# Kyle Samani

> Entrepreneur, investor. Chairman of Forward Industries (FWDI). Board member at Zama. Previously Cofounder and Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital.

## About

After an 8 year run as Cofounder and Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital, Kyle is currently exploring what's next. Multicoin managed several billion in AUM during his tenure across a hedge fund and series of venture funds. At Multicoin, he was the face of the firm and led the firm's thesis formation.

He is most well known for leading Multicoin's investment in Solana, having led all 3 rounds of financing prior to network launch in March 2020. He helped popularize Solana's tagline, Internet Capital Markets.

He currently serves as Chairman of Forward Industries (NASDAQ: FWDI), the world's largest Solana treasury company, and on the board of Zama, which is building fully homomorphic encryption (FHE).

He is actively investing in startups and funds across all verticals.

He holds a BS in Finance and Management from NYU Stern. He splits time between Austin, TX and Park City, UT.

## Current Roles

- Chairman, Forward Industries (NASDAQ: FWDI) — World's largest Solana treasury company
- Board Member, Zama — Building fully homomorphic encryption (FHE)
- Active angel investor across all verticals

## Previous

- Cofounder and Managing Partner, Multicoin Capital (8 years) — Managed several billion in AUM across a hedge fund and series of venture funds
- Founder, Pristine — Built software for Google Glass for surgeons
- VersaSuite — Electronic medical records for hospitals

## Portfolio

### Crypto + Finance
- Forward Industries (https://forwardindustries.com) — World's largest Solana treasury company (NASDAQ: FWDI)
- Kalshi (https://kalshi.com) — World's largest prediction market
- Solana (https://solana.com) — Fastest and most widely used blockchain in the world
- Zama (https://zama.ai) — Building fully homomorphic encryption (FHE)

### Health
- Eight Sleep (https://eightsleep.com) — Smart sleep technology
- Enhanced Games (https://enhanced.org) — The Olympics, but enhanced
- Hone Health (https://honehealth.com) — Building the ultimate AI doctor
- Maximus (https://maximustribe.com) — Male performance optimization
- TrueMed (https://truemed.com) — HSA/FSA payments for health products

### Hard Tech
- Apptronik (https://apptronik.com) — Humanoid robotics
- Colossal Biosciences (https://colossal.com) — De-extinction and genetic engineering
- PsiQuantum (https://psiquantum.com) — Fault-tolerant quantum computing

## Notable Writing
- The Solana Thesis: Internet Capital Markets — https://kylesamani.com/posts/the-solana-thesis-internet-capital-markets/
- Don't Be Short Intelligence — https://kylesamani.com/posts/dont-be-short-intelligence/

## Open Source
- AIx4 (https://github.com/kylesamani/aix4/releases) — Compare responses from all 4 major LLMs
- Raycast Google Finance Extension (https://www.raycast.com/kyle_samani/google-finance)

## Contact
- X: https://x.com/KyleSamani (DMs open)
- Website: https://kylesamani.com
- Please do not message on LinkedIn.

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