The Inquisitive VC

By Nawaz Ahmed

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November 12, 2025 S1, E6: Investing In Crypto With Learnings From Iran - Hootie Rashidifard, Hash3
In this episode of Inquisitive VC, host Nawaz Ahmed speaks with Hootie Rashidifard, Founder and General Partner of Hash3, a $30M crypto venture fund built on a mission to bring self-sovereignty to all end users.
Hootie shares how his Iranian upbringing—watching his father’s bank accounts frozen after the 1979 revolution—instilled a deep mistrust of centralized systems and shaped his belief in Bitcoin’s promise. From investment banking to five years at Canaan Partners, and now leading Hash3, he reveals what it takes to raise and run a crypto fund through market chaos.
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37min
November 04, 2025 S1, E5: From Two Sigma to Twenty-Five Million Fund 1 - Andy Kangpan, Metalayer Ventures
In this episode of Inquisitive VC, host Nawaz Ahmed sits down with Andy Kangpan, Founder and General Partner of Metalayer Ventures, a $25M crypto venture fund focused on blockchain adoption in financial services.
Andy shares his journey from investing at Two Sigma during the 2017 ICO boom to founding Metalayer after the FTX collapse—driven by the belief that crypto’s next chapter lies in real-world deployment, not speculation.
He opens up about the emotional rollercoaster of raising a first fund, the key lessons learned from rejection, and how Metalayers balanced 50/50 approach to equity and token investments positions them for the evolving crypto landscape.
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40min
October 28, 2025 S1, E4: From RuneScape Bots to Raising For Reforge - Alex Lin, Reforge VC
In this episode of Inquisitive VC, host Nawaz Ahmed sits down with Alex Lin, Founder and General Partner of Reforge, a crypto venture fund investing in coordination infrastructure across capital markets, AI, and compute systems.
Alex shares his journey from running a gaming bot farm that led him to Bitcoin, to becoming a venture capitalist with a mission to rebuild trust in failing institutions. He talks about leaving Shima Capital to launch Reforge, the brutal realities of fundraising, and why early-stage venture—not speculative liquid markets—will define the next decade of crypto
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42min
October 07, 2025 S1, E3: Building for the Crypto Infrastructure Mission - Travis Scher, North Island Ventures
In this episode of Inquisitive VC, host Nawaz Ahmed interviews Travis Scher, co-founder of North Island Ventures, to explore crypto investing and venture capital. Travis shares his journey from a disgruntled lawyer discovering Bitcoin in 2014 to becoming a seasoned crypto VC at Digital Currency Group and launching his own fund. He discusses North Island’s thesis on crypto as an enabling technology, the challenges of fundraising during COVID, and building a values-driven firm. Travis offers actionable insights on selecting partners, diversifying investments, and backing entrepreneurs solving real-world financial problems with blockchain, making this a must-listen for crypto investing enthusiasts.
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30min
September 30, 2025 S1, E2: The Quest for Real Crypto Adoption - Lucas He, Tomorrow Ventures
In this episode of Inquisitive VC, host Nawaz Ahmed interviews Lucas He, founder of Tomorrow Ventures, to dive into crypto investing and venture capital. Lucas shares his journey from buying Bitcoin in 2013 to building a crypto fund focused on real-world adoption. With experience at State Street and OP Crypto, he discusses bridging crypto to industries like healthcare and AI, navigating fundraising challenges, and crafting a portfolio for institutional adoption. Lucas’s insights on real-world crypto use cases and portfolio exits offer actionable strategies for investors and founders aiming to drive crypto adoption beyond speculation.
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40min
September 23, 2025 S1, E1: Raising A $20M Fund 1 At 27 - Sal Gal, Escape Velocity
In the premiere episode of Inquisitive VC, host Nawaz Ahmed interviews Sal Gala, co-founder of EV3, to explore venture capital and crypto investing. Sal shares his journey from discovering Bitcoin during Venezuela’s hyperinflation to launching a venture fund focused on DePin (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks) and real-world crypto use cases like zkTLS. He offers insights on overcoming fundraising challenges, embracing non-consensus investing, and driving escape velocity for startups. From his Ribbit Capital experience to EV3’s bold bets on crypto innovation, Sal provides actionable strategies for founders and investors navigating crypto markets.
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29min
July 01, 2024 Boris Revsin - Tribe Capital
Welcome to The Inquisitive VC. Today I am speaking to Boris Revsin, the Managing Director of Tribe Capital.
We speak about his journey to crypto, how Tribe invests, crypto cycles and narratives, airdrops and more! I hope you enjoy this episode.
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33min
February 12, 2024 Richard Chen - 1confirmation
Welcome to the Inquisitive VC, today I am speaking to Richard Chen a General Partner at 1confirmation, a seed-focused crypto venture fund.
We talk about Richards's prediction of underrated product trends for 2024, the function of airdrop and points, difficult questions asked by LPs and much more. I hope you enjoy the episode!
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31min
May 22, 2023 Founders Funds Joey Krug on building crypto native vs building general products, his anti-portfolio and more!
Joey Krug is a Partner at Founders Fund (FF) and leads their crypto investments. Joey is also a co-founder of Augur, one of the first projects on Ethereum, and of Eco. Prior to FF, Joey was the Co-CIO of Pantera Capital.
We speak about practical use cases of crypto, challenges crypto founders face, building crypto native vs building general products, Joey’s anti-portfolio and much more.
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21min
May 01, 2023 Polygons Sachi Kamiya on Polygons zkEVM, learning early stage investing & what interests her in this market!
Sachi Kamiya does Investments at Polygon, one of the leading scaling solutions for Ethereum. Prior to Polygon, Sachi worked in the traditional finance world. We talk about her journey to crypto, Polygon zkEVM, the Polygon Ecosystem Fund, learning early-stage investing and a lot more!
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22min

FAQs about The Inquisitive VC:

How many episodes does The Inquisitive VC have?

The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.