Li Jin
General Partner · Variant
Check $1M–$15M
SEED
SERIES A
Consumer
Crypto
Marketplaces
Quick profile
Investment thesis
I invest in the passion economy and web3 consumer — founders building products where users become owners. I coined the term for businesses where creators make meaningful income.
Communication style
Thoughtful, big on frameworks. Will reframe your business into a clean mental model.
Red flags
No path to user ownership or economic participation
Creator value captured but not shared
Signature questions
1.What does the ownership layer look like?
2.How do users go from consumers to participants?
3.What's the meaningful income threshold for your users?
Fund facts
Stripe
Nansen
Axie Infinity
How to win Li Jin
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