Franklin Bi
General Partner at Pantera Capital
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2019 - Current
Pantera Capital is an investment firm focused exclusively on ventures, tokens, and projects related to blockchain tech, digital currency.
Board Member
2024
Board Observer
2024
Investor
2024
Board Observer
2021
Investor
2019
Alchemy is a developer platform that helps companies to build reliable decentralized applications.
Raised $563,903,667.00 from Coatue, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Addition, Andreessen Horowitz, Silver Lake, Pantera Capital, DFJ Growth, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz and Addition.
Board Member
2022 - 2025
Co-Founder
2018 - 2019
Scale8 is a blockchain-focused venture studio partnering with early-stage founders across the crypto ecosystem. Portfolio includes: leading DeFi projects, Top-3 cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, crypto infrastructure for financial advisors, and mobile crypto hardware wallet.
Vice President, Blockchain & Digital Assets Strategy Lead
2015 - 2018
The Role: Drove business strategy & product development for blockchain applications across the Corporate & Investment Bank. Focused on strategic initiatives, use case pipeline, IP development, and thought leadership efforts, including: • Developing a comprehensive blockchain strategy and viewpoint across the firm on potential applications and impact of blockchain technology and crypto-assets adoption • Co-developing use cases with business partners and managing the roadmap / execution of live use cases / pilots • Building an industry-leading, enterprise-ready distributed ledger technology stack (Quorum) • Building strategic relationships with blockchain startups and distributed ledger technology providers • Participating in industry consortia / forums (e.g., founding of Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, Hyperledger, IC3), and building relationships with other industry participants • Working with regulators and industry organizations on regulatory and legal issues related to blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption The Team: The Blockchain Center of Excellence (BCOE) leads and coordinates all blockchain and distributed ledger-related activities within the Corporate and Investment Bank, which have grown to include a dedicated technology team, key partnerships with leading blockchain technology providers, and active participation in industry forums. Additionally, the BCOE oversees both selection and execution of internal and external use cases to test and deploy distributed ledger technology. Prior roles: Corporate Strategy (2011 - 2015), with a focus on FinTech and growth initiatives across the Corporate & Investment Bank.
J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation provides commodity risk management solutions in both the physical .
Vice President, Corporate Strategy - Corporate & Investment Bank
2011 - 2014
J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation provides commodity risk management solutions in both the physical .