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Oliver Stad
Finance Manager
1 of 27
Operations
Madrid, Spain
Oliver
Stad
Finance Manager
Oliver is responsible for tracking financials and key performance metrics in service of potential follow-on rounds and portfolio allocation. Techno-optimist and skilled pianist.
Malte Barth
Founding Partner
2 of 27
Investment Team (Crypto)
Cascais, Portugal
Malte
Barth
Founding Partner
Malte has been a leader, investor, and operator in the media, games, and esports spaces for over 20 years. Wherever he is at this exact moment, he'd probably rather be kitesurfing.
Jasper Brand
Partner
3 of 27
Investment Team (Equity)
Los Angeles, United States
Jasper
Brand
Partner
Jasper was part of BITKRAFT's founding team, and currently focuses on identifying and evaluating new investment opportunities. High probability he could beat you in golf.
Justin Swart
Principal
4 of 27
Investment Team (Crypto)
Cape Town, South Africa
Justin
Swart
Principal
Justin comes from a background in IB and VC, and carries a deep passion for being able to work with entrepreneurs in pursuit of their dreams. His grey hair is not Witcher cosplay.
Scott Rupp
Founding General Partner
5 of 27
Investment Team (Equity)
Denver, United States
Scott
Rupp
Founding General Partner
Interactive entertainment entrepreneur, investor, and operating executive with over 20 years experience. He'd like you to know the Nuggets are NBA champions.
Antonio de la Esperanza
VP, Legal
6 of 27
Operations
Madrid, Spain
Antonio
de la Esperanza
VP, Legal
Antonio is BITKRAFT's legal counsel and brings with him extensive experience in cross-border debt and venture financing. A bad but enthusiastic gamer and golfer.
Lauren Wilhelm
VP, Finance | Controller
7 of 27
Operations
Tabernacle, United States
Lauren
Wilhelm
VP, Finance | Controller
Lauren is a CPA supporting all internal accounting operations. Horseback rider extraordinaire.
Jonathan  Huang
Principal
8 of 27
Investment Team (Equity)
Sembawang, Singapore
Jonathan
Huang
Principal
Jonathan is responsible for supporting the entire investment process from origination to evaluation, structuring, and closing within the Asia region. Secretly part Witcher.
Candace  Kim
Senior Analyst
9 of 27
Investment Team (Equity)
Venice, United States
Candace
Kim
Senior Analyst
Equal part creative and analytical, Candace is a strategist with a background in gaming, digital entertainment, and tech. She's looking for the perfect iced Americano as we speak.
Carlos Pereira
Partner
10 of 27
Investment Team (Crypto)
New York, United States
Carlos
Pereira
Partner
Leading BITKRAFT's crypto strategy, Carlos is an experienced investor with a background in gaming, media, and interactive entertainment. He believes Call of Duty is the new golf.
Jens Hilgers
Founding General Partner
11 of 27
Investment Team (Equity)
Berlin, Germany
Jens
Hilgers
Founding General Partner
Jens started BITKRAFT in 2015 after the acquisition of esports juggernaut ESL, which he founded in 2000. Playing Minecraft with his two sons is where he’s happiest.
Sven Hoffmann
Head of Events
12 of 27
Events & Content
Cologne, Germany
Sven
Hoffmann
Head of Events
A veteran of global Esports events production having spent nearly 20 years at ESL. Tattoo game is A+.
Jin Oh
Venture Partner
13 of 27
Venture Partners
Seoul, South Korea
Jin
Oh
Venture Partner
Jin leads BITKRAFT's Asia strategy and operations, and is formerly President of Riot Games. Not listed on his LinkedIn is his ability to toss a bean bag with extreme precision.
Nico Vereecke
Investor
14 of 27
Investment Team (Crypto)
Brussels, Belgium
Nico
Vereecke
Investor
Identifies and evaluates new investments in gaming and crypto, and has previously built multiple crypto and fintech startups. CrossFit trainer who leads fun(?) offsite workouts.
Jonathan St. Jacques
Head of Investor Relations
15 of 27
Operations
Mill Valley, United States
Jonathan
St. Jacques
Head of Investor Relations
Jonathan leads BITKRAFT's investor relations, formerly managing client relationships at BlackRock and Coinbase. Has been known to go by JSJ.
Piers Kicks
Venture Partner
16 of 27
Venture Partners
London , United Kingdom
Piers
Kicks
Venture Partner
Piers is Founding Partner in the investment arm of the leading institutional research firm covering the digital asset market—Delphi Digital. Acquired his first bitcoin at 13.
Jamie Wallace
Associate
17 of 27
Investment Team (Crypto)
London , United Kingdom
Jamie
Wallace
Associate
A deep believer in the power of blockchain, Jamie is focused on identifying and evaluating new investment opportunities in Web3 / crypto. Resident Canadian. Literal Olympian.
Dennis Fong
Venture Partner
18 of 27
Venture Partners
Palo Alto, United States
Dennis
Fong
Venture Partner
Founder & CEO with ≈ $1B in exits in gaming and SaaS, and currently the co-founder & CEO of ggwp. Better known to some as "Thresh", he is literally the world's first pro gamer.
Becky Harold
Executive Assistant
19 of 27
Operations
Madrid, Spain
Becky
Harold
Executive Assistant
Becky supports the operations team across all of its core functions, driving many of the day-to-day priorities of the firm. Low-key is the most interesting person at BITKRAFT.
Brooke Grabrian
Global Head of People
20 of 27
People Operations, Portfolio Support
Novato, United States
Brooke
Grabrian
Global Head of People
Brooke cultivates strategies and frameworks for highly successful people organizations across talent, culture and HR at BITKRAFT and within the portfolio. We don't deserve her.
Sebastian Park
Venture Partner
21 of 27
Venture Partners
New York, United States
Sebastian
Park
Venture Partner
Former VP of Esports at Houston Rockets, Seb was the first dedicated esports front-office executive in North America and in the NBA. Can talk knowledgeably about nearly anything.
Peter Pilone
Associate
22 of 27
Investment Team (Equity)
Chicago, United States
Peter
Pilone
Associate
Peter brings unique game development experience to the BITKRAFT team, where he identifies and evaluates content and infrastructure investment opportunities. Horror film buff.
Martin Garcia
General Partner and CFO
23 of 27
Operations
Madrid, Spain
Martin
Garcia
General Partner and CFO
Responsible for all operational and financial activities, Martin leverages experience from work across almost 20 countries. He is a proud graduate of the Kauffman Fellows Program.
Ben Naylor
Technical Analyst
24 of 27
Investment Team (Crypto)
West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Ben
Naylor
Technical Analyst
A rare blend of technical and creative, a former sound engineer and software developer turned analyst, Ben's insights inform deal decision-making. Probably the nicest person here.
Adrian Galea
VP, Finance
25 of 27
Operations
Madrid, Spain
Adrian
Galea
VP, Finance
Adrian is a finance and legal services professional experienced in regulatory and taxation matters, and is responsible for tracking the portfolio. Best accent at BITKRAFT.
Amanda Timm
People Operations & DEI Specialist
26 of 27
People Operations, Portfolio Support
Pleasant Hill, United States
Amanda
Timm
People Operations & DEI Specialist
Career tech & gaming recruiter focused on streamlining operations and developing meaningful DE&I strategies in support of our portfolio. Unconvinced she's not actually Batgirl.
Stephanie Llamas
Head of Content
27 of 27
Events & Content
Louisville, United States
Stephanie
Llamas
Head of Content
Stephanie is a veteran analyst in playable and immersive media. She loves BioShock and has the ink to prove it.
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