The Pirate Pod
The PiratePod is a Web3 focused podcast from Arrington Capital where we set sail into the uncharted waters of Web3 entrepreneurship and those building the at the forefront of crypto. Episodes will celebrate and interview the bold risk-takers and adventurers who dare to defy the norm. These modern-day pirates are founders who lust after the thrill of venturing into the unknown and thrive on the exhilarating web3 startup life itself.
We will dive into new apps, defi, trading, infrastructure, capital markets and more as we put founders first and capture the courage, adventure and spirit of entrepreneurship that we are passionate about in Web3.
Arrington Capital is a thesis-driven firm investing in digital assets and Web3 since 2017.
The views discussed in these podcast conversations across all episodes are the views of the individuals, and not of Arrington Capital. This podcast is provided solely for informational purposes and is not financial, legal, tax or investment advice.
The participants of this podcast are not recommending any particular security, protocol, token, financial instrument, or other tradable asset or any investment strategy and is not offering to sell or soliciting to buy any security or asset.
The Pirate Pod
Colton Conley: Latest Takes from Arrington Capital's Newest Partner
Arrington Capital is expanding its leadership team, recently appointing Ravi Kaza as CIO Partner and Colton Conley to Partner. Having joined Arrington Capital’s investment team as a Principal in 2023, Colton has been successful in identifying early-stage web3 investments and has run point on some of the most exciting investments in the fund’s recent history – such as Redstone, Rilla, Space and Time, and aPriori.
Colton’s track record aligns with the overall goal of Arrington Capital to continue to find and support the best founders as the web3 industry matures.
Keli sits down with Colton in this episode to chat about his background, why now, advice to those looking to get into the space and his outlook for the rest of 2025.
Colton has been involved in crypto since 2018 and brings a deep understanding of capital markets and DeFi. He previously founded Prime Protocol, a cross-chain lending protocol that raised over $3M in venture capital from Arrington Capital, Framework Ventures and Jump in (2022) before an exit in 2024. Prior to his web3 experience, Colton was a quantitative trader in Global Fixed Income at Citadel after graduating from Yale University.