About
Joey Krug is a Partner at Founders Fund focused on crypto strategy and early-stage founder investment. He previously served as co-CIO at Pantera Capital from 2017 to 2023 and is a co-founder of the Forecast Foundation, which develops Augur, a decentralized oracle and prediction market protocol, as well as Eco, a cryptocurrency application for spending and savings. Krug began his career as a software engineer, started angel investing in 2016, and is a Thiel Fellow and Edmund Hillary Fellow.
Experience
- Founders FundPartnercurrent2023 — present
- EcoCo-Foundercurrent2017 — present
- 0xAdvisorcurrent2016 — present
- AngelList SyndicateInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- AmpleforthAdvisorcurrent2018 — present
- NumeraiTechnical Advisorcurrent2016 — present
- OriginAdvisorcurrent2017 — present
- TlonTechnical Advisorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco, California
- Pantera CapitalCo-Chief Investment Officer2017 — 2023
- Ether CapitalBoard Member2018 — 2022
- Forecast FoundationCo-Founder2014 — 2021San Francisco, California
- Augment PartnersFounding Board Member2016 — 2018
- MariPoSFounder2014
- Dark Paradise StudiosGame Developer2014
Education
- Pomona CollegeComputer Science2013 — 2014
- Knoxville High SchoolHigh School Diploma2009 — 2013
Skills & more
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Close Attention to DetailAndroid DevelopmentTechnical WritingPublic SpeakingLeadershipCustomer ServiceStrategySocial MediaSoftware DevelopmentResearchAngel InvestingBusiness StrategyLanguages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Joey Krug work?
- Joey Krug is Partner at Founders Fund.
- What check size does Joey Krug write?
- Joey Krug typically writes checks of $500K – $150M.
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Shared employers
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