Venture Capital Principal at Wave Digital Assets in Denver.
I back early-stage crypto founders and spend a lot of time thinking about neobanking, physical AI, and American reindustrialization.
A Wednesday and Sunday digest of the investing and tech shows that matter.
Not Enough Time (opens in a new tab)Longer writing. Essays on crypto, markets, and the rails underneath.
Magic Internet Money (opens in a new tab)An interactive map of American manufacturing since 1990. Jobs, pay, and new factory building, county by county.
Made in America (opens in a new tab)01
Digital banks and the money apps built on them. Who holds the license, who holds the deposit, and what has to be true for it to last.
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Unit economics of useful work: cost per productive hour, utilization, the integration layer that survives a shift.
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Energy, housing, manufacturing, skilled trades, and the capital that rebuilds real capacity in the U.S.
I started in public accounting and consulting, moved into data and analytics, and then built products on blockchain data. Along the way I led teams through real change and helped organizations rethink how they operate. Today I lead early-stage crypto investing at Wave Digital Assets, and I back founders that are reshaping the world.
Where I publish. Not Enough Time goes out every Wednesday and Sunday. @GerardBarile is where I write on neobanking, physical AI, and American reindustrialization. Longer writing lives on Magic Internet Money.
Prefer a DM on X (@GerardBarile). LinkedIn is fine for longer intros. Founders: one sentence on what you are building and the bottleneck you are attacking.