Anthony Pompliano
Anthony Pompliano, commonly known as Pomp, is an American entrepreneur, investor and financial-media host. He co-founded Morgan Creek Digital Assets and later founded Professional Capital Management. He hosts The Pomp Podcast and writes an investment newsletter. His work spans venture investment, Bitcoin commentary and operating businesses.[1]
Early life, education and military service
Pompliano was born on 15 June 1988 in Hollywood, Florida. He attended Cardinal Gibbons High School in North Carolina, where he played football, basketball and baseball. At Bucknell University he played American football as A.J. Pompliano, appearing at wide receiver and also training at quarterback and running back. The university's 2010 football guide lists him as a double major in economics and sociology.[2]
Pompliano earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics at Bucknell University. Before entering the private sector, he served as an infantry sergeant in the United States Army. His official biography places his deployment to Iraq in 2008–2009. Bucknell records show that he left for Iraq after the opening game of the 2008 season, missed the 2009 football season and returned to school in spring 2010.[2][3]
Early businesses and technology work
While still a Bucknell student, Pompliano co-founded The Community Corkboard with three friends. Launched in November 2011, the service connected schools with students, alumni and supporters and included a job board. Schools could participate without paying, while supporters paid a monthly subscription.[4]
He also founded DigaForce, a Raleigh startup. A contemporaneous membership directory identifies him as its founder and chief executive.[5] In January 2014, the Triangle Business Journal reported that Strategic Link Partners, based in nearby Apex, had acquired DigaForce.[6]
Pompliano subsequently worked at Facebook. In a company-filed interview in 2026, he described leading growth work on Facebook Pages for small and medium-sized businesses and working on the Social Good team, including AMBER Alerts and voter-registration features.[7] He moved from Facebook to Snapchat in 2015, staying three weeks.[8]
Venture investment
Pompliano co-founded Full Tilt Capital in 2016 and was its managing partner until its acquisition by Morgan Creek Digital Assets in 2018. A later company filing describes his period as co-founder and managing partner of Morgan Creek Digital Assets as 2018–2020. In his August 2016 launch essay, Pompliano described Full Tilt as a Raleigh-based fund aimed at founders outside established investor networks.[9][1]
In August 2018, Morgan Creek Digital partnered with Bitwise to launch a cryptocurrency index fund. It followed the ten largest qualifying digital assets, weighted by market capitalization, with monthly reconstitution. This index product was separate from the firm's later venture-capital funds.[10]
Morgan Creek's fundraising helped bring institutional investors into blockchain-related venture capital. In February 2019, CoinDesk reported a $40 million fund backed by the Fairfax County, Virginia, police and employee retirement systems, together with other institutional investors. Pompliano explained that the fund would concentrate on equity investments in businesses, with a smaller allocation to certain tokens and cryptocurrencies. Reported investments included Coinbase, Bakkt and BlockFi. Investment in a blockchain venture fund was therefore not the same transaction as a pension fund directly buying Bitcoin.[11]
In October 2019, the firm reported an initial $50 million close for its second venture fund, again involving the two Fairfax County systems. The reporting described an emphasis on seed-stage equity and blockchain infrastructure businesses.[12] In December that year, blockchain-based lender Figure appointed Pompliano to its board following a $103 million funding round. The reported appointment dates to 2019 and does not establish present board membership.[13]
Recruitment and training
Pompliano and Colton Sakamoto co-founded Inflection Points in early 2021. Previously known as PompCryptoJobs, the business combined recruitment and training for cryptocurrency companies. In July 2022 it announced $12.6 million in funding and the acquisition of Proof of Talent, the recruitment firm Rob Paone had founded in 2019. The acquisition terms were not disclosed.[14]
Professional Capital Management and public-company roles
Pompliano founded Professional Capital Management and has served as its chief executive since January 2022. Its disclosed strategy combines creating or acquiring operating businesses with investment in public and private markets. The company is distinct from Morgan Creek Digital Assets.[1]
In June 2025, ProCap BTC LLC announced an agreement to combine with Columbus Circle Capital Corp I. The announcement distinguished $516.5 million in funded equity financing from $235 million in commitments for senior secured convertible notes, to be funded at closing. The proposed business focused on holding Bitcoin and developing financial services around it.[15] The business combination was completed on 5 December 2025, creating ProCap Financial; its common shares began trading on Nasdaq under BRR on 8 December.[16]
He subsequently became chairman and chief executive of ProCap Financial, while also holding a leadership role at the separately named special-purpose acquisition company ProCap Acquisition Corp. The entities have related leadership but are not interchangeable company names.[17]
ProCap Financial announced in September 2026 that it would align its corporate identity with Silvia, its finance-focused artificial-intelligence business.[18] A subsequent SEC filing confirms that the legal name changed to Silvia, Inc. on 22 September 2026. The common shares and warrants began trading on Nasdaq as SVIA and SVIAW, respectively. Pompliano signed that filing as chief executive. The change is a later development in the history of ProCap Financial, not a renaming of every Pompliano-associated investment firm.[19]
Media and publications
Pompliano's media work includes interviews on The Pomp Podcast, an investment newsletter and public commentary on Bitcoin, business and financial markets.[1] In February 2019, Nieman Lab reported that his Off the Chain newsletter was the first participant in Substack's podcast offering. The service combined email distribution, written analysis and subscriber audio rather than treating the newsletter and podcast as unrelated products.[20]
He also publishes The Pomp Letter. Harriman House published his book How To Live An Extraordinary Life on 24 September 2024. Written as 65 letters to his children, it discusses work, relationships, health and money.[21]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 ProCap Acquisition Corp., Form 10-K for 2025, executive biographies, retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bucknell University, 2010 Football Media Guide, p. 50, retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Anthony Pompliano, official biography and publications, retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ The Bucknellian, “Pompliano ’12 launches The Community Corkboard”, 16 November 2011, retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Partnership for a New American Economy, membership list, 2015, p. 8, retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Triangle Business Journal, “Apex tech firm Strategic Link Partners acquires startup”, 2 January 2014, retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ ProCap Financial, SEC-filed interview transcript, 2026, retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Axios, “Snapchat fraud suit takes a new turn”, 2017, retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Anthony Pompliano, “Going Full Tilt”, 17 August 2016, retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Institutional Investor, “Morgan Creek Launches Crypto Index Fund”, 28 August 2018, retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ CoinDesk, “Two Public Pensions Anchor Morgan Creek's New $40 Million Venture Fund”, 12 February 2019, retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ CoinDesk, “Pension Funds Put $50 Million Into Morgan Creek's New Blockchain Fund”, 22 October 2019, retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ CoinDesk, “Pompliano Joins Board of Blockchain-Based Lending Firm After $103M Raise”, 5 December 2019, retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ The Block, “Anthony Pompliano’s crypto recruitment firm raises and buys rival”, 13 July 2022, retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ ProCap BTC, business-combination and financing announcement, 23 June 2025, retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ ProCap BTC and Columbus Circle Capital Corp I, completed business combination, 5 December 2025, retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ ProCap Financial, Form 424B3, executive biographies, January 2026, retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ ProCap Financial, corporate-name announcement, 17 September 2026, retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ Silvia, Inc., Form 8-K, 22 September 2026, retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ Nieman Lab, Substack podcast launch report, 7 February 2019, retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ Pan Macmillan, “How To Live An Extraordinary Life”, publisher catalogue, retrieved 3 October 2026.