{"id":"spencer-noon","title":"Spencer Noon","content":"**Spencer Noon** is the co-founder and general partner of Variant Fund and as the founder/editor of OurNetwork, an “onchain research newsletter” that has been described as having “over 36,000 subscribers.” [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-XDJ4gHDbZdtSGnEE) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-5TRhdKViSO8m3N18)​\n\nNoon’s early crypto involvement is described as beginning in 2014, when he established BTCity, a [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) on-ramp company. He has also been listed as having served as Head of Investments at DTC Capital, described as a multi-stage crypto fund. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-XDJ4gHDbZdtSGnEE)​\n\n## Education\n\nSpencer Noon earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in American Studies from Amherst College, graduating Cum Laude. During his time at the college, he was also a standout varsity soccer player, serving as team captain and becoming the program’s all-time leading goal scorer. He additionally received All-America and Academic All-America honors. [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-WDIxogPAool4hfum)  [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-XDJ4gHDbZdtSGnEE)​\n\n## Career\n\n### Early Career and BTCity\n\nSpencer Noon worked as an analyst at UBS between 2013 and 2014 in the Greater New York City Area.\n\nIn 2014, Noon became involved in the [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) sector through the creation of BTCity, described in source material as a [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) on-ramp company. He served as founder of the company from May 2014 to October 2014.\n\n### SeatGeek\n\nFrom October 2014 to December 2017, Noon worked in business development and strategy at SeatGeek in the Greater New York City Area.\n\n### DTC Capital\n\nBetween January 2018 and December 2020, Noon held the position of Head of Investments at DTC Capital, a firm described in source material as a multi-stage [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) investment fund.\n\n### OurNetwork\n\nIn December 2019, Noon founded OurNetwork and has served as its Founder and CEO. The publication has been described as an onchain research newsletter focused on [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) and [decentralized finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) topics.\n\nSource material associated with OurNetwork identifies Noon as the publication’s editor and author. The publication’s Substack page was described in the cited extract as having more than 36,000 subscribers.\n\nOurNetwork issue “#153,” published on January 20, 2023, included analysis related to the [Canto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/canton-network) [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) network, including network activity, bridging, [decentralized finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi), and liquidity provider data. The issue also referenced Variant Fund’s investment in Canto and cited an investment thesis published by Variant.\n\nA [Coinbase](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinbase) educational article referencing Scalar Capital founder Linda Xie identified Noon as the author of the newsletter Our Network. The publication was included among research sources referenced for [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) and [decentralized finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) topics.\n\n### Variant\n\nFrom January 2021 to May 2023, Noon served as General Partner at Variant, a venture capital firm focused on [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) and [decentralized finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) projects.\n\nMetadata associated with OurNetwork has also identified him as a General Partner and co-founder of Variant Fund.\n\n### Investment and Web3 Perspectives\n\nProfiles describing Noon reference his involvement in [decentralized finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) and early-stage [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) projects associated with user ownership models and incentive structures.\n\nAuthor information associated with OurNetwork has also described Noon as a [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) founder. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-XDJ4gHDbZdtSGnEE)  [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-5TRhdKViSO8m3N18)  [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-WDIxogPAool4hfum)  [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-7s62MfGmnEfseVOD)  [\\[6\\]](#cite-id-gbioJZ990lzpbkdN)  [\\[7\\]](#cite-id-20eCl1dpo5gLn820)  [\\[8\\]](#cite-id-fujiDe22pUpgQLAp) ","summary":"Spencer Noon is a U.S.-based crypto investor and co-founder/general partner of Variant Fund. 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