Stateless Ventures is an early stage crypto asset investment firm. We back startups with highly asymmetric risk reward potential. Often, these are good ideas that start out looking like bad ideas. Identifying the crossover between what the smartest people are working on during nights/weekends and where the world is going. We are witnessing a Cambrian explosion of innovation in financial technology and web architecture. The future web will be more decentralized, free from trusted 3rd parties and monopoly tech giants.

 
We believe the internet should be more egalitarian. By investing in startups and crypto protocols, we intend to bring about that change.
Stateless Ventures is an early stage crypto asset investment firm
We back startups with highly asymmetric risk reward potential
Often, these are good ideas that start out looking like bad ideas
Identifying the crossover between what the smartest people are working on during nights/weekends and where the world is going
We are witnessing a Cambrian explosion of innovation in financial technology and web architecture
The future web will be more decentralized, free from trusted 3rd parties and monopoly tech giants

We believe the internet should be more egalitarian
By investing in startups and crypto protocols, we intend to bring about that change

• TEAM
  Matt Slater
  Managing Partner
  Matt is founder and Managing Partner at Stateless Ventures where he leads the investment team across all sectors and asset classes
• Prior to Stateless, Matt was Co-founder and CEO of Hedgy – a blockchain derivatives startup backed by Tim Draper and Marc Benioff
• A pioneer of smart contract technology, Hedgy built one of the first decentralized exchanges for crypto derivatives
• Hedgy was acquired by Wyre, Inc
• in 2018
• Matt holds a BSc in Business from USC, a Masters in Finance from Hult and a J
• D in Law from Loyola Law School
• Twitter: @mattslater
  Sol Bier
  Venture Partner
  Sol is a Venture Partner at Stateless Ventures where he leads late stage investments across SaaS, Crypto, Healthcare, AI, EVs, Autonomous Robotics and other emerging fields
• Sol founded and currently leads Factorial Funds, a private equity and venture fund focusing on growth stage investments
• Previously, Sol was a founding engineer at Cruise Automation (YC W14), an early self driving car startup acquired by GM for $1b in 2016
• Sol graduated from USC with a BSc in Physics while teaching himself how to code on nights and weekends
• Twitter: @solbier1
  Sam Trautwein
  Venture Partner
  Sam is a Venture Partner at Stateless Ventures where he sources DeFi and early stage crypto deals
• Sam co-founded Carbon Money during his senior year at Stanford, raising funds from Y Combinator and General Catalyst, among others
• Sam started mining Bitcoin in his dorm room in 2014 and, prior to Carbon, was one of the founding engineers at Plenty, a Softbank backed AI and hydroponics company
• Sam is passionate about decentralization and tech enabled disintermediation
• Sam studied Computer Science at Stanford
• Twitter: @futurenomics
  Zach Ginsburg
  Venture Partner
  Zach is a Venture Partner at Stateless Ventures where he leads private syndicate investments from early stage to growth equity
• Zach is founder/GP at Calm Ventures, a top angel list syndicate with over 3000 investors
• Notable investments include Brex, Headspace, Omaze and SuperRare
• Previously, Zach was partner at OCV Ventures leading growth equity deals
• Zach graduated from USC with a BSc in Finance
• Twitter: @zachgins
  Reid Stender
  Junior Partner
  Reid is an analyst at Stateless Ventures where he helps the investment team across all sectors
• Prior to Stateless, Reid covered internet and media sectors at Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) - a long/short hedge fund focused on public equities
• Reid also worked in the Advisory practice at KPMG, assisting technology businesses with M&A
• Reid graduated from the University of Oregon, doubling majoring in Finance and Economics
• Twitter: @Decryptcrypto
  Matt is founder and Managing Partner at Stateless Ventures where he leads the investment team across all sectors and asset classes

Prior to Stateless, Matt was Co-founder and CEO of Hedgy – a blockchain derivatives startup backed by Tim Draper and Marc Benioff
A pioneer of smart contract technology, Hedgy built one of the first decentralized exchanges for crypto derivatives
Hedgy was acquired by Wyre, Inc
in 2018

Matt holds a BSc in Business from USC, a Masters in Finance from Hult and a J
D in Law from Loyola Law School

Sol is a Venture Partner at Stateless Ventures where he leads late stage investments across SaaS, Crypto, Healthcare, AI, EVs, Autonomous Robotics and other emerging fields
Sol founded and currently leads Factorial Funds, a private equity and venture fund focusing on growth stage investments
Previously, Sol was a founding engineer at Cruise Automation (YC W14), an early self driving car startup acquired by GM for $1b in 2016

Sol graduated from USC with a BSc in Physics while teaching himself how to code on nights and weekends

Sam is a Venture Partner at Stateless Ventures where he sources DeFi and early stage crypto deals

Sam co-founded Carbon Money during his senior year at Stanford, raising funds from Y Combinator and General Catalyst, among others
Sam started mining Bitcoin in his dorm room in 2014 and, prior to Carbon, was one of the founding engineers at Plenty, a Softbank backed AI and hydroponics company
Sam is passionate about decentralization and tech enabled disintermediation

Sam studied Computer Science at Stanford

Zach is a Venture Partner at Stateless Ventures where he leads private syndicate investments from early stage to growth equity

Zach is founder/GP at Calm Ventures, a top angel list syndicate with over 3000 investors
Notable investments include Brex, Headspace, Omaze and SuperRare

Previously, Zach was partner at OCV Ventures leading growth equity deals
Zach graduated from USC with a BSc in Finance

Reid is an analyst at Stateless Ventures where he helps the investment team across all sectors

Prior to Stateless, Reid covered internet and media sectors at Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) - a long/short hedge fund focused on public equities
Reid also worked in the Advisory practice at KPMG, assisting technology businesses with M&A

Reid graduated from the University of Oregon, doubling majoring in Finance and Economics

• Portfolio
  Ethereum
  2014 Seed
  MakerDAO
  2017
  0x
  2017 Seed
  Cosmos Network
  2017 Seed
  Futureswap
  2019 Seed
  Keep
  2018 Seed
  Republic Protocol
  2018

 
Loopring
2020
Synthetix
2018 Seed
Aave
2020
Authereum
Seed
Theta Labs
2018 Seed
Augur
2017 Seed
district0x
2018 Seed
Bancor Network
2020
Nexus Mutual
2020
Stargaze
Seed
POAP
Seed
Metalink
Seed
BreederDAO
Seed
Decentral Games
Synapse Protocol
Seed
xToken
Tessera
(Previously fractional

• art)
  Series A
  decent
• xyz
  Seed
  Nomad
  Seed
  Matchbox
  Seed
  Burnt Finance
  Series A
  IPOR
  Seed
  Alexandria Labs
  Seed
  Smoothy Finance
  Seed
  Tokemak
  Series A
  Hop Protocol
  Seed
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