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Brian Armstrong
Investor2× unicorn founderCEO at Coinbase · Founder at NewLimit · Co-founder and CEO at Coinbase Ventures
San Francisco, CA
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About
Brian Armstrong co-founded Coinbase in 2012 out of Y Combinator and took it public by direct listing in 2021, making it the first major US crypto company to list and the industry's principal regulated on-ramp. A former Airbnb engineer, he fought and largely won a landmark SEC enforcement action, published the mission-focused-company memo that reshaped debates on politics at work, and founded NewLimit and ResearchHub.
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Beyond investing
- Education
- Holds a BA in computer science and economics and an MS in computer science, both from Rice University.
- More
- Ran UniversityTutor.com, the online tutoring directory he started at Rice, for nine years alongside his other jobs.
Mentioned above: the Rice University mafia →
From sec.gov — common ground for a warm intro.
Founder at NewLimit
Intro paths
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In turn, Brian can intro founders to NewLimit's investors below.
NewLimit's investors · 22
8VCAustin · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checks · since 2025age1San Francisco · $500K – $4M checks · since 2025Beyond CapitalSan Diego · since 2025Byers Capitalsince 2025Capital B Private Holdingssince 2025Dimension CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Elad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026GreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2026Human CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $200M checks · since 2025Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2025ParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checks · since 2023Perridon Venturessince 2025PHD Venturessince 2025Quiet CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2026S32Palo Alto · since 2025SciFoundersSan Francisco · $1M checks · since 2025Section 32Palo Alto · since 2025Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2026Valor Equity PartnersChicago · since 2025
Co-founders at NewLimit
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Blake ByersFounder
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Jacob KimmelFounder
CEO at CoinbaseYC S12
Intro paths
YC
Brian went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Coinbase's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Coinbase's investors · 106
1confirmationIncline Village9Yards CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M checksA.Capital VenturesSan Franciscoa16z cryptoMenlo ParkAcrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checksAdventure FundBrooklynAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2013Ansa CapitalNew York · $5M – $15M checksARK Investment ManagementSt. PetersburgAurum Venture PartnersPleasantonBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksBlockchain CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $200K checksBlockchain CoinvestorsSan FranciscoBoost VCSan Mateo · $500K checksChainFund CapitalSilicon ValleyCoinFundNew York · $6M – $10M checksCollaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checksCore91.vcMumbai · $100K – $400K checksDigital Currency GroupNew YorkDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksDraper DragonSilicon ValleyDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)San MateoDraper Goren BlockchainEarl Grey CapitalAustinEast West Ventures EWVLos AngelesElad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksEmerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksEQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksF-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checksFabric VenturesLuxembourg · $300K checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFirst Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checksForm CapitalMiami · $200K – $300K checksFundamental Labs$500K – $50M checksFundersClubSan Francisco · $290K checksFUSEBellevue · $1M – $10M checksGeodesic CapitalSilicon ValleyGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2017Hard YakaMuir BeachHomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checksIdealabPasadenaIDG CapitalHong Kong · $1M – $100M checksInertia VenturesNew York · $2M checksInitialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcNew York · $1M checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksK2 GlobalSingaporeK5 GlobalSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksKindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksKyber Knight CapitalSan FranciscoLa FamigliaBerlinLakestarZurich · $540K checksManhattan Venture PartnersNew YorkMastrySan FranciscoMischiefSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksMitonC$200K – $5M checksMorgan Creek CapitalChapel Hill · $1M – $5M checksMulticoin CapitalAustin · $1M – $50M checksNelstone VenturesNext Legacy PartnersPortola ValleyNight CapitalCapitolaNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksNotation CapitalNew York · $400K – $750K checksOnStartupsBostonOwl CapitalPantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checksParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checksPascal CapitalPegasus Tech VenturesSan JosePolychain CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksPropel Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksQualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checksRed Swan VenturesNew York · $500K – $1M checksRefactor CapitalBurlingame · $1M – $2M checksReinventure GroupSydneyRibbit CapitalPalo Alto · $2M – $15M checks · since 2013Ridge VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $7M checksRob WitoffRogue CapitalSan FranciscoRRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checksS32Palo AltoSampac Tech FundPalo AltoSection 32Palo AltoSNAK Venture PartnersChicagoSozo VenturesRedwood CitySpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksSpice CapitalNew York · $100K – $250K checksSquareOne CapitalMiamiStrategxy Ventures LLCBeverly Hills · $1M – $5M checksSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksTekmen Teknoloji Reklamcilik Yayincilik A.S.LondonTerrence YangSan Francisco · $10K – $100K checksThreshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2018Transpose Platform ManagementSan FranciscoTrueBridge Capital PartnersChapel HillTusk Venture PartnersNew York · $750K – $2M checksUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York · $1M – $8M checks · since 2013Valor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M checksVersion One VenturesVancouver · $250K – $500K checksWellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checksWilloughby CapitalWinklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checksWonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012Zigg CapitalNew York · $4M checks
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Co-founders at Coinbase
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Fred EhrsamBoard Of Directors
Investments
Per curated public sources.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Brian ArmstrongAll-In Summit: In conversation with Brian Armstrong
All-In Podcast
Brian Armstrong: Coinbase, Cryptocurrency, and Government Regulation | Lex Fridman Podcast #307
Lex Fridman
The Man Behind Coinbase: Interview with Brian Armstrong | KMP Ep.52
Katie Miller Pod
Brian Armstrong and Larry Fink Are Not Worried About Another Crypto Winter
New York Times Events
A Cheeky Pint with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
Stripe
The Future of Crypto with Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase
Moment of Zen
1 more appearances
Colleagues at Coinbase Ventures
Aklil Ibssa
Investor at Coinbase Ventures
Alesia Haas
CFO at Coinbase Ventures
Brandon Myint
Investor at Coinbase Ventures
Brian Foster
Director, Coinbase Prime & Coinbase Ventures at Coinbase Ventures
Chris Lehane
Board Member at Coinbase Ventures
Christa Davies
Board Member at Coinbase Ventures
Emilie Choi
President and COO at Coinbase Ventures
Fred Ehrsam
Co-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of Nudge
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Armstrong?
- Brian Armstrong co-founded Coinbase in 2012 out of Y Combinator and took it public by direct listing in 2021, making it the first major US crypto company to list and the industry's principal regulated on-ramp. A former Airbnb engineer, he fought and largely won a landmark SEC enforcement action, published the mission-focused-company memo that reshaped debates on politics at work, and founded NewLimit and ResearchHub.
- Where does Brian Armstrong work?
- Brian Armstrong is CEO of Coinbase and Co-founder and CEO at Coinbase Ventures and Founder at NewLimit.
- What companies did Brian Armstrong found?
- Brian Armstrong founded Coinbase, NewLimit.
- What companies has Brian Armstrong invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Aella, Atlas, BuyPower, Equipment Share, Kenota (formerly ExVivo Labs), Meadow, Nomba, Platzi, Relativity Space, Scentbird, Tizeti, Verge Genomics, and 1 more.
- What podcasts and interviews feature Brian Armstrong?
- Tracked appearances include "All-In Summit: In conversation with Brian Armstrong", "Brian Armstrong: Coinbase, Cryptocurrency, and Government Regulation | Lex Fridman Podcast #307", "The Man Behind Coinbase: Interview with Brian Armstrong | KMP Ep.52", and 4 more.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,635
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident and CEOFounded Posterous +2Jessica LivingstonFounder, RetiredFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded The Offseason +2Fred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Avarra Enterprise Avatar and AI-simulation +3
IBM mafia655
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Airbnb mafia140
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Khaled HusseinPayments Product LeadFounded Tilt +3James BesharaDirector of ProductFounded Tilt +2Siddarth JainAirBnB Experiences HostFounded DrDroid +1Shervin PishevarInvestorFounded Freetelly +1Lex BayerGroup Head of Business Development, Payments, and Airbnb for Work • CEO Airbnb Payments Inc.Founded Quizlet +1Leah CulverSenior iOS EngineerFounded Breaker +1
Rice University mafia131
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Coinbase mafia121
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Fred WilsonLead Independent Director; Chair, Compensation CommitteeFounded Union Square Ventures (USV)Balaji SrinivasanCTOFounded Counsyl +1Fred EhrsamBoard Of DirectorsFounded NudgeGary VaynerchukInvestorFounded VaynerX +5Surojit ChatterjeeChief Product OfficerFounded Ema +2Eric LiuData EngineerFounded Totalis +2
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