Internet Capital Markets with Kyle Samani

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Origins - Inside Venture Capital, Hosted by a GP and an LP

OpenLP from Sapphire Partners

116 episodes

1 week ago

Hosted by a General Partner (GP) and a Limited Partner (LP), Origins dives into the venture capital ecosystem to learn how the people behind the money make decisions: How LPs choose VC funds to invest in, what drives performance in venture, the dos and don'ts of fundraising, what founders/entrepreneurs/CEOs need to do to raise a Seed, Series A and beyond, what it takes to go from emerging manager to franchise VC, and the latest private market trends and dynamics shaping the investment ecosystem. Origins is co-hosted by GP Nick Chirls and LP Beezer Clarkson.

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Internet Capital Markets with Kyle Samani

Origins - Inside Venture Capital, Hosted by a GP and an LP

43 minutes 54 seconds

1 month ago

Internet Capital Markets with Kyle Samani

Kyle Samani is the Founder and Managing Partner of Multicoin Capital, a thesis-driven investment firm that invests in cryptocurrencies, tokens, and blockchain companies reshaping trillion-dollar markets. He joins Beezer Clarkson, Partner at Sapphire Partners, and Nick Chirls, Partner at Asylum Ventures, to discuss the philosophies that underpin Multicoin’s investment strategies. He also unpacks how blockchain technologies are already reshaping global finance away from legacy systems and towards embedded trading platforms that will sit within traditional messaging and media platforms.

Learn more about Sapphire Partners: https://sapphireventures.com/sapphire-partners

Learn more about OpenLP: https://openlp.vc

Learn more about Asylum Ventures: https://asylum.vc

Learn more about Multicoin: https://multicoin.capital

Jerry Neumann’s post on markets v. innovation: https://reactionwheel.net/2025/07/a-look-at-growth

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 Welcome to Origins

2:43 The Origin Story of Multicoin

7:07 Financially Long & Intellectually Short Bitcoin

8:53 What Is an Internet Capital Market?

19:18 What Happens to Banks?

21:14 What Did You See In Solana?

30:22 The Rise of DATs

36:40 Did Web3.0 Live Up To Its Promise?