Jared Franklin is a seed investor at Costanoa Ventures who spent 15+ years in product roles at fintech and crypto companies like PayPal, BlockFi, and others before moving into venture capital. He runs a decade-old personal blog where he publishes detailed investment theses on specific fintech and crypto areas, writes openly about what he's learning as a new VC, and maintains an active angel portfolio alongside his institutional investing. Jared Franklin is a seed investor at Costanoa Ventures who spent 15+ years in product roles at fintech and crypto companies like PayPal, BlockFi, and others before moving into venture capital. He runs a decade-old personal blog where he publishes detailed investment theses on specific fintech and crypto areas, writes openly about what he's learning as a new VC, and maintains an active angel portfolio alongside his institutional investing.