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About
Harsh Agarwal is an Investment Director at Cypher Capital, a blockchain-focused venture fund based in Dubai. He has more than seven years of experience in blockchain, having started as a Bitcoin miner and worked in research and DeFi at JP Morgan. He previously set up the venture arm at Kyber and worked on Polygon's growth, and now serves as Investment Director at Cypher Capital and Phoenix Group.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3
Experience
- Cypher CapitalInvestment Directorcurrent2025 — present
- Cypher CapitalSenior Investment Associate2024 — 2025Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Polygon LabsBusiness & Investment2023 — 2024Singapore
- Kyber VenturesInvestment Associate2022 — 2023Singapore
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.Investment Banking Analyst & Blockchain Research2021 — 2022Singapore
- Self-employedCrypto Research Analyst2016 — 2020India
Skills & more
Term Sheets7Team work9Business Relationship Management8CommunicationDefi3Ethereum3Smart Contracts3Market Analysis2Presentation Skills1Online Research1Problem Solving1SQL1
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Business AnalysisMicrosoft PowerPointData AnalysisValuationBlockchainAnalytical SkillsPrivate EquityPitch BooksStrategic PlanningManagementLeadershipPublic SpeakingFrom Harsh's professional profile.
Colleagues at Cypher Capital
Arash Saidi
General Partner at Cypher Capital
Bijan Alizadeh
Founder at Cypher Capital
Farbod Nassiri
Chief Financial Officer at Cypher Capital
Karan Gandhi
Partner, CFA at Cypher Capital
Karan Gandhi, CFA
Partner at Cypher Capital
Kim Wong
Chief Investment Officer at Cypher Capital
Linda Lin
Director of Capital Formation at Cypher Capital
Madina Abdibayeva
Business Development Director at Cypher Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Harsh Agarwal?
- Harsh Agarwal is an Investment Director at Cypher Capital, a blockchain-focused venture fund based in Dubai. He has more than seven years of experience in blockchain, having started as a Bitcoin miner and worked in research and DeFi at JP Morgan. He previously set up the venture arm at Kyber and worked on Polygon's growth, and now serves as Investment Director at Cypher Capital and Phoenix Group.
- Where does Harsh Agarwal work?
- Harsh Agarwal is Investment Director at Cypher Capital.
- What does Harsh Agarwal invest in?
- Harsh Agarwal invests in Crypto & Web3.
- Where did Harsh Agarwal go to school?
- Harsh Agarwal studied at CFA Institute (Level 3, International Finance); The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (Chartered Accountant, Accounting and Finance); MIT Sloan School of Management (Blockchain and Money, International Finance).
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Also attended CFA Institute243
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Also attended The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India370
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Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management937
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor
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Also attended University of Calcutta17
Rajiv GuptaPrincipal at Avatar Growth Capital PartnersJoyeeta DasInvestor at UK Innovation & Science Seed FundVishal TulsianAdvisor at BLinC InvestSandeep SarawgiFinance Manager at Xeed VenturesParomita GuptaVice President - Head of Marketing & Communications at 3one4 CapitalPadmaja RuparelCo-founder IAN Group, Senior Managing Partner at IAN Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cypher Capital7
Bijan AlizadehFounder at Cypher CapitalArash SaidiGeneral Partner at Cypher CapitalFarbod NassiriChief Financial Officer at Cypher CapitalMax FedinChief Technology Officer at Cypher CapitalSumeet SuranaPartner at Cypher CapitalKaran GandhiPartner, CFA at Cypher Capital
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Also worked at Polygon Labs23
Kenzi WangCo-Founder at Symbolic CapitalSandeep NailwalCo-Founder at Symbolic CapitalRoman J. MaFounder & General Partner at Ceras VenturesRahul DalmiaVenture Partner at Tykhe VenturesMarc BoironChief Executive Officer at PolygonMudit GuptaChief Technical Officer at Polygon
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Also worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co.640
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