Coinbase fired him. Now he runs a VC firm with over $1 billion AUM.

Channel:
United Kingdom 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Subscribers:
159,000
Published on ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptaHiksp4zA


Duration: 6:37
385 views
10

Nick Tomaino tells the story of how he was forced out of Coinbase and ended up founding crypto VC firm with over $1 billion AUM.

Watch our full interview with Nick Tomaino:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNpe8AiiTns

-------------------------------------------------

Who is Nick Tomaino?

Nick Tomaino is the Founder and General Partner @ 1confirmation, one of the leading seed firms fueling the decentralization of the web and society. The fund started with $26M in backing from individuals including Peter Thiel and Mark Cuban and it has been reported that the firm now has over $1B in assets under management. Nick has led seed investments in OpenSea, dYdX, SuperRare, Polkadot and Cosmos among others. Prior to 1confirmation, Nick was a Principal @ Runa Capital and before that led business development and marketing at Coinbase in the early days of the company.


-----------------------------------------------


#NickTomaino #Crypto #VentureCapital



Other Videos By 20VC with Harry Stebbings


2023-11-053 Types of Seed Round 🌱
2023-11-05Are growth rounds dead? 💀
2023-11-05AI = Dot-Com Bubble?
2023-11-05Why I invested $10M+ in this AI security company — Ed Sim
2023-11-04The Best Founders' Superpower
2023-11-04#1 Mistake Product Managers Make
2023-11-04This Product Exec Doesn’t Fire Anyone
2023-11-04David Meyer: Are Product Managers Worse Today? 😳
2023-11-03Ex-Coinbase employee reveals how hackers infiltrated his Coinbase account (and stole everything)
2023-11-02Roundtable #5 with Jack Altman, Auren Hoffman, Jason Lemkin, Harry Stebbings | E1077
2023-11-01Coinbase fired him. Now he runs a VC firm with over $1 billion AUM.
2023-11-01David Meyer: Why You Should Hire People Who Aren’t In Product Already | E1076
2023-10-31This BILLIONAIRE invented a new kind of debt (but it's not what you think)
2023-10-30This Clever Engineering Hack Could Save Us From Global Warming -- Billionaire Chris Sacca
2023-10-30Nick Tomaino: The Future of NFTs, What Will Happen with FTX & Who Should be Held to Account | E1076
2023-10-29Billionaire Chris Sacca's 5 SIMPLE STEPS to help anyone who is struggling and upset
2023-10-28Tech billionaire spent the weekend teaching his son Python and now their app has 5 million users
2023-10-28Why Massive Funds Will Raise From More Risk Averse LPs 😧
2023-10-28We used freelancers to scale our company to $50 million ARR  🚀
2023-10-28Why VCs Need a Fund Returner 👆
2023-10-28Founder Ben Chestnut tells the story of Mailchimp's "aha moment"