Emmanuel Vallod
InvestorPartner, Head of Ventures at Hivemind Capital Partners
New York, New York, United States
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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
- HivemindPartner, Head of Venture & Researchcurrent2024 — present
- University of California, BerkeleyProfessional Facultycurrent2012 — present
- Informed VenturesAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- Berkeley SkyDeckAdvisor / Mentorcurrent2022 — present
- UC San DiegoProfessional Facultycurrent2023 — present
- Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsProfessional Facultycurrent2024 — present
- GSR VenturesAdvisor2023 — 2025
- GSR VenturesPartner2020 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
- LUA LaunchpadAdvisor / Mentor2022 — 2024
- Stake Capital GroupCIO2023 — 2024
- SumUp AnalyticsCEO & co-founder2017 — 2020San Francisco
- BlackRockSystematic Fixed-Income Leadership Team2012 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Societe Generale Corporate & Investment BankingAssociate in Mortgage Backed Arbitrage Trading2011 — 2012
- Haas School of BusinessAssistant of Professor Valkanov for the MFE program2011
- RBC Capital MarketsAssociate, Quantitative Analysis2010 — 2011
- Caisse des dépôtsAssociate, Quant2009 — 2010
- Ecole Centrale de LyonPrésident des Relations Entreprises de l'Association des Elèves2008 — 2009
- Centrale ConseilRéalisateur en analyse quantitative2008 — 2009
- 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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