Jack Dorsey 支持非洲比特幣創投公司 Recursive Capital

Recursive Capital 是一家專注於投資非洲比特幣公司的創投公司，今天宣布其第一期基金首次募集。

African Bitcoin venture capital firm Recursive Capital has announced the first close of its Fund I with $7.5 million in commitments from Block Chairman Jack Dorsey, former Partner at Goldman Sachs and Chairman of Fortress Investment Group, Peter L. Briger, Jr., and author of The Price of Tomorrow and Founding Partner at Ego Death Capital, Jeff Booth.

非洲比特幣創投公司 Recursive Capital 宣布其第一期基金首次募集，Block 主席 Jack Dorsey、高盛前合夥人、Fortress Investment Group 董事長 Peter L. Briger, Jr. 承諾認購 750 萬美元。 Death Capital 的創始合夥人 Jeff Booth。

As reported by Bitcoin Magazine in May, Recursive Capital invests exclusively in early-stage companies based in Africa that reflect the resilient nature of Bitcoin. Its operating thesis is that Africa’s unique monetary and financial issues make it the ideal region to become the Bitcoin development capital of the world.

根據《比特幣雜誌》五月報道，Recursive Capital 專門投資於非洲的早期公司，這些公司反映了比特幣的彈性本質。其經營理念是，非洲獨特的貨幣和金融問題使其成為世界比特幣發展之都的理想地區。

The firm’s CEO, Abubakar Nur Khalil, a Nigerian Bitcoin Core contributor who also serves as the interim CEO of ₿trust, a Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey-funded Bitcoin non-profit that funds African Bitcoin developers, commented on the purpose of the fund in a press release.

該公司的執行長Abubakar Nur Khalil 是一位尼日利亞比特幣核心貢獻者，同時也是₿trust 的臨時首席執行官，該公司是Jay-Z 和Jack Dorsey 資助的比特幣非營利組織，為非洲比特幣開發商提供資金，他對該基金的目的發表了評論在新聞稿中。

"The focus of Fund I is to lay the foundations for a thriving Bitcoin ecosystem in Africa that will lead the world in innovation, growth and impact," said Nur Khalil.

Nur Khalil 表示：“第一期基金的重點是為非洲蓬勃發展的比特幣生態系統奠定基礎，該生態系統將在創新、增長和影響方面引領世界。”

The Details Of Fund I

一號基金詳情

Fund I is aimed at supporting Bitcoin infrastructure companies (e.g., bitcoin miners), companies creating products that have commercial use cases (e.g., bitcoin exchanges and wallets) and companies building cutting-edge technology on the Lightning Network and Fedimint protocols.

第一期基金旨在支援比特幣基礎設施公司（例如比特幣礦工）、創建具有商業用例的產品的公司（例如比特幣交易所和錢包）以及在閃電網路和 Fedimint 協議上建立尖端技術的公司。

The fund invests between $50,000 to $100,000 on average to each of the companies in its portfolio and strictly makes equity investments; it doesn’t engage in alternative financing structures or accept tokenized securities or altcoins in exchange for investment.

該基金對投資組合中的每家公司平均投資5萬至10萬美元，嚴格進行股權投資；它不參與替代融資結構，也不接受代幣化證券或山寨幣來換取投資。

Nur Khalil believes that Africa can be a leader in Bitcoin development.

努爾·哈利勒相信非洲可以成為比特幣發展的領導者。

Since the launch of Fund I, Recursive has invested in Bitnob, which offers bitcoin-native financial services and facilitates cross-border payments; Fedi, which has created a “Community Superapp” that enables collaborative custody of bitcoin, and Synota, which streamlines utility bill payments over the Lightning Network.

自 Fund I 推出以來，Recursive 投資了 Bitnob，該公司提供比特幣原生金融服務並促進跨境支付； Fedi 創建了一個“社區超級應用程式”，可以實現比特幣的協作託管，而 Synota 則簡化了透過閃電網路的公用事業帳單支付。

Investors In The Fund

基金投資者

Dorsey has been a long-time proponent of Bitcoin adoption in Africa and has been investing in Bitcoin-related companies on the continent for years. He spoke at the inaugural African Bitcoin Conference in Ghana in 2022 and will speak again at this year’s edition of the conference in Kenya next month.

多爾西長期以來一直支持非洲採用比特幣，多年來一直投資非洲大陸的比特幣相關公司。他將於 2022 年在加納舉行的首屆非洲比特幣會議上發表講話，並將在下個月在肯亞舉行的今年會議上再次發表講話。

Jeff Booth has also been a notable supporter of Bitcoin proliferation in Africa and believes strongly in the work that Nur Khalil is doing.

傑夫·布斯 (Jeff Booth) 也是比特幣在非洲擴散的著名支持者，並堅信努爾·哈利勒 (Nur Khalil) 所做的工作。

“Abubakar is an incredible leader in the Bitcoin community, and Bitcoin has the potential to free the people of Africa from centuries of living in exploitation,” Booth told me via email. “It seemed natural to invest in a region that needs this protocol the most.”

「阿布巴卡爾是比特幣社群中令人難以置信的領導者，比特幣有潛力將非洲人民從幾個世紀以來的剝削生活中解放出來，」布斯透過電子郵件告訴我。 “投資最需要協議的地區似乎是很自然的事情。”

The Future Of Recursive Capital

遞迴資本的未來

Next year, Recursive Capital plans to launch Recursive Labs to further its efforts in providing mentorship, guidance and strategic insights to the founders of companies in its portfolio.

明年，Recursive Capital 計劃推出 Recursive Labs，進一步為其投資組合中的公司創辦人提供指導、指導和策略見解。

It also plans to expand its funding for bitcoin mining companies. The bitcoin mining industry in Africa has been capitalizing on cheap, renewable power and driving the development of green energy technology, and Nur Khalil plans to invest in this trend.

它還計劃擴大對比特幣礦業公司的資助。非洲的比特幣採礦業一直在利用廉價的可再生能源並推動綠色能源技術的發展，努爾·哈利勒計劃投資這一趨勢。

Beyond bitcoin mining companies, Nur Khalil will continue to keep his eyes open for other African Bitcoin companies that are on the forefront of innovation, as he plans to make Recursive the go-to firm for investors looking to gain exposure to the burgeoning Bitcoin industry on his home continent.

除了比特幣挖礦公司之外，努爾·哈利勒還將繼續關注處於創新前沿的其他非洲比特幣公司，因為他計劃使 Recursive 成為希望接觸新興比特幣行業的投資者的首選公司。家鄉大陸。

“I want Recursive and the companies in its portfolio to be a source of signal on the continent for investors seeking to benefit from exposure to a once-in-a-generation asset — bitcoin,” he said. “And I ultimately want to contribute to Africa becoming the global epicenter of building Bitcoin companies of the highest quality, impact, and competitive edge.

他表示：「我希望 Recursive 及其投資組合中的公司成為非洲大陸的信號源，讓那些尋求從千載難逢的資產——比特幣中獲益的投資者」。 「我最終希望為非洲成為建立具有最高品質、影響力和競爭優勢的比特幣公司的全球中心做出貢獻。