Folius Ventures
also invests · investor profileNew York, US · Founded 2021 · 3 known investors
Folius Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in, promotes, and helps build Web3 projects, with a focus on founders in the Asia-Pacific region and the Chinese-speaking community. It makes private and non-private investments in the crypto and Web3 ecosystem.
Also known as 一叶创投
Founders & leadership
Folius Ventures was founded in 2021 by Chau Kam and Mapleleafcap.
Investors · 3
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$3.6M disclosed across 1 round · 2021
▶$3.6MraisedAug 2021 · 12 investors · Other Banking and Financial ServicesRule 506(b)
- Chau KamExecutive Officer
- Amount sold
- $3.6M
- First sale
- Aug 2021
- Incorporated
- Limited Liability Company, Delaware, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Folius Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 and based in New York. It describes its activity as investing in, evangelizing and helping build Web3 initiatives, and states a preference for founders in the Asia-Pacific region and the Chinese-speaking community. Third-party investor data characterizes the firm as focused on blockchain, cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, software and information technology, and as participating primarily at early-stage venture and seed stages.
The firm maintains a small team, listed publicly as a founder (@Mapleleafcap, identified in press coverage as Jason Kam), a CFO/COO (Brian Chan), a Head of Ventures, a venture partner covering consumer and AI, an analyst, and several named and anonymous advisors. Headcount is reported in the 1-10 range. Alongside its private investment activity, Folius publishes written research and points readers to BidClub.io for secondary-market ideas, while noting that its published portfolio list covers only completed and pending private investments and that it holds substantial undisclosed non-private exposure.
Business model
Folius Ventures deploys capital into Web3 and crypto companies and tokens, combining disclosed private investments with non-private (liquid/token) exposure that it does not publish. It also produces public written research and content around the ecosystem.
Traction
Reported portfolio participation spans DeFi, gaming, payments and infrastructure, including Drift Protocol, Huma Finance, Puffpaw, 0xAstra, Oshi, GOAT Gaming, AriaAI, CapyBobo, Inversion Capital and Sleepless AI.
Latest developments
Trackers record continued participation in rounds through 2025 and into 2026, including CapyBobo (October 2025), Inversion Capital (September 2025), AriaAI (July 2025) and Veera (January 2026).
▸Full profile — market position, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Folius Ventures appears in crypto fundraising trackers as a recurring participant in Web3 rounds, with 62 invested projects recorded by one tracker and 29 investments including 5 lead investments recorded by another. It commonly co-invests alongside firms such as Animoca Brands, Hashkey Capital, The Spartan Group, Sfermion and Mirana Ventures.
Positioning centers on a regional focus on APAC and Chinese-speaking founders, combined with both private venture investments and undisclosed non-private crypto exposure, plus published research output.
Go-to-market
The firm sources opportunities through direct inbound channels published on its website (a dedicated deal-inquiry address and a separate media contact), and builds visibility through published research content and its association with BidClub.io.
Founders and teams building Web3, blockchain, crypto, gaming and AI-related projects, with an explicit emphasis on Asia-Pacific and Chinese-speaking entrepreneurs.
Geography
Headquartered in New York (1965 Broadway, New York, NY 10023), with an investment focus on Asia-Pacific and Asia-based founders.
Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsFolius Ventures invested in Sleepless AI, a gaming studio combining blockchain and AI companions; the studio also received investment from Binance Labs and Foresight Ventures. Folius founder Jason Kam commented on the AI-plus-gaming thesis.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 7
primary sources listed
- Folius Venturesfolius.ventures · web
7 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Folius Ventures do?
- Folius Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm backing Web3, blockchain and crypto projects, with a focus on APAC founders.
- Who founded Folius Ventures?
- Folius Ventures was founded by Chau Kam, Mapleleafcap in 2021.
- Who are Folius Ventures's investors?
- Folius Ventures's investors include Adaverse, Marin Digital Ventures, Mirana Ventures.
- How much funding has Folius Ventures raised?
- Folius Ventures has disclosed $3.6M raised across 1 round.
- Where is Folius Ventures headquartered?
- Folius Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.