BnkToTheFuture is an online investment platform founded in 2010 by Simon Dixon and Bliss Dixon and registered in the Cayman Islands. Unlike a traditional venture capital fund, it operates as a regulated secondary market and primary fundraising platform that allows qualified and professional investors to buy equity and tokens in fintech, Bitcoin, and blockchain companies. The firm has positioned itself at the intersection of traditional finance and crypto since well before the 2017 bull run, making it one of the longest-running investment platforms in the digital asset space.
The platform has helped dozens of companies raise capital from a broad syndicate of investors rather than from a single fund balance sheet. This crowd-led model distinguishes BnkToTheFuture from pure-play VCs: the firm curates deals and provides access, while the syndicate provides capital at scale. Total investment volume facilitated through the platform has been reported in the hundreds of millions of dollars across its history, though a current, independently verified AUM figure is not publicly disclosed. The firm is currently registered and operates primarily under Cayman Islands financial services regulations.
Notable Investments
- Kraken – one of BnkToTheFuture's most recognised early-stage placements; Kraken went on to become one of the largest crypto exchanges globally by volume.
- Bitstamp – early investment in the European exchange, which was later acquired by Belgian investment firm NXMH.
- BitPay – crypto payments processor; BnkToTheFuture participated in early funding rounds.
- Blockchain.com – one of the most-used Bitcoin wallet providers; the firm backed it in earlier fundraising rounds.
- ShapeShift – non-custodial crypto exchange that later transitioned to a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) model.
- Nexo – crypto lending platform with European regulatory presence.
- Bitfinex – major crypto exchange; BnkToTheFuture facilitated investor access in secondary rounds.
Public information on the full current portfolio beyond these names is limited. The firm has historically favoured exchange infrastructure, payment rails, and custody-adjacent businesses over pure DeFi or NFT plays.
Team
Simon Dixon is the CEO and public face of the firm. He worked as an investment banker in London before turning to Bitcoin advocacy in the early 2010s. He is the author of Bank to the Future, which outlined his thesis for decentralised finance before that term became common. Dixon has been a frequent commentator on Bitcoin monetary policy and has been vocal about Bitcoin maximalism in recent years. Bliss Dixon is co-founder and serves an operational role, though detailed public disclosures about her background are limited. The wider team structure is not prominently disclosed on public channels.
Recent Activity
In the 2024–2025 period, Simon Dixon has been most visible as a commentator and advocate rather than as a deal announcer. The firm has not publicly headlined major new investments at the same frequency as earlier cycles. Dixon has been active on social media discussing Bitcoin's role as a reserve asset and critiquing central bank policy. Whether BnkToTheFuture has made significant new primary investments in this cycle is not confirmed in available public records.
BnkToTheFuture remains a notable name in crypto venture history given its early bets on infrastructure that became category leaders. Its platform model gives it structural flexibility that single-LP funds lack. The key open question is whether the firm will remain primarily a legacy infrastructure investor or expand into newer sectors such as Bitcoin layer-2 networks, tokenised real-world assets, or regulated stablecoin issuers. Investors tracking the firm should monitor the official platform and its Crunchbase profile for deal announcements, as the firm does not operate a traditional press-release cadence.