Where does Brett Shear work?

Brett Shear is Managing Partner at Palm Tree Crew Investments.

What check size does Brett Shear write?

Brett Shear typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Brett Shear go to school?

Brett Shear studied at Fordham Gabelli School of Business (Master of Taxation); Florida State University (Bachelors of Accounting, Accounting).

Brett Shear

Investor

Managing Partner at Palm Tree Crew Investments

Miami Beach, Florida

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Brett Shear is a General Partner at 1confirmation, where he invests in cryptocurrency products. He is also Managing Partner at Palm Tree Crew Crypto, a venture fund focused on consumer crypto investments. Previously, he cofounded Fleek, a web development platform for IPFS, and served as cofounder and Strategic Director of Balanc3, a ConsenSys spoke.

Experience

1confirmationGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — present
Palm Tree Crew InvestmentsManaging Partner, PTC Cryptocurrent2021 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
FleekCo-Founder, COO2018 — 2020Greater New York City Area
ConsenSysFounding Team, Balanc32017 — 2018Brooklyn, NY
Fordham FinTech NetworkCo-Founder, President2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

Tax Accounting13Financial Accounting13Business Development3Managerial Accounting7Cost Accounting7Financial Modeling5Market Research9Financial Statement Analysis6Blockchain8Smart Contracts6Blockchain Accounting9

Languages Spanish

Bloomberg Market Concepts — Bloomberg
Ethical Leadership Certification — NASBA Center for the Public Trust

From Brett's professional profile.

Colleagues at Palm Tree Crew Investments

Austin Criden

President at Palm Tree Crew Investments

Brandon Alster

Analyst at Palm Tree Crew Investments

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Amitt Mahajan

Managing Partner at Presence Capital

Austin Criden

President at Palm Tree Crew Investments

Brandon Alster

Analyst at Palm Tree Crew Investments

Eytan Elbaz

Venture Partner at TenOneTen Ventures

Gabby Dizon

CEO at Bitkraft Esports Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brett Shear?: Brett Shear is a General Partner at 1confirmation, where he invests in cryptocurrency products. He is also Managing Partner at Palm Tree Crew Crypto, a venture fund focused on consumer crypto investments. Previously, he cofounded Fleek, a web development platform for IPFS, and served as cofounder and Strategic Director of Balanc3, a ConsenSys spoke.
Where does Brett Shear work?: Brett Shear is Managing Partner at Palm Tree Crew Investments.
What check size does Brett Shear write?: Brett Shear typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Brett Shear go to school?: Brett Shear studied at Fordham Gabelli School of Business (Master of Taxation); Florida State University (Bachelors of Accounting, Accounting).

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