HHugh Cochrane Jr. has served as Co-Chief Executive Officer since inception. He is a seasoned executive and investment professional with over 30 years of experience spanning finance, technology, and blockchain innovation. Mr. Cochrane brings a unique combination of institutional investment expertise and technology-driven entrepreneurship to his role, and he is instrumental in driving the company’s strategic growth and innovation agenda.

Mr. Cochrane is currently the Managing Director of SVK Crypto GP and a Director of Cryptogon Management Ltd., positions he has held since co-founding Cryptogon EOS LP in 2018. As one of the pioneers in blockchain venture investing, he played a key role in establishing one of London’s first dedicated blockchain venture capital funds, securing a strategic lead investment from Block.One, one of the world’s leading blockchain infrastructure companies. Under his leadership, Cryptogon has backed transformative blockchain-based businesses, including early investments in Mythical Games and Quantstamp, both of which have achieved valuations exceeding $1 billion. Cryptogon was also an investor in Audigent which had a $363 million exit to Experian. Mr. Cochrane has also developed investment
methodologies to identify high-potential opportunities in the rapidly evolving blockchain and crypto markets. He currently serves on the board of Ordre International, a blockchain-enabled fashion technology company innovating in the luxury retail sector.

From 2014 to 2021, Mr. Cochrane was Co-Founder and Director of SVK Capital Management Ltd., a London-based investment advisory firm specializing in IPOs and global equity trading strategies. Prior to that, he founded Villay Asset Management Ltd. in 2000, a firm focused on global equity and fixed income new issues, which he led until 2017. He has also contributed to life sciences innovation as a founding investor and non-executive director of Plasticell
Ltd., a UK-based stem cell technology company with a strategic partnership with GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK), where he served from 2006 to 2018. Earlier in his career, Mr. Cochrane was a Portfolio Manager at Pioneer Capital Management, a U.S.-based hedge fund, where he helped establish the firm’s London office and build institutional banking relationships across Europe.

Mr. Cochrane holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Foreign Affairs and Spanish from the University of Virginia.