Bart Stephens
InvestorFounder and Managing Partner at Blockchain Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $25K β $200K checks
About
Bart Stephens is a Founder and Managing Partner of Blockchain Capital, a firm he co-founded in 2013, and has focused his career on emerging technologies as a three-time founder. He previously founded and ran Stephens Investment Management, a hedge fund firm that pioneered a "Nanocap" public-markets investing strategy in 2002, and served as EVP of Venture Capital at Ivanhoe Capital Corporation. Earlier he co-founded Oncology.com, which was sold to Pharmacia in 2001, and began his career at E*TRADE; he holds a B.A. in Political Science from Princeton University.
Bart Stephens @pbartstephens
I was fortunate enough to spend time with @HesterPeirce. She listened and was thoughtful. She saw the long term playing field that makes American innovation the envy of the world! The inverse of incumbent protecting @GenslerArchive & his @SECGov , illegally prosecuting our https://t.co/Yj6rMhctUA
Aug 1, 2026 Β· β₯ 11
Bart Stephens @pbartstephens
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Aug 1, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Bart Stephens @pbartstephens
This is an important law enforcement endorsement of the Clarity Act. It takes away the tired, disproven, and false straw man narrative that @SenWarren and anti innovation politicians use. https://t.co/fyXeGbwB84
Jul 25, 2026 Β· β₯ 10 Β· β 1
Invests in
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechGaming
Experience
- Blockchain Capital LLCFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2013 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Stephens Investment Management, LLCFounder & Managing Partner2002 β 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Ivanhoe CapitalExecutive Vice President - Venture Capital2001 β 2002Mongolia
- Oncology.comFounding Investor, Head of Corporate and Business Development1999 β 2001New York City
- E*TRADE Financial CorporationSenior Product Manager1997 β 1999Palo Alto
Education
- Princeton UniversityPolitical Science, International Relations and National Security Studies1993 β 1997
- Princeton UniversityBachelor's degree, National Security Policy Studies1993 β 1997
Skills & more
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Strategic PartnershipsManagementStrategyFrom Bart's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Princeton University474
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Shared employers
Also worked at Blockchain Capital LLC26
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Also worked at Stephens Investment Management, LLC1
Also worked at E*TRADE Financial Corporation25
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Colleagues at Blockchain Capital
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