Picks And Shovels is an operator-led venture capital firm that focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage investments in infrastructure and tools for crypto and fintech. Picks And Shovels's Twitter Score is 2.8 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #275,584 among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Picks And Shovels was founded by Josh Schlisserman, who serves as General Partner. The firm operates as a solo-GP fund under the legal entity Picks and Shovels Management, LLC, registered with CRD number 322832 per a Form ADV filed in March 2023. Its investment thesis centers on backing founders building the foundational picks-and-shovels layer of crypto and fintech, prioritizing infrastructure and tooling companies at the earliest stages of formation.
Picks And Shovels's portfolio includes Ion Protocol. Picks And Shovels has published 16 posts on the platform. Picks And Shovels has been mentioned by 1 accounts a total of 1 times.
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