Ego Death Capital Raises $100 Million to Invest in Bitcoin Ecosystem
In a move aimed at boosting growth within the Bitcoin ecosystem, Ego Death Capital announced the launch of Fund II, a new funding round aiming to raise $100 million. Founded in 2021, the venture capital firm is led by Jeff Booth, Andi Pitt, and Nico Lechuga with advisory support from Preston Pysh, Lyn Alden, and Pablo Fernandez in Fund II, which focuses on investing in companies driving the acceleration of Bitcoin. has started successfully.
“The parallel systems that bring truth, hope and abundance to our world are growing faster than people realize, and we are very fortunate to be a part of it,” said founding partner Jeff Booth.
Fund I, which raised $25.2 million, demonstrated the foresight of Ego Death Capital in its emergence as Bitcoin not only as a store of value, but as the foundational layer of a new peer-to-peer decentralized internet connected to energy. The initial fund’s success was marked by strategic investments in companies such as Fedi, Breez, Synota, Relai and Wolf.
The situation in 2024 shows that there is still a gap in Series A funding for Bitcoin-only companies, and venture capitalists have not yet fully grasped the transformative nature and layered development of the Bitcoin protocol. I’m not able to do it. Fund II seeks to bridge this gap by providing critical support to Bitcoin-focused entrepreneurs who face the challenge of not only providing business metrics, but also educating investors about the profound changes in the Bitcoin space.
“I’m really honored to join.capital of ego deathAs a GP. Our core thesis is that Bitcoin is different from everything else,” said Preston Pysh. “At its basic, foundational layer, Bitcoin is different because it is optimized for security and decentralization. To do this, we need to maximize scalability in layers 2 and 3. IMHO, anyone who builds on top of another protocol at the base layer is building on sand. “As we look at the companies building the future of finance, we focus on humble, thoughtful and constructive leaders who deliver limitless efficiency and value to their customers and members.”
As the world transitions from operating under a “dishonest ledger” to operating based on the integrity of Bitcoin, Ego Death Capital’s Fund II will be pivotal in identifying and nurturing sustainable businesses that contribute to this transformation, according to a press release. Our goal is to play a leading role. move. The $100 million fund hopes to be a significant step forward in fostering innovation and value creation within the rapidly growing Bitcoin ecosystem.
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