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Arrington XRP Capital

Venture capital

Seattle · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Arrington Capital pursues a thesis-driven approach centered on digital assets and Web3 technologies. Since 2017 the firm has invested in more than 200 early-stage companies across the crypto ecosystem. Its crypto-native team of experienced entrepreneurs, founders, and executives emphasizes hands-on collaboration and support for the founders it backs, aiming to help its partner companies succeed.

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Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$100K – $5M
HQ
Seattle, WA, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
Tracked investments
125
Unicorns
3
Acquisitions
1

Team · 6 people

from public directories
Jack Michael Arrington· Executive Officer
Keli Callaghan· Executive Officerin
Ravi Kaza· Executive Officer
Taryn Naidu· Executive Officer

What they invest in

from 80 of 125 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×68Fintech ×40Data & Infrastructure ×24AI & Machine Learning ×21Developer Tools ×21Enterprise Software ×8Gaming ×7SaaS ×7

HQs:United States×18United Kingdom×2Colombia×1South Korea×1Netherlands×1Poland×1

Investments · 125 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2023 · 12022 · 22021 · 42020 · 12018 · 19 dated

Aark Digitalaark.digital𝕏

Aark Digital is a non-custodial perpetual DEX built on Arbitrum, offering up to 1000x leverage across 25+ trading pairs with low trading fees, zero gas fees, and no KYC.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS

Co-investorsHashkey CapitalArkGrowArrington CapitalBlack DragonCrit VenturesOKX Ventures

Acalaacala.networkNov 2020

Acala is a Substrate-based cross-chain DeFi hub and stablecoin network secured by Polkadot, with a sister network Karura on Kusama.

Singapore

Ruitao Su(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Andromeda CapitalArrington CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsCoinbase VenturesD1 Ventures+9 more

Airlyftairlyft.one𝕏

AirLyft is a platform where users discover communities and participate in campaigns to earn rewards such as NFTs, tokens, and whitelist spots.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Social

Co-investorsArrington Capital

Algofialgofi.org𝕏Nov 2021 · $2.8MDefunct

Algofi develops financial infrastructure designed to lower entry barriers and increase accessibility in financial services.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsArrington CapitalY CombinatorFormulate VenturesPillar VCUnion Square Ventures (USV)

Algorandalgorand.coin𝕏

The Algorand Foundation supports and grows the Algorand blockchain ecosystem by improving the developer experience, contributing to core protocol infrastructure and standards, and enabling decentralized governance.

Crypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsFintechQuantum Computing

Silvio Micali(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndromeda CapitalArrington CapitalBasecamp FundBig Candle CapitalBixin Capital+21 more

Alliance Privatedefialliance.coin𝕏

Alliance is a selective accelerator and founder community for crypto and fintech startups, offering $500k in funding and a 10-week program (in-person onboarding in New York City followed by remote acceleration) to help teams reach product-market fit.

Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US

Co-investorsFounders FundArrington CapitalCollab+CurrencyIOSG Ventures

Apertureaperture.finance

Aperture Finance is a decentralized finance platform that uses AI-powered, intent-based architecture, letting users express financial strategies in natural language through a chatbot that translates them into a domain-specific language for execution.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSunnyvale, US

Gao Han(Founder)inLian Zhu(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndromeda CapitalArrington CapitalBlack DragonCatcherVCParaFi CapitalStratified Capital

Aptosaptoslabs.comin𝕏

Aptos Labs develops a Layer 1 blockchain platform using the Move programming language and parallel execution technology, serving developers and users building decentralized applications.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsNew York City, US

Avery Ching(CEO and Co-Founder)inMo Shaikh(Founder)inAlin Tomescu(Head of Cryptography)inSasha Spiegelman(Head of Research)Zekun Li(Head of Blockchain)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoDragonflyAndreessen HorowitzArrington CapitalBixin CapitalBixin Ventures+6 more

Arweavearweave.orgin𝕏

Arweave is a decentralized ecosystem that offers grants and investment opportunities through various organizations including non-profits, DAOs, and venture studios to support projects and developers building on its network.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechLondon, GB

Sam Williams(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors1k(x)1kxa16z cryptoAdvanced BlockchainAndreessen HorowitzArrington Capital+24 more

Bellabella.fi𝕏

Bella offers a suite of AI products for crypto trading and DeFi, including trading signal bots, portfolio and risk analysis tools, cross-chain yield optimization, and gas-free on-chain games.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechOakland, US

Toure Owen(President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary)

Co-investorsArrington CapitalL CattertonTemasek

BENQIbenqi.fi𝕏Apr 2021

BENQI is a decentralized finance protocol on the Avalanche blockchain offering liquid staking of AVAX (via sAVAX), lending and borrowing of crypto assets, and tools for bootstrapping validators.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

JD Gagnon(Founder)

Co-investorsArrington CapitalAscensive AssetsBorderless VentureDragonflyGenblock CapitalKane & Rao Group+5 more

Beraberachain.com𝕏

Berachain is a Layer 1 blockchain network built around a Proof of Liquidity mechanism that directs block reward emissions as non-dilutive growth capital to ecosystem applications in exchange for revenue sharing with the network and tokenholders.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech

Smokey the Bera(Founder)

Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalArrington CapitalBorderless VentureCaladanCVP NoLimitHack VC+13 more

Braindexbraindex.io

Braindex builds custom commercial intelligence infrastructure and specialized AI agents that turn organizations' static databases into transactional digital channels, connecting members' or clients' supply with real market demand.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsArrington CapitalSilvermine Capital

Burnt Finance Synthetic Assetburnt.com

Burnt provides cryptographically verified identity and attribute verification that lets users prove specific claims (such as income above a threshold or a credit score over 700) by logging into accounts they already have, without sharing raw documents or PII.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsFintech

Anthony Anzalone(Founder)in

Co-investorsArrington CapitalDraper DragonElliptiFigmentInnovating CapitalPentos Ventures+3 more

Centrifugecentrifuge.ioin𝕏Feb 2018

Centrifuge enables investors to access tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) such as Treasury Bills, Asset Backed Securities, and Real Estate on a blockchain infrastructure.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US

Bhaji Illuminati(Founder)inMartin Quensel(Executive Officer, Director)inMarkus Ament(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Stehlik(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsArrington CapitalAtlanticBlack DragonBloccelerate VCBlockchain CoinvestorsBlueYard Capital+17 more

Cere Network Data Cloudcere.networkin𝕏

Cere Network is a decentralized data infrastructure protocol that uses edge clusters and AI agents to enable secure, real-time data automation for Web3 and AI applications.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Co-investorsAlphabit FundArrington CapitalBlack DragonElliptiRed Building CapitalZMT Capital

Chaichai.finance

Seoul, KR

Rahul Abrol(Founder)

Co-investorsArrington CapitalConductive VenturesSamsung Next

Chainjetchainjet.ioin𝕏

ChainJet provides a Web3 messaging and marketing platform that lets businesses reach customers directly through their crypto wallets via apps like Coinbase Wallet, Converse, Lens Protocol, and XMTP.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Marketing Tech

Co-investorsArrington Capital

Clearpoolclearpool.financein𝕏

Clearpool is a decentralized marketplace that matches institutional lenders with verified borrowers, enabling capital to move directly between these parties without traditional intermediaries.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Robert Alcorn(Co-Founder, Chairman)inJakob Kronbichler(Co-Founder, CEO)inAlessio Quaglini(Co-Founder, Senior Advisor)in

Co-investorsArrington CapitalBitDAOMantle NetworkMentha PartnersRyze LabsWintermute+1 more

DAMdam.finance𝕏

DAM provides a decentralized protocol for moving liquidity between blockchain networks, featuring an omnichain stablecoin (d2o) designed to enable networks to scale native liquidity across multiple chains.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsArrington CapitalD1 Ventures

deBridgedebridge.financein𝕏

deBridge is a non-custodial execution layer for decentralized finance that enables gasless, cross-chain trading and universal asset movement by abstracting chains, gas, and infrastructure from users.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech

Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Arrington CapitalIOSG VenturesLemniscapMapleblock CapitalMoonhill Capital+5 more

Delegatedelegate.xyz

Programmable identity for users to manage all their tokens in all their wallets at once.

Robert Sur(Founder)in

Co-investorsArca FundsArrington CapitalBloccelerate VCAirTree VenturesBlocktower CapitalSkip Capital+2 more

Dexibledexible.io𝕏

Co-investorsArrington Capital

Domain Moneydomainmoney.comin𝕏

Domain Money provides investment management and financial planning services, charging no asset-under-management fees while offering tax-aware portfolio construction, direct indexing, and tax-loss harvesting.

Digital HealthFintechSaaS

Adam Dell(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsMaveronBessemer Venture PartnersArrington CapitalNext Coast VenturesTorch CapitalValor Capital Group+2 more

DOTpolkadot.network

Polkadot is an open-source proof-of-stake protocol that links independent blockchains for shared security and cross-chain messaging.

Gavin Wood(Founder)

Co-investors1confirmationAdvanced BlockchainAngelONE CapitalArrington CapitalBig Candle CapitalBollinger Investment Group+22 more

Droseradrosera.io

Drosera provides a security protocol built around "Traps," on-chain mechanisms designed to detect and respond to threats, aimed at developers and operators in the blockchain space.

Crypto & Web3Cybersecurity

Co-investorsArrington CapitalMetamatic GroupNxGenPaper VenturesUDHC

Endlesscloudsendlessclouds.xyz𝕏

Endless Clouds is a mobile game studio developing an MMORPG called Treeverse, incorporating Web3 technology into gaming.

Crypto & Web3Gaming

Co-investors2 Punks CapitalArrington Capital

Eternaleternal.gg𝕏Acquired

Eternal is a Los Angeles NFT marketplace for trading Twitch streamer clips, a Y Combinator W20 company now listed as acquired.

ConsumerGamingLos Angeles, US

Jeffrey Tong(Founder)in

Co-investorsArrington CapitalCoinbase VenturesY CombinatorDapper LabsNFX

Etherfi Grand Cayman, Cayman Islandsether.fiin𝕏

ether.fi offers non-custodial crypto financial products, including staking, DeFi strategy vaults for ETH, BTC, and stablecoins, and a cashback debit card usable at over 100 million locations with no credit checks.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Rok Kopp(Founder)inMike Silagadze(Founder)in

Co-investorsArrington CapitalChapter OneCoinFundCollider VenturesDraper DragonFjor Founders+15 more

Gizagizatech.xyzin𝕏

Giza builds infrastructure for autonomous financial agents that handle market participation—perception, memory, and execution—on behalf of users who define intent and constraints.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsArrington CapitalCoinbase VenturesCoinFundEdessa CapitalGalaxy Digital Assets FundGalaxy Ventures+4 more

Glacisglacislabs.comin𝕏

Glacis Labs builds Zero Delta, a settlement network that matches institutional order flow to execute large digital asset trades and cross-border remittances with zero slippage and no prefunded float.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Cofounder (JPMorgan, Spruce)(Cofounder)Technical Cofounder(Technical Cofounder)

Co-investorsArrington CapitalEdessa CapitalPaper VenturesProtagonistLightspeed Faction

Gummigummi.fi

Finnish-language website publishing celebrity gossip and entertainment news articles.

Media & Entertainment

Co-investorsArrington Capital

Hashflowhashflow.com

Cryptocurrency exchange protocol bridging centralized and decentralized finance.

Varun Kumar(Founder & CEO)Vinod Raghavan(Founder)inVictor Ionescu(Founder)in

Co-investorsArrington CapitalBollinger Investment GroupCoinbase VenturesDragonflyElectric CapitalFabric Ventures+15 more

Holonymholonym.idAug 2022

Holonym builds "Human Keys," a system for privacy and security in zero trust environments that gives each individual a key they alone control to access digital personhood, privacy, and security rights.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeep TechWilmington, US

Nanak Khalsa(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsArrington CapitalEdessa CapitalProtagonist

Hummingbothummingbot.io

Hummingbot Miner was a service that has ceased operations and is winding down, with all services discontinued as of March 16, 2026.

Crypto & Web3

Michael Feng(Founder)in

Co-investorsArrington Capital

ImmutableXimmutable.comin𝕏

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 CapitalArca FundsArrington CapitalB CapitalBacked+15 more

IPORipor.ioin𝕏

IPOR provides onchain vault infrastructure (Fusion) for institutional-grade DeFi yield, letting asset managers, curators, and protocols build, deploy, and manage ERC-4626 vaults with modular strategy modules and risk controls across chains like Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and Unichain.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Dimitar Dinev(Founder)in

Co-investorsArrington CapitalBloccelerate VCCrypto DiscoverMentha PartnersSpace Whale Capitalgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)

KAVA Credit & Lendingkava.io𝕏

Kava is a decentralized blockchain platform that combines Cosmos SDK interoperability with Ethereum smart contract development.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsArrington CapitalBig Candle CapitalCeras VenturesEllipti

Krystalkrystal.appin𝕏

Krystal is a DeFi platform for liquidity farming that lets users farm multiple pools in one click, with fund splitting, single-token entry, and AI-managed auto-farm vaults.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsArrington CapitalBitDAOMantle NetworkAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Crypto com CapitalHashed+1 more

Levanalevana.finance

Levana is a decentralized perpetual swaps protocol built on a well-funded, collateral-settled design instead of a virtual AMM.

Co-investorsArrington CapitalCollider VenturesMaven 11ParaFi CapitalWoodstock Fund

Lockchainlockchain.io

Lockchain is a cybersecurity and risk management company founded by experienced security veterans.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Aidan Kehoe(Chairman of Board, Co-Founder)Andrew Howard(CEO, Co-Founder)inMatt Higgins(Co-Founder)

Co-investorsLerer HippeauWhite Star CapitalArrington Capital

Marlinmarlin.org𝕏

Marlin is a protocol offering TEE-based coprocessors for decentralized compute, allowing blockchain computations to be delegated to offchain microservices with proofs and attestations verified onchain.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer Tools

Co-investorsArrington CapitalFenbushi CapitalWoodstock Fund

Mellowmellow.finance𝕏

Mellow provides API-first infrastructure that lets fintechs, neobanks, exchanges, wallets, and custodians offer branded yield and earn programs to their users without in-house DeFi expertise.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS

Co-investorsArrington CapitalBloccelerate VCLemniscapParaFi CapitalPolymorphic Capital

Merklemerkle.trade𝕏

Merkle Trade operated a decentralized trading platform in the DeFi space, serving retail crypto traders.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsArrington CapitalBECO CapitalDarrow HoldingsFenbushi CapitalHashedK3 Ventures+5 more

METALCOREmetalcore.gg𝕏

MetalCore is a sci-fi mech-combat MMO set on the planet Kerberos, featuring PvP and PvE battles, crafting mechanics, and a player-driven economy.

Crypto & Web3Gaming

Co-investorsArrington CapitalPolygon VenturesSpirit DAO

Milkomedamilkomeda.com𝕏

Milkomeda provides rollup and sidechain technology that brings EVM/Solidity smart contract support to Layer 1 blockchains such as Cardano, Algorand, and Solana, enabling cross-chain interoperability.

Co-investorsArrington CapitalCoinbase VenturesSora VenturesTriblock

Moonbeammoonbeam.networkin𝕏

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 parachain built on the Polkadot SDK that lets developers build decentralized applications operating across multiple blockchain networks.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsGaming

Derek Yoo(Founder & Core Contributor)

Co-investorsArrington CapitalAweh VenturesCoinbase VenturesCoinFundCrypto DiscoverCryptonite Capital+10 more

Moonwellmoonwell.fi

Moonwell is a decentralized, non-custodial lending and borrowing protocol on Base and Optimism with a VISA-linked crypto debit card.

Co-investorsArrington CapitalCoinbase VenturesHypersphere VenturesLemniscapSignum CapitalWoodstock Fund

Multiversemultiverse.ai

Multiverse.ai is a decentralized platform for building AI systems such as large language models, RAG, and chatbots, where contributors provide knowledge and data in exchange for ownership stakes.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Co-investorsArrington CapitalSamsung NextNAventuresQatar Development BankZouk Capital

Mysten Labsmystenlabs.comin𝕏

Mysten Labs builds infrastructure and tools for web3, focusing on making decentralized systems secure, reliable, and ready for mass adoption.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US

Adeniyi Abiodun(Founder)inKostas Kryptos Chalkias(Founder)inSam Blackshear(Founder)inEvan Cheng(Founder)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArrington CapitalBasecamp FundBig Brain Holdings+22 more

N3MUSn3mus.comin𝕏

N3MUS operates a platform that combines tournaments, markets, and games in a unified interface.

Crypto & Web3GamingMarketplacesWestervoort, NL

Marco Colaco(Founder)in

Co-investorsArrington CapitalBlack DragonTechstarsBorderless CapitalHarbour Industrial Capital

Napster (Exited) Music streaming servicenapster.comin𝕏

Napster provides AI-powered platforms that connect users with specialized expertise through conversational AI agents with video presence and persistent memory.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Edo Segal(Chief Technology and Product Officer)in

Co-investorsArrington CapitalBorderless VentureClaritas CapitalFounders FactoryFounders Factory NYFuture Perfect Ventures+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 BlockchainAmbush CapitalAmplify Partners+36 more

Nexonexo.io

Nexo offers digital asset and cryptocurrency financial solutions that combine blockchain technology with traditional finance principles.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Antoni Trenchev(Founder)inKosta Kantchev(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlack DragonRR2 Capital

Nexonexo.com𝕏

Nexo is a platform that enables users to access financial services built on blockchain technology, including crypto-backed lending and digital asset management solutions.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech

Antoni Trenchev(Founder)inKosta Kantchev(Founder)in

Co-investorsNexoVarys Capital

Nexus Mutual DeFi Seednexusmutual.ioin𝕏

Nexus Mutual provides insurance coverage for smart contract failures and on-chain risks to protect investors, protocols, and institutions operating in blockchain environments.

Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTechLondon, GB

Co-investors1confirmation1k(x)1kxArrington CapitalBlockchain CapitalCollider Ventures+1 more

Nifty Islandniftyisland.com𝕏Apr 2021

Nifty Island is a gaming platform where users create their own islands, play games, and complete in-game quests to earn on-chain rewards such as NFTs and crypto.

Crypto & Web3GamingSheridan, US

Charles Smith(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inZachary Pantely(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

Co-investorsArrington CapitalCollab+CurrencyFermionLemniscapWWVenturesAlameda Research+2 more

Novanetnovanet.xyz𝕏

NovaNet builds a decentralized zero-knowledge proof network that lets any WASM executable or ONNX model be traced and proved across devices ranging from IoT hardware to data centers.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Co-investorsArrington Capital

Oasisprotocoloasisprotocol.org𝕏

Privana is a decentralized finance (DeFi) trading platform built on Oasis that protects user trading activity from front-running and MEV (miner extractable value) attacks through privacy-preserving execution.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech

Co-investorsArrington CapitalCogitent VenturesDraper DragonMapleblock CapitalPentos VenturesSilverFox+1 more

Other

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

ArcadeAstariaDivergence ProtocolDoormatEsprezzoFareprotocolGenlayerGridironthegameGunHumbleIlluviumKoingarooLimeWireMayan Bridge faster MoneyMetalinkMintyMirrorMOSSNexusprotocolPrime ProtocolRAMP DeFi DerivativesReady Player DAOSendtoSipherSpaceprotocolSparrowexchangeStart.YTreeprotocolUnboundValkyrieprotocolXbacked

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Arrington XRP Capital made?
Arrington XRP Capital has 125 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
What stage does Arrington XRP Capital invest at?
Arrington XRP Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Arrington XRP Capital's typical check size?
Arrington XRP Capital typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What sectors does Arrington XRP Capital focus on?
Arrington XRP Capital focuses on Crypto & Web3.
Where is Arrington XRP Capital located?
Arrington XRP Capital is headquartered in Seattle, US.
Does Arrington XRP Capital lead rounds?
Arrington XRP Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

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