JL

Jane Lippencott

Volt, ex-a16z

New York, New York

Invests in

Stages:

Sectors:

Web3/Blockchain

Female Investors

Investors who were founders

Investors who invested in female founders

Investors who invested in diverse founders

Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists

San Francisco Bay Area

Locations:

San Francisco, California

Min Investment:
$500,000.00
Max Investment:
$40,000,000.00
Target Investment:
$20,000,000.00

Skills

Education

DM
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Administration
Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina
(2014 - 2018)
SJ
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
(2017 - 2017)
NT
National Taiwan Normal University
(2016 - 2016)
TC
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
(2015 - 2016)
FI
Summer Program
Fashion Institute of Technology
(2013 - 2013)
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Upper St Clair High School
(2010 - 2014)
IS
Bangkok, Thailand
International School Bangkok
(2006 - 2009)
Manhattan, New York
Public School 87, William Sherman
(2003 - 2005)
HK
Hong Kong International School
(2002 - 2003)
HK
Hong Kong Academy
(1999 - 2002)

Lists including Jane

Based in NYC

2599 people

All Series A Investors

14748 people

All Seed Investors

19691 people

All Pre-Seed Investors

7972 people

Investments

TaxBit

Total Funding: $240M

Skale Labs

Total Funding: $17M

BlockFi Lending LLC

Total Funding: $80M

Work Experience

VC

2025

Partner
2025

SF

Slingshot Finance

2021 - 2025

Advisor
2021 - 2025

AH

Andreessen Horowitz

2021 - 2025

Partner
2021 - 2025
Partner @ a16z crypto

TF

2021 - 2025

Advisor
2021 - 2025

G

2021 - 2023

KERNEL Mentor
2021 - 2023
Mentor at Gitcoin's KERNEL program

C

2020 - 2023

Mentor
2020 - 2023
Mentor at CeloCamp https://www.celocamp.com/

OW

Open Web Collective

2020 - 2023

Mentor
2020 - 2023
Mentor at Near Protocol's Open Web Collective https://www.openwebcollective.com/

Distributed Global

2021 - 2021

Partner
2021 - 2021
Partner at Distributed Global. Investing in pre-seed to Series A stage crypto startups. While I was at DG, we invested in ChainFlip, Endaoment, Forte, Stardust, Tokemak, Tracer, XMTP, Gallery, Hume, Gem, Nifty Islands, Nestcoin, and Kyve.

AR

2021 - 2021

2021 VC Cohort
2021 - 2021

WC

Winklevoss Capital

2019 - 2021

Associate
2019 - 2021
Investing in crypto companies and funds alongside Sterling, Tyler, and Cameron. Invested into BlockFi, Crusoe Energy, Slingshot, Taxbit, Synthetix, Aave, Chainlink, Skale Labs.