Spencer Noon
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] [2]
Noon’s early crypto involvement is described as beginning in 2014, when he established BTCity, a 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]
Education
Spencer 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] [1]
Career
Early Career and BTCity
Spencer Noon worked as an analyst at UBS between 2013 and 2014 in the Greater New York City Area.
In 2014, Noon became involved in the cryptocurrency sector through the creation of BTCity, described in source material as a Bitcoin on-ramp company. He served as founder of the company from May 2014 to October 2014.
SeatGeek
From October 2014 to December 2017, Noon worked in business development and strategy at SeatGeek in the Greater New York City Area.
DTC Capital
Between 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 investment fund.
OurNetwork
In 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 and decentralized finance topics.
Source 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.
OurNetwork issue “#153,” published on January 20, 2023, included analysis related to the Canto blockchain network, including network activity, bridging, decentralized finance, and liquidity provider data. The issue also referenced Variant Fund’s investment in Canto and cited an investment thesis published by Variant.
A 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 and decentralized finance topics.
Variant
From January 2021 to May 2023, Noon served as General Partner at Variant, a venture capital firm focused on Web3 and decentralized finance projects.
Metadata associated with OurNetwork has also identified him as a General Partner and co-founder of Variant Fund.
Investment and Web3 Perspectives
Profiles describing Noon reference his involvement in decentralized finance and early-stage cryptocurrency projects associated with user ownership models and incentive structures.
Author information associated with OurNetwork has also described Noon as a Web3 founder. [1] [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
