Where does Ash Egan work?

Ash Egan is Founder at Archetype and Board director at Uneven Labs and Board director at ghostwarp.

What check size does Ash Egan write?

Ash Egan typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.

What companies has Ash Egan invested in?

Investments tracked here include Balancer, Bison Trails, Chainalysis, Dapper Labs/Flow, Mina, Near.

Where did Ash Egan go to school?

Ash Egan studied at Princeton University ((BA), Politics); The Haverford School.

Does Ash Egan lead rounds?

Yes — Ash Egan has led 6 tracked investments.

Ash Egan

InvestorFounder

Founder at Archetype · Board director at Uneven Labs · Board director at ghostwarp

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

About

Ash Egan has invested full-time in crypto since 2014–2015, focusing exclusively across market cycles and backing founders at inception—pre-token or pre-product—after building crypto platforms inside legacy VCs.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechGamingSocial

Board director at Uneven Labs

Intro paths

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In turn, Ash can intro founders to Uneven Labs's investors below.

Uneven Labs's investors · 1

ArchetypeNew York · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025

Board director at ghostwarp

Intro paths

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In turn, Ash can intro founders to ghostwarp's investors below.

ghostwarp's investors · 1

ArchetypeNew York · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025

Experience

ArchetypeFoundercurrent2021 — present
Accomplice VCPartner2018 — 2021
ConsenSysPrincipal2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
ConvergeVC2015 — 2017Boston / New York City

Education

Princeton University(BA), Politics
The Haverford School

Skills & more

Public Speaking21Strategy4Leadership4Entrepreneurship57Start-ups42Business Development34Venture Capital35Strategic Partnerships15Sales11Data Analysis10Social Media Marketing7Marketing7

+12 more

AdvertisingAccount ManagementSocial MediaEvent PlanningSocial NetworkingEarly-stage StartupsE-commerceStart-up ConsultingReal EstateDue DiligenceMicrosoft OfficeCrowdfunding

From Ash's professional profile.

Deals · 1

ChainalysisLed round

via Archetype

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

BalancerBison TrailsDapper Labs/FlowMinaNear

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Archetype

Aadharsh Pannirselvam

Investor at Archetype

Andrew Hong

Research Advisor at Archetype

Ben Tenenbaum

Chief Financial Officer at Archetype

Danny Sursock

Partner at Archetype

David Wong

Research Advisor at Archetype

Dmitriy Berenzon

Partner at Archetype

Eskender Abebe

Product Research Partner at Archetype

Katherine Wu

Venture Partner at Archetype

Network8

Alfred LinScout

Partner at Sequoia Capital

Balaji SrinivasanScout

Angel investor and founder of The Network School

Samuel HarrisonScout

Managing Partner at Faction

Dan Elitzer

Co-Founder at Nascent

Danny Sursock

Partner at Archetype

Katherine Wu

Venture Partner at Archetype

Stefan Cohen

Partner at Bain Capital Crypto

Tyler Winklevoss

Investor at Gemini Israel Ventures

Investors connected to Ash in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ash Egan?: Ash Egan has invested full-time in crypto since 2014–2015, focusing exclusively across market cycles and backing founders at inception—pre-token or pre-product—after building crypto platforms inside legacy VCs.
Where does Ash Egan work?: Ash Egan is Founder at Archetype and Board director at Uneven Labs and Board director at ghostwarp.
What does Ash Egan invest in?: Ash Egan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, Gaming, Social.
What check size does Ash Egan write?: Ash Egan typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What companies has Ash Egan invested in?: Investments tracked here include Balancer, Bison Trails, Chainalysis, Dapper Labs/Flow, Mina, Near.
Where did Ash Egan go to school?: Ash Egan studied at Princeton University ((BA), Politics); The Haverford School.
Does Ash Egan lead rounds?: Yes — Ash Egan has led 6 tracked investments.