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Evan Morris

DeFi Portfolio Manager

United States

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $3,000,000.00

Work Experience

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

  • Global Macro Hedge Fund Analyst

    2015 - 2015

    $3.2B global macro hedge fund

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.