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Emmanuel Vallod

Investor

Partner, Head of Ventures at Hivemind Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

About

Partner and Head of Ventures who partners with founders and blockchain ecosystems. He was previously CIO at Stake Capital, led the US fintech/blockchain early-stage practice at GSR Ventures, co-led a securitized team at BlackRock, and founded an enterprise fintech startup. He holds an MFE from UC Berkeley and teaches blockchain and fintech.

Experience

  1. HivemindPartner, Head of Venture & Researchcurrent2024 — present
  2. University of California, BerkeleyProfessional Facultycurrent2012 — present
  3. Informed VenturesAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
  4. Berkeley SkyDeckAdvisor / Mentorcurrent2022 — present
  5. UC San DiegoProfessional Facultycurrent2023 — present
  6. Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsProfessional Facultycurrent2024 — present
  7. GSR VenturesAdvisor2023 — 2025
  8. GSR VenturesPartner2020 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
  9. LUA LaunchpadAdvisor / Mentor2022 — 2024
  10. Stake Capital GroupCIO2023 — 2024
  11. SumUp AnalyticsCEO & co-founder2017 — 2020San Francisco
  12. BlackRockSystematic Fixed-Income Leadership Team2012 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Societe Generale Corporate & Investment BankingAssociate in Mortgage Backed Arbitrage Trading2011 — 2012
  14. Haas School of BusinessAssistant of Professor Valkanov for the MFE program2011
  15. RBC Capital MarketsAssociate, Quantitative Analysis2010 — 2011
  16. Caisse des dépôtsAssociate, Quant2009 — 2010
  17. Ecole Centrale de LyonPrésident des Relations Entreprises de l'Association des Elèves2008 — 2009
  18. Centrale ConseilRéalisateur en analyse quantitative2008 — 2009
  19. Ecole Centrale de LyonResponsable des VPEs2007 — 2008

Skills & more

Venture CapitalAI InfraMarket InfraEarly-Stage Startups

From Emmanuel's professional profile.

Colleagues at Hivemind Capital Partners

Adam Brice
Trader at Hivemind Capital Partners
Alyssa Curzio
Accounting Manager at Hivemind Capital Partners
Ben Tisdale
Head of Capital Formation and Investor Relations at Hivemind Capital Partners
Dachao Zhao
Head of Engineering, Hivemind Digital Group at Hivemind Capital Partners
Gigi Cho
Investment Principal at Hivemind Capital Partners
Jake Greenstein
Partner, Head of Infrastructure at Hivemind Capital Partners
Jordan Wand
Portfolio Manager at Hivemind Capital Partners
Katie Wollberg
Head of People at Hivemind Capital Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Emmanuel Vallod?
Partner and Head of Ventures who partners with founders and blockchain ecosystems. He was previously CIO at Stake Capital, led the US fintech/blockchain early-stage practice at GSR Ventures, co-led a securitized team at BlackRock, and founded an enterprise fintech startup. He holds an MFE from UC Berkeley and teaches blockchain and fintech.
Where does Emmanuel Vallod work?
Emmanuel Vallod is Partner, Head of Ventures at Hivemind Capital Partners.
Where did Emmanuel Vallod go to school?
Emmanuel Vallod studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Financial Engineering); Centrale Lyon (MSc. in Applied Mathematics).

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