3 VCs and 24 funds investing in Protocols
Technical Partner
Lightspeed Faction
Check: No personal check-size range is published. Faction invests at Seed and Series A through equity and tokens; its fund size and portfolio rounds are not Raymond's personal allocation parameters.
As Faction's Technical Partner, Raymond evaluates early blockchain companies across the stack, from base infrastructure to applications. The safest evidence-supported interpretation of his mandate is technical diligence on whether a protocol is fundamentally useful, securely designed, and executable by a team capable of balancing a frontier vision with precise delivery.
Managing Partner
Lightspeed Faction
Check: No personal check-size range is published. Faction invests at Seed and Series A using equity and tokens; its fund commitments and disclosed financing totals should not be interpreted as Samuel's standard check.
Samuel backs early crypto infrastructure and protocols that make blockchain useful at scale. His public focus includes wallets, brokerages, developer tools, remittances, stablecoin and payment rails, and other foundational systems. He combines a long-duration belief in blockchain with a pragmatic demand for real utility, technically credible teams, and precise execution through volatile market cycles.
Investment Associate
Theta Capital
New York
AUM: $150M
San Francisco
AUM: $200M
San Francisco, CA
AUM: $1B+
Global / United States / India
San Francisco
New York
AUM: $60M
Boca Raton
Paris
Bengaluru
Hong Kong
San Juan
Menlo Park
Boston
Hong Kong