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Investment thesis

Mantle (formerly BitDAO) is a decentralized, token-governed ecosystem centered on Mantle Network, an Ethereum Layer 2 using ZK validity proofs. Through the Mantle EcoFund, a $200M catalyzed capital pool, it backs transformative Web3 and crypto projects, accessing deal flow via 20 leading VCs such as Polychain and Dragonfly. Mirana Ventures provides strategic venture capital support, and Bybit contributes liquidity and DeFi-CeFi interoperability. Governance decisions — including treasury allocation and new initiatives — are determined by $MNT token holders through proposals and voting.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Instruments
Equity
AUM
$200M
Tracked investments
247
Unicorns
3
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
2

What they invest in

from 131 of 247 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×124Fintech ×65Data & Infrastructure ×43Developer Tools ×31AI & Machine Learning ×19SaaS ×12Gaming ×10Consumer ×7

HQs:United States×16United Arab Emirates×2Singapore×2China×1Estonia×1Spain×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 61 portfolio companies
67%
solo founders
41 of 61 mapped founding teams
62%
repeat founders
of 58 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×412 founders×123 founders×64+ founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 58 founders with education data

Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×4Brown University ×3Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3SGH Warsaw School of Economics ×2Shanghai Jiao Tong University ×2Stanford University ×2Tsinghua University ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 56 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×24Business & Management ×14Economics ×10Engineering ×10Finance & Accounting ×6Humanities ×3Physics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 58 founders with career history

Google ×7Stanford University ×3Apple ×2BuzzDraft ×2First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) ×2Jufy Projects ×2Microsoft ×2MoonPay ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3

4 founders hold a PhD · 6 hold an MBA (of 64 with degree data)

Investments · 247 tracked

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By year:2022 · 32021 · 12017 · 15 dated

0x Labs0x.orgin𝕏crypto exchanges: ZRX

0x provides onchain routing and liquidity aggregation infrastructure for enterprise wallets, payments platforms, and exchanges.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US

Will Warren(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)inAmir Bandeali(Co-Founder & Co-CEO (formerly Co-Founder & CTO))inAlex Q. Xu(Co-Founder)inFulvia Morales(Director of Product (previously Group Product Manager))Stuart Law(Head of Operations)inTheo Gonella(Group Product Manager)in

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesArchetypeBlockchain CapitalBlockchain.com VenturesCoinbase VenturesDeepTech Ventures+15 more

0xScope0xscope.com𝕏

AI Data Layer for Web3 AI applications (Scopechat, Scopescan).

Pedro Torres(Founder)in

Co-investorsBODLMantle Network

1Delta1delta.ioin𝕏

1Delta offers a suite of DeFi (decentralized finance) services for builders and end users, making advanced lending and related financial services more accessible on blockchain networks.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech

Co-investorsCompoundPolygonMantle Network

Aboardaboard.exchange

The page is a domain listing/marketplace page offering the domain "aboard.exchange" for sale and promoting expired-domain search tools rather than an operating company.

Co-investorsMantle NetworkLlama venturesOndine Capital

AgentLayeragentlayer.xyz𝕏

AgentLayer is a decentralized, permissionless blockchain network for autonomous AI agents, using a Byzantine fault-tolerant blockchain to register AI services, agents, and models and enable them to collaborate with minimal human intervention.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer Tools

Co-investorsMantle Network

Agora Financeagora.financein𝕏

Agora operates a stablecoin platform focused on institutional adoption of regulated stablecoin infrastructure.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Nick van Eck(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsBreedFlowdeskGeneral CatalystMantle NetworkMirana VenturesParadigm+3 more

Alchemyalchemy.comin𝕏

Alchemy is a platform layer that enables developers to build applications on blockchain networks.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech

Nikil Viswanathan(Co-Founder and CEO)inJoe Lau(Co-Founder and President)

Co-investorsPantera CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Founders FundGoodwater CapitalK5 GlobalSouth Park Commons+27 more

Ankrankr.com𝕏

Ankr provides Web3 infrastructure through a decentralized network of bare-metal nodes, offering RPC API access to 70+ blockchains, blockchain scaling services (rollups and sidechains), and staking solutions for developers and enterprises.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Stanley W.(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlack DragonBlock54 CapitalBorderless VentureLD CapitalMantle NetworkMapleblock Capital+4 more

API3 Decentralized APIapi3.org𝕏

API3 operates a decentralized oracle network that allows DeFi projects to earn rewards (OEV Rewards) for participating in its data provision and consensus system.

Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Co-investorsDeepTech VenturesDigital Currency GroupdlabElliptiMantle NetworkPantera Capital+1 more

Arbipadarbipad.com

789BET is an online gambling and betting operator offering sports betting, live casino, slot ("nổ hũ") games, fish shooting games, and cockfighting to players, with a stated focus on the Vietnamese market.

ConsumerGaming

Co-investorsMantle Network

Aureliusaurelius.finance

DeFi platform on Mantle integrating CDPs and lending markets.

Co-investorsMantle NetworkDraper AssociatesGeneral Catalyst

Automataata.network

Automata builds a hardware-anchored verification layer for autonomous agents, using trusted execution environments (Intel SGX/TDX, AMD SEV-SNP, AWS Nitro) to enable onchain attestation of machine identity, state, and execution.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)IOSG VenturesLongHash VenturesMantle NetworkSignum CapitalABB Technology Ventures+8 more

Axelaraxelar.network𝕏Jun 2021

Axelar is a blockchain interoperability network that connects institutions to onchain ecosystems through a single integration, letting them deploy stablecoins, real-world assets, and funds across 80+ blockchains.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechWaterloo

Sergey Gorbunov(Executive Officer, Director)inGeorgios Vlachos(Director)in

Co-investorsAndromeda CapitalCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyDCVC (Data Collective)DivergenceDragonfly+19 more

Axisaxis.finance

Modular auction protocol for auction-driven applications.

Co-investorsMantle NetworkGalaxy VenturesGSRMaven 11OKX Ventures

Banxabanxa.comin𝕏

Banxa provides a platform that enables cryptocurrency token projects to list and sell their tokens to retail users globally through integrated payment methods, without requiring exchange listing.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsMantle NetworkNGC Ventures

Beefybeefy.com𝕏

Beefy is a decentralized, multi-chain yield optimizer that automates DeFi strategies such as staking and concentrated liquidity management (CLM) across protocols like Uniswap.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsMantle Network

Biconomybiconomy.ioin𝕏

Biconomy provides developer tools and APIs that handle transaction infrastructure for blockchain applications.

Aniket Jindal(Founder)in

Co-investorsBorderless VentureCoinbase VenturesCoinFundCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)D11-LabsDanu Ventures+28 more

Bigpumpbigpump.ai𝕏

BIGPUMP is a launch platform for NFT tokenization that splits NFTs into fractional tokens using a bonding curve auction model, with one-click launches, artist verification, and an integrated AI agent for generating NFTs.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3

Co-investorsMantle Network

Birdeyebirdeye.so𝕏

Birdeye is a crypto analytics and trading platform providing real-time token data, trader tracking, charts, and market discovery tools across multiple blockchains including Solana, Base, Ethereum, and BNB Chain.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsMantle NetworkAccel-KKRTrinity VenturesWorld Innovation Lab

Bitgetbitget.comin𝕏

Bitget is a cryptocurrency exchange offering spot trading, futures trading, and copy trading services for users worldwide.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Gracy Chen(CEO)in

Co-investorsDragonflyMantle NetworkMetastable

Bladedaobladedao.games𝕏

Blade Games builds on-chain, trustless games and a modular ZK game engine using a zkVM stack, along with an AI agent ecosystem for on-chain economies.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Gaming

Co-investorsIOSG VenturesPTC CryptoMantle Network

Blastapiblastapi.io

Blast API's products are discontinued following Alchemy's acquisition of Bware Labs, with users directed to migrate to Alchemy.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsMantle Network

Cashtreecashtree.app

Gaming

Co-investorsMantle Network

Catizen Play-to-Airdropcatizen.ai𝕏

Catizen operates a blockchain-based gaming platform featuring a cat café-themed mini-game and AI kitty companion accessible via Telegram.

Crypto & Web3Gaming

Co-investorsMantle NetworkMEXC VenturesY2Z Ventures

Cedecede.storein𝕏

Cede Hub is a platform where users join trading campaigns tied to specific centralized exchange (CEX) trading pairs and compete for rewards.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsMantle Network

ChainGPTchaingpt.orgin𝕏

ChainGPT builds AI-powered tools for the Web3 and blockchain space, including a launchpad and incubation lab for crypto projects.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3

Ilan Rakhmanov(Founder)in

Co-investorsCastrum CapitalCoinvestor VenturesFounderheads,Mantle NetworkMapleblock CapitalRana Capital

Chainlinkchain.linkin𝕏

Chainlink is an oracle platform that connects onchain applications with offchain data and external systems, serving major financial institutions and DeFi protocols with standards for data, interoperability, compliance, and privacy.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Sergey Nazarov(Founder)in

Co-investorsAZDAGBig Candle CapitalBlack DragonBlock InfinityBlock54 CapitalCogitent Ventures+16 more

Chasmchasm.net𝕏

Chasm builds a decentralized protocol for creating, deploying, and monetizing AI agents by combining artificial intelligence with blockchain technology.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep Tech

Co-investorsImpossible FinanceMantle Network

Chat3chat3.one

Chat3 is a decentralized, video-first platform for hosting real-time events with up to 100,000 participants, built on multi-chain technology and AI.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Social

Co-investorsMantle Network

Claimrclaimr.ioin𝕏

Claimr is a white-label gamification and marketing platform offering plug-and-play modules for quests, rewards, tiers, leaderboards, referrals, and analytics via API, SDK, or widget.

Crypto & Web3Marketing TechSaaS

Maksym Rodionov(Founder)in

Co-investorsMantle Network

Clearpoolclearpool.financein𝕏

Clearpool is a decentralized marketplace that matches institutional lenders with verified borrowers, enabling capital to move directly between these parties without traditional intermediaries.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Robert Alcorn(Co-Founder, Chairman)inJakob Kronbichler(Co-Founder, CEO)inAlessio Quaglini(Co-Founder, Senior Advisor)in

Co-investorsArrington CapitalHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)Mantle NetworkMentha PartnersRyze LabsWintermute+2 more

Clipperclipper.exchange

Clipper is a decentralized exchange (DEX) offering concentrated liquidity pools for cryptocurrency trading, designed to protect liquidity providers from impermanent loss, MEV bots, and sandwich attacks.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsBollinger Investment GroupFJ LabsLD CapitalMantle NetworkNascent

Cliqueclique.techin𝕏

Clique provides enterprise-grade confidential computing solutions using trusted execution environments (TEE), secure multi-party computation (MPC), and zero-knowledge proofs.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Bankless VenturesMantle NetworkZero Knowledge Validator (ZKV)Balaji SrinivasanPolychain Capital+3 more

Co Museumco-museum.com

Co-Museum is a platform for collective art curation and ownership that aims to democratize access to art by enabling community-driven collection and shared cultural legacy creation.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerCreator EconomyMarketplacesSocial

Co-investorsMantle Network

Cobocobo.comin𝕏

Cobo provides a digital asset custody and wallet platform for institutions such as exchanges, funds, and fintechs, offering custodial, MPC, smart contract, and exchange wallets through unified APIs and SDKs.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechHong Kong, HK

Changhao Jiang(Founder)in

Co-investorsBN CapitalCyberport Hong KongMantle NetworkA&T CapitalDHVCDST Global+3 more

Community Gamingcommunitygaming.ioDefunct

Community Gaming operated a platform for grassroots competitive gaming tournaments and player payouts; it wound down in 2026.

New York, US

Co-investorsA100X VenturesCoinFundConsenSys MeshMantle NetworkMoonhill CapitalMulticoin Capital+15 more

Compoundcompound.finance

Compound is an Ethereum smart-contract protocol for supplying and borrowing crypto assets at algorithmically set interest rates.

Geoffrey Hayes(Founder)Robert Leshner(Founder)

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBig Candle CapitalChapter OneCoinbase Ventures+13 more

Cookie3cookie3.comin𝕏

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 VenturesBlock54 CapitalCastrum CapitalDigital Finance GroupFounderheads,Grizzly Capital+11 more

Covalentcovalenthq.comin𝕏

Blockchain data infrastructure firm whose decentralized Covalent Network indexes multi-chain data served via the GoldRush API.

Ganesh Swami(Founder)in

Co-investors1k(x)1kxBlack DragonCoinbase VenturesIOSG VenturesMantle Network+10 more

CrossCurvecrosscurve.fiin𝕏

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-investorsBig Brain HoldingsDraper AssociatesFenbushi CapitalGBV CapitalMarshland CapitalMantle Network+1 more

Crustcrust.finance𝕏

Co-investorsMantle Network

Cryptodocryptodo.app𝕏

CryptoDo is a multichain no-code builder that lets businesses create web3 applications and smart contracts through a visual interface, with an AI module for customizing contracts.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer Tools

Bogdan Borodin(CEO)in

Co-investorsMantle Network

Decentdecent.xyzin𝕏acquired by MoonPay

Decent provides a crypto trade-routing API that aggregates across 200+ blockchains to execute token swaps and convert any token back to fiat.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US

Charlie Durbin(Founder)inAlexander Carlson(Founder)inWill Collier(Founder)inWill Kantaros(Founder)in

Co-investorsArchetypeCircle VenturesMantle NetworkSoma CapitalY CombinatorAngelDAO+10 more

Defillamadefillama.com𝕏

DefiLlama is a TVL aggregator for decentralized finance protocols, tracking data across thousands of blockchain protocols and chains with open-source methodology.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Pat Scottin

Co-investorsMantle Network

DINdin.lol

Modular AI-native data pre-processing layer from the Data Intelligence Network.

Co-investorsMantle Network

Dolomitedolomite.io𝕏

Dolomite is a decentralized finance protocol that lets users trade and manage borrow positions on-chain, integrating DEX aggregators and protocol routing to swap, loop, hedge, or repay within a single transaction.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesDraper Goren BlockchainGuanxiDAOMantle NetworkOptic CapitalRR2 Capital+5 more

Dopexdopex.io𝕏

Dopex is a decentralized options exchange that lets liquidity providers integrate existing LP positions from DEXs like Uniswap and PancakeSwap to earn options premiums or swap fees.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsDCV CapitalMantle Network

DreamOSdreamos.app𝕏

Dream is a crypto trading app for buying and selling cryptocurrencies, memecoins, and tokenized stocks without KYC or ID, with self-custody and cross-chain transfers.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsArca FundsMantle NetworkBlocktower Capital

Drpcdrpc.orgin𝕏

dRPC provides RPC (remote procedure call) infrastructure for blockchain applications and chains, including load balancing, routing, fallback, observability, and compliance across 130+ chains and 220+ networks.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Co-investorsMantle Network

Dunedune.comin𝕏

Dune provides normalized blockchain datasets covering 130+ chains, including stablecoin, prediction market, tokenized real-world asset, and token balance data, delivered into customers' existing data warehouses such as Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechOslo, NO

FredrikMats

Co-investorsAmbush CapitalCoinbase VenturesCoinFundDigital Currency GroupDivergenceLattice Capital+14 more

Edversealgebra.financein𝕏

Algebra Labs builds advanced automated market maker infrastructure for decentralized exchanges, enabling higher capital efficiency and modular architecture across 100+ platforms.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech

Co-investorsG1 VenturesMantle NetworkTDeFiV3V VenturesEncryptusGrizzly Capital+1 more

Eigen Layereigenlayer.xyz𝕏

EigenCloud is a developer platform providing cryptographic trust primitives for applications and AI agents through verifiable computation, inference, and data availability backed by slashable stake on EigenLayer.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer Tools

Sreeram Kannan(Founder)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBixin CapitalBixin VenturesBloccelerate VCBlockchain Capital+22 more

Elementelement.market𝕏

Element is an NFT marketplace on Ethereum where users can create, swap, and trade NFT collections, with real-time floor price and volume data tracking.

Crypto & Web3Marketplaces

Co-investorsMantle NetworkForesite CapitalMetaplanetProtocol LabsT. Rowe PriceVenrock

Ember Swordembersword.com𝕏Defunct

Ember Sword is a social sandbox open-world MMORPG set in the fictional world of Thanabus, featuring class-based PvP/PvE combat and player-owned land and digital assets.

Crypto & Web3Gaming

Co-investorsMantle NetworkMoon HoldingsMoonfire VenturesTaisu VenturesAnimoca BrandsBITKRAFT Ventures+5 more

Entangleentangle.fi

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-investorsCastrum CapitalCogitent VenturesLBANK LabsMantle NetworkRana CapitalRhinevall Capital+4 more

Ethena Labsethena.fi𝕏

Ethena operates a crypto protocol offering USDe, a digital dollar, and sUSDe, a reward-accruing asset backed by collateralized assets with third-party attestations.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Guy Young(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalBreedCaladanCVP NoLimitF-Prime CapitalFaction+20 more

Etherspotetherspot.ioin𝕏

Etherspot provides account abstraction infrastructure based on the ERC-4337 and ERC-7579 standards, including SDKs, a React library (TransactionKit), multi-chain data APIs, an open-source paymaster for gasless transactions, and a bundler (Skandha).

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsSaaS

Michael Messele(Founder)in

Co-investorsMantle Network

FBTCfbtc.com

Decentralized, composable BTC asset pegged 1:1 with Bitcoin.

Co-investorsMantle NetworkBlackRock

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

0xAgniAlchemy PayAriaArkhamAtlasAUSDBirdeye Data ServicesBitverseBlockchairBlockSecBushiCatalystCdfiChaineyeChronicle LabsCircuitCleoCobo ArgusDeguardDemEisenEisenfinanceEsperFlipsideFunnyfunnymoneyFusionxGame7GoodgamesguildGravitaprotocolIdrissiMeiZUMiJokeraceKtxL3E7LiQMailzeroMantledogsMantlensMC² FinanceMeth LabMintleMuadaoNovabitsOctomarketOkapiOkuOKX WalletOmegaOmoswapOnthisOpenblockOrmi LabsPoppPulsarswapReaxRiveraRouter NitroSafleSakaba

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Exits · 3

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0x Labscrypto exchanges: ZRXDecentacq. by MoonPay

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has BitDAO made?
BitDAO has 247 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
What sectors does BitDAO focus on?
BitDAO focuses on Crypto & Web3.
Who does BitDAO co-invest with?
BitDAO most often shares deals with Mantle Network, Coinbase Ventures, IOSG Ventures, among 322 tracked co-investors.

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