
Current Firm
Asymmetric
Investments
10+ companies
Focus
Web3, Fintech
About Joe McCann
Joe McCann is a philosophy graduate turned self-taught programmer and trader who runs Asymmetric as a technology company that invests, applying hedge fund risk management and macro trading discipline to crypto investments while maintaining unusually explicit risk controls like no leverage above 1x and active use of derivatives. He's known for his contrarian, high-conviction positioning in Solana throughout market cycles and his thesis that meme coins play an important role in crypto adoption, combining technical analysis with cultural literacy to identify opportunities at the intersection of technology, capital markets, and internet culture.
Focus Areas
Web3FintechGamingAI
Investment Stage
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Notable Investments
Julian Capital
Harpoon Ventures
Humba Ventures
Fifty Years
Deep Checks
Founders Fund
Lightspeed
Sequoia Capital
Kleiner Perkins
Funds that lead pre-seeds