Eric Yakes, Managing Partner

Eric began his career in the corporate finance & restructuring group of FTI Consulting and then moved to Lion Equity Partners, a private equity buyout fund. Before founding Epoch, Eric authored The 7th Property: Bitcoin and the Monetary Revolution and has written extensively on Bitcoin and its enabling technologies. Eric double majored in Finance & Economics at Creighton University and is a CFA charter holder.

VJ Vesnaver, Operating Partner

VJ has worked as an operator, strategist, consultant, and policy expert in the Bitcoin/crypto industry since 2016. Most recently, he helped manage the $5 billion restructuring process at Celsius and led an Operations & Strategy team at Coinbase. Before joining the industry, VJ spent 8 years in Strategy and Economic consulting at BCG and FTI Consulting, and earned a JD from Harvard Law School where he launched the Harvard Law School Blockchain & Fintech Initiative and ran the Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project. VJ earned a BA in Economics-Mathematics and Government from Colby College.

Clark Moody, Venture Partner

Clark has been a prolific builder and technologist in the Bitcoin space since 2011. Most recently, Clark founded Interchange – a comprehensive office platform for businesses managing crypto – which was acquired by Kraken in 2019. Clark has built a number of other successful products in the industry, including trading platforms, industry-leading data tools, and core contributions to the Rust Bitcoin library. Clark earned both his BS and MS in Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University.

Danny Knowles, Venture Partner

Danny has worked in the industry since 2016 as the executive producer for the largest podcast in Bitcoin, What Bitcoin Did. Danny helped build WBD into the industry standard, with millions of active listeners – making it a top 25 investing podcast in the US and UK.