Fundraising Fox

Brian Foster

Investor

Director, Coinbase Prime & Coinbase Ventures at Coinbase Ventures

New York, New York, United States

Writes $100K – $10M checks

About

Brian Foster, Global Head of Wholesale at Coinbase and investor in its venture arm, offers a rare institutional-finance and crypto-infrastructure perspective, specializing in crypto-as-a-service, B2B APIs, custody and compliance.

Invests in

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechMarketplacesSocial

Experience

  1. CoinbaseGlobal Head of Wholesalecurrent2023 — presentNew York, United States
  2. CoinbaseDirector, Coinbase Prime & Coinbase Ventures2022 — 2023New York, United States
  3. CoinbaseSr. Manager, Coinbase Prime & Coinbase Ventures2021 — 2022New York, United States
  4. CoinbaseManager, Coinbase Prime & Coinbase Ventures2021San Francisco, California, United States
  5. CoinbaseCoinbase Prime & Coinbase Ventures2019 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  6. You Gotta Believe!Board Membercurrent2023 — presentNew York, United States
  7. CurvAdvisory Board Member2018 — 2019Greater Boston Area
  8. CurvProduct & Strategy2018Greater New York City Area
  9. Founder CollectiveInvestment Team2018 — 2019Greater Boston Area
  10. Marker LLCAssociate2016 — 2017Herzliya
  11. Marker LLCAnalyst2014 — 2016New York City
  12. The Panther GroupFounder2010 — 2015Medfield, MA
  13. BuysideFXAssociate2013 — 2014Greater Boston Area

Education

  1. Harvard Business School
  2. Middlebury College
  3. University of OxfordStudy Abroad

Skills & more

Start-ups7Venture Capital9Public Speaking6Research4Fundraising3Marketing3HTML2Graphic Design2Microsoft Excel2New Business Development1PowerPoint1Social Entrepreneurship1
+12 moreBusiness DevelopmentEditingB2B softwareTeachingSalesSocial Media MarketingCoachingProject ManagementWeb DesignMarket ResearchCSSCSS3

From Brian's professional profile.

Colleagues at Coinbase Ventures

Aklil Ibssa
Investor at Coinbase Ventures
Alesia Haas
CFO at Coinbase Ventures
Brandon Myint
Investor at Coinbase Ventures
Brian Armstrong
Co-founder and CEO 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

Where does Brian Foster work?
Brian Foster is Director, Coinbase Prime & Coinbase Ventures at Coinbase Ventures.
What does Brian Foster invest in?
Brian Foster invests in Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech, Marketplaces, Social.
What check size does Brian Foster write?
Brian Foster typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,969

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,963 more

Also attended Middlebury College123

Alex FinkelsteinInvestor at Spark CapitalJeff DoranInvestor at Spark CapitalTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesUrvashi BarooahPartner at Redpoint VenturesJason BrookePrincipal at Sapphire VenturesBriehan BurkeGeneral Partner at Keen Venture Partners

+ 117 more

Also attended University of Oxford949

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Coinbase134

Balaji SrinivasanEngineer, founder, angel investor, author of The Network State, and founder of Network SchoolFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesKatrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupDanny GilliganInvestor at Reinventure Group

+ 128 more

Also worked at Founder Collective32

Chris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAmanda HersonGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveDavid FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesEric PaleyEntrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MADave BiscegliaVenture Partner at Founder Collective

+ 26 more

Also worked at Marker LLC4

Avi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDan RochkindCFO at Lerer HippeauBrian AledortCFO at BoxGroupJonathan ChingPartner at Kingfisher