# Jesse Walden at Variant > Jesse Walden, Founder and Managing Partner at Variant. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/jesse-walden (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) PRINCE, US · Partner # Jesse Walden Founder and Managing Partner at [Variant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/variant) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 5 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 4 +5 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 5 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Variant - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=jesse-walden)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=jesse-walden) ## The firm [**Variant** VC firm · US **15** cheques in 12 months **79** all time **4** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/variant) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Worldcoin](https://millionrounds.com/startup/worldcoin) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Variant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/variant)** Executive Officer on 3 filings · since 2022 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Variant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/variant)** Managing Member of the General Partner on 3 filings · since 2021 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Variant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/variant)** Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2021 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Variant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/variant)** Executive Officer, Director on 5 filings · since 2020 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Ratio Club, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director since 2015 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Variant - [**Adam Delehanty** Founder & CEO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-delehanty) - [**Alana Levin** Investment Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alana-levin) - [**Cooper Turley** Contributing Writer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/cooper-turley) - [**Derek Walkush** Unichain Growth Lead & Ventures *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/derek-walkush) - [**Geoff Hamilton** Senior Equity Analyst *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/geoff-hamilton) - [**Jasman Singh** Aeo Research *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jasman-singh) - [**Medha Kothari** Product Manager *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/medha-kothari) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Generalist](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-generalist) · 5 Aug 2025 · 1h 13m The Future of Crypto: Stablecoins, AI Integration, and the Path to Mass Adoption (Jesse Walden, Founder & Managing Partner at Variant) With [Jesse Walden](https://millionrounds.com/person/jesse-walden) Mentions [Variant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/variant) About this episode Jesse Walden is the founder and managing partner of Variant Fund, an early-stage crypto fund backing projects like Uniswap, Phantom, World, Morpho, Flashbots, Farcaster, Blockaid, Blackbird, and many more. Before launching Variant in 2020, he was an investor at a16z crypto, where he supported… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) · 15 Apr 2021 · 57 min a16z Podcast with Linda Xie and Jesse Walden - All About NFTS (Capital Allocators, EP.189) With [Jesse Walden](https://millionrounds.com/person/jesse-walden)[Linda Xie](https://millionrounds.com/person/linda-xie) Mentions [Chris Dixon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-dixon)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Variant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/variant) About this episode In our continuing exploration of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies, headlines of late have turned to NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. From NBA Top Shots to Beeple's artwork, NFTs are the hottest use case in the crypto ecosystem. My friends at a16z recently released an episode on their… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 23 Mar 2021 · 50 min Jesse Walden - A Primer on NFTs - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 218] With [Jesse Walden](https://millionrounds.com/person/jesse-walden) Mentions [Variant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/variant) About this episode My guest today is Jesse Walden, the founder of Variant, an early-stage venture firm investing in crypto networks and platforms building the ownership economy. With all the hype surrounding NFTs, I wanted to talk to Jesse about them, given his background in the music industry and his focus on the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 28 May 2020 · 52 min Crypto, ISAs, and VC with Jesse Walden With [Jesse Walden](https://millionrounds.com/person/jesse-walden) Mentions [Variant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/variant) About this episode Jesse Walden (@jessewldn), formerly of a16z and founder of Variant Fund, joins Erik on this episode. They discuss: - How he got into crypto. - What has changed in the space since Bitcoin came out. - What it means to be an “innovation maximalist.” - Why he’s excited about co-ops. - How crypto… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Jesse Walden in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 25 Nov 2021 · 56 min NFTs, Explained Mentions [Variant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/variant)[Jesse Walden](https://millionrounds.com/person/jesse-walden) About this episode Given all the activity and interest recently around crypto and web3, as well as in upcoming holidays and art events, we’re re-running our episode all about NFTs (from March 2021) -- where we covered everything you need or want to know about NFTs. You can also find a curated list of resources to… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 3 Apr 2021 · 34 min The Creator Economy: NFTs and Beyond Mentions [Chris Dixon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-dixon)[Kevin Chou](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-chou)[Variant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/variant)[Jesse Walden](https://millionrounds.com/person/jesse-walden)[Linda Xie](https://millionrounds.com/person/linda-xie) About this episode In today’s episode of the a16z Podcast, we’re talking about the Creator Economy, and how NFTs (but not just NFTS!) are making it possible for artists, musicians, videogamers, game developers, and writers to create entirely new markets to make money from their work and engage with their fans. Part… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 28 Mar 2021 · 56 min All about NFTs Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Variant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/variant)[Jesse Walden](https://millionrounds.com/person/jesse-walden)[Linda Xie](https://millionrounds.com/person/linda-xie) About this episode This episode is all about NFTs. It seems like nothing has caught on and spread into mainstream interest like NFTs, where one hears everything from "I've never seen anything like this before" to "is this like ICOs all over again" to "it's just a jpg I don't get it" to "but what about the energy… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 18 Sept 2020 · 34 min The New Fan Club: Creators, Fans, and the Power of Markets (& Crypto) Mentions [Variant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/variant)[Jesse Walden](https://millionrounds.com/person/jesse-walden)[Kayvon Tehranian](https://millionrounds.com/person/kayvon-tehranian) About this episode Today’s episode, part two in our two-part series on the Creator Economy, focuses on the new potential revenue streams and fan-engagement models opened up by emerging decentralized technology. It's a new type of fan club, driven by crypto networks and aiming to give creators more power in the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 26 May 2020 · 19 min New Fan Engagement Models for Athletes and Influencers Mentions [Jeff Jordan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-jordan)[Jesse Walden](https://millionrounds.com/person/jesse-walden)[Spencer Dinwiddie](https://millionrounds.com/person/spencer-dinwiddie) About this episode Today’s episode is about a practical application of crypto, namely, the way it can “tokenize” fandom. More broadly, it’s about fan engagement, and the increasingly blurred lines between sports, culture and tech. We talked to NBA player Spencer Dinwiddie, of the Brooklyn Nets. Spencer created a… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=jesse-walden). ## Find people like Jesse Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)