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1kx — 2021 Investments

12 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

AcadArenaacadarena.com𝕏Dec 2021

AcadArena Edu is a platform that gamifies student extracurricular activities, letting students earn rewards for campus events, enter competitions, and connect with peers around shared hobbies such as gaming and anime.

ConsumerEdTechGaming

Ariane Lim(Founder)inKevin Hoang(Founder)Justin Banusing(Founder)

Co-investorsBlockchain CapitalBuko VenturesEmfarsisHashedHustle FundITERATIVE+6 more

Connext/Everclearconnext.network𝕏Jul 2021 · $12M

Connext provides xCall, a developer tool that enables applications to interact with users, tokens, and other applications across multiple blockchains.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsSan Francisco, US

Arjun Bhuptani(Executive Officer, Director)inLayne Haber(Executive Officer, Director)inRahul Sethuram(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAmentum Investment ManagementConsenSys MeshCVP NoLimitD1 VenturesFenbushi Capital+14 more

Gitcoingitcoin.co𝕏Mar 2021

Gitcoin operates a directory and knowledge base for funding mechanisms, platforms, and research in decentralized networks, Ethereum, and public goods.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureGovTechLafayette, US

Kevin Owocki(Founder)Kevin O.(Founder)inKyle Weiss(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Moore(Founder)Vivek Singh(Founder)

BoardMichael Kriak(Director)in

Co-investorsBootNodeConsenSys MeshDivergenceFenbushi CapitalHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)IDEO CoLab Ventures+7 more

Index Coopindexcoop.comin𝕏Dec 2021 · $2.3M

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-investors1confirmationCollider VenturesGalaxy VenturesWhite Star CapitalBlockchain.com Ventures

NFTfinftfi.comNov 2021 · $5M

The leading liquidity protocol for NFTs, building a fully decentralized, permissionless, user-owner public utility.

Stephen Young(Founder)in

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBloccelerate VCBootNodeCoinFundDigital Currency GroupFenbushi Capital+7 more

Qredoqredo.com𝕏May 2021 · $11MAcquired

Zenrock builds a decentralized custody layer for onchain assets, centered on zrChain, a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain and a Decentralized Custody Token (DCT) standard that lets tokens be ported across chains.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechLondon

Brad Anthony Foy(Executive Officer, Director)Stan Miroshnik(Director)Duncan Payne-Shelley(Executive Officer)Brian Spector(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCoinbase VenturesDanu VenturesFigmentRSE VenturesWintermute+15 more

Rariblerarible.comJan 2021 · $1.8MAcquired

Rarible operates an NFT marketplace where users can browse collections and view trading data such as floor prices, sales, and volume.

Crypto & Web3MarketplacesWilmington, US

Alexei Falin(Founder)inSalnikov Alexander(Executive Officer, Director)Alexander Salnikov(Founder)

BoardBrukhman Jake(Director)

Co-investors1k(x)Bollinger Investment GroupCoinbase VenturesD1 VenturesParaFi CapitalParafi General Fund+4 more

Reownreown.comin𝕏Apr 2021

Reown provides an SDK for accepting cryptocurrency payments from multiple wallet types, exchanges, and fiat onramps through a single integration.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investors1k(x)Coinbase VenturesSC VenturesTriton CapitalConsenSysConsensys Ventures+10 more

Snapshotsnapshot.orgNov 2021

Snapshot is an open-source, off-chain gasless voting client that DAOs use to run token- and NFT-based governance proposals.

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesDeepTech VenturesLongHash VenturesStarkware

Solanasolana.cominJun 2021

Solana is a blockchain network designed for high-performance internet capital markets, payments, and cryptocurrency applications.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US

Anatoly Yakovenko(Founder)inGregory Fitzgerald(Executive Officer)Rajiv Gokal(Executive Officer)Alan YuRaj Gokal(Founder)inGreg Fitzgerald(Founder)

Co-investors1k(x)500 Globala16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAegis VentuesAGE Crypto+56 more

Solanasolana.idin𝕏Jun 2021

Solana ID is a Solana-based decentralized identity protocol that lets users link and bundle wallet accounts across chains and integrate off-chain data to build contextual reputation scores (SOLID scores) using zk-proofs and verifiable credentials. dApps use these scores to identify and reward target users with perks such as airdrops, discounts, and early access, while users retain control over their data via the $SOLID token and a personal credential vault.

AdTechCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity

Co-investorsMina ProtocolNotch VenturesAlameda ResearchAndreessen HorowitzBlockchange VenturesCoinFund+5 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Set Labs

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.