Placeholder

Placeholder Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 and located in New York City. The firm focuses on investing in decentralized information networks and web3 services, targeting sectors related to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. As a Registered Investment Adviser, Placeholder Ventures applies a thesis-driven approach to its investments, aiming to support innovative developments within the rapidly evolving landscape of decentralized technologies.

Christopher Burniske

Co-Founder and Partner

Joel Monegro

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Past deals in Peer to Peer

Monad

Seed Round in 2023
Monad is a proof-of-stake blockchain and decentralized computation platform that focuses on high performance and portability. It features a scalar architecture with pipelined execution, which allows for efficient transaction throughput. This innovative design enables developers to create complex decentralized applications (dApps) capable of processing a large volume of transactions quickly. By combining advanced technology with a user-friendly framework, Monad aims to enhance the overall functionality and scalability of decentralized applications in the blockchain ecosystem.

Radicle

Venture Round in 2021
Radicle is a peer-to-peer stack for building software together.

Radicle

Venture Round in 2021
Radicle is a peer-to-peer stack for building software together.

Polkadot

Venture Round in 2019
Polkadot is a protocol that allows independent blockchains to exchange information. Polkadot is an inter-chain blockchain protocol which unlike internet messaging protocols (e.g. TCP/IP) also enforces the order and the validitiy of the messages between the chains. This interoperability also allows the additional benefit of scalability by creating a general environment for multiple state machines.

UMA

Seed Round in 2019
Developer of a decentralized financial contracts platform designed to trade in derivative products. The company's product allows risk to move across the internet without a centralized authority or single point of failure, enabling customers to create their own financial products and benefit from automatic enforcement and instant settlement.

Zcash

Venture Round in 2018
Zcash offers total payment confidentiality, while still maintaining a decentralized network using a public blockchain. Unlike Bitcoin, Zcash transactions automatically hide the sender, recipient, and value of all transactions on the blockchain. Only those with the correct view key can see the contents. Users have complete control and can opt-in to provide others with their view key at their discretion. Zcash transactions do not depend on the cooperation of other parties. Additionally, full nodes in the Zcash network only need to store a small persistent state.

Zcash

Venture Round in 2018
Zcash offers total payment confidentiality, while still maintaining a decentralized network using a public blockchain. Unlike Bitcoin, Zcash transactions automatically hide the sender, recipient, and value of all transactions on the blockchain. Only those with the correct view key can see the contents. Users have complete control and can opt-in to provide others with their view key at their discretion. Zcash transactions do not depend on the cooperation of other parties. Additionally, full nodes in the Zcash network only need to store a small persistent state.

Filecoin

Venture Round in 2017
Filecoin is a data storage network that enables users to rent disk space for file storage. It operates as a decentralized platform, allowing participants to buy and sell storage services using its native electronic currency, which can also be exchanged for other currencies such as Bitcoin and USD. The company is headquartered in the United States and aims to provide a secure and efficient method for managing data storage needs.
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