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Harsh Agarwal

Investor

Investment Director at Cypher Capital

Dubai, UAE

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

  1. Cypher CapitalInvestment Directorcurrent2025 — present
  2. Cypher CapitalSenior Investment Associate2024 — 2025Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  3. Polygon LabsBusiness & Investment2023 — 2024Singapore
  4. Kyber VenturesInvestment Associate2022 — 2023Singapore
  5. JPMorgan Chase & Co.Investment Banking Analyst & Blockchain Research2021 — 2022Singapore
  6. Self-employedCrypto Research Analyst2016 — 2020India

Education

  1. CFA InstituteLevel 3, International Finance2018 — 2022
  2. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaChartered Accountant, Accounting and Finance2015 — 2020
  3. MIT Sloan School of ManagementBlockchain and Money, International Finance
  4. University of CalcuttaBachelor of Commerce (Bcom Honours), Finance and Financial Management Services2015 — 2018

Skills & more

Term Sheets7Team work9Business Relationship Management8CommunicationDefi3Ethereum3Smart Contracts3Market Analysis2Presentation Skills1Online Research1Problem Solving1SQL1
+12 moreBusiness AnalysisMicrosoft PowerPointData AnalysisValuationBlockchainAnalytical SkillsPrivate EquityPitch BooksStrategic PlanningManagementLeadershipPublic Speaking

From 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

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.

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Shared employers

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