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Joel Monegro
InvestorPartner at Placeholder VC
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M
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About
Partner at Placeholder and author of research posts on topics such as moving beyond Solidity, rollups as virtual blockchains, AI onchain, and Ethereum vs. Solana.
Contact· published on Joel's own website
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded the venture capital firm Placeholder in 2017 with Chris Burniske and Brad Burnham.
From Joel's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Investments
Investor
Avantgarde FinanceBackpackMagic Labs
Per curated public sources.
Writing
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Colleagues at Placeholder VC
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joel Monegro?
- Partner at Placeholder and author of research posts on topics such as moving beyond Solidity, rollups as virtual blockchains, AI onchain, and Ethereum vs. Solana.
- Where does Joel Monegro work?
- Joel Monegro is Partner at Placeholder VC.
- What check size does Joel Monegro write?
- Joel Monegro typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- What companies has Joel Monegro invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Avantgarde Finance, Backpack, Magic Labs.
- What has Joel Monegro written?
- Joel Monegro has 1 tracked post on placeholder.vc, including "Investment Thesis Summary".
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