Scenius Studio (Episode #25)
Evan Fisher -- Portal VC
Scenius: The intelligence and the intuition of a whole cultural scene. The communal form of the concept of genius.
Welcome to the Scenius Studio
As a crypto-dedicated Fund-of-Funds Manager at Scenius Capital, host, Ben Jacobs has the unique opportunity to speak daily with the brightest investors in the blockchain space. In Scenius Studio, Ben chats with crypto Hedge Fund Managers and Venture Capitalists in wide-ranging, evergreen, and alpha-focused conversations.
In each episode of Scenius Studio, Ben dives deep with these talented professionals to understand what drove them to crypto, and how they approach the complex craft of investing in the wild west of digital assets and blockchain technology. We are excited to share these discussions publicly through this podcast.
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In this episode, Ben sits down with Evan Fisher, Founder and General Partner of Portal Ventures. Evan started his career at Goldman Sachs and Insight Partners before launching Portal. At Portal, Evan invests across the industry, globe, and fundraising stage as he applies his traditionally trained venture skillset to protocol investing. Evan is a pragmatist with a business model oriented investment framework that has thus far resonated with founders and builders across the blockchain industry.
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In this episode we discussed:
The delta between public perception of crypto and what’s actually happening in the industry
Applying a traditionally trained financial skillset to protocol investing
Where protocol investing deviates from traditional venture investing
Teaching downstream investors on how to underwrite digital assets
Traveling to Japan and the related Fully Homomorphic Encryption alpha
Urbit. What it is, why it’s important, and how to participate in the ecosystem
New DeFi (aka internet financial systems) primitives and associated investments
Evan’s spiciest takes 🌶
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