T420 VC Partner Contacts

Key Decision Makers to Target

Last Updated: January 26, 2026


TIER 1: US VCs - DePIN & SOLANA

MULTICOIN CAPITAL

Austin, TX | #1 Priority | DePIN Pioneers

Name
Role
Email
Twitter
LinkedIn
Notes

Kyle Samani

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

kyle@multicoin.capital

@KyleSamani

/in/kylesamani

Transaction sourcing, strategy; very responsive per his blog

Tushar Jain

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

tushar@multicoin.capital

@TusharJain_

/in/tusaborj

Portfolio construction, tokenomics expert

Address: 501 West Avenue, Suite 3803, Austin, TX 78701 Best Approach: Contact form + X/Twitter engagement Portfolio Relevance: Helium, Hivemapper, Render (all DePIN)


DRAGONFLY CAPITAL

San Francisco + Singapore | Web3 Infrastructure

Name
Role
Email
Twitter
LinkedIn
Notes

Haseeb Qureshi

Managing Partner

haseeb@dragonfly.xyz

@hosseeb

/in/hosseeb

Technical expert, teaches Web3 at UC Berkeley

Tom Schmidt

General Partner

tom@dragonfly.xyz

@tomhschmidt

/in/tomhschmidt

Former 0x, Facebook Product

Website: dragonfly.xyz Best Approach: Twitter engagement first, then email Portfolio Relevance: Andrena ($18M DePIN round)


MANIV MOBILITY

Tel Aviv + New York | Mobility Specialist

Name
Role
Email
Twitter
LinkedIn
Notes

Michael Granoff

Founder, Managing Partner

michael@maniv.com

@manivmobility

/in/michaelgranoff

Founded 2016, pure-play mobility

Nate Jaret

General Partner

nate@maniv.com

-

/in/natejaret

Active in deal sourcing

Website: maniv.com Best Approach: Contact form or direct email Focus: Digitizing + decarbonizing mobility & transportation


PANTERA CAPITAL

Menlo Park, CA | Crypto Giant

Name
Role
Email
Twitter
LinkedIn
Notes

Dan Morehead

Founder, CEO

-

@dan_pantera

/in/danmorehead

Macro-level thesis

Paul Veradittakit

Partner

paul@panteracapital.com

@veaboradittak

/in/veradittakit

Active deal flow, very accessible

Lauren Stephanian

General Partner

-

@lstephanian

/in/lstephanian

Early-stage focus

Website: panteracapital.com Best Approach: Contact form; Paul is most accessible for seed Note: $200M AI allocation is relevant for T420


POLYCHAIN CAPITAL

San Francisco | Crypto Infrastructure

Name
Role
Email
Twitter
LinkedIn
Notes

Olaf Carlson-Wee

Founder, CEO

-

@polaborain

/in/olafcw

First Coinbase employee

Niraj Pant

Partner

-

@niaboraj

/in/nirajpant

Active in seed deals

Website: polychain.capital Best Approach: Warm intro preferred; very thesis-driven


TIER 2: DUBAI / MENA VCs

CYPHER CAPITAL

Dubai, UAE | $100M Fund | DePIN Focus

Name
Role
Email
Twitter
LinkedIn
Notes

Bijan Alizadeh

Founder, General Partner

bijan@cyphercapital.com

@BijanAlizadeh

/in/bijanalizadeh

Key decision maker

Vineet Budki

Managing Partner, CEO

vineet@cyphercapital.com

@VineetBudki

/in/vineetbudki

Operations lead

Bill Qian

Chairman

bill@cyphercapital.com

@BillQian

/in/billqian

Strategic oversight

Karan Gandhi

Investment Director

karan@cyphercapital.com

-

-

Led TON, Berachain, Aethir

Sumeet Surana

Investor

sumeet@cyphercapital.com

-

-

Led Peaq, Sei, LayerZero

Website: cyphercapital.com Best Approach: Twitter engagement + email to Bijan/Vineet Portfolio Relevance: peaq (DePIN L1), Pingpong (DePIN aggregator)


WOODSTOCK FUND

Dubai + Global | RWA Tokenization

Name
Role
Email
Twitter
LinkedIn
Notes

Trrishant Sidhwaani

Partner (Dubai)

trrishant@woodstockfund.com

@Trrishant

/in/trrishant

Dubai office point of contact

Website: woodstockfund.com Focus: "Financialization/tokenizing of real-world assets" Best Approach: Direct email to Dubai partner


SHOROOQ PARTNERS

Dubai | Fintech & Digital Assets

Name
Role
Email
Twitter
LinkedIn
Notes

Shane Shin

Managing Partner

shane@shorooq.com

@shanehshin

/in/shaneshin

Co-founder

Mahmoud Adi

Managing Partner

mahmoud@shorooq.com

@MahmoudAdi

/in/mahmoudadi

Co-founder

Website: shorooq.com Focus: GCC + Southeast Asia fintech


GHAF CAPITAL PARTNERS

Dubai | Crypto Seed

Name
Role
Email
Twitter
LinkedIn
Notes

Team Contact

-

info@ghafcapital.ae

@GhafCapital

-

Active since 2016

Website: ghafcapital.ae Best Approach: Website contact + Twitter


CV VC DUBAI

Dubai (Swiss HQ) | Blockchain Infrastructure

Name
Role
Email
Twitter
LinkedIn
Notes

Mathias Ruch

Founder, CEO

mathias@cvvc.com

@mathiasruch

/in/mathiasruch

Swiss HQ

MENA Team

-

dubai@cvvc.com

@cvaborac

-

MENA operations

Website: cvvc.com Note: Part of Crypto Valley (Zug) ecosystem


TIER 3: ADDITIONAL TARGETS

FRAMEWORK VENTURES

Name
Role
Twitter

Vance Spencer

Co-Founder

@pythianism

Michael Anderson

Co-Founder

@MikeAndersonNH


PLACEHOLDER VC

Name
Role
Twitter

Chris Burniske

Partner

@cburniske

Joel Monegro

Partner

@jaborelmonegro


A16Z CRYPTO

Need warm intro - don't cold email

Name
Role
Twitter

Arianna Simpson

General Partner

@AriannaSimpson

Chris Dixon

General Partner

@cdixon


AUTOTECH VENTURES

Mobility Specialist

Name
Role
Notes

Quin Garcia

Managing Director

Automotive focus

Alexei Andreev

Managing Director

Mobility tech

Website: autotechvc.com


STRATEGIC ANGELS

Name
Role
Twitter
Why Relevant

Anatoly Yakovenko

Solana Co-Founder

@aaborayolen

Angel invests in Solana DePIN

Raj Gokal

Solana Co-Founder

@rajgokal

Ecosystem builder

Balaji Srinivasan

Former a16z GP

@balajis

Network states, tokenized communities


EMAIL FORMAT PATTERNS

Firm
Email Format
Domain

Multicoin

first@multicoin.capital

multicoin.capital

Dragonfly

first@dragonfly.xyz

dragonfly.xyz

Maniv

first@maniv.com

maniv.com

Cypher

first@cyphercapital.com

cyphercapital.com

Woodstock

first@woodstockfund.com

woodstockfund.com

Pantera

first@panteracapital.com

panteracapital.com


TWITTER ACCOUNTS TO ENGAGE

Before cold emailing, engage with their content for 1-2 weeks:

  1. @KyleSamani - Multicoin (very active)

  2. @hosseeb - Dragonfly (podcaster, thought leader)

  3. @tomhschmidt - Dragonfly

  4. @BijanAlizadeh - Cypher Capital

  5. @veradittakit - Pantera (very accessible)

  6. @cburniske - Placeholder


Note: Verify emails before sending. Some may have changed or bounced.

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