# BlockTower Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> BlockTower Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 6 investments on record, latest Jul 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/blocktower-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# BlockTower Capital

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Nov 2024, closing $239M. Last cheque observed Jul 2019.

Quiet New fund $239M, Nov 2024 VC firm Now at ar.ca

Seed Series A Nft Metaverse Crypto

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record

Since the last cheque **2645** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$27M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 83%**

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## BlockTower Capital highlights

- 01 6 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Token sale: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $100M

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2022-08 From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Nft Metaverse Crypto
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Solana](https://millionrounds.com/company/solana)** Series A · US · Blocktribune **$20M** With 11 others
- **2018** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Good Money](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-money)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$30M** With 10 others
- **Aug** **[hedera Hashgraph](https://millionrounds.com/company/hedera-hashgraph)** US · FinSMEs **$100M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[TrustToken](https://millionrounds.com/company/trusttoken)** US · FinSMEs **$20M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[Origin Protocol](https://millionrounds.com/company/origin-protocol)** US · FinSMEs **$29M** With 4 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Jul** **[FunFair](https://millionrounds.com/company/funfair)** Token sale · SG · FinSMEs **$26M** With 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

AP **Ari Paul** Managing Member of BlockTower Capital LLC. Mailing address provided. i Filing they signed

MG **Matthew Goetz** Managing Member of BlockTower Capital LLC. Mailing address provided. i Filing they signed

TK **Thomas Klocanas** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

We also hold **7** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

New fund on file

**$239M**

raised in Nov 2024

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$27M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$100M**

Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *2*
- Token sale *1*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2017 2019

Often in the room with

- [Danhua Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/danhua-capital) 2
- [Distributed Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/distributed-global) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as BlockTower Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Danhua Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/danhua-capital)[**Distributed Global** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/distributed-global)

## Recently backed

The latest companies BlockTower Capital put money into.

[**Solana** $20M · Jul 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/solana)[**Good Money** $30M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-money)[**hedera Hashgraph** $100M · Aug 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/hedera-hashgraph)[**TrustToken** $20M · Jun 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/trusttoken)[**Origin Protocol** $29M · Apr 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/origin-protocol)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name BlockTower Capital in their description, not their title.

- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 18 Mar 2021 · 60 min Crypto for Institutions 4: Ari Paul – Exploiting Inefficiencies in Crypto Trading (Capital Allocators, EP.183) With [Ari Paul](https://millionrounds.com/person/ari-paul) Mentions [BlockTower Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blocktower-capital)[Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about BlockTower Capital

### What does BlockTower Capital invest in?

BlockTower Capital invests most often at Series A and Token sale (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Nft, Metaverse and Crypto.

### How active is BlockTower Capital?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2019.

### What has BlockTower Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Solana (Series A, Jul 2019), Good Money (Series A, Dec 2018) and hedera Hashgraph (Undisclosed round, Aug 2018).

### How big are BlockTower Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $27M.

### Does BlockTower Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does BlockTower Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and Singapore (17%).

### Is BlockTower Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2019.

### Who does BlockTower Capital invest alongside?

Most often Danhua Capital (2 rounds together) and Distributed Global (2 rounds together).

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