Fynn Brinkmann
Fynn joined Fabric as a Venture Analyst in 2021 and focuses on investing in pre-seed and seed stage startups, research, and our incubation program Fabric X. Prior to Fabric he worked in fintech consulting and product management (b2b marketplaces). He has been a Web3 user and investor since 2016. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Milan.
Thomas Crow
Thomas is our London-based Growth Associate, with a focus on Infrastructure. Prior to joining Fabric in 2021, Thomas worked as an Investment Analyst at Protege Partners and MOV37. He has been a web3 user and investor since 2016 and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
Alain Falys
Alain is a Venture Partner at Fabric and joined at the inception in 2016. He is also a partner at Firestartr which he started with Richard Muirhead and Anil Hansjee. Alain is a serial Fintech entrepreneur who co-founded Namastay, Qori, Yoyo Wallet (exit SaltPay) and OB10 (exit AIM). He was a Venture Partner at Touchstone Innovations / IP Group and serves on the NatWest Group Technology Advisory Board. Alain is a former Senior VP at Visa.
Christina Frankopan
Anil Hansjee
Anil is a London-based General Partner. He also co-founded Firestartr with Richard Muirhead and Alain Falys. Prior to joining Fabric in 2021, Anil held positions as Head of PayPal Ventures and Head of Corporate Development at Google. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Artificial Intelligence & Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh, a Masters degree in Finance from London Business School and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Computing & Entrepreneurship from Kingston University
Max Mersch
Max is a Partner at Fabric and was part of the founding team in 2016. Prior to Fabric he held investment roles at both OpenOcean and Mosaic Ventures. He has been a web3 user and investor since 2016 and is a very active participant of the Web3 gaming ecosystem. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science & Engineering from Imperial College London
Richard Muirhead
Richard is the Managing Partner at Fabric, which he founded in 2013 following on from his successes in building, operating and exiting several software businesses. He is a serial entrepreneur founding the following companies; Orchestream, Tideway, Automic, OpenOcean, Firestartr and several other start-ups. Richard is a Member of the NEAR Foundation Council, and Senior Industrial Advisor to EQT. He holds board positions at Moralis and Cronofy. Richard is an Industrial Professor at UCL in venture capital & financial technology and has lectured on the topic at LBS and IESE Barcelona. He is a Trustee of the We Are Family Foundation
Lata Persson
Lata is a London-based member of our Fabric Investment Team. She joined in 2020, focusing on IR before transitioning to Venture Analyst in 2022 with a specialisation in media and consumer verticals. Outside of Fabric, Lata is a contributor to the she256 governance team participating in onchain governance for Uniswap, ENS, Optimism, Compound and Hop. Lata has been a Web 3.0 user and investor since 2020 and holds a BA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
Julien Thevenard
Julien is a Senior Investment Associate and has been part of the investment team since 2018. He is focused on everything that touches Open Finance, including token and incentive design. Prior to joining Fabric, he was working as an engineer at Shell and Airbus. Julien holds an MEng from Imperial College.
Eleanor Hudson
Eleanor joined Fabric in 2023 as Head of Platform, specialising in community building and post investment support. She has now taken on Marketing, Ecosystem, Partnerships and events. Prior to Fabric, Eleanor worked at Connect Ventures where she led and evolved Connect's platform offering from VC generalist to product specialist and built out a product advisor network made up of people from some of the most successful product companies in Europe such as Monzo, Deliveroo, Skyscanner and Farfetch. Eleanor has also established the Female Founders Fair, an 8k strong community for amplifying women’s careers.
Ian Emerson
Ian is our London-based Venture Associate. He joined in 2020 and is focused on gaming, media and consumer verticals. Ian holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry with Management from Imperial College London and Imperial College Business School
Anastasiya Belyaeva
Julien Bouteloup
Luis Cuende
Michael Jackson
Solenne Niedercorn-Desouches
Sid Shekhar
Axel Wehr
Danielle Walsh
Danielle joined Fabric as a Marketing Associate in 2024, with a focus on marketing, social media, and community building. Before joining Fabric, she worked in the Web3 industry since 2021, specialising in building gaming communities for blockchain projects. Danielle has been an active Web3 user and investor since 2018. She holds a BA in Business Management and Chinese Studies from the University of Sheffield.
Dr Steven "7" Waterhouse
Dr. Steven ”7” Waterhouse is CTO & Venture Partner at Fabric. 7 is an active Web3 investor and advisor to several Web3 focused organisations. 7 is a serial venture and technology entrepreneur, he is CEO and co-founder of Orchid Labs and was previously a Partner at Pantera Capital focusing on Blockchain investments. He holds a PhD in Engineering from Cambridge with a focus in speech recognition and machine learning.
Maciej Rymarz
Camilla McFarland
Audrey Rouach Baverel
Audrey is our Luxembourg-based Finance & Operations Lead. She joined in 2023 to focus on the regulatory AIFM functions of tax, risk and valuations. Audrey has been involved in the web3 space since 2017. Prior to Fabric, she held various Director and Founder level positions focusing on tax, accounting and corporate finance within web3 and crypto payments firms.
Back the Bold
We've been backing the best of Web3 from pre-seed to growth since 2012. Our LPs are institutional investors, web3 founders and HNWs with a common belief in a decentralised future. Find out more about Fabric's funds by registering below. For any questions please email ir@fabric.vc
Investors 000
Advisors and Experts 009
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Anastasiya BelyaevaVenture Scout
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Julien BouteloupAdvisor, Founder Stake DAO
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Luis CuendeAdvisor, Co-Founder Aragon
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Solenne Niedercorn-DesouchesAdvisor
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Sid ShekharAdvisor, Senior Blockchain Researcher Coinbase
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Axel WehrAdvisor, Co-Founder Evermore, Partner Firestartr
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Dr Steven "7" WaterhouseSenior Advisor
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Maciej RymarzResearcher
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Camilla McFarlandSenior Advisor
Portfolio Services 005
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Eleanor HudsonHead of Platform & Ecosystem
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Ian EmersonChief of Staff
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Michael JacksonBoard Member
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Danielle WalshMarketing Associate
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Audrey Rouach BaverelBoard Member