Brock Pierce

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

A futurist and investor best known for his work in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors, Brock Pierce has founded, advised, and backed a number of companies known for disrupting their respective industries. Pierce currently serves as chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation and played a pivotal role in launching the first initial coin offering with Mastercoin, as well as co-founding the Lighthouse NFT Smart Gallery, the first physical NFT smart gallery in the world. Brock Pierce also cofounded Blockchain Capital. At the time it was founded in 2013, it was the first sector-focused venture fund for blockchain technology. Since then, Blockchain Capital has made more than 100 investments in the sector through several different funds. Altogether, Brock Pierce has raised more $5 billion for the companies he has founded.

In addition, Pierce has been actively involved in the gaming industry. In 2001, he founded Internet Gaming Entertainment, which pioneered currency selling in MMORPGs. By 2005, the company accounted for half of this market in the U.S. and was later restructured as IMI Exchange, which continues to be the leading digital currency marketplace for online games, with annual revenue greater than $1 billion. Alongside these achievements, he founded ZAM, a massive media network for gamers that Tencent acquired in 2012.

Outside of his entrepreneurship and investments, Brock Pierce remains a dedicated philanthropist. He has provided extensive support for the American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Individual Rights, and the Brennan Center for Human Rights. Pierce additionally chairs a nonprofit based in Puerto Rico that supports humanitarian efforts in the Caribbean called the Integro Foundation. Recently, he sponsored an event called the NYPD Gaming Trucks Initiative meant to improve the relationship between police officers and the communities in which they are based. He has additionally served as vice chair of the U.S. Marines Toys for Tots Foundation serving New York, Long Island, and Puerto Rico.

In 2020, Brock Pierce received the first U.S. presidential vote cast on blockchain when he ran as an independent candidate. He has lectured extensively at Singularity University and has addressed audiences at USC, UCLA, Stanford University, and the Milken Global Conference, among other prominent venues.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
4
Brock Pierce has made 4 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 1, 2017, when Fluidity raised 0.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Jul 26, 2018 ODX Pte. Ltd Initial Coin Offering $60M Blockchain Detail
Sep 24, 2017 UnikoinGold Initial Coin Offering $15M Cryptocurrency Detail
Sep 1, 2017 Fluidity Seed Blockchain Detail
Sep 23, 2014 Koinify Seed $1M Bitcoin Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
15
Brock Pierce has 15 current jobs including Advisor at Bit Digital , Advisor at DigiMax and Advisor at Kirobo .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Bit Digital Advisor May 1, 2021 Detail
DigiMax Advisor May 1, 2021 Detail
Kirobo Advisor May 1, 2021 Detail
ODX Pte. Ltd Advisor Jun 1, 2018 Detail
Bloq Advisor Jan 1, 2018 Detail
Bancor Adviser Jun 12, 2017 Detail
GoCoin Chairman of the Board of Directors Jul 1, 2014 Detail
Bitcoin Foundation Chairman of the Board Jun 1, 2014 Detail
BitGo Board Advisor Feb 1, 2014 Detail
Blade Member of the Board Feb 1, 2014 Detail
Zenbox Member of the Board of Directors Jan 1, 2014 Detail
GoCoin Co-Founder Jul 4, 2013 Detail
Blade Founder Detail
Zenbox Founder Detail
Coin Congress Events Founder Detail