Nomads' Jordsnel joins Bankless' Emerging Managers series to explain how elite VCs operate and why emerging managers can outperform billion-dollar venture funds

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A $50M seed fund holding 10% at exit gets a full fund back from a $500M outcome; the same position returns just 5% of a $1B vehicle. The small-fund trade is especially live in crypto now: Galaxy counted only eight new crypto funds in Q1 2026, the fewest since Q3 2020, while pre-seed still accounted for 19% of deals.

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Nomads' Jordsnel joins Bankless' Emerging Managers series to explain how elite VCs operate and why emerging managers can outperform billion-dollar venture funds

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Nomads' Jordsnel joins Bankless' Emerging Managers series to explain how elite VCs operate and why emerging managers can outperform billion-dollar venture funds

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Bankless Ryan Sean Adams rejects the “Ethereum not ETH” narrative, arguing a trillion-dollar ETH is essential to Ethereum’s success as a censorship-resistant financial system and global store of value

Bankless co-founder David Hoffman sold his ETH, arguing the “ETH is Money” thesis has fully played out as Ethereum prioritizes ecosystem growth over ETH value capture

Bankless-backed Megapot introduces DeFi-powered lottery model with LPs earning yield, referral incentives, and permissionless access to act as the “house”

Bankless unveils plans for onchain IPO on Canton Network, offering 230K tokenized equity shares at $300 each as it pushes community ownership under new digital securities framework

Most crypto neobanks still rely on banks, issuers, Visa/Mastercard rails and regulators, making “bankless” apps vulnerable to shutdowns, freezes and policy shifts

Bankless Ryan Sean Adams rejects the “Ethereum not ETH” narrative, arguing a trillion-dollar ETH is essential to Ethereum’s success as a censorship-resistant financial system and global store of value

Bankless co-founder David Hoffman sold his ETH, arguing the “ETH is Money” thesis has fully played out as Ethereum prioritizes ecosystem growth over ETH value capture

Bankless-backed Megapot introduces DeFi-powered lottery model with LPs earning yield, referral incentives, and permissionless access to act as the “house”

Bankless unveils plans for onchain IPO on Canton Network, offering 230K tokenized equity shares at $300 each as it pushes community ownership under new digital securities framework

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