Howard is an influential figure in the hedge fund industry thanks to the success of Brevan Howard Asset Management, the $23bn macro trading firm he co-founded. In recent years though, he has been slowly relinquishing some of his roles at the firm to become a major force in crypto venture capital in both Europe and the US.
The FT has compiled a list of 43 investments by Howard in crypto companies and projects — ranging from well-known businesses like exchange FTX, to a start-up incubator and smaller NFT projects — based on information from venture capital databases Crunchbase, PitchBook and Dealroom and public announcements. Howard has made his investments over the past five years, sometimes alongside US asset manager Tiger Global, Japanese tech group SoftBank and venture capitalist Peter Thiel.