Brian Foster

Global Head of Wholesale, Coinbase

New York, New York, United States

About

Experience

  • Coinbase (6 yrs 11 mos)
    • Global Head of Wholesale
      Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

      Responsible for the firm’s wholesale business: ETFs, banks, brokers, exchanges, financial technology firms, and other institutional market participants. Coinbase's institutional practice serves 16k+ clients, offering market-leading crypto trading, custody, financing, staking, and data solutions.

    • Director, Coinbase Prime & Coinbase Ventures
      Aug 2022 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Sr. Manager, Coinbase Prime & Coinbase Ventures
      Aug 2021 - Aug 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Board Member at You Gotta Believe!
    Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

    You Gotta Believe is a New York City-based, national organization that specializes in finding permanent families for young adults, teens, and pre-teens in foster care.

  • Curv (1 yr 4 mos)
    • Advisory Board Member
      Sep 2018 - Sep 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Product & Strategy
      Jun 2018 - Aug 2018 · 3 mos

      Acquired by PayPal. Curv provides a software-based digital asset wallet service for institutions that is powered by groundbreaking multi-party-computation cryptography. Clients include asset managers, custodians, exchanges, and enterprises.

  • Investment Team at Founder Collective
    Nov 2018 - Jul 2019 · 9 mos

    Founder Collective is the most aligned fund to founders at the seed stage. Portfolio companies include Uber, The Trade Desk, BuzzFeed, Cruise, PillPack, Coupang, SeatGeek, Dia & Co., and 200+ others. Term-time MBA VC. Focused primarily on investments in the cryptoasset, cybersecurity, and enterprise software verticals.

  • Marker LLC (3 yrs)
    • Associate
      Jul 2016 - Jul 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Marker is a technology-focused venture capital firm with offices in New York and Israel. Target investment size is $5-$20mn. Marker merged with Innovation Endeavors in 2017. Focus areas included cybersecurity, cryptocurrencies, and autonomous vehicle sensors. Selected investment experience: Claroty (www.claroty.com), Series B – Operational technology (OT) security for industrial control systems. Hysolate (www.hysolate.com), Series Seed – ‘Beneath the OS’ isolation-based endpoint security. Created and managed summer analyst program, supported Marker's merger with early stage sister fund Innovation Endeavors (www.innovationendeavors.com).

    • Analyst
      Aug 2014 - Jun 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Focus areas included cybersecurity, marketing automation, and digital media content distribution. Selected investment experience: TuneIn (www.tunein.com), Series F – Mobile app-based internet radio streaming network. Illusive Networks (www.illusivenetworks.com), Series B – Deception-based, agentless network security. Yotpo (www.yotpo.com), Series C – B2B user generated content marketing software.