Citadel Securities

Helps the daring build legendary companies, from idea to IPO and beyond.

Founded by Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam and former Sequoia investor Matt Huang to back disruptive crypto/Web3 companies and protocols.

An operator fortunate enough to help teams scale three companies from the formidable founding stages to profitable businesses and to successful exits. An applied mathematician and statistician by training.

I care about integrity, honesty and directness. I also look for determination, persistence and grit. I constantly remind my founders that if you persist, you will succeed. I’m also not afraid to say that love is a big part of my life. I’m not going to be just a partner or even a friend. I’m striving to bring love to you and your company in every interaction. One theme in my partnerships is virtuous data cycles—businesses where as they accumulate customers, their data becomes more valuable over time. There are lots of AI companies like that, and it can be completely non-obvious.

The former founding CEO of Hotspots, a Y Combinator company acquired by Twitter in 2012, Huang spent time in Twitter’s ad analytics team before joining Sequoia Capital. The MIT grad works on investments like Reddit and Yik Yak for the firm. He’s an angel investor in companies including Instacart and Teespring. He is fascinated by new platforms: theinternet, mobile devices, and whatever’s next. Matt holds a B.S. in Mathematics from MIT.