Polychain was founded by Olaf Carlson-Wee, the first employee of crypto exchange Coinbase, and is one of the largest and best-known crypto venture firms, with more than $11 billion in assets under management. Pant was a general partner there from 2017 to 2023, tasked with steering the firm’s venture money into promising crypto startups.
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