Grant Gilliam
Grant is a Co-founder and Managing Partner of Ten31, the leading venture platform investing exclusively in companies building infrastructure and technology in the bitcoin ecosystem. With a footprint in New York, Austin, and Nashville, Ten31 seeks to support the ecosystem's most promising founders and companies, leveraging its deep understanding of bitcoin, extensive experience, and broad reach to create value for its partners. Since its inception, Ten31 has directed more than $100 million in equity to companies building on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network.
Prior to Ten31, Grant spent 15 years at CVC Capital Partners, one of the largest and most successful private equity firms globally, most recently leading the US efforts of CVC's Strategic Opportunities platform.
Grant graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with degrees in electrical engineering and math.
Session
Bitcoin mining, similar to gold mining, is a capital intensive process with highly specialized infrastructure. Methods of financing these endeavors are rapidly developing and often dictate how businesses survive, thrive, or die. This discussion will discuss equity, debt, and alternative financing structures for miners and some potential implications of each.