W. Bradford Stephens
W. Bradford Stephens
W. Bradford Stephens is an American Venture Capitalist and Managing Partner at Blockchain Capital. [undefined] He is based in San Francisco. [1]
Early Life and Education
Stephens is original from Tiburon, California and graduated The Branson School. [1] He went on to attend Duke University and earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Religion in 1998. [undefined]
Career
Stephens started his career at Furman Selz and CSFB Technology.
[undefined] Throughout his career, Stephens has had experience in domestic and international finance includes sell-side securities analysis, hedge fund management, venture capital and family office management.
[undefined] In 2000, Stephens became a Senior Associate at Fidelity Investments where he focused on the areas of Internet Security and New Media as well as founded Fidelity's Biometric Consortium, a cutting edge collaboration of all Fidelity's business units designed to explore, pilot and implement biometric security systems within Fidelity and eventually its consumer clients. [undefined]
In 2002, Stephens founded his own firm, Stephens Investment Management.
[undefined] He has been a Board Member of the IMI Exchange, the world's largest virtual goods platform, alongside Brock Pierce since 2006. [undefined] Stephens Co-Founded and became Managing Partner of the first VC Fund completely dedicated to the Bitcoin/Blockchain space, Blockchain Capital, in 2013. [undefined] Two years later, Stephens became a Board Member of ChangeTip, a micropayment platform. [undefined]