Press

2024:

• • • Bitcoin ETF Approval (Bloomberg Technology, January 2024)

2023:

• • • Binance and CEO Plead Guilty, Agree to Pay Billions in Fines (Bloomberg Technology, November 2023)
    • FTX Fallout’s Impact on Crypto industry (Bloomberg Technology, November 2023)
    • State of Crypto VC Funding (Consensus, April 2023)
    • Risk & Resilience Priorities (eMerge Americas, April 2023)
    • Blockchain’s World Changing Use Cases in Africa (Africa Fintech Summit, April 2023)
    • Investing Mega Trends in 2023 (iConnections | Global Alts, January 2023)
    • Has Crypto Winter Thawed Out? (CNBC’s FastMoney, January 2023)

2022:

• • • SEO Alumni Spotlight Jalak Jobanputra (SEO Leadership Institute, December 2022)
    • The Next FinTech Unicorn: Investment Opportunities in FinTech (Milken Institute, November 2022)
    • Web3 VC Investments Panel (AIM Summit, November 2022)
    • Capital For All (eMerge Magazine, October 2022)
    • Decentralized Futures: Perspectives From Its Builders (Unfinished Live, September 2022)
    • For Crypto Survivors, There Are Deals to Be Had (WSJ, July 2022)
    • Bitcoin Investor Details ‘Perfect Storm’ Behind Crypto Market Action (Yahoo! Finance, May 2022)
    • Jalak Joins Signature Bank’s Board of Directors (Business Wire, April 2022)
    • Expanding the Crypto Investor Universe (SALT|Crypto Bahamas, April 2022)
    • Crypto Regulation Is A ‘Net Positive’ For The Industry: Venture Capital CEO (Yahoo! Finance, April 2022)
    • Institutions Buy Bitcoin As Inflation Accelerates (Bloomberg, March 2022)
    • Why This Tech Leader Believes Everyone Can Benefit From Miami Tech (Miami Inno, March 2022)

2021:

• • • Jalak Jobanputra: Next Five Years Are the ‘Golden Age’ of Investing (CoinDesk, September 2021)
    • Blockchain Venture Capital | Future Perfect Ventures CEO Interview (Paul Barron Network, July 2021)
    • Jalak Jobanputra From FPVC Joins To Talk Blockchain, Investing, #MiamiTech, and More! (The Miami Tech Pod, February 2021)
    • Jalak Jobanputra: The Rise of Venture Capital in Crypto (SALT Talks, February 2021)
    • The Future Of Blockchain (Podcast) (Randi Zuckerberg Means Business, February 2021)
    • The Evolution Of Blockchain; Are You Prepared? (Podcast) (The Joe Robert Show, February 2021)

2020:

• • • Blockchain Entrepreneurs Talk Financial Inclusion on Juneteenth (CoinDesk, June 2020)
    • Wharton Fintech – Investing in the Blockchain (Podcast) (Soundcloud, June 2020)
    • The Inquisitive VC: Nawaz Ahmed with Jalak Jobanputra (The Inquisitive VC, May 2020)
    • How Edge Computing Can Make Us More Resilient in a Crisis (Coindesk, April 2020)
    • Matt Harris with Jalak Jobanputra: The Future of Blockchain (Podcast) (NSL Double Talk, March 2020)
    • Base Layer Episode 103 – Jalak Jobanputra (Podcast) (Stitcher, January 2020)
    • How Central Banks Need to Respond to Cryptocurrency (Cheddar, January 2020)

2019:

• • • The Central Bank Business Model Is Under Attack (CoinDesk, December 2019)
    • Jalak Jobanputra C’94, W’94: Trailblazing Fintech and Blockchain (Podcast) (Momentum 2020: The Power of Penn Women, December 2019)
    • Coinbase-Led Crypto Ratings Council Draws Skepticism From Legal Experts (CoinDesk, October 2019)
    • Venture Capitalist on Investing in Bitcoin: ‘I’ve never seen anything like this’ (Yahoo! Finance, October 2019)
    • Investing in Cryptocurrency (Podcast) (Bloomberg Businessweek, September 2019)
    • Bitcoin Fans Spy Opportunity in Facebook Libra Launch (WSJ, June 2019)
    • City’s Still Banking on Blockchain by Ensuring the Industry Is Open to All (Crain’s, May 2019)
    • Crain’s New York Business’ 2019 Notable Women in Tech (Crain’s, May 2019)
    • New York City Is Opening Doors with $35 Million for Women Entrepreneurs and Makers (Forbes, March 2019)
    • Why Your Next Term Sheet Could Come From New York City’s Government (Inc., February 2019)
    • Can New York Lead in Cryptocurrency? (City & State NY, February 2019)
    • Cryptocurrency Bear Market Taking a Toll on VC Valuations (Fortune, February 2019)
    • Crypto’s 2019 Goal: Technology People Can Use (WSJ, January 2019)

2018:

• • • The Developing World Will Lead the Way, Says One of Blockchain’s First VCs (BREAKER Magazine, November 2018)
    • The Fintech Finance 40 (Institutional Investor, November 2018)
    • Woman in FinTech Award (Women in Tech International Awards, November 2018)
    • 2018 Platform Strategy Report (MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, November 2018)
    • Venture Capital Investment in Blockchain And Crypto Up 280% In 2018, Report Shows (Cointelegraph, October 2018)

                          “Strong investors included VC firms Andreessen Horowitz, Danhua Capital, and Future Perfect Ventures, alongside                                                                                  “active angels” Tim Draper, Naval Ravikant, Roger Ver, and Barry Silbert.”

• • • A Springboard to Success for Female Blockchain Founders (Forbes, October 2018)
    • 30 Influential Women Advancing AI In New York (RE•WORK, August 2018)
    • These Startups Are Defying The Status Quo In Crypto And Building Diverse Teams (Forbes, July 2018)
    • Why Is Bitcoin So Bro-y? (Refinery29, June 2018)
    • Moneyconf 2018: Crypto Wallet CEOs on Why Decentralization Matters (Yahoo Finance, June 2018)
    • Microsoft Top VC Trailblazer Award (Women on the Block, May 2018)
    • Disillusioned Token Investors Demand Real Talk About Risk (CoinDesk, May 2018)
    • US Regulators Need to Move Faster on Crypto, Consensus Panelists Say (CoinDesk, May 2018)
    • Nine Smart Moves To Network Into A Venture Role (Forbes, May 2018)
    • Bitcoin Review: Consensus Concludes, and BTC Value Hits One-month Low (New York Business Journal, May 2018)
    • Dear Students, Everything In Bitcoin’s Way Is Your $1 Billion Opportunity (CoinDesk, April 2018)
    • Episode 116: Jalak Jobanputra And What It’s Like To Be A Woman In Blockchain (Podcast) (Crypto Token Talk, March 2018)
    • Beyond Bitcoin, Can Blockchain Technology Change the World? (Austin-American Statesmen (512blog), March 2018)
    • ‘Blockchain Bros’ No More: Women In Cryptocurrency Speak Up About Their Accomplishments (Forbes, March 2018)
    • Time to Acknowledge – and Encourage – Women in Blockchain (CoinDesk, March 2018)
    • The Gender Imbalance in Crypto: Jalak Jobanputra on Why It’s a Problem and Her Effort to Fix It (Podcast) (Unchained, March 2018)
    • Women in Cryptocurrencies Push Back Against ‘Blockchain Bros’ (NY Times, February 2018)
    • Why Investor Jalak Jobanputra is Betting Big on Crypto (Techcrunch, February 2018)
    • For Women in Cryptocurrency, A New Effort to Grow Their Ranks (Wired, February 2018)
    • Blockchain Explainer: A Revolution Only in its Infancy (Financial Times, February 2018)
    • This Venture Capitalist Called Bitcoin’s Correction in December – Here’s How She Knew (CNBC, January 2018)
    • Cryptocurrencies Plunge Amid Regulatory Fears (CNBC, January 2018)
    • The Fintech Finance 40 (Institutional Investor, January 2018)

2017:

• • • Bitcoin: How High Can it Go? (Fox Business, December 2017)
    • The Benefits Of Blockchain (Global Finance Magazine, November 2017)
    • Bitcoin is at $10K — and that’s just the beginning of how it will revolutionize money (Vox, November 2017)
    • Ahead Of The Buzzword Curve: Finding Investors In Front Of Top Tech Trends (Crunchbase, November 2017)
    • Will Blockchain Unchain The World (Forbes, November 2017)
    • The Webby Awards, Webby Podcast: Jalak Jobanputra, Founder & Managing Partner of FuturePerfect Ventures (Podcast) (The Webby Podcast, October 2017)
    • These Venture Capitalists Are Powering The Blockchain Boom (International Business Times, August 2017)
    • As Cryptocurrencies Reach New Highs, The Ethereal Summit Paints A Rich Future (Forbes, May 2017)
    • FuturePerfect Lab Launches Blockchain, IoT, Artificial Intelligence and Security Convergence Project (Blockchain News, May 2017)
    • What Blockchain Is, and Why Some Experts Say It’s as Revolutionary as the Internet (WBUR.org, April 2017)
    • Beyond Finance: Considering Business and Social Impact of Blockchain (MIT Technology Review, April 2017)
    • Blockchain and Emerging Markets (Ping Capital Management, March 2017)

2016:

• • • The 2016 Fintech Finance 35: Jalak Jobanputra (Institutional Investor, November 2016)
    • These 17 Women Are Shaping Venture Capital in NYC (Built In NYC, June 2016)
    • Meet Jalak Jobanputra, Founder of Future\Perfect Ventures (VatorNews, June 2016)
    • Jalak Jobanputra Talks Investing, Fintech, and the Tech Bubble (Forbes, June 2016)
    • The Blockchain: A Revolution You Need to Understand (Milken Institute, May 2016)
    • 18 Venture Capitalist Blogs Every Startup Founder Should Be Reading (TechSpace, March 2016)
    • Bitcoin and Blockchain Startups Not Immune From Selective Investors (CoinDesk, March 2016)

2015:

• • • Trailblazing Women (Huffington Post, October 2015)
    • The Future of Money (O’Reilly, October 2015)
    • Citi, Micropayments and Social Good: Consensus 2015 Afternoon Sessions (CoinDesk, September 2015)
    • 14 Best VCs to Follow Online (Business Insider, August 2015)
    • FPV’s Jalak Jobanputra: Emerging Markets Are Bitcoin’s Best Best (CoinDesk, July 2015)
    • This Week In Startups (April 2015)
    • NYC Mayor’s Office Pushes For Universal Broadband With Three New Initiatives (BuzzFeed News, April 2015)

2014:

• • • 100 NYC Tech Influencers You Need to Know (AlleyWatch, December 2014)
    • Bet on Chinese Middle Class? (CNBC, September 2014)
    • Kingdom of New York: The Barefoot VC on Bitcoin, Mobile Tech and Silicon Alley (Observer, August 2014)
    • FuturePerfect Ventures Is a Small Fund Launched to Back Applications for Big Data (TechCrunch, July 2014)
    • Movers and Shakers in the NYC Tech Ecosystem (Entrepreneur.com, June 2014)
    • ABNY presents: Women Leaders in the NYC Tech Ecosystem (Edelman, May 2014)
    • Is JD.com Really Worth $1.7B? (Bloomberg TV, May 2014)
    • DeBlasio Deputy Mayor Networks with Tech Insiders (Crain’s, April 2014)
    • We’re in a Valuation Bubble: It’s Cool! (Podcast) (Marketplace.org, February 2014)

2013:

• • • Technology and Social Impact (Women2.com, November 2013)
    • LoMA Rising: The Newest Tech Hub in NYC (AlleyWatch, September 2013)
    • Top 40 Women to Watch Over 40 (Forbes, July 2013)
    • Tech Leaders Support Immigration Reform (Wall Street Journal, May 2013)
    • 8 Things VCs Think About When Valuing Your Startup (Mashable, May 2013)
    • Lean In Stories: Jalak Jobanputra (LeanIn.org, March 2013)
    • These VCs Have Seen the Future, and it is Mobile and Global (The Business Journal, February 2013)

2012:

• • • BRICs and Beyond: Pockets of Innovation (Quartz, October 2012)
    • BMWi: Where Cars, Walking, Movie Tickets and Smart Refrigerators Collide (NYConvergence, June 2012)
    • The Mobile Payments Opportunity (Seeking Alpha, June 2012)
    • Investors Talk Digital Disruption in Music at IWNY (Xconomy, May 2012)
    • Coverage of Social Media Week Keynote (Social Media Week, April 2012)
    • Jalak Jobanputra, RTP Ventures New Managing Director, Talks About Russian Billionaire Leonid Boguslavsky’s $120 M. Fund (Observer, March 2012)
    • Q&A: RTP Ventures’ Jalak Jobanputra Weighs in on New $120M Fund (Xconomy, March 2012)
    • NYC Tech Takes on the Classroom (Crain’s, January 2012)
    • Golden Ladies of NYC (NY Daily News, January 2012)

2011:

• • • Immigrants Revitalize NY Tech Scene (NY Post, September 2011)
    • Start-Up & The City: New York’s Hot Entrepreneurship Scene (Forbes, December 2011)
    • Global Entrepreneurship Delegation to Visit Indonesia (Antara News, June 2011)

2010:

• • • New York Venture Capitalist Jalak Jobanputra Receives Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award (PRWeb, June 2010)
    • Angel Investors to Fashism: You Look Fabulous (Venturebeat, November 2010)

2009:

• • NYCSeed: More than a Dollar and a Dream for Start Up Technology Companies (Huffington Post, August 2009)
  • Silicon Alley vs Silicon Valley (Wall Street Journal, June 2009)