Asymmetric
Venture capitalMiami · Pre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
Also known as ASYMMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Investment thesis
Asymmetric invests in the digital transformation of society through a global macro and technological lens. Its VC Fund I is an early-stage, blockchain-agnostic fund investing across the full spectrum of web3 and crypto companies and protocols, ranging from DeFi to mobile and beyond. The firm also operates special purpose vehicles, such as the Asymmetric Circle SPV, which gives investors access to private shares in companies like Circle Inc. at a discount.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 15 of 32 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×13Fintech ×10Data & Infrastructure ×5Developer Tools ×5Enterprise Software ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2SaaS ×2Cloud Computing ×1
HQs:United States×6
Investments · 32 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAffine DeFi offers stETH-based liquid restaking with instant entry and fast withdrawals, delegating to top operators and onboarding AVS while sharing airdrops.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
Alpen Labs builds a Bitcoin layer-2 network that enables financial applications through a ZK rollup with optimistic bridge architecture.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
John LightTrey Del BonisLiam EagenManish BistaAaron Feickert
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
Arch is a Bitcoin-native chain and execution environment (ArchVM) that lets institutions and users borrow, lend, earn yield, swap, and build financial applications that settle directly to Bitcoin without bridging, wrapping, or leaving self-custody.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
Denormalized provides a serverless platform for querying and transforming real-time data streams without requiring users to manage underlying infrastructure or stream processing systems.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Amey Chaugule(Founder)inMatt Green(Founder)in
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
Dialect provides infrastructure for Web3 user experiences, offering Blinks (embedded blockchain transactions) and Alerts (onchain notifications) that integrate directly into digital platforms without redirects.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Chris Osborn(Founder)in
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
Dynamic provides wallet and payment infrastructure for applications and platforms, enabling integration of blockchain-based transactions.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechSaaSNew York, US
Yoni GoldberginItai Turbahn(Executive Officer, Director)inJonatan Goldberg Kidon(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
Fractal Bitcoin is a Bitcoin-based blockchain network with a standard indexing service (FIP-101) that lets indexers maintain the indexing layer while FB token holders stake FB non-custodially to participate in Index Mining and earn block rewards.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
Glittr is a UTXO-based meta protocol that lets developers build dApps directly on Bitcoin Layer 1 using native Bitcoin transactions and OP_RETURN, without VMs, bridges, multisig, or Layer 2s.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
Dover, US
Lucas Bruder(Executive Officer, Director)Zanyar Sherwani(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
Liquidium is a decentralized, non-custodial cross-chain lending protocol that lets users supply native Bitcoin, ETH, or ICP to earn yield or borrow assets like USDT against Bitcoin collateral without centralized wrapping or bridges.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
Magna is an all-in-one platform for crypto companies to launch, manage, and scale tokens, offering token operations, treasury management, stablecoin management, and distribution across a global web3 ecosystem.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Bruno Faviero(Founder)inArun Kirubarajan(Founder)in
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
Mezo is a Bitcoin-backed lending and yield platform that allows users to borrow stablecoins (MUSD) using Bitcoin as collateral and earn yield through managed vault strategies.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Matt Luongo(Founder & CEO)
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
NEAR is an open blockchain infrastructure powering the agent economy, providing cross-chain execution, confidential settlement, and private inference capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3
Illia Polosukhin(Co-Founder)
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
Boulder, US
ANTHONY HARMAN(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)ANNA FARR(Executive Officer)WYETH RIDGWAY(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
SatLayer is a Bitcoin restaking protocol that lets holders deposit Bitcoin or liquid staking tokens into vaults to earn rewards and provide shared security for Bitcoin Validated Services (BVSs).
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
Spice AI provides a unified data and AI engine that enables developers to build AI-driven applications without requiring specialized expertise in data science or machine learning.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
TipLink provides a Solana crypto wallet that users create and log into with a Google account, aimed at making digital assets accessible to non-crypto users.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
PartnerJoe McCann· solo GP
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSpice AI · medianews4u.com · Jul 18, 2026
Dialect · weetracker.com · Sep 10, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Asymmetric invest at?
- Asymmetric invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Asymmetric's typical check size?
- Asymmetric typically writes checks of $10K – $1M.
- What sectors does Asymmetric focus on?
- Asymmetric focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
- Where is Asymmetric located?
- Asymmetric is headquartered in Miami, US.
- Does Asymmetric lead rounds?
- Asymmetric typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamMeme Coins, Solana's Rise, the Future of Crypto | Joe McCann (Asymmetric), Ryan Rasmussen (Bitwise)
Howard Lindzon · Joe McCann
Daily Call 2/14/24 w/ Joe McCann: Founder, CEO, CIO, Asymmetric
CryptoOracle Collective · Joe McCann · youtube.com
Joe McCann | Founder of Asymmetric: Risk, Solana, Aptos, Sui, L2s | Logan Jastremski Podcast #17
Logan Jastremski · Joe McCann
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Co-investors · 25
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Firms observed investing alongside Asymmetric, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Asymmetric's recorded portfolio.
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