Press
Recent Press Mentions:
2020:
- Base Layer Episode 103 – Jalak Jobanputra (Podcast) (Sticher, January 27, 2020)
- How Central Banks Need to Respond to Cryptocurrency (Cheddar, January 9, 2020)
2019:
- The Central Bank Business Model Is Under Attack (CoinDesk, December 20, 2019)
- Coinbase-Led Crypto Ratings Council Draws Skepticism From Legal Experts (CoinDesk, October 3, 2019)
- Venture capitalist on investing in bitcoin: ‘I’ve never seen anything like this’ (Yahoo! Finance, October 1, 2019)
- Investing in Cryptocurrency (Podcast) (Bloomberg Businessweek, September 6, 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 (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 (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:
- Bloomberg Markets: Buying Oracle, FoodMaven Fights Food Waste (Bloomberg, December 2017)
- Bitcoin: How High Can it Go? (Fox Business, December 2017)
- The Benefits Of Blockchain (Global Finance Magazine, 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 S2 Ep2: Jalak Jobanputra, Founder & Managing Partner of FuturePerfect Ventures (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! (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)
- How Investors Value Startups (Mashable, May 2013)
- Lean In (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)
- Internet Week, NYC, June 2010: Interviewing Amol Sarva of Peek and Vin Vacanti of Yipit
- 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)