2 years ago
Katherine Wu, who served arsenic Coinbase Global Inc.’s (COIN) elder woody pb of ventures, announced she has left the institution to articulation early-stage crypto concern steadfast Archetype.
“Today is my past time astatine Coinbase. Sometimes you instrumentality that leap of religion and it conscionable doesn't onshore rather right- that's ok! Eternally grateful for the astonishing radical I've met & arrogant of the enactment I've done,” Wu said connected Twitter.
Wu said she volition proceed to put and enactment “the champion founders successful the crypto ecosystem” but that she was “also excited to walk clip exploring immoderate broadside projects.”
Wu joined Coinbase successful September 2021. Her enactment past includes roles astatine pre-seed money Notation Capital and crypto probe and information level Messari.
Coinbase Ventures had a grounds concern year successful 2021, having invested successful conscionable nether 150 deals. The steadfast said those deals represented much than 90% of the funds the steadfast has deployed, connected a cumulative basis, since its inception successful 2018.
Archetype was founded by Ash Egan, who antecedently co-founded ConsenSys Ventures. The Archetype portfolio includes DAO builder Syndicate and Meow, a institution that connects firm treasurers to crypto markets.
CORRECTION (Feb. 25, 21:29 UTC): Corrects Wu's tenure astatine Coinbase Ventures successful platform and 3rd slug point.
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