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Evan Morris

DeFi Portfolio Manager

United States

Invests in

Stages:

Sectors:

Web3/Blockchain

Seattle / Portland

Locations:

Seattle, Washington

Min Investment:
$1,000,000.00
Max Investment:
$5,000,000.00
Target Investment:
$3,000,000.00

Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree
Harvard University
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Davis High School

Work Experience

Strix Leviathan

2022 - 2024

Portfolio Manager, Aurora Fund
2022 - 2024
Sole trader/strategist of a market neutral DeFi fund

2020 - 2022

Partner, Maha DeFi Fund I, LP
2021 - 2022
Principal
2020 - 2021

2019 - 2022

Business Development & Strategic Partnerships
2020 - 2022
Special Projects
2019 - 2020

2018 - 2019

Principal
2018 - 2019
Venture capital investor supporting entrepreneurs building solutions to real-world business challenges in fintech, blockchain, crypto, and DeFi.

2016 - 2018

Analyst, Fintech, Emerging Technology
2016 - 2018
Post-acquisition, initiated Morningstar Research coverage of crypto and blockchain

2015 - 2018

Analyst, Fintech, Emerging Technology Lead
2015 - 2018
-Initiated some of the first institutional research coverage of crypto and blockchain in 2016 -Built relationships with VC investors and founders in crypto, blockchain, and fintech -Quoted and cited in industry publications including Bloomberg, WSJ, Reuters, Fortune, Inc., TechCrunch, and The Financial Times

Fortress Investment Group

2015 - 2015

Global Macro Hedge Fund Analyst
2015 - 2015
$3.2B global macro hedge fund

Upgrade Capital

2014 - 2014

Fortress Global Macro Challenge
2014 - 2014
Won investment competition out of 3,000 undergrad and MBA students based on returns and excellence in written memos outlining investment theses and strategy.