Piers Kicks
Piers Kicks is Venture Partner at Delphi Digital, an independent research boutique focused on the digital asset market. He explores the emergence of the Metaverse through the lens of decentralized networks. He is also a Senior Associate at BITKRAFT Ventures, a global investment platform for gaming, esports, and interactive media. He seeks asymmetric venture investment opportunities in early-stage projects that advance and support the emergence of synthetic reality. Kicks studied Computer Science and Philosophy at Newcastle University for a year before leaving his position to start Azar Capital, a hybrid crypto/venture investment fund.
- Kicks acquired his first bitcoin at 13 years old in exchange for virtual currency in a video game.
- He reached 69 global in Rainbow Six Siege, where there are over 50 million users.
- He built his own RuneScape private server.
- He is a first-generation virtual reality user.
- He started the world’s first crypto native eSports DAO called MetaClan alongside some of the MetaCartel community leaders.
- He has led advisory roles with Saxon Advisors and 01 Capital.
- He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.