Mike Giampapa

General Partner, Ventures at Galaxy Digital

Biography

Mike Giampapa is General Partner of Galaxy Ventures. The Galaxy Ventures team page states that he focuses on the intersection of crypto and financial services, security and DeFi applications, and developer tooling; that before Galaxy he worked at Bessemer Venture Partners, where he helped lead their crypto and fintech investing efforts, investing in 30+ companies across all stages; that he also worked at Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), where he worked on the firm's lead investment in Coinbase; and that he started his career at J.P. Morgan and worked in business development at Circle. It states that he received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, where he served as co-president of the Blockchain and Crypto Club, and a B.A. in Economics from Johns Hopkins. He is the named author of several of Galaxy Ventures' investment announcements and was quoted as General Partner in the Ubyx seed announcement. No current board seat, IPO count or exit count was found in a first-party source.

Education

• M.B.A., Harvard Business School
• B.A., Economics, Johns Hopkins University

Previous Experience

• J.P. Morgan - started his career
• Circle - business development
• Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) - worked on the firm's lead investment in Coinbase
• Bessemer Venture Partners - helped lead crypto and fintech investing efforts, investing in 30+ companies across all stages

Notable Investments

Career Timeline

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