Lauren Stephanian
InvestorGeneral Partner at Pantera Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M
Experience
- Pantera CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Pantera CapitalGeneral Partner2024 — 2025
- Pantera CapitalPartner2022 — 2024
- Pantera CapitalPrincipal2020 — 2022
- Pantera CapitalInvestment Associate2018 — 2020
- 0xBoard Observer2023 — 2025
- VALRBoard Observer2022 — 2025
- Bitwise Asset ManagementIndependent Board Member2023 — 2024
- Definitive IntelligenceBoard Member2022 — 2024
- BitOasisBoard Observer2020 — 2024
- StakedBoard Observer2019 — 2021
- Bank of America Merrill LynchAnalyst2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area
- Deutsche BankAssociate2015 — 2016New York, New York, United States
- FidessaSoftware Developer2014 — 2015
Education
- Columbia UniversityComputer Science
Skills & more
Python17Java15SQL14Data Analysis6Business Analysis6Project Management5Finance2Machine Learning1Financial Risk1Financial ModelingValuationC++4
+5 more
Microsoft ExcelDatabasesLinuxMatlabSolidityFrom Lauren's professional profile.
Deals · 1
Definitive Intelligence, Inc.Board seat
via Pantera Capital · filed Nov 2022 · $20M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Pantera Capital
Cosmo Jiang
General Partner at Pantera Capital
Dan Morehead
Founder & CEO at Pantera Capital
Dennis
Director of Trading at Pantera Capital
Elsa Backdahl Nordenfalk
Senior Director of Capital Formation at Pantera Capital
Franklin Bi
General Partner at Pantera Capital
Jay Yu
Investment Analyst at Pantera Capital
Jeff
Product Manager at Pantera Capital
Joey Shin
Investment Analyst at Pantera Capital
Network1
Investors connected to Lauren in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lauren Stephanian?
- General Partner at Pantera Capital
- Where does Lauren Stephanian work?
- Lauren Stephanian is General Partner at Pantera Capital.
- What check size does Lauren Stephanian write?
- Lauren Stephanian typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- What boards does Lauren Stephanian sit on?
- Lauren Stephanian holds tracked board seats at Definitive Intelligence, Inc..
- Where did Lauren Stephanian go to school?
- Lauren Stephanian studied at Columbia University (Computer Science).
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