Bobby Beniers
InvestorPrincipal at CoinFund
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2.8M
About
Bobby Beniers is a Principal at CoinFund who focuses on information markets, the agentic economy, DePIN, and DeFi. He holds a B.A. in Computer Science and Economics from Williams College and previously worked at Matrix Capital Management and Polychain Capital. He has invested early in DeFi and DePIN and worked with many teams on token economic design.
Contact· published on Bobby's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3
Experience
- CoinFundPrincipalcurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Polychain CapitalResearch Partner2022 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- Matrix Capital Management Company, L.P.Investment Analyst2019 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Skills & more
Equity ResearchSoftware DevelopmentEntrepreneurship2Financial Modeling2iOS Development1Android Development1Java1Python1HTML2PHP1SQL1Microsoft Excel2
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Unity3DFrom Bobby's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
BlockdaemonRioTalos
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at CoinFund
Abbey Hamstra
Partner, Head of Investor Relations and Operations at CoinFund
Alex Felix
Managing Partner, Co-Founder and CIO at CoinFund
Austin Barack
Investor at CoinFund
Azi Mandias
Investor at CoinFund
Billy Dishman
Principal at CoinFund
Charlotte Siller
Head of Marketing and Communications at CoinFund
Christian Murray
Analyst at CoinFund
Christopher Perkins
Managing Partner and President at CoinFund
Network9
Alex Felix
Managing Partner, Co-Founder and CIO at CoinFund
Austin Barack
Investor at CoinFund
Billy Dishman
Principal at CoinFund
Christian Murray
Analyst at CoinFund
Christopher Perkins
Managing Partner and President at CoinFund
David Pakman
Managing Partner, Head of Venture Investing at CoinFund
Dmitry Lapidus
Investor at CoinFund
Einar H. Braathen
Partner at CoinFund
Evan Feng
Partner at CoinFund
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bobby Beniers?
- Bobby Beniers is a Principal at CoinFund who focuses on information markets, the agentic economy, DePIN, and DeFi. He holds a B.A. in Computer Science and Economics from Williams College and previously worked at Matrix Capital Management and Polychain Capital. He has invested early in DeFi and DePIN and worked with many teams on token economic design.
- Where does Bobby Beniers work?
- Bobby Beniers is Principal at CoinFund.
- What does Bobby Beniers invest in?
- Bobby Beniers invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3.
- What check size does Bobby Beniers write?
- Bobby Beniers typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What companies has Bobby Beniers invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Blockdaemon, Rio, Talos.
- Where did Bobby Beniers go to school?
- Bobby Beniers studied at Williams College (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Economics); Milton Academy.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Polychain Capital16
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