Jonathan Woolley

Jonathan Woolley is a Director and Co-Founder at Metavest Capital, a Cape Town-based venture capital and private equity firm focused on metaverse and NFT gaming projects. He also holds the role of Digital Currency Analyst at the firm. Metavest Capital partners with metaverse and play-to-earn gaming projects, providing strategic consulting, capital, and resources, with a focus on game mechanics, tokenomics, and marketing for play-to-earn initiatives. His investment range at the firm spans $100K to $5.0M, with a stated sweet spot of $1.5M. He is active across Gaming/eSports and Web3/Blockchain and Web3/Crypto at both Seed and Series A stages.

Woolley co-founded Metavest Capital alongside James Woolley, with the firm established in 2021. Prior to Metavest Capital, he worked as an Executive Sales Representative at AG Capital PTY LTD from 2013 to 2015, a Cape Town-based intermediary financial services firm serving institutions, funds, and professional investors. From 2015 to 2019, he worked as a Sports Trader at Betsfair and as a Professional Poker Player. He has been active in cryptocurrency trading and crypto arbitrage trading since January 2016. His background spans finance, sales, trading, and market analysis.