European crypto venture capital LeadBlock Partners completes second fund raising, with a target fundraising amount of US$150 million

European crypto venture capital firm LeadBlock Partners has completed fundraising for its second new fund, which is targeting $150 million. The new fund will invest in tokens and stocks and is supported by family offices, hedge fund managers and financial institutions, as well as cryptocurrency market makers, including GSR, Portofino Technologies and Woorton. Wintermute co-founder Yoann Turpin and SwissBorg founder Cyrus Fazel invested in the fund.

LeadBlock Partners was founded two years ago by former Goldman Sachs employees David Chreng-Messembourg and Baptiste Cota. Its first fund has supported Yuga Labs, Bitpanda and BlockFi. (The Block)