Ari Paul (@AriDavidPaul) — Twitter Score 683 out of 1000

Ari Paul co-founded BlockTower Capital in July 2017 with Matthew Goetz, applying institutional trading, credit underwriting, and portfolio management to crypto and digital assets. He holds the CFA designation, previously worked at the University of Chicago Endowment as a portfolio manager, and formerly worked at Susquehanna International Group as a derivatives trader. Ari Paul's Twitter Score is 683 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking him #129 out of 389,201 accounts tracked on this platform, with 230,315 followers and 6,545 posts published. Ari Paul ranks #129 (top 0.1%) out of 389,000+ tracked accounts on TwitterScore.

Ari Paul built BlockTower Capital into a major crypto investment firm, raising over $140 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures. The firm's 2022 venture fund, sized at $150 million, drew backing from institutional investors including MassMutual, Bpifrance, and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. BlockTower reported approximately $1.7 billion in AUM when it announced an all-equity merger with Arca in November 2024. The firm's venture capital unit did not join that merger and instead spun out independently as Strobe Ventures, launching with $235 million AUM and plans to raise a $100 million second fund; he continues at the firm as a venture partner.

Ari Paul has also navigated significant operational and regulatory headwinds. In May 2024, BlockTower's main hedge fund was reported to have been partially drained in a hack; the firm notified limited partners and hired blockchain forensics experts, though stolen funds remained unrecovered. He stated publicly in 2024 that the SEC had opened investigations into crypto venture firms for allegedly acting as unregistered securities dealers through discounted pre-launch token deals, noting that BlockTower was not named as a subject of those inquiries.

Ari Paul's investment activity through Strobe Ventures spans StormX.

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