Fundraising FoxAdaverse
Venture capitalHong Kong · Pre-Seed–Seed
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Investment thesis
Adaverse is a crypto-native venture firm that positions itself close to markets where decentralization has genuine, real-world use cases. Built by a team of founders, technologists, and builders, the firm invests in blockchain projects and aims to unlock the technology's potential. It emphasizes belief in decentralization and supports founders by providing access to markets where decentralized technology is trusted, used, and in demand.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 33 of 51 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×18Fintech ×18Enterprise Software ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Data & Infrastructure ×5SaaS ×5Marketplaces ×4Consumer ×3
HQs:United States×7Nigeria×3United Kingdom×2Saudi Arabia×2Egypt×1European Union×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×6
Where their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with education data
Northwestern University ×2University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business ×2University of Cambridge ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×4Business & Management ×3Engineering ×3Finance & Accounting ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
AT&T ×2Superlayer ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 51 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 42022 · 12021 · 16 dated
6thMan Ventures is a venture firm made up of operators, investors, and builders that partners with founders from an early stage, focusing on crypto, fintech, media, and technology.
Crypto & Web3FintechMedia & EntertainmentSector Agnostic
Co-investorsAnimoca BrandsOssian CapitalSocial Leverage
AfriBlocks is a freelance marketplace that matches clients with vetted African freelancers—including software engineers, designers, and Web3 professionals—for project-based work.
Future of WorkHR TechMarketplacesSaaSLos Angeles, US
Co-investorsTechstars
Afriex provides a remittance service enabling immigrants to transfer money to over 25 countries at low costs with rapid settlement.
FintechSan Francisco, US
Tope Alabi(Founder)inJohn Obirije(Founder)in
Co-investorsBrightstone Venture CapitalDragonflyFoundersFuture AfricaMetastableOpen Opportunity Fund+10 more
Afropolitan is building a network connecting people across Africa and the diaspora spanning art, finance, tech, health, energy, sports, and media, with a focus on tech and crypto value creation.
Crypto & Web3Media & EntertainmentSocial
Co-investorsCultur3 CapitalFuture AfricaKickoff AfricaMicrotractionMidlothian Angel NetworkPronomos Capital+7 more
An online retail marketplace selling consumer goods including smartphones, computers, cameras, home appliances, fitness equipment, cleaning and paper products, and personal care items.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Alliance is a selective accelerator and founder community for crypto and AI startups, providing $1M in funding, a 10-week program (in-person in New York City plus remote), mentorship, and connections to investors to help startups reach product-market fit.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3New York City, US
Co-investorsFounders FundCoinbase VenturesCoinFundFounderheads,gumi IncInitialized Capital+15 more
Bitmama offers a cryptocurrency trading and management platform for individuals to transact and manage digital assets via blockchain technology.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Ruth Iselema(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlori VenturesUnicorn Growth VenturesChrysalis CapitalcLabsFive35 VenturesLaunch Africa Ventures+2 more
BitPool is a competitive multiplayer 8-ball pool platform where players challenge real opponents in online matches, entering free games or cash-stakes games (USD) where eligible.
Crypto & Web3GamingSports Tech
Canza Finance is a Web3 company combining DeFi, crypto-assets, and traditional financial infrastructure to provide financial products for individuals and businesses in Africa and other emerging markets.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Pascal Ntsama IV(Co-founder & CEO)inOyedeji Oluwoye(Co-founder & CMO)in
Co-investorsFenbushi CapitalFlori VenturesHyperithmMapleblock CapitalStratified CapitalBixin Ventures+3 more
Chekkit provides product authentication and distribution tracking technology, offering labels that verify product genuineness for manufacturers and producers of consumer goods and pharmaceutical products.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSLagos, NG
Co-investorsCo-Creation Hub (CcHUB)Blockchain Founders FundHoaQLaunch Africa Ventures
Altify is a regulated investing platform offering access to alternative and traditional assets including private credit, tokenised stocks, cryptocurrencies, crypto bundles, commodities, stablecoins, structured products, and pre-IPO stocks.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechLondon, GB
Sean Sanders(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsFounders Factory AfricaCalm/Storm VCCoastCapCV VCHansmann Family Office
_able is a financial infrastructure platform that enables capital providers and distribution platforms to responsibly extend credit and financial services to underserved populations.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsAcasia VenturesAsia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC)Ventures PlatformLaunch Africa VenturesMAGIC Fund
Xoilac TV is a Vietnamese-language website that streams live football (soccer) matches for free, covering leagues such as the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Champions League, and regional competitions.
Media & Entertainment
Co-investorsREFASHIOND VenturesValia VenturesAnthemis VentureDWP CapitalFoster VenturesTechstars+2 more
Nelly Chatue Diop(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesCircle VenturesLateral CapitalLoftyInc CapitalMercy Corps VenturesAnthemis Venture
Firsthand is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage founders building autonomous, agentic AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Co-investorsEast 11 VenturesNo Talking CapitalFirstMark CapitalRadical Ventures
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.
Crypto & Web3New York, US
Chau Kam(Managing Member of the Issuer.)Mapleleafcap(Founder)Brian Chan(CFO / COO)
Co-investorsMarin Digital VenturesMirana Ventures6th Man VenturesAlameda ResearchAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Lemniscap+8 more
Fonbnk converts prepaid mobile payments into stablecoins, enabling frictionless foreign exchange and cross-border treasury flows for businesses in cash-based and mobile-first economies.
Crypto & Web3FintechWashington, US
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersFirst Check VenturesFrontier Venture CapitalIndustrious VenturesNIVTechstars+8 more
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Forge is a self-publishing platform for game developers that provides community feedback collection, marketing pages, player engagement tools, and analytics dashboards.
Creator EconomyGamingSaaS
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesResolute Ventures
Grintafy is a mobile app for football players that lets users find and create games, connect with nearby players through in-app messaging, and pay game fees online or via in-app G coins.
ConsumerSocialSports TechJeddah, SA
Majdi Kamel Allulu(Founder and CEO)
Co-investorsWa'ed Ventures
Hemera provides account-centric blockchain data indexing with user-defined functions, enabling extraction and tracking of on-chain data such as ERC20 tokens, tokenized real-world assets, and fund flows.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechMountain View, US
Alex N(Founder)
Co-investorsNomad Capital
Real estate virtual siteemap platform enabling remote property interactions and accelerating sales processes
Co-investorsCV VCFuture AfricaNiche CapitalStartupbootcamp AfriTech
Web3 data analytics tool that provides insights into blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and decentralized applications, helping users monitor trends and identify growth opportunities in their Web3 projects.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaSSingapore, SG
BuuPass is an online booking platform that lets travelers search, book, and pay for bus tickets from multiple bus operators in one place.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsAjim CapitalFounders Factory AfricaFresco CapitalHoaQNairobi Business Angel Network
Kenyan green-finance company lending to African agricultural-value-chain SMEs against receivables, purchase orders and carbon offtakes.
FintechNairobi, KE
Co-investorsTechstars
Nestcoin provides financial and banking services designed specifically for creators.
Creator EconomyFintechLagos, NG
Yele Bademosi(Founder)in
Co-investors4DX VenturesAlter GlobalElectric CapitalFlying Doctors Healthcare Investment Companygumi IncKairos Angels+15 more
Oumla provides interbank settlement infrastructure for Shariah-compliant treasury products, using blockchain to enable same-day Islamic repo settlement with Shariah compliance enforced at the smart contract level.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Mohammed Aljasser(Founder & CEO)inSalah Alsalman(CO-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investors500 GlobalPlus VC
Port3 Network is a Web3 data network that aggregates and standardizes on-chain and off-chain social data for applications.
Co-investorsBitDAOCastrum CapitalMantle NetworkTaisu Ventures
Pravica provides institutional-grade infrastructure that enables banks and enterprises to adopt programmable money for use cases such as digital payments, remittances, and global settlement.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investors500 GlobalCV VCModus Capital
Reap Direct provides business accounts, corporate cards, and stablecoin payment infrastructure for Web3 teams, enabling them to hold and spend USDC/USDT directly across multiple blockchains while managing expenses and vendor payments in fiat currencies.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechHong Kong, HK
Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesFresco CapitalHustle FundK3 VenturesK3V VenturesTaisu Ventures+1 more
Seso Global operates a property marketplace for verified homes in Ghana and Nigeria (and Liberia for financing), letting buyers search, finance, and purchase real estate with end-to-end transaction support.
FintechMarketplacesPropTechCambridge, GB
Co-investorsRising Tide Africa (RTA)TechstarsMoabi Group
Superlayer is a venture studio that builds and launches startups, drawing on the operating experience of its team in the gaming and crypto sectors.
Crypto & Web3
Kevin Chou(Managing Partner)inMahesh Vellanki(Managing Partner)in
Co-investorsCrush VenturesExor SeedsNotion CapitalTriple Point Ventures
Takadao builds community-owned, blockchain-based financial tools, including a Sharia-compliant mutual protection system, a funeral and repatriation cost cover, and a crypto-to-fiat debit card.
Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTech
Sharene Lee(Founder)inMorrad Irsane(Founder)in
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesIstari Ventures
Versus provides consumer research and market insights for brands operating in African markets, using online and offline tools to gather feedback and identify trends across diverse African language-speaking populations.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureFintechMarketing TechLagos, NG
Co-investorsExpert DOJOTechstars
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AwujoBoundlesspayCassava EntertainmentCnsConjureDiwalaMithuMomintNodoNuqtahStakefairTbtmUmrahcash
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Adaverse made?
- Adaverse has 51 tracked investments.
- What stage does Adaverse invest at?
- Adaverse invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Adaverse focus on?
- Adaverse focuses on Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure.
- Where is Adaverse located?
- Adaverse is headquartered in Hong Kong, HK.
- Who does Adaverse co-invest with?
- Adaverse most often shares deals with Techstars, CV VC, Future Africa, among 102 tracked co-investors.
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