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Shayon Sengupta

Investor

Investment Partner at Multicoin Capital

Austin, Texas

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Promoted to Investment Partner after three years on Multicoin's investment team; leads deals across public and private crypto markets and supports portfolio founders.

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shayon @shayonsengupta

many consumer fintechs have tried to build products onchain. a lot of these fail quickly and eventually their product orgs default to lowest common denominator i.e. trade majors in app. robinhood has demonstrated in the past month that their pulse on crypto is second to none. https://t.co/4rlNiZT1ty

Jul 30, 2026 · ♥ 48 · ⇄ 3

shayon @shayonsengupta

“Inference providers are like market makers” is spot on, especially given how much work is going in (esp at the software layer) from each of these IPs to improving token/dollar efficiency https://t.co/CSr49WzscK

Jul 28, 2026 · ♥ 14 · ⇄ 1

shayon @shayonsengupta

private credit is coming to a chain near you https://t.co/cHDohGc2LP

Jul 23, 2026 · ♥ 113 · ⇄ 2

Experience

  1. Multicoin CapitalGeneral Partner and Co-Head of Venturecurrent2026 — present
  2. Multicoin CapitalInvestment Partnercurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  3. Multicoin CapitalInvestment Associate2022 — 2023
  4. Multicoin CapitalInvestment Analyst2020 — 2022
  5. AbodewellProduct Manager2019 — 2020Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  6. SAPGlobal Services Sales, Strategic Projects2018 — 2019Greater Chicago Area

Education

  1. University of ChicagoBachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics2014 — 2018

Same school

Also attended University of Chicago241

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersJulia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink Capital

+ 235 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Multicoin Capital15

Tushar JainCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Multicoin CapitalBrian SmithPartner, CFO and COO at Multicoin CapitalMattPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Multicoin CapitalSpencer ApplebaumInvestment Partner, Co-Head of Venture at Multicoin CapitalGreg XethalisPartner, General Counsel at Multicoin CapitalDaniel LeonardoChief Compliance Officer, Deputy General Counsel at Multicoin Capital

+ 9 more

Also worked at SAP112

Quentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystSteve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire VenturesRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra Ventures

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Colleagues at Multicoin Capital

Aleksija Vujicic
Associate at Multicoin Capital
Brian Smith
Partner, CFO and COO at Multicoin Capital
Brian Strugats
Head Trader at Multicoin Capital
Daniel Leonardo
Chief Compliance Officer, Deputy General Counsel at Multicoin Capital
Eli Qian
Investment Analyst at Multicoin Capital
Greg Xethalis
Partner, General Counsel at Multicoin Capital
Jay Stolkin
Deputy General Counsel at Multicoin Capital
Jody Goehring
Investor at Multicoin Capital