Adaverse
Venture capitalHong Kong Β· Pre-SeedβSeed
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 23 of 53 portfolio companiesFintech Γ13Crypto & Web3 Γ11Data & Infrastructure Γ4Consumer Γ3Marketplaces Γ3SaaS Γ3Creator Economy Γ2E-commerce Γ2
HQs:United StatesΓ5NigeriaΓ3United KingdomΓ2KenyaΓ1
Investments Β· 53 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAfriBlocks is a freelance marketplace that connects clients with vetted African freelancers for engineering, design, and Web3 roles, and offers a Workstation platform for posting jobs, hiring, building teams, and processing escrow payments.
Future of WorkHR TechMarketplacesLos Angeles, US
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
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
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
Altify is an investing and savings app that gives everyday and experienced investors access, tools, and knowledge to build long-term wealth, with a focus on alternative and crypto assets beyond the stock market.
Crypto & Web3FintechLondon, GB
Sean Sanders(CEO & Founder)in
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)
Real estate virtual siteemap platform enabling remote property interactions and accelerating sales processes
Kaya Labs provides a real-time, structured data infrastructure product for data-driven crypto projects, covering on-chain and off-chain data across 20+ L1 and L2 chains along with APIs, SDKs, wallets, authentication, and analytics dashboards.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Cryptocurrency payment ecosystem providing low-cost, instantaneous transactions for mass adoption
FintechNairobi, KE
Faction is a venture capital firm that invests in cryptocurrency and blockchain projects at the seed and series A stages, focusing on entrepreneurs building fundamental utility across the technology stack.
Crypto & Web3New York, US
Gal Barnea(Executive Officer)Christina Calvaneso(Executive Officer)Brian Pozesky(Executive Officer)Menashe Ezra(Director)Erez Shachar(Director)Tal Riesenfeld(Director)
Seso is an online property marketplace for buying, financing and selling verified real estate in Ghana, Nigeria and Liberia, targeting diaspora buyers with over 185 developer partners and 15,000 listed units.
FintechMarketplacesPropTechCambridge, GB
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)Mahesh Vellanki(Managing Partner)
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.
ConsumerData & InfrastructureFintechMarketing TechLagos, NG
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFonbnk Β· finance.yahoo.com Β· Jul 15, 2026
Nominal Β· medicalbuyer.co.in Β· Jul 14, 2026
Forge Β· investing.com Β· Jul 14, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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