Balaji Srinivasan
Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Balaji appears to index for technically exceptional outliers building parallel systems. His portfolio and writing converge around internet-native money, plural AI, cryptographic proof, measurable health, global mobility, frontier technology, and alternatives to slow or centralized institutions. He is unusually comfortable with company ideas that begin as infrastructure or ideology-heavy wedges, provided the founders can explain the idea maze, show primary evidence, and translate the long-term vision into a concrete starting product.
Founder fit — who Balaji backs
A strong fit is a technical, high-agency founder with a non-consensus world model, deep knowledge of prior attempts, global ambition, and a product that can become a full-stack alternative to an incumbent institution. Crypto-native infrastructure, AI verification, measurable health, deep tech, and community operating systems are especially aligned.
Likely weaker fits include incremental feature SaaS, local-only services without network effects, companies that outsource core technology, and ideological projects without a credible operating wedge. These are inferences from his portfolio and writing, not published exclusions.
How to pitch
Lead with the world change, then prove the wedge. Show the idea maze, the technical artifact, the distribution path, the jurisdictional plan, and the measurable evidence. Explain why the company must exist as a new institution rather than a feature inside an incumbent. Avoid generic trend language and prestige signaling.
As of August 2026, his most visible operating focus is Network School in Astana and his most visible intellectual focus is verification in the age of synthetic media. Recent database-reported investments include Augustus, Vorflux, Warp, BizScout, M1X Global, Zcash Open Development Lab, and Project Eleven.
Editorial inference from Balaji's portfolio, writing and public record — not a published mandate.
Investment themes
40 documented themes from Balaji's essays, talks and portfolio, grouped by what they say about founders.
▶Founders & company building7
Idea maze2013
Strong founders understand the full decision tree of a market, including dead ends, prior attempts, and adjacent possibilities.
For founders: Demonstrate market memory and explain why this route works where earlier routes failed.
Full-stack startups2014
Some of the largest opportunities require owning more of the operating stack rather than selling a thin software layer.
For founders: Operational complexity is acceptable when it creates an end-to-end advantage.
Personal runway2015
Founders gain freedom by lowering personal burn and extending time available to build.
For founders: Capital efficiency and personal resilience are positive founder signals.
Global talent arbitrage2025
The internet lets companies recruit globally and surface overlooked technical talent.
For founders: Show why the team has access to talent pools incumbents miss.
Dark talent2025
Many highly capable people are under-credentialed, pseudonymous, geographically distant, or invisible to elite filters.
For founders: Alternative proof of work and talent discovery are attractive wedges.
Founder control2019
Founders often need durable control to execute long-horizon, non-consensus strategies.
For founders: Explain governance design and why mission continuity matters.
Build measurable alternatives2026
The strongest critique of an institution is a working replacement with better metrics.
For founders: Lead with product evidence and adoption rather than ideological critique alone.
▶Money, markets & macro8
Software reorganizes the world2013
Software changes not only industries but where people live, who they coordinate with, and how political communities form.
For founders: Pitch institutional reorganization, not just workflow digitization.
Crypto as internet-native money2017
Blockchains provide a native way to move ownership and value across the internet.
For founders: Infrastructure, wallets, exchanges, stablecoins, and on-chain markets are core bets.
Bitcoin as the flag of technology2019
Bitcoin functions as a global symbol and coordination point for technologically oriented people.
For founders: He sees crypto as cultural and political infrastructure, not only financial software.
Stablecoins2018
Stablecoins are practical bridges between fiat and internet-native finance.
For founders: Payments, remittances, treasury, and cross-border finance are strong fit areas.
Multichain pragmatism2026
His disclosed portfolio spans Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, NEAR, Polygon, Zcash, and other protocols.
For founders: He is not easily described as a single-chain maximalist; infrastructure value matters more than tribe.
Quantifying decentralization2017
Decentralization should be measured across multiple dimensions rather than asserted as branding.
For founders: Show distribution of control, validators, ownership, clients, and governance.
Alternative inflation measurement2021
Official economic statistics should face competition from real-time, transparent, independently constructed measures.
For founders: Data products can create institutional alternatives by publishing auditable measurements.
Fiat fragility and Bitcoin hedge2023
Banking and sovereign-debt stress can accelerate demand for Bitcoin and self-custody.
For founders: Crypto infrastructure should be framed as resilience, not only speculation.
▶Governance & network states12
Exit over voice2013
Technology gives people and communities the ability to leave poorly governed systems and build alternatives.
For founders: Mobility, jurisdictional choice, and alternative institutions fit well.
Network state2021
An online community can build trust, an economy, and distributed physical territory before seeking diplomatic recognition.
For founders: Community operating systems, identity, payments, property, and governance tools are directly relevant.
Network union2021
Online communities can coordinate collectively before they become territorial or sovereign.
For founders: Community software and economic coordination can be investable before a physical city exists.
Startup cities2021
New cities and special jurisdictions can compete by legalizing innovation and designing institutions from scratch.
For founders: Regulatory arbitrage, special zones, and city-scale infrastructure are credible themes.
Location stack2021
Where people live can be treated as a stack of jurisdiction, community, housing, services, and digital identity.
For founders: Remote work, global mobility, co-living, and cross-border products align well.
Opt-in capitalism2026
Voluntary networked systems can compete with inherited institutions and coercive monopolies.
For founders: Frame products around user choice and credible exit rather than mandate.
Pseudonymous economy2019
People can build reputations and transact under persistent pseudonyms without exposing all offline identity.
For founders: Privacy-preserving identity, credentials, reputation, and work markets fit well.
India as an ascending technology power2021
India can become a major technology and capital center by embracing builders, crypto, and global talent.
For founders: Indian founders and India-linked infrastructure are strategically interesting.
Singapore and frontier jurisdictions2024
Smaller, well-run jurisdictions can outperform through administrative competence, openness, and experimentation.
For founders: Cross-border products should identify jurisdictions willing to move quickly.
Founding vs inheriting2022
New institutions can sometimes outperform reforming legacy ones because they begin with aligned incentives.
For founders: The pitch should clarify why a new institution is necessary rather than an incumbent feature.
Internet-first identity2018
Digital communities can become primary affiliations, with geography becoming one layer rather than the default.
For founders: Identity products should support persistent reputation across communities and jurisdictions.
Capitalism after institutional shocks2023
Repeated political, financial, and technological shocks are changing the legitimacy and structure of capitalism.
For founders: Founders should identify new coordination mechanisms, not assume stable 20th-century institutions.
▶AI & media6
Decentralized media2020
Legacy media should face competition from direct publishing, citizen journalism, and cryptographically auditable records.
For founders: Build provenance, incentives, and independent distribution rather than imitate newspapers.
Prove correct, not just go direct2026
In a world of synthetic content, direct distribution is insufficient; claims need proofs, provenance, and verifiable records.
For founders: AI trust, identity, signatures, data lineage, and cryptographic evidence should resonate.
AI is polytheistic2025
AI will be plural: many models, agents, owners, and value systems rather than one central intelligence.
For founders: Open ecosystems, model competition, personalization, and user-owned AI align better than a single centralized oracle.
Prompts are programs2024
Natural-language prompts are becoming an important programming interface.
For founders: Products that expand who can create software and automate workflows are relevant.
AI and crypto are complementary2025
AI expands content generation while cryptography helps verify origin, ownership, payment, and identity.
For founders: Frame AI-crypto around proof and economic coordination, not token novelty.
Citizen journalism and direct evidence2020
Individuals can report, timestamp, and distribute evidence faster than centralized outlets.
For founders: Media products need mechanisms for verification, reputation, and context.
▶Health, frontier & community7
Biotech as software-like progress2010
Genomics, diagnostics, and data can make health more measurable and engineerable.
For founders: Scientific rigor and scalable data loops matter more than wellness branding.
Purpose of technology2020
Technology should reduce suffering and expand human capability, with mortality as a central problem.
For founders: Longevity, diagnostics, health measurement, and hard science are strong fits.
Deep tech is venture-backable2026
Space, semiconductors, defense, nuclear energy, robotics, and advanced manufacturing can create software-scale outcomes.
For founders: Technical moats and industrial learning curves can justify capital intensity.
Decentralized science2024
Scientific research can be coordinated with new markets, communities, incentives, and open data.
For founders: DeSci platforms should demonstrate better funding or validation loops.
New education institutions2022
Networked education can outperform legacy systems through community, simulation, games, and direct proof of skill.
For founders: Education pitches should show a new learning loop, not merely content digitization.
Proof of workout2021
Social incentives and verifiable activity can make health behavior more consistent.
For founders: Fitness and health products should build community accountability and measurable outcomes.
Popups are the new startups2025
Temporary physical communities can rapidly test culture, governance, and new institutions.
For founders: Treat physical gatherings as product experiments with measurable retention and migration.
Portfolio coverage
Operating exits include Counsyl's $375 million sale to Myriad and Earn.com's acquisition by Coinbase. His disclosed angel portfolio includes multiple large private companies and major crypto protocols, although public databases disagree materially on total counts and many individual entry details remain undisclosed.
Public databases count this portfolio differently — scopes and methodologies vary, so no single total is definitive.
| Fundraising Fox | Tracked companies | 6 |
| Dealroom | Portfolio companies | 165 |
| CryptoRank | Crypto investments | 156 |
| Dropstab | Crypto investments | 93 |
| Tracxn | Portfolio companies | 101 |
| VCBacked | Portfolio companies | 122 |
| Crunchbase | Portfolio companies | 243 |
| Crunchbase | Personal investment events | 256 |
| Signal / NFX | Investments on record | 261 |
| PitchBook | Investment events | 308 |
▶46 more attributed companies without a tracked profile yet
AlchemyLumaPerplexityPolychain CapitalPrósperaVarda Space IndustriesZoraForteStory ProtocolEmergent LabsNakamotoFarcasterRamp NetworkPIP LabsSocketMagicAgnikul CosmosBlueprintKoo AppCatenanxyzMyShellMerkle ManufactoryNFTPortInversionProject ElevenJunoShardeumPush ProtocolInstadappMessariMirrorOn DeckSkiffSynthesisLiminalAugustusVorfluxM1X GlobalSolveBioJudicataLeap TransitPhaseRoiContinuumJulius AI
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Deep-research dossier, compiled August 2026. Every row carries its own source.
Team · 1 people
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What they invest in
from 73 of 87 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×25Crypto & Web3 ×25Enterprise Software ×15Fintech ×15Developer Tools ×13SaaS ×12Data & Infrastructure ×9Digital Health ×9
HQs:United States×43India×3Canada×1United Kingdom×1Israel×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 18 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×43 founders×54+ founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 21 founders with education data
Stanford University ×3New York University ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2University of Oxford ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 22 founders with career history
Boss Consulting SA ×2dYdX ×2Teamworthy Ventures ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
1 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)
Investments · 87 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 12023 · 12022 · 22021 · 22020 · 22019 · 22016 · 12014 · 116 dated
DigitalOcean provides cloud infrastructure and AI tools for developers and builders, offering services including virtual machines (Droplets), Kubernetes, managed databases, and serverless functions.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US
Moisey Uretsky(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Uretsky(Executive Officer, Director)inKarl Alomar(Executive Officer)Mitchell Wainer(Executive Officer)
BoardPueo Keffer(Director)inJason Seats(Director)
Co-investorsAccess Technology VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArkin CapitalCrunchFundHanaco Venture CapitalJunipero+6 more
Omada Health provides virtual-first, integrated care programs for chronic disease management, delivered as data-driven solutions for employers, health plans, and healthcare organizations.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Andrew DiMichelle(Executive Officer, Director)Adrian James(Executive Officer, Director)Sean Duffy(Executive Officer, Director)Wei-Li Shaoin
BoardJonathan Root(Director)inCasper De Clercq(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBlackbird GiantsCanvas VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, LlcDesigner FundFounder Collective+12 more
Chaos Labs builds AI-driven intelligence and risk-management infrastructure that converts fragmented data into institutional-grade insights, offering risk simulations, parameter tuning, and oracle technology for crypto protocols and financial institutions.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Omer Goldberg(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesF-Prime CapitalHaun VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersSamsung NextSCB 10X+6 more
Liminal is a custody and wallet infrastructure platform for institutions, offering wallet-as-a-service, an automation engine, institutional staking, and bank-grade digital asset custody with built-in compliance tools.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintech
Co-investorsSandeep NailwalBetter Capital
Noice builds crypto-based tools connecting social attention to money, including a microtransaction protocol on Farcaster that turns likes and follows into on-chain payments, an agent (Oracle) that lets users buy tokens by liking tweets on Base and Solana, and a permissionless launchpad for founders to tokenize startups.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsCoinbase Ventures
Agnikul builds low-cost orbital launch vehicles powered by single-piece 3D-printed semi-cryogenic engines, offering dedicated small-payload launches from a mobile launchpad.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Srinath Ravichandran(Founder)inMoin SPM(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnicut CapitalCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalDholakia VenturesFundamental VCGlobevestor+9 more
AKASA provides generative AI solutions for healthcare revenue cycle management, helping health systems automate administrative workflows and reduce costs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCoatue ManagementFounders Circle CapitalPreface VenturesRefactor Capital
Aleo is a Layer-1 blockchain platform powered by zero-knowledge cryptography that enables private, programmable, and scalable applications.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechReno, US
Howard Wu(Founder)inMichael Beller(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAmbush CapitalDigital Currency GroupEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.+8 more
Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics
Palmer Luckey(Founder)Brian Schimpf(CEO)inTrae Stephens(Founder)in
Co-investors137 Ventures1Flourish Capital8VCAltra VentureAndreessen HorowitzAnorak Ventures+82 more
Aspora is a cross-border financial management platform serving globally mobile individuals.
FintechLondon, GB
Parth Garg(Founder)inJohn Hemlin(Co-Founder (Vance))Varun Sridhar(CEO, Wealth & Lending)Deep Diwakar(Head of Engineering)in
Co-investorsGlobal Founders CapitalGokul RajaramGreylock PartnersHummingbird VenturesPrasanna SankarSequoia Capital+2 more
Avail is a data availability layer and multi-chain protocol that enables decentralized applications to operate across multiple blockchains without requiring code changes.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsFigmentImpossible FinanceLongHash VenturesPragma VenturesRaptor GroupSevenX Ventures
Benchling provides a cloud-based R&D platform for life sciences, combining a collaborative electronic lab notebook, structured scientific data modeling, automated workflows, and AI tools.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sajith Wickramasekara(Founder/CEO)inAshutosh Singhal(Director)Ashu Singhal(Founder)in
BoardMiles Grimshaw(Director)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzArtisanal VenturesDraper AssociatesF-Prime CapitalICONIQ+12 more
BizScout is an online marketplace for buying, selling, and brokering small and mid-sized businesses, offering 20,000+ quality-scored listings, off-market and exclusive leads, and a web-wide deal scanner.
FintechMarketplacesSaaSAustin, US
Codie Sanchez(Executive Officer, Director)
Cal.com provides scheduling software for sales teams to coordinate client meetings, demos, and discovery calls, with features like round-robin assignment, collective events, routing forms, and automated reminders.
Developer ToolsFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSales Tech
Bailey Pumfleet(Founder)in
Co-investorsiThink VCLodge FamilyObvious VenturesOSS CapitalFlex Capital Partners
Marketplace enabling users to request personalized video messages or live chats with celebrities and influencers.
Steven Galanis(Co-founder)inMartin Blencowe(Founder)inDevon Spinnler Townsend(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsChaifetz GroupChicago VenturesCleo CapitalConnect VenturesDigi VenturesDuke Capital Partners+14 more
Celestia designs and delivers custom, high-throughput blockchain chains for enterprises, separating compute and storage so each scales independently.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Mustafa Al-Bassam(Chairman & CEO, Celestia Foundation)inNick White(Co-founder & CEO, Celestia Labs)Preston Evans(CTO, Celestia Labs)Sarah Armstrong(CFO)Zach Leibowitz(General Counsel)
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainAlphaLab CapitalBain Capital CryptoBlockchain CapitalCaladanCoinbase Ventures+18 more
Clubhouse is a social audio platform where users can join live voice conversations and discussions.
Social
Rohan Seth(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzColor CapitalDreamers VCGraph VenturesJames Beshara FundJustin “3LAU” Blau+10 more
CoinTracker is a cryptocurrency tax software platform that automatically imports transactions from wallets and exchanges to calculate gains, losses, and generate IRS-ready tax reports for US investors.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jon Lerner(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelY CombinatorCoinbase VenturesGeneral CatalystInitialized CapitalKindred Ventures
Collektr operates a live shopping platform and mobile app for buying, selling, and bidding on trading cards, sealed products, and collectibles.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsThe Hive Southeast Asia
Crossmint offers a platform for companies and AI agents to integrate stablecoin infrastructure, including wallet creation, treasury management, onramps and offramps, global payouts, and virtual card issuance.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Co-investorsFactionFinancial Venture StudioNycaNyca PartnersPathlight VenturesRestive Ventures+2 more
Culdesac is a real estate developer and neighborhood manager that builds and operates walkable, mixed-use car-free communities designed to foster local business and community engagement.
Construction TechConsumerMobility & TransportationPropTechSan Francisco, US
Jeff Berens(Founder)inRyan Johnson(Founder)in
Co-investorsFloodgateY CombinatorZigg CapitalK50 VenturesWischoff Ventures
Dapper Labs is a venture studio building products and communities at the intersection of culture and emerging technology, focused on digital ownership, data control, and decentralized platforms for creators and collectors.
ConsumerCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Sector AgnosticVancouver
Roham Gharegozlou(Founder)inDieter Shirley(Founder)Mikhael Naayem(Executive Officer)Jody Rebak(Executive Officer)
BoardDavid Pakman(Director)inAlex Shih(Director)
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAppWorks VenturesChaos VenturesChapter One+32 more
Datacurve develops research and data collection infrastructure for training AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Serena Ge(Founder)inCharley Lee(Founder)in
Co-investorsAfore CapitalHomebrewNorthside VenturesY CombinatorChemistry
Deel is a global HR platform that enables businesses to hire, onboard, and manage employees and contractors across borders.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Bouaziz(Founder/CEO)inShuo Wang(Founder/CRO)inOfer Simon(Former Co-Founder)Philippe Bouaziz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Franck Cohen(Director)Alexandre Bouaziz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsAlpha Square GroupAltaIR CapitalAmplo VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCoatue ManagementElad Gil+34 more
DoNotPay uses artificial intelligence to help consumers fight large corporations, appeal disputes like parking tickets and bank fees, cancel unwanted subscriptions, and navigate bureaucratic processes.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerLegalTechMidvale, US
JoshJoshua Browder(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsFounders FundAIX VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAngel Collective Opportunity FundCoatue ManagementCrew Capital+10 more
Doppel is an AI-native platform that protects organizations from social engineering attacks, AI-powered impersonation, phishing, and fraud through threat detection, infrastructure disruption, and employee security awareness training.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareCovina, US
Kevin Tian(Executive Officer, Director)inRahul Madduluri(Executive Officer, Director)Bobby Ford(Chief Security Officer)
BoardZane Lackey(Director)inElliott Robinson(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersScript CapitalSozo Ventures9Yards CapitalNTT DOCOMO Ventures+6 more
Eight Sleep manufactures a smart bed system called the Pod that provides personalized temperature control, elevation adjustment, and integrated sound for sleep optimization.
ConsumerHardwareIoTWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Matteo Franceschetti(Founder/CEO)inMassimo Andreasi Bassi(Founder/CTO)inAlexandra Zatarain(Founder/CMO)in
BoardNG YiPin(Director)
Co-investorsAltra VentureAntiAzure Capital PartnersBlue Scorpion InvestmentsComcast VenturesCota Capital+25 more
Etched designs and manufactures AI inference chips and rack-scale systems optimized for frontier models, using co-designed hardware, software, and manufacturing processes to deliver best-in-class throughput, latency, and power efficiency.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Gavin Uberti(Co-Founder & CEO)inRobert Wachen(Co-Founder & President)Chris Zhu(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAntiAZURO CAPITAL VENTURESBain Capital VenturesBeyond CapitalConversion CapitalCopper Sky Capital+17 more
Exa is an AI-powered search API that retrieves high-quality information from the web in real-time, designed for AI agents, developers, and applications that require precise natural-language search capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
William Bryk(co-founder/CEO)inJeffrey Wang(Founder)inWalden Yan(Co-Founder)Will Bryk(Founder)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzFelicis VenturesHaystackHelium-3 VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners+9 more
Fal provides fast inference for generative AI models, particularly for image and video generation tasks like SDXL and Whisper.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Gorkem Yurtseven(Founder & CEO)inBurkay Gur(Founder)in
BoardSteve Jang(Director)inJennifer Li(Director)inGlenn Solomon(Director)in
Co-investors500 Emerging EuropeAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersCortical Venturese2vc+14 more
Farcaster is a decentralized social network where users own their identity, aimed at connecting people and building software on top of the network.
Crypto & Web3Social
Co-investors1confirmationArchetypeLemniscapPolymorphic CapitalStandard Crypto
InstaDapp Fluid is a DeFi protocol and Avocado is an account abstraction wallet with integrated gas and smart contract execution capabilities for decentralized finance users.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Samyak Jain(Founder)inSowmay Jain(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitDAOLongHash VenturesMantle NetworkPantera CapitalStandard Crypto
Fomo is a social-first cryptocurrency trading application that enables users to trade various crypto tokens, including memecoins and viral tokens, seamlessly across web and mobile platforms with multichain and gasless transactions.
Crypto & Web3SocialNew York, US
Se Yong Park(Co-Founder)inPaul Erlanger(Co-Founder & CEO)inPrashan Dharmasena(Co-Founder)in
BoardChetan Puttagunta(Director; Benchmark General Partner)Julia Andre(Director; Index Ventures Partner)
Co-investorsArchetypeBryan PellegrinoCoinbase VenturesicebergyIndex VenturesIvan Soto-Wright+14 more
Gencove provides direct-to-consumer genetic sequencing and polygenic risk scoring for health insights.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Tomaz Berisa(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Pickrell(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSara Eshelman(Director)in
Co-investorsBread And Butter Ventures, LlcSpero VenturesRefactor CapitalThird Kind Venture CapitalVersion One Ventures
Gitcoin operates a directory and knowledge base for funding mechanisms, platforms, and research in decentralized networks, Ethereum, and public goods.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureGovTechLafayette, US
Kevin OwockiKevin O.(Founder)inKyle Weiss(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Kriak(Director)inMatt Huang(Director)in
Co-investorsBootNodeConsenSys MeshDivergenceFenbushi CapitalIDEO CoLab VenturesIOSG Ventures+4 more
Golden builds a self-constructing knowledge graph that combines artificial and human intelligence to automatically map and reconcile human knowledge from millions of disparate sources.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Jude Gomila(Founder)
Co-investorsFounders FundGigafundSV Angela16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzDCVC (Data Collective)+3 more
Cryptocurrency exchange protocol bridging centralized and decentralized finance.
Varun Kumar(Founder & CEO)Vinod Raghavan(Founder)Victor Ionescu(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBollinger Investment GroupCoinbase VenturesDragonflyElectric CapitalFabric Ventures+15 more
Helius is Solana's leading infrastructure provider offering high-performance RPC nodes, transaction sending services, and data streaming tools for developers, traders, and applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsToronto, CA
Nicolas Pennie(Founder)inLiam Vovk(Founder)inMert M(Founder)
BoardAnatoly Yakovenko
Co-investorsHaun VenturesFoundation CapitalFounders Fund6th Man VenturesBig Brain HoldingsChapter One+12 more
Khatabook provides a mobile app that allows business owners to digitally record customer credit and debit transactions, replacing paper ledgers; the platform also offers access to lending services and is designed for small businesses managing customer accounts.
FintechBengaluru, IN
Ravish Naresh(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAlpha Wave GlobalAngel Collective Opportunity FundB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBetter Capital+11 more
BloomTech (formerly Lambda School) offers online, AI-focused tech training programs and bootcamps with part-time and full-time options, deferred tuition, and career support.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of Work
Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCImagine K12Outbound VenturesSocial StartsTandem Capital
Levels is a metabolic health app that helps users monitor how diet and lifestyle affect their body through glucose tracking, meal logging, and personalized health data analysis.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Sam Corcos(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBreyer CapitalCleo CapitalFounder CollectiveFour Acres CapitalLoup Ventures+5 more
Locals is a subscription platform that lets content creators publish videos, live streams, podcasts, and articles directly to their audience while retaining access to their user data, content, and payments.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Co-investorsAccelerator Ventures
Crypto data, research and disclosure platform covering 40,000+ assets; acquired by Blockworks in June 2026.
Ryan Selkis(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureBlockchain CapitalCoinbase VenturesFabric VenturesFenbushi CapitalFloodgate+12 more
Nas.com is an AI platform that lets entrepreneurs create an online storefront, generate marketing content and ads, and accept global payments from a single product photo or description.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyE-commerce
Co-investorsfresh.fund
Nucleus provides genetic testing and analysis for couples planning pregnancy, screening for over 200 hereditary diseases, traits, and health conditions.
Digital HealthLongevityMedical Devices
Dr. Nathan Treff
Co-investorsBackwards CapitalKube VCSamsung NextSnatched Ventures
OneImaging offers an employer-sponsored medical imaging benefit that connects members to a national network of 4,800+ accredited radiology centers with upfront pricing and care navigation support.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMiami, US
Elan Adler(Founder)
Co-investorsHeadwater VenturesNecessary VenturesSemperVirens Venture CapitalXRCRedbud VCSixThirty Ventures+1 more
OpenGov builds a unified software platform that local and state governments use to manage operations including budgeting, permitting, infrastructure management, procurement, and tax collection.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSMountain View, US
Zac Bookman(Co-founder)Nate Levine(Founder)Joseph Lonsdale(Executive Officer, Director)inZachary Bookman(Executive Officer, Director)inAinslie Mayberry(Executive Officer)Mike Rosengarten(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors8VCAndreessen HorowitzDraper AssociatesFounder CollectiveGlynn Capital ManagementGovtech Ventures+10 more
Courtyard.io is a marketplace and tokenization service that enables users to own and trade physical collectible cards on the blockchain, with options to store them vaulted, sell them, or redeem the NFT for physical delivery.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
Devin Finzer(Founder/CEO)inAlex Atallah(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBlockchain CapitalCoatue Management+21 more
Orchid offers whole genome sequencing-based genetic screening of embryos during IVF as well as preconception testing for couples, analyzing DNA to identify predispositions to monogenic diseases, chromosomal abnormalities, and polygenic risks.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTechSan Francisco, US
Alexandra Meyer(President and Chief Executive Officer of Issuer)
BoardEmily Anhalt(Director of Issuer)
Co-investorsCarnrite VenturesHartmann CapitalPebblebedRefactor Capital
Ostium is a decentralized perpetual futures exchange for trading stocks, commodities, forex, and indices with leverage directly from a crypto wallet.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystCrucible CapitalWintermuteCoinbase VenturesGSRJump Crypto
Paradigm is an investment firm that builds and invests in frontier technology companies working in crypto, AI, and robotics, backing them from the earliest stages.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Robotics
Co-investorsMetastable
An AI-powered answer engine providing accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to questions.
San Francisco, US
Andrew D. Konwinski(Executive Officer, Director)Dzianis Yarats(Director)Aravind Srinivas Lakshminarayanan(Director, Executive Officer)Aravind Srinivas(Co-founder & CEO)inDenis Yarats(Co-founder & CTO)
BoardPeter Sonsini(Director)
Co-investors359 Capital7BC Venture CapitalAccelAdvaita CapitalAIX VenturesArrington Capital+49 more
Polymarket is a prediction market platform where users trade contracts based on the outcomes of future events across politics, sports, economics, and other categories.
Crypto & Web3FintechMarketplaces
Shayne Coplan(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAdvaita CapitalAntiAusum Ventures+17 more
Prime Intellect provides an integrated platform for training, deploying, and continuously improving custom AI models, combining compute resources, reinforcement learning tools, evaluations, and inference services.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Vincent Weisser(Executive Officer, Director)Johannes Hagemann(Director)
BoardDavid Katz(Director)in
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalCoinFundCollab+CurrencyCompoundDell Technologies CapitalMenlo Ventures+5 more
Profound provides tools for PR and brand teams to monitor and influence how their brands appear in AI answer engines like ChatGPT, tracking brand sentiment and citations across domains.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US
Dylan Babbs(Co-founder)inJames Cadwallader(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsSequoia CapitalSouth Park Commons3one4 CapitalSaga Ventures
Project Eleven builds post-quantum cryptography and migration tooling for Bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital asset networks.
Co-investorsCastle Island VenturesCoinbase VenturesLattice CapitalQuantonationVariant Fund
Proof of Play provides a platform for building and deploying high-performance decentralized applications and games on blockchain networks.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsGamingDallas, US
Craig Woida(Founder)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAnchorage DigitalGreenoaksZynga
Push (Push Chain) is a Layer 1 blockchain built for "Universal Apps," letting developers deploy once and onboard users from any chain without bridges or a specific gas token.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Harsh Rajat(Founder & Project Lead)Richa
Co-investorsIOSG VenturesRyze LabsTRGCWintermuteWoodstock Fund
Rainmaker uses cloud seeding technology to combat water scarcity by generating freshwater at scale.
AgTechCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEl Segundo, US
Augustus Doricko(Founder)in
Co-investorsChampion Hill VenturesInvariantes FundKortschak Investments L.P.Long Journey VenturesSpacecadet VenturesStarship Ventures+4 more
Replit is a platform for software development that aims to make app creation accessible to non-programmers through intuitive tools and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Haya Abdalla(Founder)inAmjad Masad(Co-founder & CEO)inHaya Odeh(Co-Founder, Design)inLuis Héctor Chávez(CTO)
Co-investors137 Ventures7BC Venture CapitalA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAmino Capital+31 more
Unlocking private markets for investors and institutions across the globe.
Elkhorn, US
Peter Green(Founder)inDonald Moore(Executive Officer, Director)Gary Thompson(Director)Stephen McCown(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalGood Growth CapitalHack VCNextGen Venture PartnersOyster VenturesUpVentures Capital+2 more
Roam Research is a subscription note-taking tool that organizes notes as a bidirectionally linked knowledge graph.
Oakland, US
Conor White-Sullivan(Founder)in
Co-investorsChapter OneMetaplanetVibe Capital
Siphox Health develops early diagnostic testing technology to detect and manage chronic diseases at home, delivered as a painless 5-minute test that enables frequent monitoring.
Digital HealthHealthtechLongevityMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessBoston, US
Michael Dubrovsky(Co-Founder)inDiedrik Vermeulen(Founder)in
Co-investorsDuke Capital PartnersLongeVCNeer Venture PartnersOverlap HoldingsY CombinatorInflect Health+4 more
Skiff built privacy-focused products for collaboration and communication, including encrypted email.
CybersecurityFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsChampion Hill Ventures
Sovereign SDK is a blockchain development framework that enables developers to customize rollups with flexible configuration options, including transaction prioritization and custom authenticators.
Crypto & Web3Developer Tools
Co-investorsHaun VenturesMaven 111kx
Soylent makes nutritionally complete meal replacement products designed to provide protein, carbohydrates, fats, and essential micronutrients.
ConsumerFoodTechWellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US
Rob Rhinehart(Founder/CEO)John Coogan(Founder/CTO)inHunter Scott(Founder)Kumar T(Founder)inMatt Cauble(Founder/COO)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzY CombinatorGV (Google Ventures)Index Ventures
Spatial is a spatial computing and AI platform for building interactive virtual worlds and games, offering no-code multiplayer templates and a Unity SDK to publish experiences to web, VR/AR, and mobile.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyGamingNew York City, US
Anand Agarawala(Founder)Jinha Lee(Founder)
Co-investorsExpaGarage CapitalGood CapitalInvestopadLG Technology VenturesSamsung Next+2 more
Spindl provides attribution, analytics, audience-building, and advertising tools for onchain (crypto/Web3) applications, letting teams track user journeys from web clicks to onchain actions across chains.
AdTechCrypto & Web3Marketing Tech
Jon Wienner(Founder)in
Co-investorsBankless VenturesCoinbase VenturesConsenSys MeshMulticoin CapitalChapter One
Stability AI develops generative AI products for creating audio, image, video, and 3D content.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareLondon
Mohammad Emad Mostaque(Executive Officer, Director)Prem Akkaraju(CEO)inSean Parker(Executive Chairman)
BoardDana SettleinThomas LaffontJames P. O'Shaughnessy(Director)
Co-investorsGreycroftLightspeed Venture PartnersA.Capital VenturesBetaworksCoatue ManagementLemniscap+5 more
StarkWare develops zero-knowledge proof and validity rollup solutions for blockchain applications, enabling secure, scalable, and trustless transactions.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsNetanya, IL
Eli Ben-Sasson(Co-Founder, CEO)Uri Kolodny(Co-founder, Board Member)inAlessandro Chiesa(Co-Founder)Michael Riabzev(Chief Architect)Avihu Levy(Head of Product & Blockchain Research)Oren Katz(VP Engineering)
Co-investorsBollinger Investment GroupChapter OneCoatue ManagementCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyCommunitas Capital Partners+14 more
Stedi provides APIs and infrastructure for healthcare billing transactions, including eligibility checks, claim submissions, and remittance advice processing.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSBoulder, US
ZACK KANTER(Executive Officer, Director)Zack Kanter(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirst Round CapitalVTF CapitalAdditionBloomberg BetaSusa Ventures
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzSLVCSpirit DAOHashed
Superhuman provides an AI-native platform for marketing teams that integrates AI agents, email management, and collaborative documentation within existing workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaS
Conrad Irwin(Founder)inRahul VohraVivek Sodera
Co-investors1809 Capital500 Global7BC Venture CapitalAndreessen HorowitzArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture Capital+24 more
Superpower offers personalized health testing and monitoring for consumers, analyzing 100+ biomarkers across multiple body systems.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Dr Anant Vinjamoori
Co-investorsBackwards CapitalBlack FlagForerunner VenturesLaunch HouseLong Journey VenturesNext Legacy Partners+5 more
Synthesis offers online learning experiences for children aged 5-11, including Synthesis Tutor, designed to make academic subjects engaging.
ConsumerEdTech
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundEarl Grey CapitalMantis Capital
Ultrahuman makes wearable and consumer health devices — including the Ring AIR smart ring, continuous glucose monitoring, red light therapy, sleep monitors, and blood biomarker testing — paired with an app for sleep, metabolic, and recovery tracking.
Digital HealthHardwareWellness & FitnessBengaluru, IN
Mohit Kumar(Founder)Vatsal Singhal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalBlume VenturesiSeedNexus Venture PartnersSteadview Capital
Web3 domain company; raised a $65M Series A.
Las Vegas, US
Matthew Gould(Executive Officer, Director)Braden Pezeshki(Founder)in
Co-investorsDivergenceDraper AssociatesPantera CapitalRed Beard VenturesSound Media VenturesTokoin+3 more
Utila provides infrastructure for managing stablecoins and digital assets, serving fintechs, payment service providers, banks, and enterprises.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechNew York City, US
Bentzi Rabi(Founder & CEO)inEdwin Handschuh(Founder)Sam Eiderman(Founder)in
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupHaymaker VenturesInspired CapitalLaunchpad CapitalNFXNIV+5 more
Valar Atomics is developing and scaling high-temperature gas nuclear reactors for grid-independent applications including hydrogen production, data center power, and clean hydrocarbon fuel production.
CleantechDeep TechEnergySan Rafael, US
Isaiah Taylor(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpBalerion Space VenturesBVVCContraryCRESCENT COVE CAPITALCrosscut Ventures+8 more
A microgravity-enabled life sciences company.
Co-investorsAlso CapitalCaffeinated CapitalCoughdrop Capital
Warp is a software platform that automates operational tasks including payroll, tax compliance, and administrative work for fast-growing companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Ayush Sharma(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesY CombinatorHOF CapitalSound Ventures
Zodl is a privacy-focused mobile wallet built for shielded Zcash (ZEC), offering self-custody, private swaps, private payments, and encrypted messaging.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintech
Josh Swihart(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoDigital Currency GroupParadigmWinklevoss Capital
Zora is a creator-economy crypto protocol and Ethereum Layer 2 network for publishing, trading and collecting media onchain.
New York City, US
Jacob Scott Horne(Executive Officer, Director)Jacob Horne(Cofounder)Dee Goens(Founder)inJacob H(Founder)Slava Kim(Founder)
Co-investorsDraft Ventures LlcHaun VenturesJustin “3LAU” BlauParadigmVariant FundVillage Global+1 more
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioDigitalOceanNYSE: DOCNOmada HealthNASDAQ: OMDA
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPerplexity · cryptonews.com · Aug 20, 2026
Etched · reuters.com · Aug 18, 2026
OpenSea · protos.com · Aug 17, 2026
Republic · stocktitan.net · Aug 13, 2026
Anduril · bloomberg.com · Aug 10, 2026
Profound · apacnewsnetwork.com · Aug 5, 2026
Prime Intellect · finanzwire.com · Aug 4, 2026
Deel · calcalistech.com · Aug 3, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Balaji Srinivasan made?
- Balaji Srinivasan has 21 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Balaji Srinivasan invest at?
- Balaji Srinivasan invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Balaji Srinivasan's typical check size?
- Balaji Srinivasan typically writes checks of $10K – $500K.
- What sectors does Balaji Srinivasan focus on?
- Balaji Srinivasan focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Who does Balaji Srinivasan co-invest with?
- Balaji Srinivasan most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue Management, Y Combinator, among 222 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamBalaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA | Lex Fridman Podcast #331
Lex Fridman · Balaji Srinivasan
Balaji Srinivasan on The Future of AI | The a16z Show
a16z · Balaji Srinivasan
Steven Sinofsky & Balaji Srinivasan on the Future of M&A, AI & Tech
a16z · Balaji Srinivasan
Tech vs. Media: Balaji Srinivasan on the Battle Shaping Our Future
a16z · Balaji Srinivasan
Balaji Srinivasan: How AI Will Change Politics, War, and Money
a16z · Balaji Srinivasan
Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct
a16z.com · Balaji Srinivasan · a16z.com
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