White Star Capital: Closes $50M Digital Asset Fund

White Star Capital Closes $50M Digital Asset Fund

  • White Star Capital, a NYC-based multi-stage technology venture capital investment platform, closed its $50M Digital Asset Fund (DAF),
  • The fund is backed by major institutional investors and corporations, including Bpifrance and Ubisoft
  • Led by Sep Alavi, General Partner, the DAF will deploy between $500,000 and $3 million in initial investments into 15-20 companies with a core focus in North America and Europe
  • The team takes a research-driven approach to maximize returns through early access in both equity and token investments
  • The fund has already made six investments, including dfuse, Multis, Paraswap, Rally, Ledn and Safello, a European crypto brokerage that went public on the Nasdaq First North stock exchange on May 12th
  • The team also includes principal investor Thomas Klocanas in NYC as well as Sanjay Zimmermann in Toronto
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