Los Angeles · Pre-Seed–Series A
Also known as ARCA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
Arca invests in digital tokens and the equity of blockchain companies, seeking assets with distinctive risk/reward profiles and asymmetric return potential. Its product innovation arm leverages blockchain technology to build faster, more accessible investment products, offering a range of vehicles for investors to gain and manage exposure to digital assets. The firm emphasizes regulatory compliance, designing products to meet SEC standards and strict investor-protection laws, and partners with leading service providers to uphold compliance. Its team draws on a combined 80+ years of traditional finance experience and a track record of launching first-to-market financial products.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
What they invest in
from 38 of 61 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×28Gaming ×15Fintech ×11AI & Machine Learning ×10Creator Economy ×5Data & Infrastructure ×5Enterprise Software ×5SaaS ×5
HQs:United States×13Brazil×1United Kingdom×1Iceland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 17 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×53 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
Brown University ×2University of Southern California ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×4Computer Science ×4Humanities ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 19 founders with career history
Bridgewater Associates ×2
Investments · 61 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12023 · 22022 · 12021 · 42020 · 19 dated
AMGI Studios is an independent animation and gaming studio that builds character-driven AI, using natural language, vision processing, and emotional intelligence to create interactive AI characters.
AI & Machine LearningGamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesTheVentureCityBITKRAFT VenturesBlocktower Capital
Modern Treasury provides a payment infrastructure platform that enables companies to launch multi-rail payment products supporting both fiat and stablecoins through a single API.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Co-investorsArchetypeBlocktower CapitalCastle Island VenturesEniac VenturesSoma Capital
Anzen operates USDz, an on-chain stablecoin backed by a diversified portfolio of overcollateralized real-world assets, primarily asset-backed private credit securities.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsKraynos CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBlocktower CapitalCreator FundLocalGlobeSandbox Industries
Bitwave provides an enterprise-grade stablecoin payments platform for B2B transactions, enabling near-instant settlement with low fees through integration with accounting systems like NetSuite and QuickBooks.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Pat WhiteAmy Kalnoki
Co-investorsBlockchain CapitalNascentPalsar VenturesUnanimous CapitalBlocktower Capital
Blockchain Space Asia operates a community platform called YEY that engages Web3 gaming guilds, music fandoms, content creators, and fan communities across gaming, music, art, anime, lifestyle, TV, and sports through gamification and reward features.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsAlameda ResearchAnimoca BrandsBlocktower CapitalCrypto com CapitalMorningstar Ventures
CAT Labs develops software platforms that enable law enforcement, defense, and intelligence agencies to investigate and seize cryptocurrency and other digital assets related to crime.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityGovTech
Co-investorsBorderless VentureHash3 CapitalBlocktower CapitalM13Newark Venture Partners
Cathedral Studios is a UK-based video game publisher and developer creating story-driven games spanning horror, co-op comedy, and indie titles.
GamingMedia & EntertainmentUK, GB
Toby(CEO & Founder)
Co-investors6th Man VenturesAdvancit CapitalHartmann CapitalBlocktower Capital
An AI agent that manages international trade operations for exporters and importers, including customs clearance, cross-border payments, and trade financing.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechManaus, BR
Joao Victor Aguiar(Founder)inVitor Gomes Miranda(Founder)inRodrigo Marino(Founder)in
Co-investorsDOMO.VCNeer Venture PartnersY CombinatorBlocktower Capital
CoinRoutes provides an institutional digital asset trading platform that combines portfolio, risk, execution, and order management with execution algorithms for trading crypto, futures, equities, and CME-listed products.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Ian Weisberger(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMichael Holstein(Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer)inChris Clary(Chief Information Officer & Chief Technology Officer)inJennifer Shaughnessy(Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investorsGateCap VenturesBlocktower Capital
Safary is an analytics and audience intelligence platform for crypto teams that syncs Twitter followers with on-chain and web2 data to identify real users, measure marketing funnel performance, and manage business development opportunities.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSocial
Co-investorsDiaspora VenturesLemniscapSaison CapitalBlocktower Capital
Programmable identity for users to manage all their tokens in all their wallets at once.
Robert Sur(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBloccelerate VCAirTree VenturesArrington XRP CapitalBlocktower CapitalSkip Capital+2 more
Directive Games is a studio of game developers building triple-A quality games backed by proprietary backend technology.
Gaming
Atli Mar Sveinsson(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlocktower Capital
Dream is a crypto trading app for buying and selling cryptocurrencies, memecoins, and tokenized stocks without KYC or ID, with self-custody and cross-chain transfers.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsBitDAOMantle NetworkBlocktower Capital
Elympics is a platform that enables game developers to build, host, and monetize competitive multiplayer games with blockchain-based token wagering and on-chain tournament infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsGaming
Co-investorsBlocktower Capital
Flamingo DAO is a member-based collector DAO that acquires and holds NFTs and digital art, including CryptoPunks and generative art.
Co-investorsBR CapitalDeepTech VenturesDivergenceExpansion Venture CapitalGood FriendsNarcissus Ventures+4 more
Floor is a mobile-first web3 wallet app for discovering, tracking, and trading crypto tokens, memecoins, and NFTs across multiple chains.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalHannah Grey Ventures6th Man VenturesBlocktower CapitalCrypto com Capital
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Forum3 partners with organizations to design and deploy AI agents and automation solutions tailored to their business processes.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Adam Brotman(Co-founder & CEO)inAndy Sack(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCDecasonicBlocktower CapitalLiberty City VenturesPolygon Ventures
Franklin provides a global payments and invoice management platform for contractors, enabling cross-border payments in USD, stablecoins, and cryptocurrencies with simplified invoice generation and tax form management.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsBlocktower Capitalgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)
GenieAI provides AI agents that automate middle- and back-office investment operations workflows for institutional asset managers, connecting to a firm's existing data sources and IT stack.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesLumen VenturesSierra VenturesBlocktower CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Khosla Ventures+1 more
User-friendly DeFi platform to grow wealth with digital assets.
Co-investorsBlocktower Capital
Digital asset composability protocol for minting multichain fungible and non-fungible tokens.
Co-investorsBitDAOMantle NetworkBlocktower CapitalCourtside VenturesHartmann CapitalMechanism Capital+2 more
Ignite Tournaments is a mobile app that lets content creators run esports tournaments, launch community membership tiers, deliver digital assets, and track fan participation through leaderboards.
Creator EconomyGamingSports Tech
Krystal Yang(Founder)inTony Chen(Founder)in
Co-investorsD1 VenturesEmooteGhaf Capital PartnersSkyVision CapitalBlocktower Capital
Immutable provides a full-stack product suite for building and scaling games, offering infrastructure and player-engagement tools along with digital ownership features.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsGamingMarketing Tech
James Ferguson(Founder)inRobbie Ferguson(Founder)in
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesAndromeda CapitalArrington CapitalB CapitalBackedBitkraft Esports Ventures+15 more
Lockchain.ai is a cybersecurity company founded by security veterans and entrepreneurs.
Crypto & Web3CybersecuritySaaS
Aidan Kehoe(Chairman of Board, Co-Founder)inAndrew Howard(CEO, Co-Founder)inMatt Higgins(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsNadia PartnersWhite Star CapitalBlocktower Capital
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-investorsAmbush CapitalBlocktower Capital
Membrane Labs provides an institutional infrastructure platform for digital asset credit, unifying counterparty discovery, loan workflows, and collateral management with real-time visibility, automated margin enforcement, and multi-custodian connectivity.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Carson Cook(Founder)in
Co-investorsElectric CapitalFourth Revolution Capital (4RC)Lvna CapitalMarin Digital VenturesPoint72 VenturesUDHC+8 more
Game studio building the first Vertical Extraction Shooter with open, transparent development.
Co-investorsPolygon Ventures
Uniondale, US
Evangelos Varsamis(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsRed Beard VenturesBlocktower Capital
Mojito provides a platform and consulting services for brands to build blockchain-based products and on-chain loyalty programs, including gamified missions and rewards.
Crypto & Web3Marketing TechSaaSBoston, US
Amanda Cassatt(President)Matthew Iles(Secretary)inMegan Knab(Treasurer)Daniel Kinsey(Chief Executive Officer)Adam Friedman(Director)
Co-investorsFermionFuture Perfect VenturesBlocktower Capital
Moku creates Moki, a collection of 8887 hand-assembled NFT characters built from 900+ traits, and develops games around them including an AI Fantasy Arena, a snack-combining puzzler, and an async autobattler.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Gaming
Bruce Wasicsko(Founder)in
Co-investorsBankless VenturesACORN BIOVENTURESBig Brain HoldingsBlocktower CapitalContango Digital AssetsFormless Capital+4 more
AMGI's web3 gaming project; a fund holding.
Co-investorsBlack DragonBreederDAOCogitent VenturesIlluminati CapitalMoonhill CapitalWWVentures+2 more
Mythos Foundation supports a decentralized blockchain ecosystem centered on the MYTH token, an interoperable native utility token used for governance and participation by game developers, publishers, and content creators.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsBlocktower Capital
Narya.ai builds voice-first AI assistants that turn spoken conversations into actions.
AI & Machine LearningSan Francisco, US
Oriol Plazas(Founder)
Co-investorsFactionBlocktower Capital
Niche is an online space for people to connect with friends and discover shared interests.
ConsumerSocial
Co-investorsBlocktower CapitalGrit Capital Partners
Platform empowering Hispanic web3 gaming community through content creation, quests and esports
Nico del Pino(Founder)in
Co-investorsACTAI VenturesBitkraft Esports VenturesCultur3 CapitalEmfarsisSur VenturesTheVentureCity+2 more
Bitcoin OS and ordinals wallet enabling a trustless economy on Bitcoin.
Co-investorsBlocktower CapitalUTXO Management
Playground (DNFT Inc.) is a platform that extends ERC721 and ERC1155 NFT standards so token communities can attach new media, rewards, and utility to their collectibles and become discoverable to brands.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Marketing TechLos Angeles, US
Ethan B.(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlocktower Capital
Pembroke, US
Sheila Marcelo(Executive Officer, Director)inKelly Wahlberg(Executive Officer)
BoardTony Florence(Director)in
Co-investorsEmfarsisSamsung NextAnimoca BrandsBlocktower CapitalGoldenTree Asset Managementgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)+1 more
Shaga operates a decentralized cloud gaming network that connects gamers to shared computing power from underutilized PCs, removing the need for expensive hardware upgrades.
Cloud ComputingCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3GamingDover, US
Guido Rocco Pardini(Director)Daeshawn Ballard(Director)in
Co-investorsMarin Digital VenturesAmber GroupBlocktower CapitalEveryrealmIOSG VenturesMH Ventures
Lore is an on-chain search engine that lets users query blockchain data in natural language, interpret results in plain English, and track events across multiple chains.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsSolari CapitalBlocktower Capital
Web3 entertainment tech combining AI, extended reality, and blockchain for interactive experiences.
Miami, US
Marc Seal(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey Paterson(Director)Eaven Portillo(Director)
Co-investorsBlocktower Capital
Spaceport is a creator-first platform enabling developers and IP owners to license, integrate, and manage playable intellectual property across gaming and digital experiences.
B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyGamingMedia & Entertainment
Le Zhang(Co-founder and CEO)inLida Tang(Co-founder and CEO)
Co-investorsCrit VenturesDecasonicDiaspora VenturesNextView VenturesBlocktower Capital
Game studio building the strategy title 'Immortal: Gates of Pyre', rooted in a modding community.
Medford, US
Colter Hochstetler(Director)Dylan Kahn(Director)Ian Hunt(Director)
Sunspear Games develops IMMORTAL: Gates of Pyre, a real-time strategy video game featuring multiple playable factions and a supporting player community.
Gaming
Co-investorsHyperithmVarys CapitalBlocktower Capital
Embedded customer lending experiences to power NFTs as an asset class.
Greenbrae, US
Amir Sarhangi(Executive Officer, Director)inTodd Ramsay Parker(Executive Officer)Scott Craig DeWitt(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBlocktower CapitalIntersection Growth PartnersNeuberger Berman
Syndicate provides infrastructure to scale the Ethereum blockchain, supporting staking and development operations on the network.
Crypto & Web3Mountain View, US
William Raphael Papper(Executive Officer, Director)Ian John Lee(Executive Officer, Director)ian //(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzArchetypeAtelierBlueYard Capital+22 more
The Machines Arena is a top-down hero shooter game with PvP and PvE modes, including a "Death Run" mode, where players compete and earn digital collectibles.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsBlocktower Capital
The Mystery Society is a free-to-play game that rewards players with NFTs earned through gameplay rather than paid drops.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsBlocktower Capital
Token Terminal operates a blockchain data infrastructure platform that ingests, decodes, and standardizes petabytes of onchain data across 100+ blockchains for institutions, research outlets, and developers.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsLifeline VenturesBlocktower CapitalCadenza
W3GG is a Web3 gaming hub in Southeast Asia where players compete in seasonal challenges, join guilds, and complete quests to earn rewards and on-chain assets.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupEmfarsisBlocktower CapitalSevenX Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
CatXCultEvaluateExponentGammaGreat Big Beautiful TomorrowNORPalladiumRareMintThe Defiant
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Niche · careeraheadonline.com · Sep 10, 2026
Franklin · kalkinemedia.com · Sep 3, 2026
Mythos · siliconangle.com · Aug 27, 2026
Floor · prnewswire.com · Aug 6, 2026
Mana · pipelineroad.com · Aug 3, 2026
Syndicate · tekedia.com · Jul 18, 2026
Delegate · twill.ai · Apr 10, 2026
Directive Games · blockchaingamer.biz · Apr 9, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Arca Funds made?
- Arca Funds has 61 tracked investments.
- What stage does Arca Funds invest at?
- Arca Funds invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Arca Funds's typical check size?
- Arca Funds typically writes checks of $400K – $1M.
- What sectors does Arca Funds focus on?
- Arca Funds focuses on Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, Gaming.
- Where is Arca Funds located?
- Arca Funds is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
- Does Arca Funds lead rounds?
- Yes, Arca Funds leads investment rounds.
- Who does Arca Funds co-invest with?
- Arca Funds most often shares deals with Emfarsis, Bitkraft Esports Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, among 90 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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