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Barry Silbert
InvestorFounderFounder & CEO at Digital Currency Group · Founder & Board Chairman at Grayscale Investments LLC
Stamford, Connecticut
Writes $250K – $1M checks · typically $625K
FoundedDigital Currency Group
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About
Barry Silbert is the founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group (DCG), a global investment and incubation firm focused on decentralized technologies. Since 2012, he has been an active investor in blockchain, and DCG currently holds stakes in over 250 early-stage companies across more than 40 countries, in addition to owning subsidiaries including Grayscale Investments, Foundry, Fortitude Mining, Luno, and Yuma. Prior to founding DCG in 2015, Silbert founded and led SecondMarket, a venture-backed technology platform acquired by Nasdaq, and worked as an investment banker in New York.
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Founder & CEO at Digital Currency Group
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Experience
- Digital Currency GroupFounder & CEOcurrent2015 — presentStamford, Connecticut, United States
- YumaFounder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentStamford, Connecticut, United States
- Grayscale InvestmentsFounder & Board Chairmancurrent2025 — presentStamford, Connecticut, United States
- Grayscale InvestmentsFounder & Board Chairman2020 — 2023Stamford, Connecticut, United States
- Grayscale InvestmentsFounder & CEO2013 — 2021Stamford, Connecticut, United States
- SecondMarket, Inc.Founder & Chairman2014 — 2015New York
- SecondMarket, Inc.Founder, Chairman & CEO2008 — 2014
- Restricted Stock PartnersChief Executive Officer2004 — 2008
- Houlihan LokeyAssociate1998 — 2004
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Barry Silbert?
- Barry Silbert is the founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group (DCG), a global investment and incubation firm focused on decentralized technologies. Since 2012, he has been an active investor in blockchain, and DCG currently holds stakes in over 250 early-stage companies across more than 40 countries, in addition to owning subsidiaries including Grayscale Investments, Foundry, Fortitude Mining, Luno, and Yuma. Prior to founding DCG in 2015, Silbert founded and led SecondMarket, a venture-backed technology platform acquired by Nasdaq, and worked as an investment banker in New York.
- Where does Barry Silbert work?
- Barry Silbert is Founder & CEO of Digital Currency Group and Founder & CEO at Digital Currency Group.
- What check size does Barry Silbert write?
- Barry Silbert typically writes checks of $250K – $1M.
- What companies did Barry Silbert found?
- Barry Silbert founded Digital Currency Group.
- What companies has Barry Silbert invested in?
- Investments tracked here include 42Floors, Abra, AZA Finance, Bitflyer, BitGo, Bitmark, Bitnet Technologies, Bitpagos, BitPay, Bitso, BTCjam, Cambridge Blockchain, and 44 more.
- Where did Barry Silbert go to school?
- Barry Silbert studied at Emory University - Goizueta Business School (BBA, Finance).
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Digital Currency Group mafia2
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Also attended Emory University - Goizueta Business School190
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Shared employers
Also worked at Yuma2
Also worked at Grayscale Investments4
Also worked at SecondMarket, Inc.12
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Also worked at Houlihan Lokey188
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