{"id":"evan-feng","title":"Evan Feng","content":"**Evan Feng** is a Partner and the Director of Research at CoinFund, a venture capital firm that specializes in [web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) and digital assets. His career includes experience in traditional finance at institutions such as Barclays, Citadel, and Point72 before he transitioned to the [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) investment sector. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-69OGmNX5pI) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-6SWHeQ96Kk)\n\n## Education\n\nFeng attended New York University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Accounting. During his undergraduate studies, he also pursued a minor in Philosophy. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-69OGmNX5pI) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-6SWHeQ96Kk)\n\n## Career\n\nEvan Feng began his career in traditional finance at Barclays, where he completed the two-year analyst program in the investment banking division from 2012 to 2014. He then joined Citadel LLC, working in fundamental long/short equities with a focus on the Technology, Media, and Telecom (TMT) sector, first as an Associate and later as a Senior Associate between 2014 and 2017. In 2018, he continued covering TMT equities as an analyst at Point72.\n\nFeng later founded Tapestry Capital, serving as Chief Investment Officer from 2019 to 2020, before moving into the digital asset sector by joining CoinFund. Since 2020, he has been a Partner and Director of Research on the firm’s investment team, where he develops investment theses and leads research efforts. In this capacity, he authored the firm’s announcement of its lead role in the $18 million Series A funding round for Veda, a decentralized finance infrastructure project. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-69OGmNX5pI) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-6SWHeQ96Kk) [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-T24Pg7gRdK)\n\n## Published Works\n\nFeng has authored articles for CoinFund's official blog. One notable piece, published on June 23, 2025, is titled \"Unlocking the Potential of DeFi: Why CoinFund Is Excited To Back Veda.\" The article details the firm's investment thesis for the DeFi infrastructure project Veda and acknowledges contributions from investor Kavan Canekeratne.\n\nIn his writings, Feng has shared his perspective on the evolution of [decentralized finance (DeFi)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi). He has stated that financial infrastructure components like \"vaults are evolving into a vital component of the [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) ecosystem\" and are becoming a \"core DeFi primitive.\" He advocates for improving user experience to foster wider adoption, supporting projects that aim to abstract the underlying complexities and \"make [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) disappear\" for the end user. Feng has expressed the view that while \"finance should live onchain,\" it must become more \"accessible and user-friendly to onboard one billion users and trillions of capital.\" [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-6SWHeQ96Kk)","summary":"Evan Feng is a Partner and Director of Research at CoinFund, a venture capital firm. His background is in traditional finance, with experience at Barclays, Citadel, and Point72. 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