Varys Capital

Varys Capital is a total return fund that gives investors access to digital assets through two routes: venture investing and quantitative trading. Its website sets out four pillars for its investment approach, built around relationships, method, education and belief in blockchain.

What Varys Capital does

• Equity and token investments: early-stage funds backing blockchain-enabled fintech, trade and infrastructure companies, with a portfolio now focused on decentralised finance.
• Quantitative trading: a multi-strategy approach driven by data and automated trading that is monitored and adjusted each day.
• Discretionary trades: event-driven and special-situation positions across physical and derivative markets.

Customers and markets

Investors it selects for what they add beyond capital, and founders building blockchain-based businesses.

Key facts

• Structure: venture vehicle and separate trading vehicle
• Management: team members each have more than ten years of experience
• Focus: digital assets