartner to cross $3.1T of business value add by 2030. Thank you to our team, our investors, our advisors, and everyone who supported us through this journey. A true story of resilience!
Special thanks to Sam O. Yilmaz, Joe Giordano, Sheikh Mohammed Irfan, Eyal Granit, Bill Shihara, Mark Cairns, Ray Valdes, Mark M., Kieren James-Lubin, Mark Smith, Anand Radhakrishnan, Rune Christensen, Russell Deakin, Jay Sarkar, Matthew Cantieri, Judy Loehr, Michel Noel, Jai Das, Charles Tango, Marc Kaufman, Bittrex, J.R. Willett, Robi Lin, Benjamin Felix, Jack Simison, Alpin Yukseloglu, Lucas C., Robert Hou, Daniel Yamagata, Justin Frain, Lisa Price and everyone who contributed through this journey.
Thank you to Zack Seward & Doreen Wang from CoinDesk for covering the story. #blockchain #funding #venturefunding
Bloccelerate VC Raises $12M Fund to Bet on Enterprise Blockchain Adoption - CoinDesk
Russell, thanks for sharing! I look forward to connecting and engaging with your posts
Head of Asset Management at Abra | Columbia Business School.
3 个月Russell, thanks for sharing!