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Aly Madhavji is a managing partner at Blockchain Founders Fund. He discusses investment strategies in the blockchain space, covering equity versus token investments, emerging industries, and geographic opportunities.
1Interview
2019First on the show
Jan 2019Latest appearance
15 minOn camera
14:50
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Key points from the latest interview
- Blockchain Founders Fund operates a hybrid model combining token and equity investments, with a shift away from utility tokens toward equity and security token offerings.
- The fund focuses on highly scalable digital businesses and is industry and geography agnostic, with particular interest in enterprise, supply chain, and gambling use cases.
- Security token offerings remain premature with exorbitant valuations similar to ICO-era problems, requiring successful precedents and mainstream platforms to mature.
- Asian blockchain investment has slowed due to cryptocurrency price declines and token fund losses, though equity-focused and traditional funds continue deploying capital.
- Blockchain Founders Fund provides six-figure ticket sizes through seed and series A rounds, with selective acceleration services for early-stage companies.