Andy Kangpan (Metalayer Ventures)
From Inside the Hutt by Hutt Capital
June 4, 2025 · 46 min · Season 1 · Episode 29
About this episode
Brooke Pollack interviews Andy Kangpan about his journey and insights into the future of finance and crypto investments.
In this episode of Inside the Hutt , Brooke Pollack speaks with Andy Kangpan, co-founder of Metalayer Ventures. Andy shares his journey from ff Venture Capital and Two Sigma to founding Metalayer, a firm focused on the future of finance moving on-chain. The conversation explores Metalayer’s investment thesis, the evolving crypto infrastructure landscape, and what Andy believes are the most exciting opportunities across stablecoins, market infrastructure, and asset tokenization. He also discusses the firm’s data-driven sourcing platform, founder support strategy, and broader views on DeFi and blockchain adoption. Key Points From This Episode: Andy Kangpan’s career path from ff Venture Capital to Two Sigma and into crypto. The origins of Metalayer Ventures and its spinout from Two Sigma. Metalayer’s thesis: the global financial system will be on-chain within the next decade. Breakdown of Metalayer’s three investment categories: market infrastructure, stablecoins, and tokenized assets. Rationale behind early-stage equity and token investments in crypto. Evolution of exit opportunities for equity-based crypto businesses. Regulatory improvements accelerating institutional crypto…
People in this episode
Host: Brooke Pollack
Guest: Andy Kangpan
Topics covered
- crypto
- finance
- investment thesis
- blockchain adoption
- stablecoins
- market infrastructure
- asset tokenization
Keywords
- Metalayer Ventures
- crypto infrastructure
- stablecoins
- DeFi
- blockchain
- investment categories
- tokenized assets
- market dynamics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Metalayer Ventures, ff Venture Capital, Two Sigma
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