Francisco Oliva-Velez

Managing Partner at Plaintext Capital

Speaker

Francisco is a Managing Partner and co-founder at Plaintext Capital. Plaintext employs a multi-strategy approach to investing in Web3, utilizing fundamental research and active trading. Our research is sector and geography agnostic. We invest primarily in publicly traded assets. We manage investments on behalf of family offices, fund of funds, crypto treasuries and individuals.

Previously, Francisco was an Executive Director of J.P. Morgan's Private Bank overseeing over US$3 billion in cumulative positions for investors across the US and LatAm. He led the Life Sciences vertical in Florida, was the Analyst Manager and served on the Cyber Security Council. Previously, he was a global analyst at HSBC Bank in several roles in Hong Kong, London, Miami and New York. While in Hong Kong, he worked in the alternatives team managing portfolios of hedge funds for institutional investors. Fran started his career as an m&a analyst at Eurohold Investment Bank.

In 2016, he co-founded Jubel, an award-winning start-up in the travel industry. Fran graduated with double majors in Business Management and Modern Languages from the University of Bath, UK. Fran has worked with several charities including Habitat for Humanity, UN Commissioner for Refugees and CATISA.