This is an interesting read - http://thereformedbroker.com/2017/10/18/an-evening-in-wonderland/ from a former sceptic attending a New York crypto summit.

One of the more interesting things to take away from it is that money is moving from the companies towards favouring investing in the coins themselves. The traditional VC route really has not paid off so far. It would've done far, far better going into the coins themselves.