What check size does Brian Foster write?

Brian Foster typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.

Where did Brian Foster go to school?

Brian Foster studied at Harvard Business School; Middlebury College; University of Oxford (Study Abroad).

Brian Foster

Investor

Director, Coinbase Prime & Coinbase Ventures at Coinbase Ventures · Global Head of Wholesale at Bison Trails

New York, New York, United States

Writes $100K – $10M checks

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4,700 people in our graph share verified history with Brian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Janet WolpertunlockedBrian: together at Coinbase (2019–2020)

×7Brian: together at Harvard Business School

×4Brian: together at University of Oxford

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

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

Skills & more

Start-ups7Venture Capital9Public Speaking6Research4Fundraising3Marketing3HTML2Graphic Design2Microsoft Excel2New Business Development1PowerPoint1Social Entrepreneurship1

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Business 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 & CEO of Coinbase

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 Foster?: 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.
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.
Where did Brian Foster go to school?: Brian Foster studied at Harvard Business School; Middlebury College; University of Oxford (Study Abroad).

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer Capital Tim DraperFounder of Draper Associates Mike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

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Also attended Middlebury College187

Parker HarrisCo-founder of Salesforce Alex FinkelsteinInvestor at Spark Capital Jeff DoranInvestor at Spark Capital Trevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation Ventures Urvashi BarooahPartner at Redpoint Ventures Enzo WienerPrincipal at Redpoint Ventures

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Also attended University of Oxford1,545

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock Michael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia Heritage Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital Gabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of Harvey Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index Ventures Erin Price-WrightInvestor at Index Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Coinbase180

Balaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network School Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of Nudge Brian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of Coinbase Janet WolpertInvestor at Index Ventures Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera Capital Simon CantInvestor at Reinventure Group

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Also worked at Founder Collective36

Chris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen Horowitz Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective Amanda HersonGeneral Partner at Founder Collective David FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United States Eric PaleyEntrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MA Dave BiscegliaVenture Partner at Founder Collective

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Also worked at Marker LLC4

Avi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital Dan RochkindCFO at Lerer Hippeau Brian AledortCFO at BoxGroup Jonathan ChingPartner at Kingfisher