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Emil Woods
Partner at Liberty City Ventures
Emil Woods is a Founding Partner at Liberty City Ventures, a venture capital fund firm established in 2013, focusing on investing in companies involved in blockchain technology infrastructure and Web3 applications.
He has noteworthy contributions in the blockchain space, being a co-founder of Paxos, the first regulated bitcoin exchange globally, established in 2012, and Lukka, a leading provider of enterprise software, data, and tax reporting services for institutions managing crypto assets, founded in 2014.
Prior to his current venture, Emil co-founded Cedar Hill Capital Partners, LLC in 2005, a successful institutional asset management firm. His professional journey includes roles as a Portfolio Manager at SAC Capital Management (Point72) and as a Portfolio Manager and Head Trader at Goldman Sachs & Co. in the Equities and Asset Management divisions.
Emil Woods is an alum of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, holding a BSE degree. He remains actively engaged with his alma mater by serving on the Wharton Undergraduate Executive Board, sponsoring the Emil K. Woods Award for Entrepreneurship, and providing guidance as an advisor to the Wharton Alternative Investments Initiative.
