Overview

Number of Portfolio Companies 12
Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 

Barry Silbert is the Founder & CEO of Digital Currency Group, a company helping to build the foundation of the digital currency and blockchain technology industry by launching, incubating, and investing in groundbreaking companies that will transform the global financial services ecosystem and usher in the “internet of value”. DCG has been an

active seed investor in the digital currency industry with over 50 investments in 15 countries including BitGo, BitPay, BitPagos, BitPesa, Chain, Circle, Coinbase, Gyft, Kraken, Ripple Labs, TradeBlock, Unocoin, and Xapo.

In addition, Barry also created the Bitcoin Investment Trust (BIT), a private, open-ended trust sponsored by Grayscale Investments, a Digital Currency Group company. The BIT’s shares are the first publicly quoted securities (ticker: GBTC) solely invested in and deriving value from the price of bitcoin, enabling investors to gain exposure to the price movement of bitcoin without the challenges of buying, storing, and safekeeping bitcoins.

Prior to founding Digital Currency Group, Barry founded SecondMarket, a platform that enables private companies and investment funds to more efficiently raise capital and provide liquidity to their stakeholders by simplifying complex transaction workflows, streamlining investor onboarding, and verifying that investors are accredited.

SecondMarket has received numerous accolades in recent years including being named by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer and has received honors from Forbes, Fast Company, Deloitte and other organizations. Barry has received several individual honors including being named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young and Crain's, and being selected to Fortune's prestigious "40 Under 40" list.

Prior to founding SecondMarket in 2004, Barry was an investment banker at Houlihan Lokey and graduated with honors from the Goizueta Business School of Emory University, and holds Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments 12
Barry Silbert has made 12 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - OneName on Nov 14, 2014, when OneName raised
$1.5M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Nov 14, 2014
OneName
Seed Round - OneName
$1.5M
Jul 29, 2014
Voyat
No
Seed Round - Voyat
$1.8M
Jul 16, 2014
TradeBlock
Seed Round - TradeBlock
$2.8M
Jan 29, 2014
Ripio
No
Seed Round - Ripio
$600K
Jul 1, 2012
Lua
Seed Round - Lua
$2.5M
Jun 14, 2012
Rewind Me
No
Seed Round - Rewind Me
$800K
Jun 1, 2012
IVY
No
Angel Round - IVY
$1.5M
May 1, 2012
Endurance Lending Network
Seed Round - Endurance Lending Network
$1.5M
Mar 19, 2012
Slated
Series B - Slated
$2M
Jan 25, 2012
Murfie
Seed Round - Murfie
$1.4M

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Exits

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Barry Silbert has exits. Their most notable exits are VoyatTradeBlock, and Tapad.
  • Voyat Voyat works with leading hospitality brands to increase direct bookings by delivering beautifully designed dynamic messages to visitors.
  • TradeBlock TradeBlock is the world's leading provider of institutional trading tools for digital currencies.
  • Tapad Tapad is a global marketing technology company connecting brands to consumers across devices.
  • SponsorHub SponsorHub mission is to Connect brands with targeted consumers in an impactful, one-to-one marketing environment.
  • Lua Lua specializes in powering HIPAA compliant messaging for the healthcare industry.
  • Endurance Lending Network Endurance Lending Network is a web-based lender for small and medium businesses in the United States.

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs 4
Number of Past Jobs 4
Barry Silbert has 4 current jobs including Founder & CEO at Digital Currency Group, Founder & CEO at Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, and Founder at Bitcoin Investment Trust. Additionally, Barry Silbert has had 4 past jobs including Founder & Chairman at SecondMarket.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
SecondMarket
Founder & ChairmanJun 2014Oct 2015
SecondMarket
Founder, Chairman & CEOSep 2008Jun 2014
Houlihan Lokey
AssociateAug 1998Jan 2004
Nasdaq Private Market
Founder

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 4
Barry Silbert holds 4 board and advisor roles including Investor at Tapad, Investor at Murfie, and Member of the Board of Advisors at Lenddo.

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