Blockchange Ventures

Reid Hoffman

Three Arrows Capital

Sam Bankman-Fried

Jesse Walden

Denis Nazarov

1confirmation

Coinbase Ventures

ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ

Hypersphere Ventures

Hashed

MULTICOIN CAPITAL

a16z crypto

CoinFund

Kenetic Capital

Digital Currency Group

Day One Ventures

United States

Tools for Humanity

Jesse Walden is Managing Partner at Variant Fund. Formerly Partner at a16z crypto, product of Spotify, founder of Mediachain and the Artist Manager of Cool Managers.

Jesse Walden was a partner on the a16z crypto investment team. Prior to joining, Jesse co-founded Mediachain Labs, the group that led open source development of Mediachain, a decentralized media attribution protocol for connecting creators to their audience directly through content. Mediachain Labs was acquired by Spotify in early 2017.

Before Mediachain Labs, Jesse co-founded an artist management firm that leveraged technology in direct-to-fan distribution for Grammy-award winning artists, including Solange Knowles, Blood Orange, Majical Cloudz, and many more.

Jesse holds a B.A. in Art History and Economics from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

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Jesse Walden

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