Fundraising FoxAU21 Capital
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Also known as AU21
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Investment thesis
AU21 Capital invests in founders building blockchain-based companies and projects. The firm positions itself around backing entrepreneurs in the crypto and blockchain ecosystem, and references a dedicated Polygon Fund among its investment vehicles.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 18 of 29 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×14Fintech ×7Data & Infrastructure ×4Gaming ×4Media & Entertainment ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Consumer ×2Developer Tools ×2
HQs:United States×4United Kingdom×1Nigeria×1
Investments · 29 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 22022 · 22021 · 112020 · 12018 · 218 dated
VoiceStreet is a web3 music platform combining NFTs, gaming, and the metaverse to give music artists new ways to monetize their work and connect with fans.
Crypto & Web3GamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsAlmora CapitalBMW CapitalDragon Roark VentureDreamboat CapitalHalvings CapitalKenzo Ventures+6 more
Arcana Network (operating as Avail Nexus) provides multi-chain infrastructure that lets decentralized applications operate across blockchains without rebuilding, including unified balances that combine tokens across chains and a verifiable data availability layer for high-throughput applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Mayur Relekar(Founder)in
Co-investorsCogitent VenturesDigital Currency GroupSymbolic CapitalWoodstock FundArcanum CapitalBuilders Tribe+4 more
Arcana provides fundamental and statistical factor models with portfolio analytics for equity investors, offering single-stock and portfolio-level factor decomposition, crowding and ownership data, risk attribution, and constraint-based portfolio optimization.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaSNew York, US
Rich Falk-Wallace(Founder)inSiva Sooriyan(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesPositive Sum CapitalSoma CapitalArcanum CapitalBuilders TribeDigital Currency Group+5 more
Axie Infinity is a blockchain-based, NFT creature-battling game developed by Vietnam-based game studio Sky Mavis.
Trung Nguyen(Founder)in
PartnerChandler Guo· solo GP
Co-investorsDeepTech VenturesDeFiance CapitalDigital StrategiesMoonhill CapitalPantera CapitalRaptor Group+16 more
Colizeum offers an SDK and tools that let mobile and PC game developers add a Play-To-Earn economy, tokenized game modes, and NFT-based in-game assets without building a blockchain team.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsGaming
Co-investorsLD CapitalOIG Capital (Oracles Investment Group)Axia8 VenturesBasics CapitalDWeb3 CapitalGenblock Capital+5 more
Fantom Foundation develops blockchain infrastructure and supports developers building on its network, offering funding, tooling, validators, and bridges.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Michael Kong(CEO / Director)inDavid Richardson(Executive Chairman)Andre Cronje(CTO / Director)Bernhard Scholz(Chief Research Officer)in
PartnerChandler Guo· solo GP
Co-investorsBlock54 CapitalCogitent VenturesDeepTech VenturesDigital StrategiesKosmos VenturesSignum Capital+7 more
Flurry is a DeFi protocol that automates yield farming across multiple blockchains using rhoTokens, cross-chain tokens pegged 1:1 to underlying stablecoins (rhoUSDC, rhoUSDT, rhoBUSD) that earn interest automatically.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsBlack DragonCrosslink CapitalDutch Crypto InvestorsGenblock CapitalShima Capital
Injective is a blockchain built specifically for finance, providing infrastructure for onchain trading, tokenization, and payments with embedded primitives such as stablecoins, real-world assets, and programmable derivatives.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechDublin, US
Albert Chon(Director)inChen(Co-founder)Eric Chen(Cofounder)inZhonghan Chen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
PartnerChandler Guo· solo GP
Co-investorsCogitent VenturesFigmentInnovating CapitalMorningstar VenturesPantera CapitalPNYX Ventures+3 more
IoTeX operates an open blockchain-based ecosystem for real-world AI, turning data from physical machine networks (DePIN devices) into collective intelligence for AI models.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3IoT
Qevan G.(Founder)in
PartnerChandler Guo· solo GP
Co-investorsDraper DragonIOSG VenturesNotch VenturesOIG Capital (Oracles Investment Group)Outpost CapitalSamsung Next+4 more
Konomi is a publishing platform that produces educational content about blockchain technology and its applications across various industries beyond finance.
Crypto & Web3Media & Entertainment
Ariel Hoin
Co-investorsBlack DragonAltonomyBTX CapitalDigital Finance GroupFBG CapitalLD Capital+2 more
KUDO provides a platform for remote simultaneous interpretation at conferences, offering certification and marketplace services for professional interpreters globally.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSNew York, US
Ewandro Magalhaes(Executive Officer)inFardad Zabetian(Executive Officer, Director)inAnnabelle Zabetian(Executive Officer)inParham Akhavan(Executive Officer)
BoardNiki Pezeshki(Director)
Co-investorsID8 InvestmentsArcanum CapitalBixin VenturesBTX CapitalLD CapitalMiH Ventures+1 more
Layer2 Financial provides digital asset infrastructure for regulated financial institutions, offering custody, stablecoin settlement (including RLUSD), and prime brokerage services.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Bhanu Kohli(Founder)in
Co-investorsShrug CapitalAccompliceEarl Grey CapitalPAKA
NAOS Finance is a blockchain lending protocol connecting DeFi lenders with SME borrowers using tokenized real-world assets.
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesSora VenturesYoubi CapitalCollider VenturesCrypto com CapitalGBIC+11 more
Oddz is a decentralized trading platform for perpetual swaps and options on EVM chains such as Base and Arbitrum, with plans to deploy on Bitcoin Layer 2 solutions.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Aishwarya Shivakumar(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmesten CapitalBlack DragonWoodstock FundAltonomyGBV CapitalKrypital Group+1 more
Singapore-based Play It Forward DAO operates a play-to-earn gaming guild and the P2E Board guild-management platform.
Co-investorsCastrum CapitalArcane GroupDouble Peak GroupDWeb3 CapitalFaculty GroupGreat South Gate+8 more
Decentralized orderbook-based cryptocurrency exchange on Substrate.
Co-investorsGenblock CapitalLD CapitalPNYX VenturesBlock Dream FundNGC VenturesOutlier Ventures+1 more
Polystarter is a decentralized fundraising launchpad built on the Polygon blockchain, letting projects raise capital through token sales with features like token vesting and locked liquidity.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsLD CapitalOIG Capital (Oracles Investment Group)
Omni-chain solution for DEXes with flexible trading capabilities.
Co-investorsBlockchain CoinvestorsGenblock CapitalAlameda ResearchBitscale CapitalMechanism CapitalNGC Ventures
Star Atlas is a space-themed video game set in the galaxy of Galia, featuring ship-to-ship and FPS combat, exploration, crafting, quests, and strategic fleet and territory management.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Michael Wagner(Founder & CEO)in
PartnerChandler Guo· solo GP
Co-investorsAndromeda CapitalAngelDAOArcanum VenturesBixin CapitalBixin VenturesBlack Dragon+8 more
TradeStars is a fantasy sports app where users buy and sell player shares, rotate their portfolios between fixtures, and compete for cash prize pools across football and cricket arenas.
ConsumerGamingSports Tech
Co-investorsExpert DOJOKrypital GroupBlock Dream FundFaculty GroupFree CompanyNXTP+2 more
Travala is an online travel booking platform that lets travelers book hotels, flights, activities, and car rentals using cryptocurrencies or credit/debit cards.
Crypto & Web3MarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsYellow CapitalDHVCFuture Perfect VenturesGBV CapitalLD CapitalNGC Ventures+2 more
Vue International is a cinema operator that runs movie theaters across multiple European markets including the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Poland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Denmark.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentLivingston, GB
J. Timothy Richards(Founder and CEO)Tim Richards
Co-investorsOMERS Private Equity Inc.Bank of ScotlandBoston Ventures ManagementDoughty Hanson & CoLegal & GeneralGlobal Brain+1 more
Xend Finance is a DeFi platform, described as originating from Africa, that enables legal tokenization of tangible and intangible assets.
Crypto & Web3FintechEnugu, NG
Benjamin Okokoh(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlack DragonMapleblock CapitalBinance LabsNGC Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AiLinkAstarCovalentCurrent MobileNFT LabsPolkadot
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has AU21 Capital made?
- AU21 Capital has 29 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does AU21 Capital invest at?
- AU21 Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is AU21 Capital's typical check size?
- AU21 Capital typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What sectors does AU21 Capital focus on?
- AU21 Capital focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is AU21 Capital located?
- AU21 Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does AU21 Capital lead rounds?
- AU21 Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does AU21 Capital co-invest with?
- AU21 Capital most often shares deals with Digital Strategies, Cogitent Ventures, DeepTech Ventures, among 35 tracked co-investors.
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Borderless is a Web3-focused investment firm led by operators, founders, and engineers with experience building and scaling blockchain infrastructure, offering hands-on partnership to the teams it backs.
Firms observed investing alongside AU21 Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with AU21 Capital's recorded portfolio.
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