Jonathan Levin
Unicorn founderCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Chainalysis
New York, New York, United States
FoundedChainalysis$8.6B
About
Jonathan Levin is a co-founder of Chainalysis, where he has served as CEO since 2024 after nearly a decade as the company's Chief Strategy Officer. He previously co-founded and led the blockchain data firm Coinometrics and studied economics at the University of Oxford, where he also worked as a research assistant at the Oxford Martin School.
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Chainalysis
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Chainalysis's investors · 31
9Yards CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M checksAccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2021AdditionNew York · $1M – $500M checks · since 2020AlbionVCLondonArchetypeNew York · $100K – $10M checksBenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2021Blackstonesince 2021BNY MellonNew York · since 2022Communitas Capital PartnersNew YorkConvergeCambridge · $500K – $5M checks · since 2017Digital Currency GroupNew YorkEmergence Capitalsince 2022Emergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $10M checksFundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2017GICSingapore · since 2021Haun VenturesSilicon Valley · $1M – $100M checksHOF CapitalNew York · $25K – $15M checksMUFGLondon · since 2026NycaNew York · $2M checksNyca PartnersNew York · $1M – $10M checksParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021Point NineBerlin · $1M – $10M checks · since 2017Premji InvestMenlo ParkRibbit CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $15M checks · since 2020Sequoia Heritagesince 2021Sound VenturesSanta Monica · since 2020Sozo VenturesRedwood City · since 2026SV AngelSan FranciscoTechstarsBoulder · $220K checks · since 2017Vanedge CapitalVancouver · $1M – $15M checksVanedge Capital Limited PartnershipVancouver
Co-founders at Chainalysis
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Michael GronagerCo-founder; former Chief Executive Officer and board-level leader
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Jan MøllerCo-founder and scientific/engineering leader
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Rakib AzadExecutive Officer
Experience
- ChainalysisCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2024 — present
- ChainalysisCo-Founder and CSO2015 — 2024Greater New York City Area
- CoinometricsCo-Founder and CEO2013 — 2014
- University of OxfordPostgraduate economist2012 — 2014Greater Oxford Area
- Oxford Martin SchoolResearch Assistant2013 — 2014Oxford
- Vivid EconomicsStudent Analyst2013London
- The Pershing Square FoundationSummer Intern2011
- Xstrata PlcSummer Intern2010
Education
- University of OxfordMaster of Philosophy (MPhil), Economics2012 — 2014
- University of BristolBSC, Economics2009 — 2012
Skills & more
Research50Economics51Statistics32Qualitative Research26Fundraising16Bitcoin20Public Speaking19International Development6Event Management6Policy Analysis8Data Analysis11Social Entrepreneurship7
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