Big Brain Holdings
Venture capitalLos Angeles · Pre-Seed–Growth · 4 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Big Brain Holdings applies first-principles thinking to back visionary founders pursuing radical ideas at the intersection of intelligence, autonomy, and infrastructure. Rooted in cypherpunk values, the firm takes concentrated, long-term positions in companies with potential to reshape industries. Focus areas include foundation models, inference infrastructure, AI-native and agentic applications; humanoid robots, autonomous and industrial automation, and embodied AI; next-generation blockchain protocols, decentralized compute networks, and Web3 primitives; and consumer applications at scale alongside deep-technology companies solving fundamental problems. It also backs other funds, operating globally across multiple stages.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 90 of 99 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×57AI & Machine Learning ×36Data & Infrastructure ×33Fintech ×32Developer Tools ×21Deep Tech ×14Cloud Computing ×11Hardware ×9
HQs:United States×26United Arab Emirates×1Canada×1Estonia×1United Kingdom×1Singapore×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 40 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×222 founders×103 founders×64+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 52 founders with education data
University of California, Berkeley ×5Stanford University ×4Harvard Business School ×3Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Princeton University ×3University of Pennsylvania ×3Cornell ×2Queen's University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 51 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×24Engineering ×15Business & Management ×3Economics ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 60 founders with career history
Intel Corporation ×6Facebook ×3McKinsey & Company ×3Protocol Labs ×3Stanford University ×3Carnegie Mellon University ×2Cisco ×2Dorm Room ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
14 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 55 with degree data)
Investments · 99 tracked
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A digital asset treasury company that acquires and holds Solana tokens to maximize SOL per share through treasury management and staking activities, while maintaining a secondary focus on neurotechnology for neurological wellness.
BiotechHealthtechNewtown, US
Antonella Favit-Von Pelt(Executive Officer)Jeffrey S. Mathiesen(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Sackier(Executive Officer)Amanda Tseng(Executive Officer)Philippe Deschamps(Executive Officer, Director)Joyce LaViscount(Director)
Co-investorsAnimoca BrandsArrington CapitalAspen DigitalAvenirColumbus CapitalHashkey Capital+3 more
Upexi is a Solana-focused treasury company that acquires, holds, and stakes SOL tokens to give investors digital asset exposure through a publicly traded equity security (UPXI).
Crypto & Web3FintechTampa, US
Andrew Nordstrud(Chief Financial Officer)Allan Marshall(Chief Executive Officer)inRobert Hackett(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGene Salkind(Director)Lawrence H. Dugan(Director)Thomas C. Williams(Director)
Co-investorsWhite Star CapitalGSR
CrossCurve is a cross-chain DeFi protocol built around its Cross-chain Data Protocol (CDP), a messaging and transport layer for transferring data and liquidity between blockchains, supporting products such as a cross-chain bridge, liquidity protocol, and DEX.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Boris Povar(Founder)in
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesFenbushi CapitalGBV CapitalMarshland CapitalBitDAOMantle Network+1 more
decent.land builds onchain data infrastructure — an "onchain data center" for storing, verifying, and computing with blockchain data at scale, secured by Arweave and HyperBEAM.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsForesight VenturesLD CapitalNarwhal VenturesTsingTech VenturesY Combinator
Eywa provides a MetaLayer and API for building in DeFi, offering a single integration for cross-chain routing, deep liquidity access, and automated on-chain operations across EVM and non-EVM networks with gasless execution.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Co-investorsFenbushi CapitalGBV CapitalMarshland CapitalAfford.CapitalMulana Capital
Helika builds Helika Evolve, a brand-safe AI character platform that lets IP owners deploy interactive characters trained on their approved content to engage fans in real time across Discord, web, social, and community channels.
AI & Machine LearningGamingMarketing Tech
Anton(Founder & CEO)Ilya(CPO)
Co-investorsDiagramPantera CapitalBuilder CapitalFenbushi CapitalSparkle VenturesFermion
Aethir operates a distributed cloud compute platform providing enterprise-grade GPU resources for AI model training, fine-tuning, inference, and low-latency cloud gaming.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3
Mark Rydon(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndromeda CapitalAnimoca BrandsBuilder CapitalCVP NoLimitImpossible FinanceInception Capital (ex OP Crypto)+8 more
Agility Robotics develops and deploys humanoid robots for warehouse automation and logistics operations.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSalem, US
Jonathan Hurst(Co-founder & Chief Robot Officer)inDamion Shelton(Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board)in
BoardBruce Leak(Director)inMatthew Ocko(Director)in
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)HARPER COURT VENTURESManhattan Venture PartnersMFV PartnersNVenturesPlayground Global+6 more
AheadComputing develops high-performance 64-bit RISC-V application processor cores designed to maximize per-core CPU performance for AI, cloud, client, mobile, and edge workloads.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsBeaverton, US
Debbie Marr(Founder)inJonathan Pearce(Founder)inSrikanth Srinivasan(Founder)
BoardGreg Reichow(Director)inJim Keller(Director)
Co-investorsCambium CapitalEclipse VenturesMESHTrousdale VenturesFundomoMaverick Capital+1 more
Ritual is a research lab combining artificial intelligence, cryptography, algorithmic game theory, and distributed systems.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep Tech
Niraj Pant(Co-Founder)Akilesh Potti(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsArchetypeBollinger Investment GroupEdessa CapitalHypersphere VenturesLvna CapitalMH Ventures+1 more
Akave provides isolated, persistent object storage for AI and machine learning workloads, enabling customers to store datasets, model weights, and training artifacts with tenant-level data isolation and compliance capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep Tech
Stefaan Vervaet(Founder)inAngelo Schalley(Founder)inDaniel León(Founder)in
Co-investorsCVP NoLimitNo Limit Holdings (NLH)
Apptronik builds humanoid robots designed to perform repetitive, physically taxing, and dangerous tasks in warehousing and manufacturing environments, aiming to free workers for higher-value activities.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsAustin, US
Jeff Cardenas(CEO)inNicholas Arden Paine(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardClarence Gordon Daugherty, IV(Director)Howard Lee Morgan(Director)inGeorge Samuel Rose(Director)
Co-investorsAssembly VenturesAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.B Capital GroupB4 CapitalBaseTwoCapital Factory+22 more
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
Amine ElQaraoui(Founder)in
Co-investorsMulticoin CapitalAsymmetricCartaCiti VenturesCraft VenturesMenlo Ventures+3 more
Argument builds systems for verifiable computing by combining zero-knowledge cryptography, formal verification, and distributed consensus technologies.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US
John Burnham(Founder)inGabriel Barreto(Founder)inSamuel Burnham(Founder)in
Co-investorsSamsung NextVarys CapitalY CombinatorLombardstreet Ventures
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
The Avalanche Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports innovation and growth in the Avalanche ecosystem through grants, programs, and strategic support for developers, entrepreneurs, and communities building on the Avalanche blockchain platform.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Emin Gun Sirer(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAegis VentuesAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBaseTwoBig Candle Capital+25 more
Bio Protocol is a decentralized science (DeSci) platform where people can fund, develop and govern tokenized early-stage scientific research from universities, companies and researchers.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCrypto & Web3
Co-investorsBinance LabsPfizer VenturesPolymorphic CapitalSerafundSignature VenturesSMAPE Capital+3 more
Bitflow is a decentralized exchange and DEX aggregator built on the Stacks/Bitcoin ecosystem, letting users trade BTC, sBTC, SIP10 tokens and Runes, provide liquidity, and set up recurring swaps.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Dylan Floyd(Founder)inNicholas Thompsonin
Co-investorsMarin Digital VenturesBitcoin Startup LabGenblock CapitalNewman CapitalPortal VenturesTykhe Block Ventures
BitRobot is a decentralized network that coordinates researchers, hardware operators, and compute providers to advance embodied AI and robotics R&D.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Robotics
Michael Cho
Co-investorsTioga Capital PartnersFabric VenturesProtocol LabsZee Prime Capital
Bulk is a decentralized trading platform that aims to combine the decentralized custody of a DEX with the execution performance of a centralized exchange.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investors6th Man VenturesChapter OneWintermuteRobot VenturesStride Ventures
Pump.fun is a platform that lets anyone create and trade coins, with open access to buy and sell from launch.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investors6th Man VenturesD1 VenturesLattice CapitalWintermute
ZAR is a financial app that lets people in countries with volatile local currencies send, hold, and spend US dollars.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
Cookie3 uses blockchain and analytics to turn on-chain user behavior into marketing insights for brands while maintaining data privacy.
AdTechCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechTallinn, EE
Wojciech Piechociński(Founder)inFilip Wielanier(Founder)in
Co-investorsAweh VenturesCastrum CapitalGravity TeamHartmann CapitalJsquareLD Capital+2 more
Cookie3 is a crypto marketing analytics platform that combines onchain data (transactions, wallet interactions, dApp usage) with offchain social and engagement metrics to provide user analytics, KOL (key opinion leader) intelligence, and deep research for crypto projects.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
Filip Wielanier(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitDAOGrizzly CapitalMantle NetworkPointer.CapitalGravity TeamHartmann Capital+4 more
Crossmint builds developer tools that let companies, AI agents, and users work with blockchain and stablecoin rails without dealing with the underlying complexity.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechSaaSNew York, US
Alfonso Gómez-Jordana Mañas(Founder)inRodri Fernández Touza(Founder)in
Co-investors6th Man VenturesAbstract VenturesCommerce VenturesGMO VenturePartnersHash3 CapitalInformed Ventures Advisors, Llc+2 more
Raiku develops a lightweight Solana validator client that provides ahead-of-time compute reservations and just-in-time MEV bundle processing, enabling financial institutions and market makers to achieve enterprise-grade execution reliability and performance in cryptocurrency markets.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Robin A. Nordnes(Founder & CEO)Konrad Stepniak(Head of Engineering)Waleed Al Zuhair(Head of Growth)Saikat Das(Chief Marketing Officer)
Co-investorsFigmentReciprocal Ventures
Utexo develops infrastructure for bringing USD Tether (USDT) to Bitcoin, leveraging RGB and Lightning Network technologies to enable Bitcoin-native stablecoin payments.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Viktor Ihnatiuk(Co-founder)Chris Hutchinson(Co-founder)Renat Skitsan(Co-founder)
Co-investorsFulgur VenturesMaven 11Paper Ventures
Daxo Robotics develops a highly dexterous, tendon-driven robotic hand with 120 tendens and high degrees of freedom, offered with a Python-first API, ROS wrapper, and simulation assets.
Deep TechHardwareRobotics
Tom Zhang Jiahao(Founder)in
Co-investorsNextFab Ventures
Dymension is a decentralized layer-1 protocol that lets creators launch tokens and convert them into full blockchains called RollApps, with built-in DEX and rollup-as-a-service tooling.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsCogitent VenturesContinue CapitalTPC Club (The presale club)TPC Ventures
Dyna develops general-purpose robots powered by foundation models that adapt across environments and learn new skills rapidly, with deployment across a fleet that continuously improves.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Lindon Gao(Founder)inJason Ma(Founder)inYork Yang(Founder)in
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)HCVCINCE CapitalLG Technology VenturesSamsung NextSancus Ventures+5 more
Enhanced develops a scientific platform that combines sports performance analysis with human potential optimization.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechSports TechWellness & Fitness
Maximilian Martin(Co-Founder & CEO)inChristian Angermayer(Co-Founder & Executive Chairman)Dr Aron D'Souza(Founder)
Entangle is a Web3 interoperability layer providing cross-chain messaging, data feeds and a universal token standard for dApps.
Dubai, AE
Faisal Mehrban(Founder)
Co-investorsBitDAOCastrum CapitalCogitent VenturesLBANK LabsMantle NetworkRhinevall Capital+2 more
Exabits provides AI compute infrastructure by refining GPU assets (such as GB200s, H100s, H200s, and RTX5090s) from leading manufacturers to support AI workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCEdessa CapitalFOMO VenturesGenerative VenturesLBANK LabsMoonhill Capital+4 more
exo connects Macs and workstations into a single local inference cluster, automatically discovering devices, mapping network topology, and splitting AI models across device memory to run frontier models on-premises.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsArchetypeBreedPragma VenturesRobot Ventures
Flashbots is a research and development organization that mitigates negative externalities from Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) on blockchains, primarily Ethereum, through infrastructure and tools for block building, transaction protection, and MEV distribution.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsBlueYard CapitalDragonflyEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.Fabric VenturesFactionFenbushi Capital+12 more
Fortytwo operates a sovereign, participant-owned AI network that uses swarm inference to combine heterogeneous AI models into a single networked intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep Tech
Alex Firsov(Founder)in
Co-investorsEv3 Ventures Llc
FrodoBots turns tele-operation of robots into a game, using gamers' actions as training data to develop embodied foundational AI models.
AI & Machine LearningGamingRobotics
GLIF provides DeFi and liquid staking infrastructure for the Filecoin network, including staking pools and a loyalty rewards program tied to its $GLF token.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Jonathan Schwartz(Founder)
Co-investorsMulticoin CapitalZee Prime CapitalStruck CapitalFinTech CollectiveProtocol Labs
Grass operates a network that lets users share their unused internet bandwidth with verified institutions in exchange for rewards paid as points, Grass Tokens, or USDC.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsChronos VenturesCogitent VenturesCVP NoLimitLattice CapitalNo Limit Holdings (NLH)Hack VC
GTE is a decentralized exchange platform that enables trading of stocks, crypto, and commodities from a single account on a blockchain-based system, offering centralized-exchange-level speed and performance with decentralized properties.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US
Matteo Lunghi(Founder)
Co-investorsParadigmRobot VenturesMaven 11MITONMitonCWintermute
Hawksight collects trading signals submitted by a distributed community of contributors and runs analytics over them to rank and filter the results.
Crypto & Web3FintechSingapore, SG
Bradian Muliadi(CEO)inLorenzo Ampil(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstSkyVision CapitalSolar Eco FundCSP DAOFollow[the]SeedGlobal Founders Capital+4 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 Yakovenkoin
Co-investorsHaun VenturesFoundation CapitalFounders Fund6th Man VenturesChapter OnePropel Venture Partners+13 more
Hemi is a dual-layer Bitcoin protocol that enables smart contract execution and programmability by combining Bitcoin's Proof-of-Work security with Ethereum-level functionality.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Matthew Roszak(Co-Founder, Hemi Labs)Jeff Garzik(Principal Engineering, Hemi Labs)Max Sanchez(Lead Architect, Hemi Labs)
Co-investorsImpossible FinanceTRGCWeb3com VenturesPortal
Hyperbolic operates an AI cloud platform that provides developers and researchers with affordable, on-demand access to GPU compute and AI models, in part by tapping underutilized consumer-grade hardware.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York, US
Jasper Zhang(CEO & Co-Founder)inYuchen Jin(CTO & Co-Founder)inYue Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalFactionGSRLongHash VenturesSamsung NextVariant Fund+4 more
Ika is a decentralized MPC network on Solana that introduces "dWallets," a primitive splitting signing authority between users and Solana programs to control native assets on other blockchains without bridges or centralized custody.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Omer Sadika(Founder)in
Co-investorsCollider VenturesCVP NoLimitFlowdeskLvna CapitalNo Limit Holdings (NLH)Node Capital+3 more
Inco provides a privacy layer for blockchain networks, enabling privacy solutions that adapt to different chains, use cases, and regulatory requirements.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Remi
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesGSRSymbolic CapitalZero Knowledge Validator (ZKV)1kxScript Capital+1 more
Inference Labs develops cryptographic verification systems for autonomous AI agents, robots, and other autonomous systems, enabling auditable and trustworthy decision-making through zero-knowledge proofs and verifiable computing.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep Tech
Colin Gagich(Founder)inRon Chan(Founder)in
Co-investorsEdessa CapitalLvna CapitalArche Capital VentureDigital Asset CapitalMechanism Capital
Initia provides blockchain infrastructure that connects full-stack applications through integrated protocols and aligned economic incentives.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesFigmentHack VCNascentTheory Ventures
Kash operates a mobile payment system that processes transactions directly from bank accounts to merchants, bypassing credit card networks and intermediaries to reduce transaction fees.
FintechSan Francisco, US
Geoff Flarity(Founder/COO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorCoinbase VenturesFabric VCKosmos VenturesMoonrock Capital
Kash is a social prediction market platform that combines betting mechanics with blockchain technology to enable trustless peer-to-peer wagering.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechMarketplaces
Lucas Martin Calderon(Founder & CEO)in
Legend is a social trading platform where users copy trades from other traders, follow live alerts, and trade with up to 50x leverage.
Crypto & Web3FintechSocial
Co-investorsElectric CapitalMitonC
Mach Industries designs and manufactures defense systems including unmanned aerial systems, precision munitions, high-altitude surveillance platforms, and propulsion testing capabilities for military applications.
Defense TechHardwareHuntington Beach, US
Ethan Thornton(Executive Officer, Director)inBrendan Cooney(Executive Officer)in
BoardKeith Rabois(Director)inGeoff Lewis(Director)inLewis Geoff(Director)
Co-investorsAloft VCBedrockChampion Hill VenturesCoalitionDefense AngelsFOG Ventures+10 more
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
Co-investorsBehind Genius VenturesDorm RoomMarin Digital VenturesOlive Tree CapitalY CombinatorAsymmetric+2 more
MeanFi provides DeFi infrastructure and a treasury toolkit for businesses and individuals to manage crypto assets on the Solana blockchain, offering features such as multisig wallets, real-time token streaming, payroll, vesting, lending, and payment collection.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsOpen Opportunity FundSolar Eco FundDeFiance CapitalGerstenbrot CapitalMEXCPrimeBlock Ventures+1 more
MegaETH is a high-performance blockchain that settles on Ethereum, offering over 100,000 transactions per second and sub-10-millisecond block times.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Shuyao Kong (孔姝尧)(Founder)in
Co-investorsFigmentMitonCRobot Ventures
Merge Labs is a research lab developing brain-computer interfaces that connect with neurons using molecules instead of electrodes and non-invasive modalities like ultrasound, integrated with AI.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Antonio, US
Andrew Trickett(Executive Officer, Director)Franklin Lyons(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLew Moorman(Director)in
Co-investorsAntiSciFi VCStarship VenturesBain CapitalFifty YearsInterface Fund+1 more
Minteo provides stablecoin infrastructure backed by liquid reserves, enabling cross-border money transfers in emerging markets, particularly Latin America.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
William Duran(Founder)in
Co-investorsFabric VenturesG20 VenturesVarys CapitalDune VenturesFJ LabsSevenX Ventures+1 more
Mitosis is a blockchain protocol that provides a cross-chain settlement and liquidity layer, letting users deposit capital once and access it across multiple chains without bridging.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsTPC Club (The presale club)TPC VenturesAmber GroupForesight Ventures
Moku creates Moki, a collection of 8887 hand-assembled NFT characters built from 900+ traits, and develops games around them including an AI Fantasy Arena, a snack-combining puzzler, and an async autobattler.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Gaming
Bruce Wasicsko(Founder)in
Co-investorsArca FundsBankless VenturesACORN BIOVENTURESBlocktower CapitalContango Digital AssetsFormless Capital+4 more
Monad is a high-performance EVM-compatible blockchain designed for fast, low-cost transactions.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalAmbush CapitalArchetypeBankless VenturesBloccelerate VCBODL+23 more
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 FundChamaeleon+22 more
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
Nillion is a decentralized secure computing network that uses privacy-enhancing technologies to store and process sensitive data by distributing trust across nodes.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Andrew Yeoh(Founder)in
Co-investorsARKN venturesChapter OneFlowdeskFOMO VenturesInception Capital (ex OP Crypto)Kube VC+14 more
Nirvana Robotics builds humanoid robots and learning systems designed to operate in the physical world.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsNew York City, US
Octra provides encrypted computation infrastructure for blockchain, AI, and applications.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsBuilder CapitalFinality Capital Partners
Open Forest Protocol builds data-backed financing and monitoring mechanisms for nature-based climate solutions, working with afforestation and reforestation projects tied to the voluntary carbon market.
Climate TechCrypto & Web3Impact & Social GoodZug, Canton Zug
Frederic Fournier(Executive Officer)inMichael David Kelly(Executive Officer)Olha Dyka(Executive Officer)Aureline Natacha Grange(Executive Officer)
BoardJeremy Daniel Epstein(Director)
Co-investorsCapria VenturesMercy Corps VenturesValor Capital GroupNot Boring CapitalShima CapitalÜbermorgen Ventures
Outdefine provides a governed decisioning and execution layer for clinical trial teams, using trial-trained AI inference and workflow agents to support site feasibility ranking, study risk monitoring, and real-world evidence analysis.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsVery Serious VenturesFormless CapitalJump Crypto
Panoptic is an onchain DeFi protocol for perpetual options — options without expiry dates — built on Uniswap liquidity, letting traders deploy leveraged options strategies and depositors earn yield through curator-managed vaults.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainCoinbase VenturesDivergenceGreenfieldgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)SevenX Ventures
Parallel operates AI-driven simulation games and extraction shooter games set in the Parallel Universe.
AI & Machine LearningGaming
Parag Agrawal(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyOSS CapitalParadigmWWVentures
Parcl provides daily real estate market signals, ownership data, and tools for analyzing how housing markets move, including a portfolio-search tool for finding single-family rental portfolios and data/resolution services for housing-related prediction markets.
Data & InfrastructureFintechPropTechNew York City, US
Jason Lewris(Founder)in
Co-investorsArchetypeCoinbase VenturesDragonflyHack VCLAB VenturesMetastable+4 more
Perle provides expert-driven data services for AI teams, supplying credentialed specialists to handle data collection, labeling, quality assurance, evaluation, and RLHF/RLAIF for tasks that generic crowd-worker vendors can't judge.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Ahmed Rashad(Founder)in
Co-investorsACTAI VenturesAlphaLab CapitalBreedCaladanCoinFundPaper Ventures+2 more
Persona AI develops industrial humanoid robots for skilled physical tasks such as welding, grinding, inspection, fabrication, and maintenance in environments like shipyards, construction sites, and energy infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Co-investorsBaseTwoK50 VenturesSound Media VenturesZero Infinity PartnersFathomIBK Capital
Poseidon develops unmanned aerial vehicles for cargo logistics, specifically wave-skimming seagliders designed to reduce the cost per ton-mile of air freight.
Deep TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US
Parker Tenney(Cofounder)inDavid Zagaynov(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsCade VenturesDraper AssociatesGoAhead VenturesStarship VenturesTamarack GlobalTq Ventures Llc
Rain provides real-time financial guidance to employees by monitoring cash flow, analyzing spending patterns, and offering personalized financial advice.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaS
Alex Bradford(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersClear Haven Capital ManagementEnsemble VCEthos VCVU Venture PartnersBessemer Venture Partners+7 more
Reflect Orbital is developing satellite-based mirrors that redirect natural sunlight from space to illuminate specific areas on Earth on demand, with adjustable brightness and scheduling.
CleantechEnergySpace TechHawthorne, US
Ben Nowack(Executive Officer, Director)inTristan Semmelhack(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardShaun Maguire(Director)inJosh Wolfe(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesLux CapitalStarship VenturesWinklevoss CapitalSequoia Capital
Sleektext is a news and information platform dedicated to World of Warcraft coverage, offering game updates, player guides, strategies, and tournament information to WoW players globally.
GamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsBAM VenturesDorm RoomBinance LabsEmirates ConsortiumGenblock CapitalJungle Ventures+4 more
Solana is a blockchain network designed for high-performance internet capital markets, payments, and cryptocurrency applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US
Anatoly Yakovenko(Solana Founder & Solana Labs CEO)inAlan Yu
Co-investors1k(x)1kx500 Globala16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAegis Ventues+37 more
Solayer is a hardware-accelerated blockchain and financial platform that enables trading of crypto, equities, and commodities on a high-performance L1 blockchain, along with a crypto-native payment card for global spending.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsFOMO VenturesHack VCProtagonistPolychain Capital
Solayer operates a hardware-accelerated Solana validator that offers staking services through its sSOL liquid staking token, capturing maximum MEV rewards for depositors.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsBorderless VentureFOMO VenturesLvna CapitalMaelstromProtagonist
Stacks is a blockchain platform that enables smart contracts and decentralized applications to leverage Bitcoin as a secure base layer through a Layer 2 solution, offering developer tools and a programming language called Clarity.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsNew York, US
Ryan Shea(Co-founder)inMuneeb Ali(Co-founder)in
BoardAlbert Wenger(Director)in
Co-investorsBreyer CapitalCompoundContinue CapitalDigital Currency GroupDraper AssociatesEllipti+20 more
Teralink builds high-speed communication systems for satellites, drones, and other airborne platforms.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Ali Alqaraghuli(Founder)in
The Graph organizes and indexes blockchain data through a decentralized network, providing web3 developers with fast, cost-efficient access to smart contract data via subgraphs and GraphQL queries.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAGE CryptoAndromeda CapitalAngelONE CapitalBollinger Investment GroupBootNodeChapter One+25 more
Tsavorite designs and manufactures the Omni Processing Unit, a hardware and software architecture for AI workloads that scales from edge devices to datacenter and exascale systems.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Shalesh Thusoo(Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inSupriya Madan(Co-Founder, Chief Development Officer)inGuntram Wolski(Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer)inSarvagya Kochak(Co-Founder, VP Business Development)inShirish Seetharam(Co-Founder, VP Software Development)inMike Uhler(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsPavestonePresidio Ventures
USD.ai offers a stablecoin-based platform for financing AI compute infrastructure, letting users earn yield or borrow to fund the machines behind AI data centers.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalBreedCaladanFramework Ventures
Vulcan Elements manufactures rare earth magnets for critical applications in defense, semiconductors, satellites, data centers, and industrial equipment.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechNew MaterialsBenson, US
John Maslin(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Aronowitz(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDaniel Borok(Director)in
Co-investorsBlindspot Ventures Management CoDorm RoomDuke Capital PartnersFifth Down CapitalGlynn Capital ManagementJunipero+6 more
Wormhole offers Native Token Transfers (NTT), an open framework for token issuers to create, transfer, and customize tokens across multiple blockchains without relying on pooled liquidity.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Robinson Burkey(Founder)in
Co-investorsBorderless VentureDelta BlockchainFigmentMulticoin CapitalParaFi CapitalRR2 Capital+4 more
XPLA is a blockchain mainnet, transitioning to a rebrand called CONX, focused on connecting value across culture, finance, and technology in the web3 space.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsGOAL VenturesPlay VenturesTRANSCENDFunPlusHashedIVC
YottaLabs provides on-demand, production-ready GPU cloud infrastructure for AI teams, offering GPU pods, virtual machines, serverless scaling, an AI gateway that routes across model providers, and model quantization for training and inference.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Co-investorsGenerative VenturesKuCoin Labs
Co-investorsCollab+Currency
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Consumer Collector Crypt TCG appConsumer LEVR Sports prediction marketConsumer Sphinx Commodities perpetualsData/ AI Infra Wynd AI data infrastructure ↗NeomoonThird Time EntertainmentWayfinder Private
Exits · 4
2 IPOs · 2 acquisitions · showing 2Helius Medical TechnologiesNASDAQ: HSDTUpexiNASDAQ: UPXI
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Big Brain Holdings made?
- Big Brain Holdings has 99 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Big Brain Holdings invest at?
- Big Brain Holdings invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Big Brain Holdings focus on?
- Big Brain Holdings focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Gaming, Robotics.
- Where is Big Brain Holdings located?
- Big Brain Holdings is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
- Who does Big Brain Holdings co-invest with?
- Big Brain Holdings most often shares deals with Coinbase Ventures, Lvna Capital, Figment, among 289 tracked co-investors.
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