# PL Capital

> PL Capital is a family of venture funds and programs backing breakthrough advances in computing and frontier technology, including decentralized infrastructure, computing, and neurotech.

## Funds & Programs

- [PLC Neurotech](https://plcapital.xyz/neurotech): We believe neurotech is the next human frontier. We invest in BCI, NeuroAi, and Connectomics companies that we expect will define new categories of neurotech — restoring human capability today, enhancing it tomorrow, and evolving it for the long arc of civilization.
- [PL Capital Crypto](https://plcapital.xyz/crypto): Our mandate is built around primitives, not labels. We back founders using cryptographic and decentralized primitives to solve real problems across AI, physical infrastructure, enterprise software, and financial rails. These primitives are becoming the security, privacy, and coordination layer for the AI era.
- [PL Venture Studio (PLVS)](https://plcapital.xyz/plvs): Protocol Labs Venture Studio partners with exceptional founders translating cutting edge R&D into groundbreaking startups.

## PLC Neurotech

Team:

- [Juan Benet](https://x.com/juanbenet) — General Partner. Founder of Protocol Labs. Inventor of Filecoin, IPFS and libp2p. Frontier technology investor across crypto, neurotech, AI, and biotech. Stanford & YC alum.
- [Sean Escola, M.D., Ph.D.](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-escola) — Venture Partner. Assistant Professor at Columbia University Center for Theoretical Neuroscience. Co-founder of Herophilus, Fauna Robotics, & Neuromatch.

Selected portfolio (BCIs, NeuroAi, Connectomics):

- [Echo](https://www.echo.bio/)
- [EON](https://eon.systems/)
- [Hemispheric](https://www.hemispheric.ai/)
- [Integral Neuro](https://www.integralneuro.com/)
- [Merge Labs](https://merge.io/blog)
- [Netholabs](https://netholabs.com/)
- [Paradromics](https://www.paradromics.com/)
- [Precision](https://precisionneuro.io/)
- [Science Corp](https://science.xyz/)
- [Synchron](https://synchron.com/)

Selected content:

- [A Strategic Vision for the Future of Brain–Computer Interfaces](https://zenodo.org/records/19240357)
- [Cognitive Dark Matter: Measuring What AI Misses](https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.03414)
- [Juan Benet Podcast: Conversations on the future of neurotech, computing, intelligence, and more](https://www.juanbenetpodcast.com)
- [PL Neuro](https://plneuro.xyz/#content)

## PL Capital Crypto

Team:

- [Brad Holden](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradpholden) — Managing Partner. Led investments in-house at PL Venture Holdings. Launched AWS Seed program. Former partner at Eric Schmidt's Tomorrow Ventures and attorney at Wilson Sonsini.
- [Lacey Wisdom](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lacey-ann-wisdom) — General Partner. Early-stage investor in-house at PL Venture Holdings and Eniac Ventures. Former LP at Andrew Mellon Foundation and equity analyst at JPMorgan.
- [Juan Benet](https://x.com/juanbenet) — Research Partner (non-advisory). Founder of Protocol Labs. Inventor of Filecoin, IPFS and libp2p.

Selected content:

- [FHE as a bet on quantum resilience](https://medium.com/@lacey_63095/fhe-as-a-bet-on-quantum-resilience-91ddf55dc5a6)
- [We Wanted Trust Machines. We got Casinos](https://x.com/Bholden/status/2021256692152008747)
- [Rethinking Identity: Crypto's Answer to Broken Legacy Systems](https://medium.com/@lacey_63095/rethinking-identity-cryptos-answer-to-broken-legacy-systems-66ee459d7b41)

## PL Venture Studio

Core team:

- [Juan Benet](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbenetcs/) — Studio Partner. Founder of Filecoin; creator of IPFS and libp2p. Works with PLVS founders on technical architecture and ecosystem positioning.
- [Molly Mackinlay](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollymackinlay/) — Studio Partner. Leads Engineering & Research development for broader Protocol Labs, Inc. Works with PLVS founders on product strategy and operational scaling.
- [Brad Holden](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradpholden/) — Studio Partner. Led investments in-house at PL Venture Holdings. Launched AWS Seed program. Former partner at Eric Schmidt's Tomorrow Ventures and attorney at Wilson Sonsini.
- [Charlotte Kapoor](https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlottebaker3/) — Operations & Strategy Leadership. Runs PLVS operations and founder support programs.

Portfolio:

- [Allo](https://www.allo.capital/)
- [Akave](https://www.akave.network/)
- [Arkhai](https://www.arkhai.io/)
- [BitRobot](https://bitrobot.ai/)
- [CoinList](https://coinlist.co/)
- [Crecimiento](https://crecimiento.build/)
- [FernAI](https://www.fernlabs.ai/)
- [Number0](https://n0.computer/)
- [Ramo](https://www.ramo.io/)

## Contact

- General: hello@plcapital.xyz
- PL Venture Studio: plvs@protocol.ai

## External

- [X / Twitter](https://x.com/plcapital)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/protocolvc)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/ProtocolLabs)
- [Protocol Labs](https://www.protocol.ai/about/)