Franklin Bi
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Pantera Capital · Board director at Azra Games · Board director at Transcrypt Solutions
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Focuses on early-stage venture and token investing, leading deals across DeFi, infrastructure, and Web3 gaming since joining in 2019. Previously a founding member of J.P. Morgan's Onyx blockchain group.
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- f•••@panteracapital.comreveal100% confident
Board director at Azra Games
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Azra Games's investors · 8
a16z cryptoMenlo ParkAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2024Bollinger Investment GroupCoinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checksNFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2024Pantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2025Play VenturesSingaporeRockawayXLondon
Co-founders at Azra Games
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Mark OteroCEO
Board director at Transcrypt Solutions
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Transcrypt Solutions's investors · 1
Experience
- Pantera CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TransCryptsBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- NPC LabsInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Azra GamesBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- BitsoBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentMexico City, Mexico
- PintuBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentIndonesia
- AlchemyInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- InfiniGodsBoard Member2022 — 2025
- Scale8 PartnersCo-Founder2018 — 2019New York, NY
- J.P. MorganVice President, Blockchain & Digital Assets Strategy Lead2015 — 2018New York, NY
- J.P. MorganVice President, Corporate Strategy - Corporate & Investment Bank2011 — 2014
- ff Venture CapitalInvestor2010 — 2011New York, NY
Education
- The Wharton SchoolB.S. in Economics, with concentrations in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management
- The Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business
- Hunter College High SchoolHigh School
Skills & more
StrategyLeadershipStrategic PlanningBlockchainVenture CapitalFinTechFinancial ModelingCompetitive AnalysisFinancial AnalysisInvestmentsBusiness DevelopmentManagement Consulting
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Emerging MarketsCorporate FinanceFinanceValuationBusiness StrategyOperational ImprovementData AnalysisMarket ResearchBusiness PlanningPortfolio ManagementMicrosoft AccessInvestment BankingLanguages Chinese · Spanish
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Deals · 2
Azra GamesBoard seat
via Pantera Capital · filed Nov 2025 · $31M raise
Transcrypt SolutionsBoard seat
via Pantera Capital · filed May 2025 · $19.2M raise
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Colleagues at Pantera Capital
Cosmo Jiang
General Partner at Pantera Capital
Dan Morehead
Founder & CEO at Pantera Capital
Dennis
Director of Trading at Pantera Capital
Elsa Backdahl Nordenfalk
Senior Director of Capital Formation at Pantera Capital
Jay Yu
Investment Analyst at Pantera Capital
Jeff
Product Manager at Pantera Capital
Joey Shin
Investment Analyst at Pantera Capital
Jonathan Gieg
Community Manager at Pantera Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Franklin Bi?
- Focuses on early-stage venture and token investing, leading deals across DeFi, infrastructure, and Web3 gaming since joining in 2019. Previously a founding member of J.P. Morgan's Onyx blockchain group.
- Where does Franklin Bi work?
- Franklin Bi is General Partner at Pantera Capital and Board director at Azra Games and Board director at Transcrypt Solutions.
- What boards does Franklin Bi sit on?
- Franklin Bi holds tracked board seats at Azra Games, Transcrypt Solutions.
- Where did Franklin Bi go to school?
- Franklin Bi studied at The Wharton School (B.S. in Economics, with concentrations in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management); The Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business; Hunter College High School (High School).
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