Polychain 指控前合作伙伴与 Eclipse Labs 进行 1300 万美元的秘密代币交易

Polychain Capital 指控其前普通合伙人 Niraj Pant 秘密与 Polychain 投资的初创公司 Eclipse Labs 达成代币交易，违反了公司政策

Web3 venture capital firm Polychain Capital has accused its former general partner Niraj Pant of violating company policies by secretly securing a token deal with Eclipse Labs, a startup in which Polychain had invested.

Web3 风险投资公司 Polychain Capital 指控其前普通合伙人 Niraj Pant 秘密与 Polychain 投资的初创公司 Eclipse Labs 达成代币交易，违反了公司政策。

Pant allegedly arranged to receive a 5% token stake, later reduced to 1.3%, in the startup, which was valued at $270 million in its last funding round and is developing a decentralized Web3 social network. The tokens were set to be valued at $13 million based on the last funding round price.

据称，Pant 安排获得这家初创公司 5% 的代币股份，后来减少到 1.3%，该公司在上一轮融资中估值为 2.7 亿美元，正在开发一个去中心化的 Web3 社交网络。根据上一轮融资的价格，这些代币的估值为 1300 万美元。

The arrangement was made with Neel Somani of Eclipse Labs shortly after Pant led Polychain’s $6 million pre-seed funding round for the startup in early 2022, according to a person familiar with the matter. Pant was also given the option to purchase tokens at a 50% discount.

据一位知情人士透露，这一安排是在 Pant 于 2022 年初主导 Polychain 为这家初创公司进行 600 万美元种子前融资后不久与 Eclipse Labs 的 Neel Somani 达成的。 Pant 还可以选择以 50% 的折扣购买代币。

The incident highlights ongoing concerns within the crypto industry regarding undisclosed advisory roles and token deals. Several crypto VCs have been accused of engaging in undisclosed token deals or advisory roles, which could potentially create conflicts of interest.

该事件凸显了加密货币行业内对未公开的咨询角色和代币交易的持续担忧。一些加密货币风险投资公司被指控参与未公开的代币交易或担任顾问角色，这可能会造成利益冲突。

In addition to the alleged token deal, Polychain also invests in Pant’s AI startup, which is developing a large language model.

除了所谓的代币交易外，Polychain 还投资了 Pant 的人工智能初创公司，该公司正在开发大型语言模型。

Pant left Polychain in November 2022 after about four years at the firm. He joined Polychain in 2018 from Bain Capital, where he was a vice president in the private equity group.

Pant 在 Polychain 工作了大约四年后于 2022 年 11 月离开。他于 2018 年从贝恩资本加入 Polychain，担任私募股权集团副总裁。

At Polychain, Pant was involved in several key deals, including the firm’s early investment in decentralized exchange Uniswap, which was later valued at $1.7 billion in a Series B funding round.

在 Polychain，Pant 参与了几项关键交易，包括该公司对去中心化交易所 Uniswap 的早期投资，该交易后来在 B 轮融资中估值为 17 亿美元。

Pant did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A Polychain spokesperson declined to comment.

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