ATKA
Venture studioParis · Pre-Seed–Seed · 15 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Atka is a crypto incubator that partners with teams building crypto networks, protocols and web3 projects, supporting them across their development stages. Drawing on more than a decade of ecosystem experience, the firm helps founders navigate the volatile and adversarial crypto landscape to establish strong foundations. A dedicated research team develops models for the fair theoretical valuation of cryptocurrencies and utility tokens. Beyond incubation, Atka provides corporate advisory services to established crypto protocols, non-crypto SMEs and large corporates, and works to facilitate mainstream crypto adoption among corporates, engineers, decision-makers and general audiences.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 15 people
from the firm's websiteMentor to ATKA; microeconomist.
Mentor to ATKA; blockchain/crypto lead at Bpifrance.
Mentor to ATKA; founder at Faculty Group.
Entered crypto in 2012 after discovering Bitcoin, volunteered at the NYC Bitcoin Center, joined ConsenSys in early 2015 to build the Ethereum ecosystem for seven years, and moved to Polygon in early 2021. He now focuses on venture capital for crypto startups and co-helped establish Code to Inspire, a coding school for girls in Afghanistan.
Founder mafia
4 people who came through ATKA went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 1 of 1 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×1Crypto & Web3 ×1Deep Tech ×1
Investments · 1 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathValory builds Olas, an open-source stack and decentralized marketplace for autonomous AI agents, including a desktop "agent app store" that lets users own and run AI agents for use cases from social influencers to DeFAI.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep Tech
David Minarsch(Co-founder & CEO)inDavid Galindo(Co-founder & CTO)inGemma(COO)
Co-investorsSignature VenturesKleiner PerkinsProof GroupSemantic VenturesTrue Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does ATKA invest at?
- ATKA invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does ATKA focus on?
- ATKA focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is ATKA located?
- ATKA is headquartered in Paris, FR.
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