Nick Tomaino

From Midas Brink 2022: Nick is Founder and General Partner of 1confirmation, a leading cryptocurrency-focused investment firm with assets under management of over $1 billion. With investments in OpenSea, Coinbase, dYdX, and many more, Nick has repeatedly been a source of ever-important capital for companies at the bleeding edge of the cryptocurrency space. He prides himself on his partnership with founders – he works to back those who are solving problems for the crypto community. He's been at the forefront of NFT investing, backing marketplace OpenSea long before NFTs were making headlines. He made early bets in CryptoPunks and artists like Pak and Beeple. After graduating from Bowdoin College and attending a year at the Yale School of Management, Nick left school to join Coinbase, where he worked in business development. He also spent time at Runa Capital, an early stage VC firm focused on deep tech, cloud business applications, fintech, ed tech, and digital health.