PhD @Columbia, @ForbesUnder30 in VC
New York, NY
Joined November 2011
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Sam Peurifoy 🏴☠️ retweeted
The people running the global economy will be the ones who were scalping at the grand exchange in RuneScape in the 2007-2013 era
Sam Peurifoy 🏴☠️ retweeted
pain is learning your 4 year old has a brain tumor in the morning.
and watching her 10 year old sister play with her, trying so hard to hold back her tears so she doesn’t scare her little sister.
all you can do is turn around and scream silently into your fist until it bleeds.
Sam Peurifoy 🏴☠️ retweeted
It’s a milestone day – announcing @PortalVentures Fund II, an oversubscribed $75M fund, dedicated as the first, only, and best crypto fund exclusively focused on leading pre-seed protocol businesses.
I’d like to take a moment to share a more personal note.
Truthfully, it feels surreal to see my face on the cover of Fortune Term Sheet. If I could go back to my 15-year-old self—“fresh off the boat” to Canada, struggling in an ESL program—and tell her this would happen one day, she’d surely look at me with an eye roll.
VCs, by nature, are pattern-seekers. And as I reflect on my own path, the dominant thread is “know what you want.” From my first day at business school, I knew venture capital was the one true career for me.
It was the purest form of epiphany, where seemingly random fragments of my life piece across stages together for a strikingly obvious picture
- from my days as a lively child TV anchor in China to a nerdy, taciturn high schooler in Canada leading the science club to the Physics Olympiad
- from six years of mastering storytelling in management consulting to gaining insights from some of the most successful companies in web2 and web3 to now inform best practices for my portfolio companies
- from designing the crypto course for Wharton, organizing the UPenn Blockchain Conference now three years in a row, to now the dedicated pre-seed focus, in which proximity to talent is a key ingredient.
Once you discover what you want with an unyielding will and a “whatever it takes” conviction, it materializes. The real work is figuring out what it is that you truly want, then letting your passion guide you. Here’s mine: to create the future in the present day on crypto rails, and let’s do it together.
This milestone would also not have been possible without the most astute thinker, trusted partner, and my Bo-le (伯乐), @evanbfish. Here’s to a spectacular Fund II and many more to come!
Big shoutout to @leomschwartz for the insightful piece & coverage!
Fortune Article: lnkd.in/gtUqNEGV
We're excited to announce our oversubscribed $75M Portal Ventures Fund 2.
Portal exclusively leads crypto pre-seeds with the first check in. Since 2022, we've backed numerous category creators as day-one supporters. Across our two funds we’ve raised $115M. We focus on putting the founder first. We don’t do much marketing. Today we’re launching Fund 2, here’s what you need to know:
1. We focus on one thing and do it well — leading the pre-seed / first institutional round of category creating crypto businesses and protocols.
2. Thesis-driven: we invest only where we've done the homework. Our unique insights make us valuable thought partners to our founders, and at times extensions of the founding team.
3. Nothing is too early: we've backed companies without a whitepaper / deck. We underwrite the founder and sector. We roll up our sleeves to help navigate PMF and open our networks to unlock opportunities.
4. Back one per category: we make high-conviction bets. It’s the only way to be all-in with our founders.
5. "Who you see is who you get": both of us (@evanbfish and @dotcuriouscat) run full stack, from research and sourcing to investment decisions and post-investment support. Building a company is highly personal experience. We believe in a direct and personal approach to working together.
To learn more about our portfolio and thesis, visit our website. Both @evanbfish and @dotcuriouscat's DM are open. If you’re building a category creating protocol, message us.
Sam Peurifoy 🏴☠️ retweeted
Today is the day we finally take @LegendofArcadia live. It's been a long journey it's great to finally bring our token $ARCA live to millions of gamer globally.
I spent the past weekend reflecting and want to share our learnings and our thoughts on gaming.
🧵A Thread below 👇
Sam Peurifoy 🏴☠️ retweeted
Honored to join the ranks of @WayfindersGG🏴☠️
@SpikeCollects and the Wayfinders are some of the most genuine supporters of the web3 gaming industry (and @capncompany pirates!)
Sam Peurifoy 🏴☠️ retweeted
1/2 ⭐️ HIRING 🌟 best job in the world:
@HivemindCap is looking for a top talent to join our investment team to focus on the NFT space. Apply below 👇
linkedin.com/jobs/view/40320…
Sam Peurifoy 🏴☠️ retweeted
Wow, diffusion models (used in AI image generation) are also game engines - a type of world simulation.
By predicting the next frame of the classic shooter DOOM, you get a playable game at 20 fps without any underlying real game engine.
This video is from the diffusion model.
Sam Peurifoy 🏴☠️ retweeted
Excited to lead @spaceandtime new funding round with our friends at @hiFramework @FactionVC @Arrington_Cap and many other great investors, and to back @nateholiday and @chiefbuidl to build the next generation of compute infrastructure! 🎉
1/ Thrilled to announce that Hivemind is co-leading a $20M Series A Funding Round for @spaceandtime, a verifiable compute layer for AI x Blockchain, alongside @hiFramework, @FactionVC, and @Arrington_Cap 🚀
Blockchain technology is redefining how we establish trust in data, driving a growing demand for trustless, verifiable data processing. Yet, traditional data solutions remain largely inaccessible on-chain, stunting the development of advanced dApps and highlighting the urgent need for seamless integration between on- and off-chain data. Space and Time (SxT) is addressing this challenge head-on, rapidly emerging as a market leader with a number of industry defining innovations already under it’s belt.
At the heart of what SxT’s is building is its Proof of SQL mechanism, a proprietary zero-knowledge proof that ensures all computations within the ecosystem are tamperproof and verifiable at scale. This technology not only fortifies the security of blockchain data but also enables smart contracts and AI agents to interact with on- and off-chain data confidently. SxT has also introduced a cutting-edge blockchain indexer, aiming to provide verifiable data across multiple chains, including Ethereum, ZKsync, and Polygon. And finally, their AI-powered frontend, Space and Time Studio, empowers even non-developers to leverage blockchain data through natural language prompts, making complex data processing accessible to a broader audience. And yet, this is just the beginning.
As SxT continues to innovate, it’s clear that the intersection of AI and blockchain is more than just an enhancement to the developer experience—it’s a fundamental shift towards a “verify everything” future. By empowering true community ownership and fostering a more equitable economic landscape, we believe SxT is paving the way for a new era of decentralized applications that is both secure and user-friendly.
We’re excited to support SxT as they continue to redefine what’s possible in blockchain data processing and help bring their “verify everything” future to life. 💫
Sam Peurifoy 🏴☠️ retweeted
BACK AT WORLDS BABY!!!
8 years in a row, and 12 of 14 LoL World championships. It’s not worlds without Fnatic.
Now to win Season Finals.
#fncwin
#alwaysfnatic
Sam Peurifoy 🏴☠️ retweeted
Just got about 500 gold from @capncompany for this distribution. One of the actual (playable) game on Blast and they're launching S2 gameplay pretty soon! (new weapons, game modes etc)
Hoping to do better in the next wave. There's something for everyone - whether you're a holder of a F2P player!
Sam Peurifoy 🏴☠️ retweeted
🏆 BLAST GOLD DISTRIBUTED!
Congrats to all ye salty sea dogs who yet again braved the waters of @Blast_L2 to conquer the Goldcoves!
More piracy to come! Sail on!
Sam Peurifoy 🏴☠️ retweeted
To Chain or Not to Chain?
That's the question we'll be answering on tomorrow’s Press Play with @Clawford, @SamPeurifoy, and @Jihoz_Axie 🔥
Topics:
• Chain Wars
• NFTs vs Tokens
Set your reminder 👇
teapawt.net/i/spaces/1rmxPMAyAEZKN
Sam Peurifoy 🏴☠️ retweeted
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