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CoinShares

Institutional investor

St Helier · 2 people tracked

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Investment thesis

CoinShares operates on the premise that traditional finance and crypto are converging. It aims to deliver regulated, transparent, and trustworthy products for long-term investors, providing exposure to digital assets through exchange-traded products (ETPs), actively managed systematic strategies built by quantitative experts, and transparent indices spanning equities, crypto, and gold. Its offering emphasizes institutional-grade custody, operational rigour as a publicly listed asset manager, and market-leading trading technology through its capital markets team.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

HQ
St Helier, JE
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2014
Tracked investments
5
Unicorns
1

Team · 2 people

from public directories
Meltem Demirors· Director
Russell Newton· Director

Founder mafia

3 people who came through CoinShares went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 2 of 5 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2Fintech ×1

HQs:United States×3

Investments · 5 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2022 · 22021 · 24 dated

Anode Labsanodelabs.ioMay 2022

Baton Rouge, US

Dallas Griffin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Evan Caron(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jason Badeaux(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupLattice CapitalLerer Hippeau

Pocket Networkpokt.network𝕏Jan 2022

Pocket Network provides decentralized infrastructure for Web3 applications, enabling developers to access blockchain data without relying on centralized providers.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureTampa, US

Pabel Nunez(Treasurer)Michael O'Rourke(President)inLuis Correa(Vice President)

Co-investorsArrington CapitalBlockwallCogitent VenturesDAO JonesDeepTech VenturesFlorida Funders+15 more

Solanasolana.cominJun 2021

Solana is a blockchain network designed for high-performance internet capital markets, payments, and cryptocurrency applications.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US

Anatoly Yakovenko(Founder)inGregory Fitzgerald(Executive Officer)Rajiv Gokal(Executive Officer)Alan YuGreg Fitzgerald(Founder)Raj Gokal(Founder)

Co-investors1k(x)1kx500 Globala16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAegis Ventues+56 more

Syndicasyndica.ioin𝕏Nov 2021

Syndica is a Solana blockchain infrastructure company providing RPC node services, developer tooling and a 0%-commission validator.

Danial A.(Founder)inAhmad Abbasi(Founder)Danial Abbasi(Founder)

Co-investorsAsymmetricCoinbase VenturesInspired CapitalKindred VenturesResolute Ventures0x Labs+5 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

CoinShares Chainlink ETP

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has CoinShares made?
CoinShares has 5 tracked investments.
What sectors does CoinShares focus on?
CoinShares focuses on Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
Where is CoinShares located?
CoinShares is headquartered in St Helier, JE.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

from their channel

Joanita Titan (Monad Foundation) - Monad can handle the Black Friday peak of transactions and beyond

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Interview with Yoni Assia (Co-founder & CEO of etoro) - On Bitcoin, tokenization and banks

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Guy Young (Ethena) - "Crypto needs to go and meet users where they are in the real world"

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Stephan Lutz (CEO of Bitmex): "Pension funds adding crypto will drive the next crypto summer"

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Laszo Szabo (Kiln) - "Railnet is the ecosystem that powers DeFi and real-world assets together"

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Yat Siu (Animoca Brands) - “Altcoins are going to be collectively larger than Bitcoin”

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