Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 19 hours ago
Ash sits down with Archetype’s newest team member, Dmitriy Berenzon, for a wide ranging conversation. The two discuss the crypto ecosystems of NYC and SF, hardware becoming cool again, weird stuff at the intersection of AI and blockchain, and being both thesis and founder driven.
Dmitriy is the newest Partner here at Archetype, and will be driving research, investments, portfolio support, and fund strategy. He was previously a Research Partner at 1k(x), where he focused on research, investments, and working with founders on fundraising, business development, and token model design.
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⌛ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:05 Dmitriy’s background
3:18 NYC vs. SF crypto ecosystems
8:30 What Dmitriy is on the lookout for in 2024
10:49 Today’s crypto infrastructure
12:46 UX and abstraction
15:17 Building for consumers and crypto-natives
19:13 DePIN, DeVIN, and hardware becoming cool again
23:47 Digiphysical
27:16 Modular vs. monolithic
30:34 Will Solana become modular?
32:46 ZK potential
39:16 AI meets crypto
44:31 Being thesis and founder driven
47:49 Outro
👋 FOLLOW US
Ash: twitter.com/AshAEgan
Dmitriy: twitter.com/dberenzon
Archetype: twitter.com/archetypevc
🌐 LINKS
Archetype: https://www.archetype.fund/
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DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is the opinion of the speaker(s) only and is for informational purposes only. You should not construe it as investment advice, tax advice, or legal advice, and it does not represent any entity's opinion but those of the speaker(s). For investment or legal advice, please seek a duly licensed professional.
Ash sits down with Archetype’s newest team member, Dmitriy Berenzon, for a wide ranging conversation. The two discuss the crypto ecosystems of NYC and SF, hardware becoming cool again, weird stuff at the intersection of AI and blockchain, and being both thesis and founder driven.
Dmitriy is the newest Partner here at Archetype, and will be driving research, investments, portfolio support, and fund strategy. He was previously a Research Partner at 1k(x), where he focused on research, investments, and working with founders on fundraising, business development, and token model design.
📬 To keep up with the latest from Archebyte and receive articles and research from the rest of the Archetype team, subscribe to our newsletter: eepurl.com/iCApL2
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⌛ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:05 Dmitriy’s background
3:18 NYC vs. SF crypto ecosystems
8:30 What Dmitriy is on the lookout for in 2024
10:49 Today’s crypto infrastructure
12:46 UX and abstraction
15:17 Building for consumers and crypto-natives
19:13 DePIN, DeVIN, and hardware becoming cool again
23:47 Digiphysical
27:16 Modular vs. monolithic
30:34 Will Solana become modular?
32:46 ZK potential
39:16 AI meets crypto
44:31 Being thesis and founder driven
47:49 Outro
👋 FOLLOW US
Ash: twitter.com/AshAEgan
Dmitriy: twitter.com/dberenzon
Archetype: twitter.com/archetypevc
🌐 LINKS
Archetype: https://www.archetype.fund/
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DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is the opinion of the speaker(s) only and is for informational purposes only. You should not construe it as investment advice, tax advice, or legal advice, and it does not represent any entity's opinion but those of the speaker(s). For investment or legal advice, please seek a duly licensed professional.
