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Architect Partners

Senior-led crypto, fintech, and emerging-technology M&A and strategic financing advisory.

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Senior-led crypto, fintech, and emerging-technology M&A and strategic financing advisory.

Architect Partners is a boutique investment bank and strategic advisory firm focused on crypto, digital assets, fintech, and emerging technology. It advises sellers and acquirers on M&A, corporate divestitures, strategic financings, strategic stake sales, and debt solutions.
Min project size
Custom quote required
Employees
11–50
Locations
Palo Alto, California, United States
Year founded
Founded 2009
Estimated Business Mix by Industry

Estimated regulated-industry mix

100%
Total
  • Crypto & Digital Assets80%
  • Other20%
Primary focus: Crypto & Digital Assets
Verified in:Crypto & Digital Assets

Architect Partners is a boutique investment bank and strategic advisory firm focused on crypto, digital assets, fintech, and emerging technology. It advises sellers and acquirers on MandA, corporate divestitures, strategic financings, strategic stake sales, and debt solutions. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. Its team brings together expertise in Seller Advisory, Buyer Advisory, Corporate Transactions, Capital Raising, Debt Capital, and Strategic Ownership to support clients from strategy and setup through implementation and ongoing delivery.

Meet the Team

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Eric F. Risley
Founder & Managing Partner

Founder and managing partner advising technology and digital-asset companies on M&A and strategic transactions.

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Steve Payne
Co-Founder & Partner

Co-founder and partner providing senior transaction and strategic advisory.

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Todd White
Partner

Partner advising clients on mergers, acquisitions, financings, and strategic alternatives.

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Peter Golder
Partner

Partner providing transaction execution and strategic advisory to technology and digital-asset clients.

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Glenn Gottlieb
Managing Director

Managing director supporting M&A and capital-raising engagements.

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Ryan McCulloch
Vice President

Vice president supporting transaction analysis, execution, and client advisory.

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Elliot Chun
Senior Advisor

Senior advisor and public commentator on crypto M&A and financing activity.

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Michael Klena
Senior Advisor

Senior advisor supporting strategic and transaction mandates.

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Howard Lee
Senior Advisor

Senior advisor supporting client strategy and transaction execution.

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John Kennick
Senior Financial Analyst

Senior financial analyst supporting valuation, research, and transaction execution.

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Adlee Heshmat
Senior Financial Analyst

Senior financial analyst supporting valuation, research, and transaction execution.

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Pricing model
Custom advisory engagement
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Service
Seller M&A Advisory
Crypto & Web3Digital assetsFintechCapital marketsEmerging technology

Strategic and transaction advisory for companies evaluating a sale to strategic acquirers or private-equity buyers.

  • Positioning and preparation
  • Buyer identification
  • Valuation and negotiation
  • Transaction execution
Typical timeline: Custom scope
Availability: Custom quote required
Seller Advisory
Buyer Advisory
Corporate Transactions
Capital Raising

Pricing may vary by scope, market, media spend, and third-party costs. Data was sourced from public materials or confirmed by the vendor.

Case Studies

Selected engagements from Architect Partners
crypto
Coinme
Coinme Acquisition by Polygon Labs
Challenge

Coinme sought a strategic transaction that could combine its cash-to-crypto distribution network with Polygon's stablecoin and payments infrastructure.

Result

Polygon announced the acquisition alongside its Sequence transaction. The combined disclosed value of the two deals exceeded approximately $250 million; Coinme's standalone consideration was not disclosed, and closing was expected in Q2 2026 at announcement.

Coinme retail locations
50,000+
Coinme users
1M+
Coinme volume processed
$1.3B+
Combined deal value
$250M+
crypto
Banxa Holdings
OSL Group Acquisition of Banxa
Challenge

Banxa pursued a take-private sale to a strategic digital-asset infrastructure buyer.

Result

The transaction completed on January 2, 2026 at C$1.55 per share for approximately C$85.2 million in cash, representing roughly US$62 million and an 80.2% premium to the 30-day volume-weighted average price.

Cash consideration
C$85.2M
Approx. USD value
US$62M
Price per share
C$1.55
30-day VWAP premium
80.2%
crypto
Caleb & Brown
Swyftx Acquisition of Caleb & Brown
Challenge

Caleb & Brown evaluated a strategic combination that could expand its high-net-worth crypto brokerage and custody capabilities.

Result

Swyftx announced completion of the acquisition on June 18, 2026. Client materials described the deal value in the range of AU$100 million to AU$200 million.

Client-reported deal range
AU$100M–200M
Assets under custody
AU$2B+
Customers
25,000+
Team members
64
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