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Friendly Trading Group 2

Crossover fund

Miami Beach · Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Friendly Trading Group focuses on the digital asset ecosystem through three strategies: liquid digital assets (layer 1 blockchains, DeFi applications, and Web3 infrastructure), publicly traded securities levered to the blockchain landscape, and venture investments in early-stage blockchain protocols. The firm believes the future of the internet, AI, e-commerce, and social media will be built on crypto rails and allocates accordingly. Leveraging deep industry relationships and experience, it seeks differentiated, asymmetric opportunities. Venture sectors invested in to date include restaking, decentralized finance, AI, and blockchain infrastructure.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
HQ
Miami Beach, US
Instruments
Equity

Team · 6 people

from the firm's website
Robert Viglione· Co-founder & CEO of Horizen Labsin𝕏

Rob is co-founder and CEO of Horizen Labs and co-founder of the Horizen public blockchain. He holds a PhD in Finance, an MBA, and a physics/applied math bachelor's degree, serves on the Puerto Rico Blockchain Trade Association board, has advised Aave and DuckChain, and is a former U.S. Air Force officer and scientist.

Sean Posner· Managing Member

Sean has invested in digital assets and blockchain platforms since 2017, including early positions in Solana and The Graph, and has been a seed investor in major L1s and digital asset funds. He is Co-Managing Member of The Posner Group and founder of Grafton Street Properties, with over $3 billion in transactions over 20 years.

Michael Zuckerman· Partner

Michael is an investor with over seven years in digital assets and an early Ethereum advocate who bought ETH under $12. His 25-year finance background includes structured financing and deploying billions in conventional and private mortgages.

Jake Barrett· Principalin

Jake trained in math and computer science before moving to a boutique bank, and now provides research and insights on blockchain companies and protocols across market cycles.

Greg Phillips· Advisor

Greg is founder of Dexosphere, a platform analyzing on-chain DEX liquidity, and an early DeFi participant. He previously served as CTO at Newfound (formerly Houwzer), co-founded Kwelia (rebranded RentHub), and began his career developing demand forecasting solutions at Areté Inc.

Myles Bard· Analystin

Myles has around five years investing in digital assets and blockchain technologies and was a member of the Cornell University Blockchain Club. He focuses on identifying underutilized blockchain networks and L1 protocols with growth potential.

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Friendly Trading Group 2 invest at?
Friendly Trading Group 2 invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Friendly Trading Group 2 focus on?
Friendly Trading Group 2 focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
Where is Friendly Trading Group 2 located?
Friendly Trading Group 2 is headquartered in Miami Beach, US.

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