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Ambush Capital

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New York · Pre-Seed–Seed · 4 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Ambush Capital is composed of experienced startup founders who angel and seed invest in early-stage founders. The team emphasizes building close relationships with the companies they back and leveraging their operating and technical expertise to help teams build world-class companies during the hardest early stage. Their interests span frontier and deep technology, crypto and digital assets, vertical AI applications, and consumer digital and physical products, reflecting the founders' backgrounds across companies like Bison Trails, Coinbase, Bark, and Grand St.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
HQ
New York, NY, US
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
70
Unicorns
8
Acquisitions
2

Team · 4 people

from the firm's website

What they invest in

from 48 of 70 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×19AI & Machine Learning ×18Data & Infrastructure ×12Fintech ×12Developer Tools ×10Cloud Computing ×7Consumer ×7Healthtech ×6

HQs:United States×28Canada×1Norway×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 39 portfolio companies
56%
solo founders
22 of 39 mapped founding teams
71%
repeat founders
of 45 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×222 founders×133 founders×34+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 42 founders with education data

Columbia University ×3Harvard University ×3Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3The Wharton School ×3INSEAD ×2Northwestern University ×2Princeton University ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 38 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×16Engineering ×7Economics ×4Finance & Accounting ×3Design & Architecture ×2Life Sciences ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2Politics & Policy ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 45 founders with career history

ConsenSys ×4McKinsey & Company ×3Chartbeat ×2General Assembly ×2Goldman Sachs ×2Lehman Brothers ×2Notation Capital ×2Prehype ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

500 Global ×2

3 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 41 with degree data)

Investments · 70 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 22024 · 12023 · 22022 · 32016 · 12015 · 110 dated

Acorngeneticsacorngenetics.comin𝕏

Acorn Genetics is developing technology to detect genetic and epigenetic markers rapidly and on-site, without sending samples to central labs.

AgTechBiotechDeep Tech

Ana Cornell(Founder)in

Aleoaleo.org𝕏

Aleo is a Layer-1 blockchain platform powered by zero-knowledge cryptography that enables private, programmable, and scalable applications.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechReno, US

Howard Wu(Founder)inMichael Beller(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoDigital Currency GroupEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.Haun Ventures+8 more

Alloyrunalloy.com

Alloy provides an embedded integration platform (iPaaS) with AI agents, MCP servers, and a connectivity API that lets software providers and enterprises build and manage integrations across systems like NetSuite, SAP, Salesforce, and Shopify.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Gregg Mojica(Founder)

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBoxGroupContraryGreen Meadow VenturesHabitat PartnersHawke Ventures+4 more

Alluvial Financealluvial.financeAcquired

Staking software developer behind the enterprise liquid staking protocol Liquid Collective, acquired by Galaxy Digital in December 2025.

Chicago, US

Matthew R. Leisinger(Executive Officer, Director)Mara Schmiedt(Executive Officer, Director)Evan Weiss(Executive Officer)

BoardMin Teo(Director)

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesF-Prime CapitalFenbushi CapitalFigmentNascentVariant Fund

Amperonamperon.coin𝕏

Amperon provides AI-driven energy forecasting and real-time grid analytics to utilities, renewable generators, and energy market participants across North America, Europe, and Australia.

AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaSHouston, US

Sean Kelly(Founder & CEO)inAbe Stanway(Founder)in

BoardTyler Lancaster(Director)inTimothy Healy(Director)Catherine Flax(Director)inMichael D'Aurizio(Director)

Co-investorsAcario InnovationBlackhorn VenturesEnergize CapitalGaruda VenturesIntelis CapitalLorimer Ventures+6 more

Archetypearchetype.fund

Archetype is a venture fund investing in early-stage cryptocurrency and blockchain projects.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Sector Agnostic

Ash Egan(Founder and General Partner)in

Co-investorsAccompliceBezos ExpeditionsHitachi VenturesIAG Capital PartnersSamsung VenturesVenrock

AstroForgeastroforge.comin𝕏

AstroForge is a space mining company that extracts platinum group metals and other valuable materials from asteroids to integrate into Earth's supply chains.

Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsSpace Tech

Matt Gialich(CEO and Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAera VCIndustrious VenturesNight Capital468 CapitalCaladanUncorrelated Ventures+1 more

Asylumasylum.vc𝕏

Co-investorsAtacama VenturesSandwich Capital

Bethlehemsteelbethlehemsteel.comin𝕏

A company aiming to revive the American steel industry, presenting itself as inspired by the legacy of Bethlehem Steel.

Advanced ManufacturingNew Materials

Ceramic/3Box Labsceramic.network𝕏

Ceramic provides a decentralized protocol for event streaming and data management that enables interoperable apps and services to share verifiable data at scale.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyDeepTech VenturesFenbushi CapitalFigmentReciprocal Ventures+6 more

Clayclay.comin𝕏

Clay provides a data enrichment and workflow platform that combines first-party, intent, and third-party data from 100+ sources to help sales and growth teams identify and reach target customers.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSales TechNew York, US

Kareem Amin(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAbstract Venturesboldstart venturesBoxGroupCapitalGFirst Round CapitalFrontline Ventures+8 more

Credibly Neutralcrediblyneutral.comMay 2023 · $6M

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz

Curecurehydration.comin

Cure produces clean hydration drink mixes and related wellness products, including an Energy mix and a Cure Kids line, sold through retail.

ConsumerFoodTechWellness & FitnessNew York, US

Lauren Picasso(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsEastward Capital PartnersGreat Oaks Venture CapitalJoyance PartnersLerer HippeauWellness VenturesBeliade+1 more

Dunedune.comin𝕏

Dune provides normalized blockchain datasets covering 130+ chains, including stablecoin, prediction market, tokenized real-world asset, and token balance data, delivered into customers' existing data warehouses such as Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechOslo, NO

FredrikMats

Co-investorsBitDAOCoinbase VenturesCoinFundDigital Currency GroupMantle NetworkSondo Capital+1 more

EcoCartecocart.ioin𝕏

EcoCart provides ecommerce brands with a post-purchase checkout suite combining shipping protection, bundled returns, and transparent climate contributions, along with live impact counters and educational touchpoints to communicate a brand's sustainability story.

Climate TechE-commerceRetail Tech

Dane-AustinPeter TwomeyinDane Baker(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalTechMeetsTraderFifth WallSugar Capital

Ethereal Venturesetherealventures.comin𝕏

Ethereal Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in companies building on permissionless blockchain networks and digital assets.

Crypto & Web3

Joseph Lubin(Chairman)inMin Teo(Managing Partner & Co-CIO)in

Co-investorsConsenSys MeshEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.Further Ventures

Hoistwithhoist.com

Hoist, originally launched as Main Street, was a company that has been shut down after 7 years of operation.

Los Angeles, US

JP S(Founder)

Hyperbolichyperbolic.xyzin𝕏

Hyperbolic operates an AI cloud platform that provides developers and researchers with affordable, on-demand access to GPU compute and AI models, in part by tapping underutilized consumer-grade hardware.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York, US

Jasper Zhang(CEO & Co-Founder)inYuchen Jin(CTO & Co-Founder)inYue Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsFactionGSRLongHash VenturesSamsung NextVariant Fund+4 more

Hyperlanehyperlane.xyzin𝕏

Hyperlane is an open source, permissionless interoperability framework for connecting over 150 blockchains, enabling cross-chain messaging, asset bridging, swaps, asset issuance, and governance across EVM, Solana, Cosmos, and custom VM architectures.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Asa Oines(Founder)in

Co-investorsBitDAOBootNodeCoinFundFigmentHack VCHypersphere Ventures+9 more

Kineticappskineticapps.ai

Kinetic is a consumer app studio that builds mobile/consumer software products alongside the distribution engine around them — creative, channels, data, product patterns, and infrastructure — to help each app reach its audience.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerMarketing Tech

Co-investorsGood Friends

Koopkoop.xyz

Koop develops financial products for consumers.

ConsumerFintech

Natalia MurilloAndres Gutierrez

Co-investors1confirmationSpice CapitalAlley Robotics VenturesBee PartnersSure VenturesUbiquity Ventures+1 more

KYD Labskydlabs.comin𝕏

KYD is an infrastructure platform that enables venues and artists to directly manage ticket sales, audience relationships, and revenue from live events without intermediaries.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3GamingMarketplacesNew York City, US

David Barrick(Founder)inAhmed N.(Founder)in

Co-investorsTechstarsa16z cryptoAndreessen Horowitz

Layoutventureslayoutventures.com

Layout Ventures is an early-stage investor that backs first institutional rounds for companies selling into healthcare, spanning both clinical and operational technology.

Healthtech

Lumen Orbitlumenorbit.comin𝕏Dec 2024

Starcloud builds data center infrastructure deployed in space, leveraging continuous solar energy and radiative cooling to enable large-scale compute clusters for AI training.

Data & InfrastructureDeep TechSpace TechRedmond, US

Ezra Feilden(Co-Founder & CTO)inPaul Adrian Oltean(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Johnston(Co-Founder & CEO)inAdi Oltean(Co-Founder & Chief Engineer)in

BoardMorgan Beller(Director)in

Co-investorsTaurus VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBenchmarkEQT VenturesEverywhere VenturesNFX+3 more

Lumenresearchlumenresearch.co

Lumen Labs develops robotics systems that learn through real-time interaction with the environment rather than from recorded demonstrations, teleoperation, or hand-coded behaviors.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics

Manamana.app𝕏

ManaDia provides a modular infrastructure for Web3 and AI applications that combines verifiable oracle technology, participation rewards settlement, and DEX optimization.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

David Kaufman(Founder)in

Co-investorsArca FundsBlocktower Capital

Moiraclubmoiraclub.comin

Moira Club is a membership-based concierge wellness platform for people aging at home, pairing a support team with personalized vitality and care plans covering longevity, strength, and daily health coordination.

Digital HealthLongevityWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsPrimetime Partners

Monadmonad.xyzin𝕏

Monad is a high-performance EVM-compatible blockchain designed for fast, low-cost transactions.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Keone Hon(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalArchetypeBankless VenturesBig Brain HoldingsBloccelerate VCBODL+23 more

Mood Healthmoodhealth.comin

Mood is a telehealth service offering mental health care delivered remotely by clinicians.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Mike Clare(Founder)inBetsy McMichael(Founder)in

Co-investorsDesigner FundNext VenturesReshapeStone Mountain VenturesVibe CapitalEarl Grey Capital+1 more

NEARnear.org𝕏

NEAR is an open blockchain infrastructure powering the agent economy, providing cross-chain execution, confidential settlement, and private inference capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Miami, US

Illia Polosukhin(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAccompliceAdvanced BlockchainAmplify PartnersAndreessen Horowitz+36 more

New York, NYplaceholder.vc𝕏

A venture capital partnership investing in cryptonetworks to decentralize access to data, wealth, and power.

Co-investorsFoundryUnion Square Ventures (USV)Hack VCParadigmPlaceholderPlaceholder VC

Noatnoat.comin𝕏

Noat is a vertically integrated nicotine products company that develops and manufactures harm-reduction alternatives to tobacco using natural, food-grade ingredients and sustainable materials.

ConsumerHealthtech

Alexander Häggqvist(Founder)in

Co-investorsBAM VenturesCompoundCharge VCNotation CapitalVisible Ventures

Not Diamondnotdiamond.ai

Not Diamond provides an intelligent model router for coding agents that predicts which language model to use for each input, aiming to reduce inference costs while maintaining accuracy.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Jeffrey Akiki(Founder)in

Co-investors640 OxfordDefy PartnersInovia CapitalKarman VenturesLoup VenturesNext Play Ventures+1 more

Notationnotation.vc

Notation is a venture capital community that brings together founders, advisors, limited partners, and a broader network to support portfolio companies.

Sector AgnosticBrooklyn, US

Alex LinesinNicholas Chirlsin

Co-investorsCendana CapitalSapphire VenturesShea Ventures, LLC

Obol Networkobol.techin𝕏Dec 2022

Obol provides distributed validator infrastructure and staking solutions for the Ethereum blockchain, serving institutional operators and AI agents.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureOttawa, US

Collin Myers(Founder)inOisín Kyne(Founder)inSchmiedt Mara(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsArchetypeCoinbase VenturesFigmentMaelstromNascentPantera Capital+2 more

Openborderopenborder.comin𝕏

OpenBorder provides a platform combining technology and services to help e-commerce brands expand internationally across DTC, marketplaces (Amazon, TikTok Shop, TEMU), and retail channels.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Darwish Gani(Founder)inRichard H.(Founder)in

Co-investorsCapital 49Peak XV Partners

Othershipothership.usMay 2025

Othership operates modern bathhouses offering music-driven sauna sessions, guided ice bath/cold plunge experiences, and breathwork classes aimed at nervous system regulation, recovery, and social connection.

ConsumerHealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessToronto, CA

Myles Farmer(Director)

Co-investorsLiam HorneRocana Ventures

Ouradvocatesouradvocates.comin𝕏

Advocate uses AI-assisted technology and a team of disability advocates to help individuals apply for and secure Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthGovTechHealthtechInsurTech

Emilie(CEO)Charley(Chief Technical Officer)

Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersLerer Hippeau

Padelpadel.hausin

Padel.haus operates premium padel clubs in the United States, offering courts, locker rooms, and fitness areas along with programming such as clinics, tournaments, open plays, and private events.

ConsumerSports TechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US

Santiago Gomez(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsArchetypeFW CapitalLeft Lane Capital

Paymanpaymanai.comin𝕏

Payman provides an orchestration layer that lets AI agents move money while meeting the security, compliance, and control standards used by banks and financial institutions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSDurango, US

Tyllen Bicakcic(CEO)in

BoardPrashanth Pillareddy(Director)

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesLoup VenturesMirana VenturesBoost VC

piecegalaxy.com

Galaxy provides digital asset financial services—including electronic and OTC trading, lending, derivatives, staking, asset management, investment banking, tokenization, and custody—for institutional investors, hedge funds, banks, crypto founders, and individual investors.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech

Mike Novogratz(CEO)

Co-investorsGalaxy Digital Assets FundGalaxy Vision HillMirana Ventures

Plaidplaid.comin𝕏Jun 2016

Plaid provides financial infrastructure and APIs that enable developers to build financial technology products and services.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSan Francisco, US

Zach Perret(Co-founder & CEO)inWilliam Hockey(Co-founder & CTO)in

BoardMo Koyfman(Director)Rick Yang(Director)in

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroupCoatue ManagementEQUIAMFelicis Ventures+25 more

Polymerpolymerlabs.org

Polymer Labs is a blockchain infrastructure startup that raised a $23M Series A in 2024.

Bo Du(Founder)in

Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainBlockchain CapitalCoinbase VenturesD1 VenturesDigital Currency GroupFigment+8 more

Prime Intellectprimeintellect.aiin𝕏

Prime Intellect provides an integrated platform for training, deploying, and continuously improving custom AI models, combining compute resources, reinforcement learning tools, evaluations, and inference services.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Vincent Weisser(Executive Officer, Director)inJohannes Hagemann(Director)in

BoardDavid Katz(Director)in

Co-investorsCoinFundCollab+CurrencyCompoundDell Technologies CapitalMenlo VenturesNazare Ventures+6 more

Reverie DeFi Seedreverie.ooo

Reverie is an investment and advisory firm focused on the crypto and blockchain sector, with a team that has backgrounds in venture investing and research.

Crypto & Web3New York, US

Larry(Co-Founder)Derek Hsue(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsBlockchain CapitalDigital Currency GroupMulticoin Capital1kx

Roro.co

Ro is an online healthcare platform that connects patients with licensed providers and delivers prescription treatments, including GLP-1 medications for weight loss, ED treatments, and other health goals.

Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerHealthtechSilicon Valley, US

Zachariah Reitano(Founder)inRob Schutz(Founder)inSaman Rahmanian(Founder)in

Co-investorsAnsa CapitalBlack Jays Venturesblue 9 capitalBoxGroupBY Venture PartnersCade Ventures+20 more

Roadcapitalmgmtroadcapitalmgmt.comin𝕏
Simplyhomessimplyhomes.com

Portland, US

Brian Bagdasarian(Founder)

Co-investorsGutter Capital

Solanasolana.comin

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

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US

Anatoly Yakovenko(Solana Founder & Solana Labs CEO)inAlan Yu

Co-investors1k(x)1kx500 Globala16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAegis Ventues+37 more

Sovereign Labssovereign.xyz𝕏Seed · Jan 2023 · $7M

Sovereign SDK is a blockchain development framework that enables developers to customize rollups with flexible configuration options, including transaction prioritization and custom authenticators.

Crypto & Web3Developer Tools

Co-investorsHaun VenturesMaven 111kxBalaji Srinivasan

Synthetictrafficsynthetictraffic.comin𝕏
Tenettenet.com𝕏

Tenet provides financing solutions specifically designed for electric vehicles, offering the same rates for both new and used EVs with no hidden fees and fast loan approvals in 1-2 days.

FintechMobility & TransportationNew York City, US

Andreas Wallendahl(Founder)in

Co-investorsBreyer CapitalGiant Ventures Global LlpHAWKTAILNycaNyca PartnersHuman Capital

Thetreasurythetreasury.com

Treasury is an early-stage venture firm, founded by the founders of Betterment and Acorns, that backs fintech startups building new financial infrastructure and tooling.

Fintech

Eli

Tlon Corporationtlon.io𝕏

Tlon offers a peer-to-peer messenger and AI agent platform where users own their personal server, messages, and AI agent data rather than relying on centralized company infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumer

Co-investorsBlockwallDigital Currency GroupMetaplanetNode CapitalFounders Fund

Topologytopology.vcinJan 2022

Early-stage venture firm investing in frontier technology including AI, decentralized systems and neurotech.

New York, US

Casey Caruso(Founder)inHsea Ching Hsueh(Executive Officer)Kun Ho Kim(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsLevel VenturesMirana Ventures

Trestres.financein𝕏Acquired

TRES provides on-chain risk and treasury management software for self-custodied, EVM-based crypto treasuries, serving funds, trading firms, market makers, DAOs, foundations, exchanges, and custodians.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintech

Co-investors3cubed Venturesboldstart venturesFactionMantis CapitalNew Form Capital

Variantvariant.fund𝕏

Tenor Finance provides onchain fixed-rate lending markets for asset managers, borrowers, and lending desks, offering OTC quote requests against collateral, renewal automations, and support for whitelisted markets and RWA-backed borrowing.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech

Ferdinand Dabitz(CEO)Greg Quarles(Bank President)Benjamin Alexander(CCO)Pierre-Yves GendronHugo Boisselle-Morin

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesPRELUDEAtelier6th Man VenturesParadigm

Whetstone Researchwhetstone.ccin𝕏Feb 2025 · $1.3M

Whetstone is a team of protocol and product builders working in the crypto and blockchain space, with backgrounds at projects including Uniswap, Primitive, and Aztec.

Crypto & Web3Deep TechFintech

Austin Adams(Founder)inMatt CzernikinClement LakhalCooper Kunzin

Co-investorsNascentVariant FundCoinbase VenturesCredibly NeutralFigmentFigment Capital+2 more

XMTP Labsxmtp.comin𝕏

XMTP is an open-source, decentralized messaging protocol that enables secure communication and payments between people and agents without intermediary control.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsSocialWilmington, US

Matthew P. Galligan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shane McSimov(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shane Mac(Founder)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBetaworksCoinbase VenturesHAWKTAILNascent+4 more

Other

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

AtomicDbaGutterLayrlabsLumen LabsPolymerLabsPsymedTeller DeFi SeedTromeroWeb3Trust

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Ambush Capital made?
Ambush Capital has 70 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Ambush Capital invest at?
Ambush Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does Ambush Capital focus on?
Ambush Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Ambush Capital located?
Ambush Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
Who does Ambush Capital co-invest with?
Ambush Capital most often shares deals with Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Figment, among 242 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

The AWS Of Crypto | Joe Lallouz

Empire · Joe Lallouz

Ethereum 2.0: Fireside chat with Joe Lallouz, CEO of Bison Trails and Ryan Selkis

Messari · Joe Lallouz

Pomp Podcast #343: Joe Lallouz On Building Blockchain Infrastructure

Anthony Pompliano · Joe Lallouz

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Andreessen Horowitz

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$500K – $50M
Variant Fund

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$250K – $750K
Notation Capital

Notation Capital writes the very first check for technical founding teams at the moment of company creation, treating pre-seed as a distinct risk profile and working "in the trenches" with founders on "day 0:00" rather than just writing smaller checks. The firm operates with unusual transparency by publishing its internal operating manual on GitHub and running a podcast that interviews LPs to demystify venture fund underwriting, while also running a free, equity-free program for future founders in underestimated ecosystems beyond Silicon Valley.

$400K – $750K
Pantera Capital

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.

$5M – $100M
Multicoin Capital

Multicoin Capital is a thesis-driven investment firm focused on cryptoassets, tokens, and blockchain companies, managing a hedge fund and several venture funds across public and private markets.

$1M – $50M
Sequoia Capital

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Both backed · 2
$4.4M – $214M
Union Square Ventures (USV)

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Both backed · 2
Ceramic/3Box LabsNew York, NY
$1M – $8M
Haun Ventures

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Both backed · 2
$1M – $100M
Samsung Next

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Both backed · 2
$100K – $5M
Redpoint Ventures

Since 1999, Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. The firm invests early in startups building category-defining companies, from AI and infrastructure to security. Redpoint has backed hundreds of companies, including Netflix, Snowflake, Stripe, Ramp, Twilio, Ramp, and Hims, and today backs the next generation of AI leaders like OpenAI, Legora, Modal, Abridge and Physical Intelligence. Redpoint is based in San Francisco and has offices in New York City and Woodside. For more information visit: http://www.redpoint.com/

Both backed · 1
$100K – $10M
Notable Capital

Notable Capital is a venture capital firm that has partnered with founders for over two decades, backing companies from the earliest stages through to exit.

Both backed · 1
$5M – $50M
Sound Ventures

Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector.

Both backed · 1
33 more co-investors

Not Boring CapitalAwesome People VenturesDecibel PartnersGutter CapitalForm CapitalLevel VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersUberSusa VenturesBowery CapitalTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcInitialized CapitalRobot VenturesPolygonCapital FactorySeed Club VenturesSRB VenturesScalar CapitalCanarySolana VenturesDivergenceFifty YearsThe Alchemy FundSID Venture PartnersAlchemy VenturesNeu Venture CapitalTimespan VenturesGnosis DAOPharos Capital GroupWave Digital AssetsFounderPartnersInflection.xyz

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