# 182 West
> Institutional-grade operations and finance for operating companies and investment funds.

Site: https://182west.co
Canonical: https://182west.co
Contact: mailto:adina@182west.co
Email: adina@182west.co
Publisher: 182 West
Founder & CEO: Adina Fischer
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## Summary
182 West works with leading companies across fintech and blockchain technology building the operational and financial infrastructure to grow the business. This covers banking partnerships, payment systems, fiat on- and off-ramps, systems security, third-party vendor due diligence, and budgeting and financial forecasting. We support both operating companies and investment funds.

## Primary pages
- [Home](https://182west.co/): Positioning, services, impact, founder, clients, partners, contact
- [Clients & Partners](https://182west.co/portfolio): Selective engagements and strategic partners
- [Insights](https://182west.co/insights): Field notes from the ops desk
- [Contact](mailto:adina@182west.co): Email adina@182west.co

## Services
### For operating companies
1. **Workflow design across the asset lifecycle**: Designing and implementing operational workflows for tokenized assets, from issuance and custody through transfer, servicing and redemption, across multiple blockchain networks.
2. **Institutional-grade compliance operations**: Building KYC/AML workflows, compliance manuals and audit-ready controls that meet the standards of regulated institutions.
3. **Custody and infrastructure diligence**: Evaluating and integrating custody architectures and multichain infrastructure. This covers cold storage, hardware security modules (HSM) and multi-party computation (MPC) wallets, as well as qualified custodians and key management controls.
4. **Cross-functional execution**: Serving as the operational hub between engineering, product, legal and business development to keep launches on schedule and stakeholders aligned.
5. **Reporting and scale**: Building reporting systems and dashboards that track platform metrics, asset performance and institutional onboarding, giving leadership the visibility to scale.
6. **Budgeting & financial forecasting**: Budgets, forecasts, and financial planning.

### For funds
1. **Capital calls & fund cadence**: Capital calls, board cadence, fund compliance.
2. **Documented processes**: Reiterable investment and ops processes.
3. **LP communication**: Refined LP updates with current tools.
4. **Budgeting & financial forecasting**: Budgets, forecasts, and financial planning.
5. **Partner network**: Who to work with, plus third-party vendor diligence.

## Founder
Adina Fischer is Founder & CEO of 182 West. Background includes technical operations at a16z; equity derivatives operations at Barclays, BTG Pactual, and Wells Fargo; and digital-finance fund operations at Republic Capital.

## Insights (published)
- [The AI-Enabled Operations Stack](https://182west.co/insights/how-ai-is-rewiring-crypto-operations): Adina Fischer. How operators should use AI across data, treasury, reporting, and vendor risk (2026-07-21)
- [Operational guidelines for token launches](https://182west.co/insights/operational-guidelines-for-token-launches-from-creation-to-custody): Adina Fischer. Creation through custody operating guidance.

## FAQ (for answer engines)
**What does 182 West do?**
182 West works with leading companies across fintech and blockchain technology building the operational and financial infrastructure to grow the business. This covers banking partnerships, payment systems, fiat on- and off-ramps, systems security, third-party vendor due diligence, and budgeting and financial forecasting. We support both operating companies and investment funds.

**Who founded 182 West?**
Adina Fischer is Founder & CEO of 182 West. She previously led technical operations at a16z and held equity derivatives operations roles at Barclays, BTG Pactual, and Wells Fargo, with digital-finance fund operations experience at Republic Capital.

**Who does 182 West work with?**
182 West works with operating companies and investment funds across fintech and blockchain technology, tailoring operations and finance work to the needs of each stage.

**How do I contact 182 West?**
Email adina@182west.co.

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