Brad Mills
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Investment thesis
Brad Mills invests as a Bitcoin-focused angel, backing startups building around Bitcoin and its ecosystem. Active in Bitcoin since 2011 as a miner, entrepreneur, and investor, he describes himself as a 'Value Maximalist' and has been a Bitcoin startup angel since 2018. His investment activity centers exclusively on pro-Bitcoin companies, and he emphasizes collaboration only when it relates to Bitcoin.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 21 of 40 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×17Fintech ×15Consumer ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5B2B Marketplaces ×3SaaS ×2Climate Tech ×1Cybersecurity ×1
HQs:United States×2Australia×1Canada×1Switzerland×1Seychelles×1British Virgin Islands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×23 founders×1
Investments · 40 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathLava provides instant Bitcoin-backed loans allowing borrowers to access dollar liquidity without selling their cryptocurrency or surrendering self-custody.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Shehzan Maredia(CEO)inMyles Snider(Head of Growth)in
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Co-investorsGraph VenturesHivemind Ventures, Llc
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Co-investorsHivemind Ventures, Llc
A digital asset investment platform providing access to alternative investments through blockchain technology and tokenization.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Pascal St-Jean(Director & CEO)
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Amber is a Bitcoin app for automated dollar-cost-averaging purchases and withdrawals, plus a Bitcoin Lightning wallet with self-custody options.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Co-investorsKarlani Capital
AnchorWatch is an insurance provider that handles policy support and claims for its customers, working with underwriter Arch Insurance.
FintechInsurTechRaleigh, US
Robert Hamilton(Founder)
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Co-investorsBitcoin Opportunity FundConcentricTen31UTXO Management
Azteco sells prepaid bitcoin vouchers that work like digital gift cards, letting customers buy bitcoin starting at $10 and redeem it in under a minute.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechSanta Monica, US
Paul Ferguson(Co-founder)inAkin Fernández(Co-founder)
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Co-investorsRed Beard VenturesVisary Capital
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Bitnob provides cross-border payment and money management tools that let individuals and businesses send, save, and manage money internationally, with a focus on financial inclusion across Africa and beyond.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Co-investorsHivemind Ventures, LlcIngressive CapitalLoftyInc CapitalThe Raba PartnershipFlourish VenturesVentures Platform
Cloaked builds privacy-focused tools that use artificial intelligence to give individuals control over their personal information online.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurity
Abhijay Bhatnagar(Founder)in
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Co-investorsHuman CapitalLux CapitalGeneral CatalystMantis CapitalAssurant VenturesFifth+3 more
Non-custodial Bitcoin wallet and decentralized finance
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Co-investorsDraper Associates
DIGTL operates a network of digital securities exchanges and alternative trading venues that connect global investors with tokenized assets and help issuers raise capital, using Bitcoin tokenization and blockchain-based registry, clearing, and settlement.
B2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3FintechImpact & Social Good
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Galoy builds Bitcoin-native banking software and infrastructure for regulated financial institutions, enabling banks to offer Bitcoin services to their customers.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Nicolasin
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Co-investorsFulgur VenturesHivemind Ventures, LlcKube VCTrammell Venture Partners (TVP)Craft VenturesValor Equity Partners
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Gridless installs Bitcoin mining operations at renewable, rural mini-grid sites in Africa, buying surplus power to help independent power producers become financially viable while improving grid stability and rural electrification.
Climate TechCrypto & Web3Energy
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Co-investorsSTILLMARK
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Infinite Fleet is a massively multiplayer online game set in a procedurally generated galaxy where players command a fleet in a military conflict against an alien threat.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Gaming
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Co-investorsFulgur Ventures
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
MERJ Exchange operates a securities trading marketplace and platform providing exchange services for financial markets, with leadership expertise spanning capital markets strategy, technology development, and fiduciary operations.
B2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3FintechVictoria, SC
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Musqet provides a unified payment processing platform that accepts cards, wallets, open banking, Bitcoin, stablecoins, and agentic commerce through a single layer with AI-powered transaction analysis.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechRetail TechSaaS
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Peach is a self-custodial, peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading app that matches buyers and sellers who exchange fiat directly using their chosen payment methods, with the Bitcoin held in a 2-of-2 multisignature escrow.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Relai operates a self-custodial mobile app for buying and selling Bitcoin, aimed at retail and business customers in Europe.
Crypto & Web3FintechSwitzerland, CH
Julian Liniger(Co-founder & CEO)inAdem Bilican(Co-founder & CTO)inImo Babics(CMO & CGO)inThomas Jeegers(CFO & COO)in
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Co-investorsFulgur VenturesPolytech Ecosystem VenturesSICTICNon Sibi VenturesTEDCO
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Scarce City is a marketplace for buying and selling Bitcoin-related goods using Bitcoin and Lightning Network payments, with a collateral-based auction system to ensure buyer and seller accountability.
B2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3E-commerceMarketplaces
Chris TramountAryan JabbariChiefmonkey(Honorary founder)
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Co-investorsFulgur Ventures
Spirit of Satoshi is an AI language model trained on data reflecting Bitcoin, Austrian economics, and Libertarian philosophies, positioned as an alternative to general-purpose chatbots like ChatGPT.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
The Bitcoin Company offers a mobile app that provides up to 50% discounts on everyday purchases while educating users about Bitcoin.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
tmrw is a peer-to-peer payments app that lets users send and receive dollars with friends and see friends' activity.
ConsumerFintechSocial
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Co-investorsMaple VC
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
CoinShares offers crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that give investors passive and actively managed exposure to digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum through regulated brokerage platforms.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Vida is an AI agent operating system with a no-code interface for building, deploying, and managing omnichannel AI agents that handle business communications and operations across voice calls, text, email, web chat, and web calls.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Lyle Pratt(Founder)in
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Co-investorsSTILLMARK
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
PartnerBrad Mills· solo GP
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioValkyrie Fundsacq. by CoinShares
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
3iQ · finance.biggo.com · Sep 5, 2026
Amber · bizjournals.com · Aug 18, 2026
Relai · finsmes.com · Jun 12, 2026
Cloaked · forbes.com · Apr 10, 2026
Bitnob · intercom.help · Dec 30, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Brad Mills made?
- Brad Mills has 40 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What sectors does Brad Mills focus on?
- Brad Mills focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Who does Brad Mills co-invest with?
- Brad Mills most often shares deals with Hivemind Ventures, Llc, Fulgur Ventures, STILLMARK, among 19 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team“They Used Mass Immigration to HIDE Canada’s Collapse”—Bitcoin Investor WARNS | Brad Mills
Jasmin Laine · Brad Mills
Exclusivity (60 Seconds to Savings with Brad Mills)
Scheer Partners · Brad Mills

Brad Mills from the Magic Internet Money Podcast
Canadian Bitcoiners · Brad Mills · youtube.com
Stablecoin LUNAcy with Brad Mills
Bad Media: Bad Crypto, Bad Ai, & The Nifty Show · Brad Mills
The Case for "Bitcoin Maximalism" (w/Brad Mills and Ash Bennington)
Real Vision · Brad Mills
The Interview - Crypto | Featuring Brad Mills and Ash Bennington
Real Vision · Brad Mills
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