Calvin Liu, Divergence Ventures

Calvin Liu is a Partner at Divergence Ventures, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm specializing in blockchain. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Calvin Liu

Calvin Liu is a Partner at Divergence Ventures, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm specializing in blockchain and web3, where he co-founded the firm’s seed-stage crypto fund in 2020 after serving as Strategy Lead at Compound Labs and currently working as Chief Strategy Officer at EigenLayer. His investment thesis targets early-stage, pre-seed to seed projects exclusively within the blockchain ecosystem, with focus areas including decentralized finance (DeFi), NFTs, GameFi, foundational infrastructure, and DAOs. Liu typically makes pre-seed crypto investments and acts as an active angel investor backing early-stage projects with disruptive potential, though specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed. Notable portfolio companies include Ribbon Finance, which received a $25,000 investment from Divergence Ventures, and EigenLayer, the infrastructure firm where Liu now serves as Chief Strategy Officer. A distinctive point of view he holds is avoiding hype by backing early-stage crypto projects that prioritize long-term infrastructure and robust governance models. While Liu is known for strategic insights into emerging d

Calvin Liu at a glance

Role
Partner
Organization
Divergence Ventures
Location
San Francisco, CA
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Software, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Trading Platform, Ethereum

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Calvin Liu at Divergence Ventures (San Francisco, CA) — sector focus: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Software, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Trading Platform, Ethereum, Financial Exchanges, Art.
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Calvin Liu is based in San Francisco, CA.

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