Newtown Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm co-founded by Vinny Lingham and Llew Claasen that invests in emerging technologies and disruptive business models. Newtown Partners's Twitter Score is 7.1 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #124,414 among 493,952 tracked accounts.
Newtown Partners was founded in 2014 and operates as both a venture capital firm and a family office. It manages DP World's corporate venture-capital program, which launched with an initial $20 million commitment. Newtown Partners was previously affiliated with Imperial Logistics. The firm focuses on crypto, blockchain, and disruptive technology sectors, with portfolio companies including BitGo, IPFS, BitAccess, and Chronicled.
Newtown Partners's founding partners bring deep crypto industry backgrounds. Vinny Lingham is co-founder and CEO of Civic Technologies, a blockchain identity platform. Llew Claasen has been active in the crypto space since 2012 and previously served as Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation.
Newtown Partners's portfolio includes Wala. Newtown Partners has published 433 posts on the platform. Newtown Partners has been mentioned by 14 accounts, with 27 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Newtown Partners include 34 founders, 10 angel investors, 7 influencers and 2 VCs. Among them are Matthew Graham, Vinny Lingham, Nathaniel Whittemore, Jos Maria Macedo, NFT.NYC and Carlos Domingo.