ArkStream Capital
Venture capitalSeed–Series B · 3 people tracked
Also known as Arkstream
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Investment thesis
ArkStream Capital invests in digital assets and emerging financial markets, pursuing a dual strategy of primary market investments and systematic secondary market research. The firm targets crypto and blockchain projects spanning DeFi, on-chain financial infrastructure, and applications connecting blockchain to the real economy. It manages capital on behalf of listed companies, family offices, and institutional investors, and has backed 100+ projects including Aave, Filecoin, Ethena, Ether.fi, and BitGo. The team draws on backgrounds from MIT, Stanford, Google, and BlackRock, blending bottom-up technology research with macroeconomic analysis to identify structural opportunities across private and public markets.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 11 of 15 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×8Data & Infrastructure ×5Fintech ×5Media & Entertainment ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Cloud Computing ×1Deep Tech ×1Developer Tools ×1
HQs:United States×4
Investments · 15 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 22024 · 12023 · 22022 · 29 dated
BitGo provides institutional-grade infrastructure for digital assets, including regulated custody, wallet services, prime brokerage (trading, financing, settlement), stablecoin issuance, and embedded crypto-as-a-service.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechPalo Alto, US
Michael Belshe(Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer, President, and Director)Chen Fang(Executive Officer, Director)Krishna Juvvadi(Executive Officer)inEdward Reginelli(Chief Financial Officer)Jody Mettler(Chief Operating Officer)Jeff Horowitz(Chief Compliance Officer)
Co-investorsBitfuryBlockchain CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsCraft VenturesCyber CapitalDigital Currency Group+19 more
The company develops blockchain infrastructure and operates a Layer 1 interoperability network called Frame Blockchain, while also providing consulting and educational services related to blockchain technology to corporate and individual clients.
Malibu, US
Ronald Levy(Executive Officer, Director)Deborah Thomas(Executive Officer, Director)James Gilbert(President)Michael Poutre(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardHolly Ruxin(Director)Rafael Furst(Director)
Co-investorsAmber GroupCatcherVCEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.MH Ventures
Magpie Fi builds a cross-chain infrastructure protocol that enables users to trade and invest within DeFi through a unified interface.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSector Agnostic
Co-investorsJump CryptoBlack DragonD1 VenturesMajinx CapitalParafi General FundSerafund
Aave Labs is the original author and contributor to Aave, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol for lending and borrowing crypto assets.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Stani Kulechov(Founder)in
Co-investorsAegis VentuesBig Candle CapitalBlockchain CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsCoinIx CapitalDeFiance Capital+15 more
Bitcoin infrastructure company building RGB protocol and Lightning Network tooling, wallets and stablecoin payment rails.
Co-investorsEureka PartnersSignum CapitalTaisu VenturesAmber GroupFundamental LabsGate Ventures+2 more
The company operated a crypto/blockchain venture involving on-chain digital assets, but has ceased operations and paused its intended plans.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsBig Wealth InternationalGrizzly CapitalAngelHubAnimoca BrandsCube EntertainmentSparkle Ventures
Caldera provides a rollup engine that lets apps and communities launch customizable, purpose-built blockchains that settle on Ethereum, along with Metalayer for cross-chain connectivity and shared liquidity.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Matthew Katz(Founder)Parker Jou(Founder)inMatt Katz(Founder)
Co-investors1k(x)1kxAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)DragonflyLattice CapitalMetastable+6 more
Filecoin is a decentralized storage network that uses cryptographic proofs to distribute data across a global peer-to-peer network, offering an alternative to centralized cloud storage providers.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Juan Benet(Founder)in
Co-investors1confirmationAusum VenturesBlueYard CapitalBollinger Investment GroupBorderless VentureContinue Capital+18 more
Cross-platform gaming discovery platform offering game guides, reviews, news, deals and player rewards through one unified profile.
Mostafa Salem(Founder)in
Co-investorsHyperithmTaisu VenturesWWVenturesCompute VenturesDouble Peak GroupEmurgo Ventures+7 more
Hyperliquid Labs develops the Hyperliquid blockchain, a decentralized platform for financial markets.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Jeff Yan(Founder)iliensinc(Founder)
Co-investorsAtaraxia CapitalAZDAGCollab+CurrencyFramework VenturesInfinite CapitalLattice Capital+6 more
LiveArt provides financial intelligence for the art market, offering live valuations, lendable value estimates, and Hold/Sell/Accumulate signals on artworks, backed by a database of 30M+ auction records and daily-recomputed price indices.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
Boris Pevzner(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesBlack DragonGreat Oaks Venture CapitalLightbankMapleblock CapitalTaisu Ventures+13 more
Ripple is a US company that runs a discovery platform for local news and other geographically relevant content.
Media & Entertainment
Andrew DudleyRazmig Hovaghimian
Co-investors500 GlobalAmber GroupCatcherVCFortress Investment GroupFrontier Venture CapitalMH Ventures+2 more
Sleektext is a news and information platform dedicated to World of Warcraft coverage, offering game updates, player guides, strategies, and tournament information to WoW players globally.
GamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsBAM VenturesDorm RoomStartXBig Brain HoldingsBinance LabsEmirates Consortium+7 more
XMAQUINA is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that gives members onchain exposure to humanoid robotics companies and related infrastructure across hardware, AI, power, and deployment, via its DEUS token.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechRobotics
Mauricio Z(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainGenerative VenturesBorderless CapitalLD CapitalvVvWaterdrip Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Ethena
Exits · 2
2 IPOsPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFrequently asked questions
- How many investments has ArkStream Capital made?
- ArkStream Capital has 15 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does ArkStream Capital invest at?
- ArkStream Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does ArkStream Capital focus on?
- ArkStream Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
- Who does ArkStream Capital co-invest with?
- ArkStream Capital most often shares deals with Pantera Capital, Blockchain Capital, Draft Ventures Llc, among 65 tracked co-investors.
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