What is Polychain Capital?
Polychain Capital is a San Francisco-based investment firm founded in 2016 by Olaf Carlson-Wee, former Head of Risk at Coinbase. The firm focuses on cryptocurrency and blockchain investments, and is backed by prominent investors including Sequoia Capital, Union Square Ventures, and Founders Fund. Polychain Capital is dedicated to generating exceptional returns for its investors by actively managing portfolios of blockchain-based digital assets.
Leveraging mathematical scarcity and cryptographic verification, Polychain Capital invests in a new class of digital assets driven by blockchain technology. The firm’s strategy involves creating, issuing, and transmitting these assets using advanced software, aimed at maintaining a game-theoretic equilibrium that underpins the digital asset ecosystem. Polychain’s commitment to this innovative asset class reflects its belief in the transformative potential of blockchain technology to produce significant investor returns.