Hivemind spins out public-equities fund for blockchain and AI infrastructure
What's the deal? HivemindDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → launched the Hivemind Equity Access Fund, a public-equities strategy giving institutional investors exposure to blockchain and AI infrastructure companies. The firm announced the fund in November 2026 but disclosed no size or performance figures.
What's the endgame? The fund spins out a long/short strategy Hivemind has run inside a broader fund since 2022. It invests in public companies across the sector, including exchanges, custodians, miners, and power and compute providers.
Hivemind pairs quantitative analytics with fundamental research and a proprietary risk framework that adjusts net exposure and hedges downside.
Why now? Founder and managing partner Matt Zhang said blockchain and AI infrastructure has moved from a niche sector to "a vital component" of public equity portfolios. The firm argues many of these companies remain under-researched in conventional equities, leaving a gap for specialists.
Richard Skeet, managing partner and head of trading, said the team works daily in the space—trading tokens and evaluating mining operations from energy contracts to data-center cooling.
The launch follows an August $17 million strategic investment in Hivemind's parent, led by M&G Investments alongside financial and crypto-sector backers. The firm is separately planning a $500 million tokenization fund with CPIC.
The signal: The fund is a route to blockchain and AI exposure through public markets, not a new venture fund for startups. It reflects a broader institutional shift toward practical financial infrastructure, as banks and asset managers expand tokenized funds and settlement projects, and funding favors custody, payments, and compute.
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