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Also known as 1CONFIRMATION GLOBAL, LLC
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Investment thesis
1confirmation invests in founders building open networks and crypto-based products, guided by the belief that decentralized, open networks empower individuals at scale. The firm backs early builders bridging crypto and culture, spanning consumer crypto applications, collectibles, NFTs, blockchain-based games, and prediction markets. It emphasizes conviction over short-term virality and supports founders building through difficult market cycles.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through 1confirmation went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 49 of 76 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×40Fintech ×22AI & Machine Learning ×9Consumer ×8Data & Infrastructure ×7Creator Economy ×6Developer Tools ×6Marketplaces ×5
HQs:United States×19Brazil×2Australia×1Colombia×1United Kingdom×1Cayman Islands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 25 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×93 founders×54+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with education data
New York University ×2Northwestern University ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2Universidad de Los Andes ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 29 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×16Economics ×4Business & Management ×3Humanities ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 30 founders with career history
Bridgewater Associates ×4Uber ×3Atlassian ×2Coinbase ×2Endeavor Catalyst ×2Mercadoni ×2Microsoft ×2Tuned ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD (of 30 with degree data)
Investments · 76 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 72024 · 22023 · 32022 · 12021 · 42020 · 22018 · 12017 · 22016 · 12015 · 126 dated
Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Brian Armstrong(CEO)inFred Ehrsam(Board Of Directors)inEmilie Choi(President & COO)inAlesia Haas(Chief Financial Officer)inPaul Grewal(Chief Legal Officer & Secretary)inLawrence (L.J.) Brock(Chief People Officer)
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAdventure FundAndreessen HorowitzAnsa Capital+99 more
Cacaofi is a fintech platform that enables Brazilians to send, spend, and save money globally across USD, BRL, and USDT without markups or hidden fees.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesY CombinatorMaiora Rebel VenturesNeer Venture Partners
Moai.cash is a Telegram-based super app built by Sloika Industries that provides non-custodial, zero-fee digital finance and Web3 services through Telegram's interface.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsSouth Park CommonsPoint NineTranspose Platform Management
Acala is a Substrate-based cross-chain DeFi hub and stablecoin network secured by Polkadot, with a sister network Karura on Kusama.
Singapore
Ruitao Su(Founder)inBette Chen(Founder)Bryan Chen(Founder)Fuyao Jiang(Founder)
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Andromeda CapitalArrington CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsCoinbase VenturesD1 Ventures+11 more
A design and branding studio that creates refined brands, websites, and interfaces for ambitious founders and creative teams, focusing on clean, responsive design that communicates clearly and supports business goals.
Los Angeles, US
David Fields(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFJ Labs75 & SunnyAcrew CapitalAct One VenturesBlockchange VenturesHex Capital+3 more
Archway is a blockchain protocol that rewards developers who build decentralized applications by giving them a share of gas fees, network inflation rewards, and the ability to charge usage premiums on their smart contracts.
Crypto & Web3Developer Tools
Co-investorsFigmentIDEO CoLab VenturesTPC Club (The presale club)TPC VenturesHashedMadrona Venture Group
Arpeggi (Kits AI) builds AI audio tools for music producers and vocalists, including custom AI singing voice models, vocal isolation, stem separation, pitch correction, and AI mastering.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Evan Dhillon(Executive Officer)James Pastan(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzJustin “3LAU” Blau
Bitcoin.org is an independent open source informational resource dedicated to helping Bitcoin develop sustainably.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Satoshi NakamotoMartti Malmi
Co-investors0 VenturesAdvanced BlockchainBedrockBollinger Investment GroupHyperchain CapitalInnovating Capital+8 more
An informational page describing Bitcoin, a decentralized peer-to-peer digital currency that enables payments without a central authority using cryptography, proof-of-work, and a public blockchain.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainBlockchain AssetsDraper AssociatesInnovating CapitalNarwhal VenturesStandard Crypto+1 more
bloXroute provides a blockchain distribution network offering real-time data streams, transaction propagation, and validator solutions to enable faster trading and MEV optimization across multiple blockchains.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEvanston, US
Uri Klarman(Executive Officer, Director)inAleksandar Kuzmanovic(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJeffrey Bussgang(Director)in
Co-investorsBixin CapitalBixin VenturesBlindspot Ventures Management CoCoinbase VenturesDragonflyFenbushi Capital+12 more
Bridge is a stablecoin payments platform that gives businesses infrastructure to receive, store, convert, issue, and spend stablecoins through a single API.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Zach Abrams(Founder)inSean Yu(Founder)
Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesChemistryCoinbase VenturesDepartment of XYZFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcHaun Ventures+12 more
Catalog is a platform where musicians sell their music directly to fans, with artists getting paid at the moment of purchase.
Creator EconomyMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment
Hamish Gunasekara(Founder)inJeremy Stern(Founder)Michael Mckain(Founder)
Co-investorsInflection.xyzKindred VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Multicoin CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)OS Fund+3 more
Web3 music venture founded by Cooper Turley, investing in music startups and artists and issuing tradable song-linked coins.
Co-investors1k(x)1kxCoinbase VenturesFounderPartners
Cosmos develops an open-source blockchain technology stack and enterprise solutions for businesses and governments to deploy and scale digital ledgers.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Hunter Rosenblume(Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer and Secretary)Saie Rohith Varanasi(Chief Technology Officer)Maghnus Mareneck(Co-CEO and Co-founder, Cosmos Labs)in
Co-investorsBig Candle CapitalBollinger Investment GroupContinue CapitalDeepTech VenturesDigital Finance GroupDragonfly+11 more
DeepNFTValue builds machine learning-based valuation tools for NFTs, providing pricing and leaderboard data for the NFT market.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechMedia & EntertainmentMiami Beach, US
Nikolai Yakovenko(Executive Officer, Director)inNiko(Founder and CEO)Dusan Kovacic(Director)Robert Tillman(Director)
Co-investorsRockawayXCygni Capital
DEGEN is a crypto ecosystem and native token built on the Base blockchain, offering prediction markets, NFTs, and an app that lets users create markets and launch positions directly through X.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Social
jacek(Founder)
dYdX is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange offering spot and derivatives trading with features including deep liquidity, advanced order types, and instant market listings.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US
Antonio Juliano(Founder)inIvo Crnkovic-Rubsamen(CEO)inCharles d'Haussyin
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBR CapitalCapital B Private HoldingsDeFiance Capital+14 more
The dYdX Operations subDAO is a decentralized autonomous organization that manages legal contracts, community infrastructure, and governance operations for the dYdX Chain through the Digital Operations Foundation, a Cayman Islands-based entity.
Crypto & Web3FintechCayman Islands, KY
Co-investorsKindred VenturesAndreessen HorowitzDeFiance CapitalElectric CapitalKronos ResearchMenai Financial Group+4 more
ENDGAME is a game development studio that creates immersive gaming experiences using technology-first approaches, including AI-driven content generation and optimized development pipelines.
Gaming
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDavid HelgasonHubert ThieblotKevin LinMakers FundSupercell
Farcaster is a decentralized social network where users own their identity, aimed at connecting people and building software on top of the network.
Crypto & Web3SocialVenice, US
Daniel Romero(Executive Officer, Director)Varun Srinivasan(Founder)Dan Romero(Founder)
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzArchetypeChapter OneCoinbase Ventures+18 more
Filecoin is a decentralized storage network that uses cryptographic proofs to distribute data across a global peer-to-peer network, offering an alternative to centralized cloud storage providers.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Juan Benet(Founder)in
Co-investorsArkStream CapitalAusum VenturesBlueYard CapitalBollinger Investment GroupBorderless VentureContinue Capital+18 more
Forte provides a rules engine for managing on-chain token economies and compliance controls across blockchain networks.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsa16z cryptoACME CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBattery VenturesCalifornia Technology VenturesCanaan Partners+6 more
Frens is a mobile social app with token-gated group chats and a self-custodial Ethereum and Solana wallet.
Co-investorsBankless VenturesPioneerVery Serious VenturesWWVentures
Gamma offers V2 Vaults that let users create Uniswap V4 liquidity provider vaults with automated rebalancing, and provide liquidity to earn Merkl incentives and trading fees.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsBitDAOBlockchain CapitalMantle Network
San Francisco, US
Jamil Dhanani(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas D. Sainato(Executive Officer, Director)Mrinalini Bhutoria(Director)
Co-investorsArca FundsBitcoin FrontierGossamer CapitalBlocktower Capital
Gigaverse is an online RPG where players explore dungeons, collect and customize character skins, join factions, and race collectible pets called Giglings.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesBharat KrymoLuca Netz
Live interactive video platform for community engagement and monetization.
Co-investorsACTAI VenturesCarbide Ventures
Hop is a cross-chain token bridge protocol that moves assets between Ethereum and its layer-2 scaling networks.
Co-investorsCatalyze AdvisorsCoinbase VenturesDevika Ventures
Index Coop is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that builds and maintains onchain structured products, including leverage tokens and automated "Smart Loop" yield strategies.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsCollider VenturesGalaxy VenturesWhite Star Capital1kxBlockchain.com Ventures
Karsa offers business and personal banking services for companies across 50+ countries, providing multi-currency accounts, international payments, and corporate cards with support for ACH, wire transfers, SWIFT, SEPA, and stablecoin transactions.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Shahryar Hasnani(CEO)inDale Wilson(CTO)in
Co-investorsThe Raba PartnershipY Combinator
Keplr offers a multichain dashboard for managing cryptocurrency portfolios, staking, voting, and NFT tracking across multiple blockchain networks.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesReverieImperial Capital
Koop develops financial products for consumers.
ConsumerFintech
Natalia Murillo(Founder)Andres Gutierrez(Founder)Conner Chyung(Founder)
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalSpice CapitalAlley Robotics VenturesBee PartnersDay One VenturesFusion+3 more
Limitless Labs is a lab focused on prediction markets, blockchain, and AI.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3
Co-investorsNode CapitalSID Venture PartnersArrington CapitalCoinbase VenturesCollider VenturesDCG+5 more
Limitless is a prediction market platform where users trade on outcomes across categories including crypto, sports, finance, and politics.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Dima Horshkov(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesCollider VenturesPaper VenturesArrington CapitalDCGDell Technologies Capital+6 more
Limitless Labs develops a foundation AI model for mechanical parts manufacturing along with a platform that integrates into CNC programming, quoting, and inspection workflows.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalMeron CapitalPaper VenturesSquare Peg CapitalGrove Ventures
Littio is a mobile app that offers multi-currency accounts in USD, EUR, and COP with international payment capabilities, including a Mastercard for spending across 200+ countries and digital asset holdings in stablecoins.
Crypto & Web3FintechBogotá, CO
Christian Knudsen(CEO)inLuis Huertas(CPO)inIvan Torroledo(Founder)inCamilo Jimenez
Co-investorsalphabet angelsCircle VenturesFirst Check VenturesKoyamaki VenturesKube VCSocial Graph Ventures+9 more
Ethereum-based Maker Protocol and MakerDAO issue the DAI stablecoin, governed by MKR holders; now rebranded as Sky.
Rune Christensen(Founder)
Co-investors1k(x)1kxA.Capital VenturesDraper AssociatesHack VCInfinite Capital+7 more
Metahood was an experiment exploring virtual land and shared 3D worlds, but the project is no longer active.
Gwendall
Co-investorsResolute VenturesVOLT CAPITAL
Munify is a blockchain-powered financial platform enabling individuals and businesses to manage multiple currencies, send money instantly globally, and access stablecoin-backed virtual cards without traditional banking infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3FintechOrlando, US
Khalid Ashmawy(CEO)in
Co-investorsDFS Lab FrontierDigital Currency GroupFund I, a series of Africa FinTech Collective, LPLoftyInc CapitalMaiora Rebel VenturesMyAsiaVC+6 more
Ethereum-compatible network with a leaderless consensus designed to run on an uncapped number of independent nodes
Jan Xie(Founder)inDaniel Lv(Founder)Kevin Wang(Founder)inTerry Tai(Founder)
Co-investors1k(x)1kxBlockchain CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsMulticoin CapitalStruck Capital+9 more
Nexus Mutual provides insurance coverage for smart contract failures and on-chain risks to protect investors, protocols, and institutions operating in blockchain environments.
Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTechLondon, GB
Co-investors1k(x)1kxArrington CapitalBlockchain CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsBootNode+5 more
Ethereum-based DeFi protocol for borrowing and lending crypto assets at fixed rates and fixed terms.
New York City, US
Jeff Wu(Founder)inTeddy Woodward(Founder)inDiana Munoz(Executive Officer, Director)Omar Camargo(Executive Officer, Director)Persis Manfred Sarmiento(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Blockchain CoinvestorsCoinbase VenturesIDEO CoLab VenturesNascentPantera Capital+3 more
Courtyard.io is a marketplace and tokenization service that enables users to own and trade physical collectible cards on the blockchain, with options to store them vaulted, sell them, or redeem the NFT for physical delivery.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
Devin Finzer(CEO)inAlex Atallah(Founder)inAdam Montgomery(Head of Blockchain)inKen Cadima(Recruiter)Calder Zwerling(Recruiting)Danielle Coburn(Recruiter)
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBalaji SrinivasanBlockchain CapitalBlockchain Coinvestors+39 more
Osmosis provides reinforcement learning infrastructure that enables AI agents to improve themselves from experience.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Kasey Zhang(CEO)inAndy Lyu(CTO)inJosh Lee(Founder)Ryan Haynes(Founder)Shiv Gaglani(Founder)Sunny Aggarwal(Founder)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAlumni VenturesAudaciousCRV (Charles River Ventures)Felicis VenturesImagination Capital+10 more
Osmosis is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange built on the Cosmos blockchain that enables users to access liquidity and assets from over 100 blockchain ecosystems.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCFigmentMarin Digital VenturesNascentParadigmUncorrelated Ventures+4 more
Pimlico provides a gas sponsorship engine for blockchain applications that enables developers to abstract away gas fees from users.
Crypto & Web3Developer Tools
Kristof Gazso(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBankless Ventures
Polkadot is an open-source proof-of-stake protocol that links independent blockchains for shared security and cross-chain messaging.
Gavin Wood(Founder)Peter Czaban(Founder)Robert Habermeier(Founder)
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainAngelONE CapitalArrington CapitalBig Candle CapitalBlock InfinityBlockchain Coinvestors+29 more
Polychain is an investment firm that manages actively managed portfolios of blockchain-based digital assets, focusing on returns from the cryptocurrency sector.
Crypto & Web3
Olaf Carlson-Wee(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBollinger Investment GroupDigital StrategiesInitialized Capital+14 more
Polymarket is a prediction market platform where users trade contracts based on the outcomes of future events across politics, sports, economics, and other categories.
Crypto & Web3FintechMarketplaces
Shayne Coplan(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAccess Ventures (New York)Advaita CapitalAntiAusum Ventures+34 more
Receipts operates a rewards network for the wellness and fitness space, letting people tap physical "Receipts pucks" at gyms, studios, run clubs, and parks to earn rewards, offers, and experiences.
ConsumerSports TechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalSocial Graph VenturesVery Serious VenturesHivemind Capital LLCLiveOak VenturesOnigiri Capital
Ruvo provides a mobile app for Brazilian users to send, spend, and save money across USD, BRL, and USDT with no markups or hidden spreads.
Crypto & Web3FintechSão Paulo, BR
Alec Howard(CEO)inMichael Mason(CTO)inJoão AlvarengaNicole Lorenzana(Founder)inCarlos Jimenez
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesY CombinatorFirst Check VenturesMission Street CapitalNeer Venture PartnersRebel Fund
Scroll AI is a browser-based AI notebook that ingests documents, media and web pages and answers questions about them.
Co-investorsGMG VenturesMercuri.vcArrington CapitalCoinbase VenturesCollider VenturesDCG+7 more
Sloika is a small product studio building software for businesses, including sovereign AI tools, a Telegram-based superapp for digital finance, an NFT marketplace for photographers, and social connectivity products in Web3.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise Software
Co-investorsPoint NineSouth Park Commons
Stride is a liquid staking protocol on the Cosmos ecosystem that lets users stake native tokens (such as ATOM, TIA, and DYDX) and receive non-rebasing liquid staked tokens (LSTs) that earn staking rewards while remaining usable in DeFi.
New York, US
Aidan Salzmann(Co-Founder)inRiley Edmunds(Co-Founder)inVishal Talasani(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinFundMulticoin CapitalNIVNode CapitalPICUS CAPITALReverie+1 more
SuperRare is an online marketplace for buying, selling, and collecting single-edition digital artworks as crypto-based NFTs, where artists mint and auction works priced in ETH.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Marketplaces
Charles Crain(Founder)John Crain(Founder)Jonathan Perkins(Founder)
Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyDay One Ventures
SuperRare is a marketplace for buying, selling, and collecting digital artworks as NFTs, where artists release unique pieces and limited editions.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Marketplaces
Co-investorsBlockchain CoinvestorsCapital B Private HoldingsCollab+CurrencyDeepTech VenturesJustin “3LAU” BlauNarcissus Ventures+4 more
ethereum.org is a public, open-source educational resource and community portal for the Ethereum blockchain network, maintained by a core team and thousands of global contributors.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEdTech
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainBaseTwoBloccelerate VCBollinger Investment GroupCollab+CurrencyDeepTech Ventures+22 more
TITLES is a platform for creating images and other content using custom AI models trained by artists, where users can build on work made by others.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyBrooklyn, US
Parker Seagren(Executive Officer)Soren Wrenn(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlpaca VCCorigin VenturesPoint72 VenturesW. R. Berkley
World provides a system for verifying that online users are real, unique humans, combining privacy-preserving proof-of-human identity with financial infrastructure and a digital token.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US
Sam Altman(Founder)Alex Blania(Founder)inMax Novendstern(Founder)inAlex Bania(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital CryptoBlockchain CapitalKhosla Venturesa16z cryptoAlphaLab Capital+21 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
PixuraAppliedArpeggiEthereumGLHFMakerDAOMamiMoematePrimitiveThe Meebit CompanyWildcard
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 1
1 IPOsCoinbaseNasdaq: COIN
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCoinbase · Coinbase Blog · Aug 13, 2026
Gno · en.wowtale.net · Aug 11, 2026
Limitless Labs · finsmes.com · Jun 16, 2026
Munify · finsmes.com · Sep 2, 2025
Ruvo · ycombinator.com · Aug 15, 2025
Worldcoin · finance.yahoo.com · May 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has 1confirmation made?
- 1confirmation has 76 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 10 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does 1confirmation invest at?
- 1confirmation invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does 1confirmation focus on?
- 1confirmation focuses on Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Gaming.
- Where is 1confirmation located?
- 1confirmation is headquartered in Incline Village, US.
- Does 1confirmation lead rounds?
- 1confirmation typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does 1confirmation co-invest with?
- 1confirmation most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase Ventures, Pantera Capital, among 236 tracked co-investors.
- What size deals does 1confirmation back?
- Across 7 deals with disclosed amounts, 1confirmation has joined rounds of $2M – $10M (median $4M).
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The Blockcrunch Podcast with Jason Choi · Richard Chen
Co-investors · 18
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Pantera Capital is a blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused investment firm that pioneered early crypto funds in the U.S., offering exposure through venture equity, early-stage tokens, and liquid tokens.
Paradigm is a frontier technology investment firm that builds and invests in early-stage companies across crypto, AI, robotics, and other emerging technology areas.
ParaFi is a multi-strategy investment firm operating across public and private markets, focused on financial technology and digital asset innovation, including stablecoins, tokenization, prediction markets, and blockchain finance.
Abstract is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm managing $1.8 billion in assets, investing in seed and early-stage companies across all sectors.
Kindred Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that backs visionary founders building the future through technology and science.
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General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Electric Capital is an early-stage venture firm founded in 2018 that backs founders building trust-minimized technologies across AI, crypto, fintech, and related sectors.
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
Robot Ventures is a $75M early-stage crypto fund founded and led by Robert Leshner (Compound) and Tarun Chitra (Gauntlet), who actively run major DeFi companies while managing the fund, giving founders direct access to operators at the center of on-chain markets. The fund specializes in backing highly technical crypto primitives at the pre-seed stage before they become marquee names, leveraging deep quant research expertise to evaluate complex DeFi mechanisms that many generalist VCs struggle to understand.
New Form Capital is an early-stage venture firm investing in teams building at the intersection of blockchain technology, financial markets, and data.
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Not Boring CapitalBase10 PartnersTuesday CapitalBrainchild HoldingsDivergenceAtlantic Bridge Ventures
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