Before starting Blockchain.com Ventures in July 2018, Harrison had been an investment principal at Prosus.

Samuel Harrison, co-founder and managing partner at Blockchain.com Ventures, a corporate venture capital fund anchored by crypto firm Blockchain.com and VC firm Lightspeed Venture Partners, has left to set up a new VC firm.

As managing partner at Faction VC, Harrison said he had raised more than $250m for a debut VC fund focused on blockchain. He remains a venture partner at both Blockchain.com and Lightspeed.

Before starting Blockchain.com Ventures in July 2018, Harrison had been an investment principal at Prosus,…

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.