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Investing Profile

Cory Klippsten(542)

AngelFounderCEOInvestor

SwanBitcoin.com CEO, Partner in Bitcoiner Ventures, Advisor to RIOT (Nasdaq)

swanbitcoin.comLos Angeles, California
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Cory Klippsten's investing connections

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77 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Pete Flint (NFX), Satya Patel (Homebrew), and 74 other investors on Signal.

Networks Cory is a member of
Google Network
246 CONNECTIONS
Microsoft Network
105 CONNECTIONS
McKinsey & Company Network
90 CONNECTIONS
Morgan Stanley Network
76 CONNECTIONS
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Network
28 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Bitcoiner Ventures Managing Partner
Investment Range
$10K - $250K
Sweet Spot
$150K
Investments On Record
5

Cory Klippsten is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Cory Klippsten's Investments On Record (5)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
OpenSea
SeedNov 2019$2.1M
$730M
Co-investors: Fred Ehrsam (Paradigm), Avichal Garg (Electric Capital), Katie Haun (Haun Ventures), Kevin Hartz (A* Partners), Kevin Durant (Thirty Five Ventures), Ashton Kutcher (Sound Ventures), Linda Xie (Scalar Capital), Justin Kan (Goat Capital), Bill Lee (Craft Ventures), Martin Tobias (Incisive Ventures), Andrew Vigneault (Flexcap), Julian Wright, Dylan Field, Ryan Shea, Mathieu Guerville, Marc McCabe, Regan Bozman, Andrew Steinwold, Ben Silbermann, Justin David Blau
Unchained Capital
Seed RoundJun 2018$3M
$3M
Co-investors: Nick Ducoff (G20 Ventures), Brian Spaly (Brand Foundry Ventures), Ezra Galston (Starting Line)
Zype
Series AOct 2017$4.9M
$8.5M
Co-investors: Bill Benedict (Alpine Meridien), Joe Apprendi (Revel Partners), Geoff Judge (iNovia Capital)
Heartbeat
Seed RoundJul 2017$450K
$3.6M
Co-investors: Ryan Bloomer (K50 Ventures), Sebastien de Halleux (Graph Ventures), Jordan A.D. Fudge (Sinai Ventures), Eric Reiner (Vine Ventures LP)
Tesloop
SeedMar 2017$2000B
$2000B

most interested in

Bitcoin, marketplaces and platforms, SaaS, adtech and digital media

not interested in

I'm internet / software only, so no medical devices, clean tech, hardware. Typically work only with product/engineering oriented founders. If more of a sales/BD orientation, only with founders who've had significant exits previously.

Cory Klippsten's Experience

Management Consulting McKinsey & CompanyPresent
Private Client Marketing Morgan StanleyPresent
Television Reporter, Anchor and Producer; Online Producer NBC 8 KOMU-TVPresent
CEO Swan BitcoinPresent
Strategy and Operations GooglePresent
Interactive Television Producer MicrosoftPresent

Cory Klippsten's Education

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business MBA in Finance Entrepreneurship, and International Business
University of Missouri-Columbia Broadcast Journalism New Media, Convergence, Business Management