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Vance Spencer

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Smart Money Rating: 92 out of 100

Co-founder, Framework Ventures

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Framework Ventures
Title
Co-founder
Role
Cofounder
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Record updated 17 September 2026

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is the co-founder of Framework Ventures, one of the largest VC firms in the crypto industry. Under the leadership of Vance and his co-founder Michael, Framework Ventures was arguably the first VC firm to “go all in” on the emerging Decentralized Finance (“DeFi”) ecosystem, notching up major early investments in several multi-billion dollar apps and networks like Chainlink, Aave, Synthetix, The Graph, and more. Over the last few years, the firm has raised $400M for its third fund, and has also expanded into additional maturing verticals like AI, blockchain infrastructure, web3 gaming, and L1s. Before Framework, Vance and his co-founder Michael launched and sold Hashletes (2018-2019), a digital collectible startup with official licensing from the NFL. Before focusing on crypto full-time, Vance worked at Netflix (2015-2018) in Los Angeles and Tokyo, where he was part of the team responsible for the relaunch of the Japan business, eventually joining the team leading corporate development f

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