Barry Silbert Overview
- Investor Type
- Angel
- Status
- Active
- Professionals
- 1

- Investments
- 43
- Portfolio
- 18
- Exits
- 23

Barry Silbert General Information
Description
Mr. Barry Silbert is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer, Board Member, and Investment Committee Member at Digital Currency Group. He serves as Board Member at Ethereum Classic. A global enterprise that builds, buys, and invests in blockchain and/or bitcoin companies all over the world. DCG is the parent company of Grayscale Investments (the largest digital currency asset manager with ~$2 billion in AUM), Genesis Trading (the largest regulated crypto trading and lending firm), and CoinDesk (the preeminent media and events company in the space). A pioneer in bitcoin investing, Barry began buying bitcoin in 2012 and quickly established himself as one of the earliest and most active investors in the industry. Prior to leading DCG, Barry was the founder and CEO of SecondMarket, a venture-backed technology company that was acquired by Nasdaq. Barry has received numerous awards and accolades for his leadership including being named Entrepreneur of the Year by both Ernst & Young and Crain's and being selected to Fortune's prestigious "40 under 40" list. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Barry worked as an investment banker in New York. He graduated with honors from the Goizueta Business School of Emory University.
Contact Information
- New York, NY
- United States
Barry Silbert Investments (43)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Ripio | 22-Feb-2017 | Early Stage VC | 00.000 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000000 |
00000000 0000 0000 | 23-Sep-2016 | 00000 00000 | 000 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000000 |
000000 | 16-Jun-2015 | 0000 00000 | 00.00 | Social/Platform Software | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000000 |
00000 | 18-Apr-2015 | 0000 00000 | 00.000 | Business/Productivity Software | Startup | 00000 0000000 |
0000000000 | 10-Mar-2015 | 0000 00000 | 00000 | Financial Software | Out of Business | 00000 0000000 |
0000 (000000000) | 05-Mar-2015 | 0000 00000 | 00.000 | Brokerage | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000000 |
00000000 | 28-Jan-2015 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000000 |
000000 ( 00000000 | 14-Nov-2014 | 0000 00000 | 00.00 | Software Development Applications | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000000 |
Melotic | 10-Oct-2014 | Seed Round | 00.000 | Other Financial Services | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000000 |
Coinapult | 01-Oct-2014 | Seed Round | 00000 | Financial Software | Out of Business | 00000 0000000 |
Barry Silbert Exits (23)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Coinapult | 26-Apr-2022 | Out of Business | |
0000000000 | 14-Jul-2021 | 000 00 00000000 | |
0000000 00000 | 12-May-2021 | 000 | 00.00 |
000 000000 | 01-May-2021 | 000000000 00000000 | |
0000000000 | 05-Jan-2021 | 000000000000000000 | |
000000 0000 | 01-Feb-2020 | 000 00 00000000 | |
0000000000 | 01-Jan-2020 | 000000000000000000 | |
000000 | 25-Nov-2019 | 0000000000: 000000 | |
Lua (Communication Software) | 14-Feb-2019 | Merger/Acquisition | |
Chain | 10-Sep-2018 | Merger/Acquisition |
Barry Silbert Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
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Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
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Barry Silbert | Angel Investor | 00 | 0 | 0 | New York, NY |