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Hivemind Capital Partners

New York · Seed–Growth · 25 people tracked

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Hivemind invests in founders building core infrastructure, applications, and networks that form the foundation of onchain financial markets. The firm focuses on companies modernizing traditional financial systems and enabling institutional-scale transition to blockchain-based systems. It partners with builders creating financial primitives that enhance capital issuance, management, settlement, and scaling across global markets.

Source: firm website, verified Jul 19, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
HQ
New York, US
AUM
$468.2M
Tracked investments
25

Team · 25 people

from the firm's website
Matt Zhang· Founder & Managing Partnerin

Founder and Managing Partner of Hivemind with 15 years in financial services. Previously served as global head of structured products trading at Citi and created the bank's spread products investment technologies team (SPRINT) focused on fintech venture equity. Co-founded Citi Impact Fund for double bottom line investments.

Emmanuel Vallod· Partner, Head of Venturesin

Partner and Head of Ventures at Hivemind, focused on supporting next-generation blockchain infrastructure, finance, and dApps. Previously Chief Investment Officer at Stake Capital and led fintech and blockchain VC practice at GSR Ventures. Brings 5+ years at BlackRock in systematic securitized trading and has founded a fintech startup.

Jake Greenstein· Partner, Head of Infrastructurein

Partner and Head of Infrastructure at Hivemind, overseeing staking and mining activity, DeFi capital deployment, and venture investments in market infrastructure. Previously led strategy at Algorand for four years, supporting growth from 12 to 100 employees and playing a key role in the protocol launch.

Richard Skeet· Managing Partner, Head of Tradingin

Managing Partner and Head of Trading at Hivemind since 2022, overseeing the liquid asset investment platform and managing discretionary strategies across multiple instruments including spot, perpetuals, futures, options, convertible debt, and public equities. Previously Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager at East Lodge Capital handling European RMBS and credit investments.

Stanley Huo· Partner, Head of Asiain

Partner and Head of Asia at Hivemind Capital Partners based in Hong Kong, responsible for strategic investment opportunities and engineering team oversight in Asia. Previously Managing Director at China Renaissance advising web2 and web3 firms on capital market transactions, with 15+ years of investment banking experience across Hong Kong and London.

Gigi Cho· Investment Principalin

Investment Principal at Hivemind based in Hong Kong, focusing on early-stage venture investments. Previously Senior Investment Manager at HTX Ventures overseeing corporate development and early-stage token investments. Has experience in traditional finance across private equity, ETF, and capital markets roles.

Kayla Phillips· Senior Investment Principalin

Senior Venture Principal at Hivemind based in New York, leading pre-seed through Series B blockchain investments with focus on bridging on and off-chain worlds through market infrastructure. Previously worked in crypto and generalist VC at Alumni Ventures, White Star Capital, and Citi Impact Fund. Co-founded a consumer fintech startup.

Adam Brice· Traderin

Trader at Hivemind based in London within the Liquid Opportunity Fund seeking returns across market conditions. Previously Chief Investment Officer of Athena Assets, a crypto hedge fund from 2021-2024.

Alyssa Curzio· Accounting Managerin

Accounting Manager at Hivemind Capital Partners with expertise in accounting operations, financial reporting, audit management, and FP&A. Previously supported accounting operations at Intersection for infrastructure and media platform, and held roles at Foot Locker in a global retail environment.

Ben Tisdale· Head of Capital Formation and Investor Relationsin

Head of Capital Formation and Investor Relations at Hivemind based in New York, responsible for building new investor partnerships and servicing existing relationships. Previously Head of Business Development at Prelude Capital, a multi-strategy hedge fund, and held roles at Cohen & Steers Capital Management and State Street Global Advisors.

Dachao Zhao· Head of Engineering, Hivemind Digital Groupin

Head of Engineering at Hivemind Digital Group based in Shanghai, leading innovation and development of institutional-level crypto tech products. Brings a decade of computer industry experience including product management, Internet architecture, and blockchain. Previously CTO at TRLab blending art institutions with blockchain technology.

Jordan Wand· Portfolio Managerin

Portfolio Manager at Hivemind based in New York, launching and leading the firm's public equity hedge fund strategy focused on digital asset and Web3 industries. Brings over two decades in senior hedge fund investment roles including Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager at Maplelane Capital, Maverick Capital, and SAC Capital.

Katie Wollberg· Head of Peoplein

Director of People for Hivemind Capital Partners, balancing operational excellence with people-first talent acquisition and management. Previously Head of HR at Republic, an on-chain investment platform, where she supported scaling from seed to unicorn status.

Kayleigh Kenney· People Operations Coordinatorin

People Operations Coordinator at Hivemind Capital Partners supporting the Head of People in delivering people-centric experience and executing initiatives. Began career in talent acquisition at a technical recruiting firm before transitioning to people operations.

Maria Samson· Associate Counselin

Associate Counsel at Hivemind Capital based in New York with over six years advising web3 and digital asset infrastructure companies. Previously worked at Horizons Law on crypto venture financings and corporate structuring, in-house at Uphold on commercial transactions and M&A, and supported Hedera Network's grants program.

Matt Brassey· Engineering Manager, Blueprintin

Engineering Manager at Blueprint leading DevOps efforts using infrastructure-as-code and blockchain technologies for DeFi platforms. Certified blockchain architect who previously built and maintained one of the world's largest blockchain wallet infrastructures at Bittrex servicing over 250 cryptocurrencies.

Maxime Ournac· Senior Operations Managerin

Senior Crypto Ops Analyst at Hivemind Capital Partners based in London with deep expertise in digital assets and hedge fund operations. Previously Director of Operations for Sonar Digital at Millennium Global and instrumental in establishing Brevan Digital's OTC trading and Maniyar Capital's operational infrastructure.

Meesh Nguyen· Director of Marketingin

Director of Marketing at Hivemind leading brand, communications, content, events, and go-to-market initiatives. Brings 8+ years in digital assets and emerging technology with a track record for crafting compelling narratives for institutional, technical, and mainstream audiences.

Michael Davison· Traderin

Trader at Hivemind based in London curating the Hivemind Digital Culture Fund portfolio focused on digital art acquisitions. Brings a decade of strategic partnerships and commercial development experience from Liverpool Football Club. Active in digital art since 2021 with expertise in crypto art.

Pooja Mohess· Fund Controllerin

Fund Controller at Hivemind based in New York leading fund accounting and financial reporting. Previously at Cerberus Capital Management for nearly four years overseeing full-cycle accounting and reporting for distressed debt, real estate, and corporate credit funds. Earlier experience in audit and assurance at Ernst & Young.

Ruyan Yuan· Senior Engineer, Hivemind Digital Groupin

Senior Engineer at Hivemind Digital Group focusing on software product development and server-side engineering. Over 10 years of software engineering experience building backend systems. Previously worked at TRLab on digital art discovery platform with expertise in Web3, Big Data, and AI domains.

Sayuri Ganesarajah· Head of Legal and Compliancein

Head of Legal and Compliance at Hivemind Capital Partners based in London. Co-founder and General Counsel of a private equity bitcoin mining fund. Previously practiced commercial litigation at Macfarlanes LLP and Clyde & Co LLP with clients including technology firms and financial institutions.

Sulman Bhatti· Senior Counselin

Senior Counsel at Hivemind Capital Partners based in New York. Previously Associate General Counsel at Boothbay Fund Management advising on fund structuring and investment management. Over six years at Wafra Inc. as Director working on fund formation and alternative investment strategies. Started legal career at Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Schulte Roth & Zabel.

Tao Tan· Senior Engineer, Hivemind Digital Groupin

Senior Engineer at Hivemind Digital Group based in Shanghai, focusing on front-end development and Solidity contract development for Ethereum-compatible contracts. Previously engineer at TRLab working on digital art platform initiatives.

Yixiang Zhang· Blockchain DevOps Engineer, Blueprintin

Blockchain DevOps Engineer at Blueprint with expertise in AI, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, and DevOps. Specializes in building scalable infrastructure for Web3 and digital asset platforms with hands-on experience in cloud-native systems, blockchain node operations, automation, and observability.

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Frequently asked questions

What stage does Hivemind Capital Partners invest at?
Hivemind Capital Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What sectors does Hivemind Capital Partners focus on?
Hivemind Capital Partners focuses on Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech.
Where is Hivemind Capital Partners located?
Hivemind Capital Partners is headquartered in New York, US.

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