About
Kirk Belsby is Head of Operations and Finance at DYDX. He previously served as Chief Investment Officer for the Bishop Estate in Honolulu, where he restructured and grew the portfolio from $4.9 billion to over $10 billion between 2002 and 2012, overseeing a mix of public and private securities alongside a real estate portfolio. Earlier he was Western Region Managing Partner for the Global Corporate Finance & Real Estate Group at Arthur Andersen LLP in Los Angeles, advising investment banks and large companies on M&A, bankruptcy, and operational efficiency. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of California, Davis.
Experience
- DYDX CapitalFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentSilicon Valley
- University of MelbourneVisiting Fellowcurrent2025 — present
- Cime TherapeuticsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Citrine InformaticsInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MatterworksInvestorcurrent2023 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Apparo Inc.Investorcurrent2022 — presentMinnesota, United States
- Applied CarbonInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
- MarketDialDirectorcurrent2021 — presentSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Drip CapitalInvestorcurrent2021 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Berkeley YeastInvestorcurrent2021 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
- ClimateAIBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- Territory FoodsInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- ProducePayInvestorcurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- EnkoDirectorcurrent2020 — presentMassachusetts, United States
- TovalaDirectorcurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- American Australian AssociationAmerican Australian Business Council - Membercurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- InnitInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- PRIME CoalitionInvestment Advisory Committee Membercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Duke UniversityVisiting Professor2018 — 2025Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Good EggsInvestor2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2007 — 2009
- University of MelbournePhD, Genetics
- University of MelbourneBSc (Hons), Genetics and Biochemistry
Skills & more
Strategy16Energy2Lifesciences17Venture Capital48Private Equity12Entrepreneurship35Due Diligence5Financial Modeling5Valuation4Start-ups36Corporate Development14Mergers
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InvestmentsStrategic PartnershipsFinancial ServicesProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentMobile DevicesInvestor RelationsFinancial AnalysisBiotechnologyFrom Kirk's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended University of Melbourne186
Kevin JohnsonInvestor at MedicxiEsther GilmoreGlobal Head of the Client Team at Generation Investment ManagementMark MillsClient Team Member at Generation Investment ManagementPaulInvestor at Square Peg CapitalDan KrasnosteinPartner at Square Peg CapitalLeila LeePartner & Head of Distribution at Square Peg Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cime Therapeutics9
Spencer MaughanFounder and Managing Partner at DYDX CapitalRyan NicholsPartner at DYDX CapitalSteve GoldbergPartner at DYDX CapitalDean TilyardPartner at DYDX CapitalPaul CirielloPartner at DYDX CapitalAdrian PercyVenture Partner at DYDX Capital
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Also worked at Applied Carbon11
Joshua PosamentierManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent VenturesSpencer MaughanFounder and Managing Partner at DYDX CapitalRyan NicholsPartner at DYDX CapitalSteve GoldbergPartner at DYDX CapitalDean TilyardPartner at DYDX CapitalPaul CirielloPartner at DYDX Capital
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Also worked at Tovala16
J.R. MoranChief Operating Officer at New Stack VenturesJason HeltzerManaging Partner at Origin VenturesScott SternPartner at Origin VenturesJason FiedlerManaging Partner at Left Lane CapitalArthur ChowPrincipal at S2G InvestmentsSpencer MaughanFounder and Managing Partner at DYDX Capital
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Also worked at American Australian Association9
Spencer MaughanFounder and Managing Partner at DYDX CapitalRyan NicholsPartner at DYDX CapitalSteve GoldbergPartner at DYDX CapitalDean TilyardPartner at DYDX CapitalPaul CirielloPartner at DYDX CapitalAdrian PercyVenture Partner at DYDX Capital
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Colleagues at DYDX Capital
Adrian Percy
Venture Partner at DYDX Capital
Dean Tilyard
Partner at DYDX Capital
Garrett Miller
Head of Marketing at DYDX Capital
Jesse Windle
Chief Data Scientist at DYDX Capital
Mike Pereira
Venture Partner at DYDX Capital
Paul Ciriello
Partner at DYDX Capital
Pavel Danilov
Partner at DYDX Capital
Ryan Nichols
Partner at DYDX Capital