Jack Dorsey 支持非洲比特币风险投资公司 Recursive Capital

Recursive Capital 是一家专注于投资非洲比特币公司的风险投资公司，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.

非洲比特币风险投资公司 Recursive Capital 宣布其第一期基金首次募集，Block 主席 Jack Dorsey、高盛前合伙人、Fortress Investment Group 董事长 Peter L. Briger, Jr. 承诺认购 750 万美元。 《明天的价格》和 Ego Death Capital 的创始合伙人杰夫·布斯 (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.

据《比特币杂志》五月份报道，Recursive Capital 专门投资于非洲的早期公司，这些公司反映了比特币的弹性本质。其经营理念是，非洲独特的货币和金融问题使其成为成为世界比特币发展之都的理想地区。

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.

该公司的首席执行官 Abubakar Nur Khalil 是一位尼日利亚比特币核心贡献者，同时也是 ₿trust 的临时首席执行官，该公司是 Jay-Z 和 Jack Dorsey 资助的比特币非营利组织，为非洲比特币开发商提供资金，他对该基金的目的发表了评论在新闻稿中。

"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：“第一期基金的重点是为非洲蓬勃发展的比特币生态系统奠定基础，该生态系统将在创新、增长和影响方面引领世界。”

The Details Of Fund I

一号基金详情

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.

第一期基金旨在支持比特币基础设施公司（例如比特币矿工）、创建具有商业用例的产品的公司（例如比特币交易所和钱包）以及在闪电网络和 Fedimint 协议上构建尖端技术的公司。

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.

该基金对投资组合中的每家公司平均投资5万至10万美元，严格进行股权投资；它不参与替代融资结构，也不接受代币化证券或山寨币来换取投资。

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

努尔·哈利勒相信非洲可以成为比特币发展的领导者。

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 推出以来，Recursive 投资了 Bitnob，该公司提供比特币原生金融服务并促进跨境支付； Fedi 创建了一个“社区超级应用程序”，可以实现比特币的协作托管，而 Synota 则简化了通过闪电网络的公用事业账单支付。

Investors In The Fund

基金投资者

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.

多尔西长期以来一直支持非洲采用比特币，多年来一直投资非洲大陆的比特币相关公司。他将于 2022 年在加纳举行的首届非洲比特币会议上发表讲话，并将在下个月在肯尼亚举行的今年会议上再次发表讲话。

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

杰夫·布斯 (Jeff Booth) 也是比特币在非洲扩散的著名支持者，并坚信努尔·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.”

“阿布巴卡尔是比特币社区中一位令人难以置信的领导者，比特币有潜力将非洲人民从几个世纪以来的剥削生活中解放出来，”布斯通过电子邮件告诉我。 “投资最需要该协议的地区似乎是很自然的事情。”

The Future Of Recursive Capital

递归资本的未来

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 计划推出 Recursive Labs，进一步为其投资组合中的公司创始人提供指导、指导和战略见解。

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.

它还计划扩大对比特币矿业公司的资助。非洲的比特币采矿业一直在利用廉价的可再生能源并推动绿色能源技术的发展，努尔·哈利勒计划投资这一趋势。

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.

除了比特币挖矿公司之外，努尔·哈利勒还将继续关注处于创新前沿的其他非洲比特币公司，因为他计划使 Recursive 成为希望接触新兴比特币行业的投资者的首选公司。他的家乡大陆。

“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 及其投资组合中的公司成为非洲大陆的信号源，让那些寻求从千载难逢的资产——比特币中获益的投资者”。 “我最终希望为非洲成为建设具有最高质量、影响力和竞争优势的比特币公司的全球中心做出贡献。