How many investments has Blockchain Coinvestors made?

Blockchain Coinvestors has 41 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does Blockchain Coinvestors invest at?

Blockchain Coinvestors invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.

What sectors does Blockchain Coinvestors focus on?

Blockchain Coinvestors focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3.

Where is Blockchain Coinvestors located?

Blockchain Coinvestors is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Who does Blockchain Coinvestors co-invest with?

Blockchain Coinvestors most often shares deals with Coinbase Ventures, Pantera Capital, Blockchain Capital, among 113 tracked co-investors.

Blockchain Coinvestors

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San Francisco · Seed–Late Stage · 33 people tracked

Also known as Blockchain Coinvestors Early Stage Token · Blockchain Coinvestors Mid Stage · FIFTH ERA PARTNERS LP

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Fifth Era, operating the Blockchain Coinvestors platform, offers investors global, diversified early-stage access to AI and blockchain innovation. It has invested in over 1,500 companies and projects, partnered with 50+ venture funds, and backed 80+ unicorns, serving 400+ investors worldwide through a compliant investment platform. The team combines direct investments and fund partnerships focused on blockchain and AI opportunities.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning Crypto & Web3 Global San Francisco Switzerland Tiburon United Kingdom United States

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Late Stage

San Francisco, CA, US

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2011

AUM

$184.2M

Tracked investments

Unicorns

IPOs

Acquisitions

Team · 33 people

from the firm's website & curated

Alison Davis· Chairman and Managing Partner· San Francisco, USA & London, UKin

Alison Davis is Chairman and Managing Partner of Fifth Era and Blockchain Coinvestors, an asset manager focused on AI and blockchain investment strategies. She previously served as Managing Partner of Belvedere Capital and as CFO of Barclays Global Investors (now BlackRock), and earlier worked for 14 years as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company and A.T. Kearney. She holds a B.A. Honors and Master's in Economics from Cambridge University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, and has authored several books on technology and innovation.

Bart Stephens· Co-Founder & GP· San Francisco, USAin 𝕏

Bart Stephens is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Blockchain Capital LLC. He also co-founded Stephens Investment Management LLC, and his experience spans venture capital, hedge fund management, and fund of funds. He has additionally worked as a technology operating executive and startup mentor.

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Jamie Finn· Co-Founder & President, Securitize· San Francisco, USA𝕏

Matthew Le Merle· Managing Partner and CEO of Fifth Era & Blockchain Coinvestors· San Francisco, USA & London, UKin

Matthew Le Merle is Managing Partner and CEO of Fifth Era and Blockchain Coinvestors. His career has included work as a strategy advisor, professional services firm leader, corporate executive, and private equity and venture capital investor, with Chairman and Non-Executive Director roles across 15 public and private companies. Earlier he spent 21 years advising Fortune 500 leadership at McKinsey & Company, A.T. Kearney, Monitor Group, and Booz & Company, and served as an SVP at Gap Inc.; he holds degrees from Christ Church, Oxford and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Mitch Mechigian· Partner (Direct Investments)· London, UKin

Tallulah Le Merle· Partner (AI Investments)· San Francisco, USAin

Lou Kerner· Partner· New York City Metropolitan Areain 𝕏

Founder of CryptoOracle.

Aarti Sharma· Accountant· Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Abradat Kamalpour· Law Partner, Jones Day — Financial Practice· San Francisco, USA & London, UK

Abradat Kamalpour is a law partner at Jones Day, working within the firm's financial practice. He is listed among the people associated with Blockchain Coinvestors.

Adarsh Giri· Investment Associate· London, UKin

Adarsh Giri is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Collective Liquidity. He has more than 20 years of experience working on startups and technology projects, with recent work focused on the fintech and blockchain sectors.

Anuroop Singh Rathore· Investment Analyst· Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Ariel Barack· Partner Ordway Selections· Zurich, Switzerland

Bowen Mechigian· Director of Finance· Denver, USA

Christine Burkett· Senior Accountant· San Mateo, USA

Christopher Linn· CFO & CFO FERA 1· Sacramento, USA

Christopher Nelson· CFO FERA· San Francisco, USA

Gokul Puthanveedu· Operations Associate· Bangalore, India

Hannah Jones· Head of Investor Platforms & Data· Denver, USA

Harmanpreet Singh Rathore· Finance & Accounting Manager· Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Irene Grigoryan· Marketing Associate· Montreal, Canada

James Zhang· Advisor - Token Investments· San Francisco, USA

Jerson Lopez de Leon· Investment Analyst· San Francisco, USA

Jon Staenberg· Seattle, USA

Jonathan Ordway Fackelmayer· Partner Ordway Selections· Zug, Switzerland

Kimberly Kupferman· Head of Operations & CCO· San Francisco, USA

Klark Xia· Advisor - Token Investments· San Francisco, USA & Tokyo, Japan

Meredith Geldhauser· Compliance Advisor· Atlanta, USA

Michael Bijesse· Head of Capital Formation - West· San Francisco, USA

Michael Torres· CEO, Adelante Capital Management· Oakland, USA

Winifred Pritchett· Head of Capital Formation· New York, USAin

Winifred Pritchett is Head of Capital Formation at Fifth Era and Blockchain Coinvestors, based in New York. She works with the investment team on investor relations, capital formation, and strategic partnerships, connecting institutions, family offices, and allocators with investment opportunities. Her investment areas include fund of funds, early-stage blockchain and AI, and secondaries.

Mark Browne· Member of the Advisory Board· Geneva Metropolitan Areain 𝕏

An experienced analyst and investor across public and private markets, with a focus on technology and life sciences.

Rowena Patel· Investment Associate· Kingston Upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

Rowena Patel holds a BSc (Hons) in Accounting for Management from Aston University and is ACCA-qualified. After early roles in a general practice and a foreign exchange company, she joined Advent in 2008 and has run its finance function for over a decade, overseeing financial and investor reporting, compliance, and HR. She also serves as the firm's Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer.

Ryland Burke· Associate· Belvederein

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Blockchain Coinvestors went on to found or lead other companies.

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What they invest in

from 19 of 41 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×15Fintech ×11Data & Infrastructure ×8AI & Machine Learning ×5Enterprise Software ×4Media & Entertainment ×2Cloud Computing ×1Cybersecurity ×1

HQs:United States×11Germany×1United Kingdom×1India×1Mexico×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 10 portfolio companies

50%

solo founders

5 of 10 mapped founding teams

60%

repeat founders

of 10 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×52 founders×33 founders×14+ founders×1

Investments · 41 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 1 2022 · 2 2021 · 1 2020 · 1 2018 · 16 dated

BitGobitgo.com in 𝕏NYSE: BTGO

BitGo provides institutional-grade infrastructure for digital assets, including regulated custody, wallet services, prime brokerage (trading, financing, settlement), stablecoin issuance, and embedded crypto-as-a-service.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechPalo Alto, US

Michael Belshe(Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer, President, and Director)Chen Fang(Executive Officer, Director)Krishna Juvvadi(Executive Officer)inEdward Reginelli(Chief Financial Officer)Jody Mettler(Chief Operating Officer)Jeff Horowitz(Chief Compliance Officer)

Co-investorsArkStream Capital Blockchain Capital Craft Ventures Cyber Capital Digital Currency Group DRW Venture Capital +13 more

LO Techlo.tech in 𝕏✓ verified

LO:TECH is a trading business providing institutional-grade liquidity, execution, and market data services across centralized and decentralized (DeFi) venues.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsLightspeed Faction 13books Capital Faction

Aaveaave.com in 𝕏

Aave Labs is the original author and contributor to Aave, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol for lending and borrowing crypto assets.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsAegis Ventues ArkStream Capital Big Candle Capital Blockchain Capital DeFiance Capital Draft Ventures Llc +13 more

Acalaacala.networkNov 2020

Acala is a Substrate-based cross-chain DeFi hub and stablecoin network secured by Polkadot, with a sister network Karura on Kusama.

Singapore

Ruitao Su(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Andromeda Capital Arrington Capital Coinbase Ventures D1 Ventures Figment +9 more

Arweavearweave.org in 𝕏

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)1kx a16z crypto Advanced Blockchain Andreessen Horowitz Arrington Capital +24 more

Attestivattestiv.com in 𝕏

Attestiv offers an AI-powered platform that validates digital files—photos, videos, audio, and documents—to detect tampering, deepfakes, and fraud using rules-based and machine learning models, delivered via a dashboard, APIs, and SDKs.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityInsurTechLehi, US

Nicos Vekiarides(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Bates(Executive Officer, Director)inThomas Mark Morley(Executive Officer)Emmanuel Parasirakis(Executive Officer)in

Board Matthew Walsh(Director)inJason Weiss(Director)in

Co-investorsBorderless Venture Castle Island Ventures Plug and Play Ventures

Bitsobitso.com in 𝕏

Bitso is a fintech platform offering cryptocurrency trading, U.S. stock and ETF investing, yield-earning opportunities on crypto holdings, and cross-border payment services.

Crypto & Web3FintechMexico City, MX

Daniel Vogel(Founder & CEO)in Ben Peters(Founder)in

Co-investors1Sharpe Ventures Coatue Management Coinbase Ventures Cometa Digital Currency Group FundersClub +15 more

Black Mantablackmanta.capital

Black Manta Capital Partners offers tokenization as a service, handling the technical, financial, and legal aspects of converting rights to assets into blockchain-based security tokens.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Blockdaemonblockdaemon.com in 𝕏

Blockdaemon provides blockchain infrastructure services including staking, node deployment, APIs, and wallet management across 60+ protocols for financial institutions and developers.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechLos Angeles, US

Konstantin Richter(CEO and Founder)in

Board Ed Sim(Director)in Gil Beyda(Director)in

Co-investors10SQ Capital (TenSquared)Amplify.LA Aurum Venture Partners Baroda Ventures boldstart ventures Borderless Venture +21 more

BlockFiblockfi.com

BlockFi was a cryptocurrency financial services company; its site now serves only as a wind-down and client remediation portal covering bankruptcy distributions, identity verification, and phishing warnings.

Crypto & Web3FintechNew York, US

Flori Marquez(Executive Officer)Zachary Lee Prince(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Richard Shaffer(Executive Officer)

BoardKavita Gupta(Director)

Co-investorsCastor Ventures Sprint Vc Consensys Ventures Locus Ventures Lumenary PJC +2 more

Blockfolioblockfolio.com

Los Angeles, US

Charles Mason(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsPantera Capital Chapter One Recursive Ventures Refactor Capital

Blocknativeblocknative.com 𝕏Acquired

Blocknative builds blockchain data infrastructure, including Gas Network and tools for transaction efficiency, mempool visibility, transaction orchestration, block building, and MEV auctions, serving protocol teams, wallet builders, and institutions.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsTiburon, US

Matt Cutler(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsBlockchain Capital Coinbase Ventures Fenbushi Capital Hack VC IDEO CoLab Ventures IOSG Ventures +3 more

BlockTalk AIblocktalkai.com

BlockTalk AI is a daily news show about blockchain technology and investing that is created, presented, and published entirely by AI, using automated agents to scan for news and AI hosts to deliver ~15-minute episodes.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Media & Entertainment

Cambridge Blockchaincambridge-blockchain.com

Cambridge, US

Matthew M. Commons(Chief Executive Officer and Manager)Alex Oberhauser(Manager)Alok Bhargava(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJack Lee(Director)Romain Lavault(Director)in

Co-investorsBantam Group Future Perfect Ventures Launchpad Venture Group Digital Currency Group Partech Ventures

Casakeys.casa in 𝕏

Casa provides self-custody solutions for securing bitcoin and stablecoins, offering multi-key security infrastructure and dedicated support for both individual and institutional users.

Crypto & Web3

Co-investorsAcrew Capital Coinbase Ventures Lerer Hippeau Mantis Capital STILLMARK Avon Ventures +1 more

Centrifugecentrifuge.io in 𝕏Feb 2018

Centrifuge enables investors to access tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) such as Treasury Bills, Asset Backed Securities, and Real Estate on a blockchain infrastructure.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US

Bhaji Illuminati(Founder)in Martin Quensel(Executive Officer, Director)inMarkus Ament(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Stehlik(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsArrington Capital Atlantic Black Dragon Bloccelerate VC BlueYard Capital Borderless Venture +17 more

Flexaflexa.network in 𝕏

Flexa provides crypto payment infrastructure that allows merchants to accept digital assets at points of sale.

Crypto & Web3FintechNew York, US

Daniel McCabe(Executive Officer)inZachary Kilgore(Executive Officer)inTrevor Filter(Executive Officer)in Tyler Spalding(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsPantera Capital 1kx 2020 Ventures Access Ventures Ada Ventures HERmesa +2 more

Flipside Cryptoflipsidecrypto.xyzApr 2022 · $50M

Edisyl builds a semantic layer for enterprise data that encodes organizational understanding of metrics and data meaning, enabling AI tools to answer questions according to business logic.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

David Balter(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board Adam D'Augelli(Director)inRalph Folz(Director)Shikar Ghosh(Director)

Co-investorsBitDAO Ceras Ventures Collab+Currency Commerce Ventures Digital Currency Group Founder Collective +15 more

Flipside Cryptoflipsidecrypto.comApr 2022 · $50M

Edisyl builds a semantic layer that encodes organizational understanding of data meaning, metrics definitions, and institutional knowledge to enable enterprise AI tools to answer questions aligned with business logic.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Jim Myers(Founder)in

Co-investorsBoston Seed Capital Coinbase Ventures Converge F-Prime Capital The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Avon Ventures +13 more

Fresh AIfreshaishow.com

Fresh AI is a daily AI news podcast that is researched, scripted, voiced, and published entirely by artificial intelligence, hosted by an AI persona named Tallulah AI.

AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment

Holaplexholaplex.comDec 2021 · $6M

Free tools for artists, musicians and creators to make and sell NFTs.

Co-investorsChaos Ventures CoinFund Collab+Currency

Pocket Networkpokt.network 𝕏

Pocket Network provides decentralized infrastructure for Web3 applications, enabling developers to access blockchain data without relying on centralized providers.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureTampa, US

Pabel Nunez(Treasurer)Michael O'Rourke(President)inLuis Correa(Vice President)

Co-investorsArrington Capital Blockwall Cogitent Ventures DeepTech Ventures Florida Funders Mapleblock Capital +11 more

Unocoinunocoin.com in 𝕏

Unocoin is a cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform based in India that enables users to buy, sell, and trade Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Crypto & Web3FintechIndia, IN

Abhinand Kaseti(Founder)inHarish Bv(Founder)in

Co-investorsDigital Currency Group Digital Finance Group Draper Associates FundersClub Future Perfect Ventures 2020 Ventures +3 more

Other

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

AkropolisAlchemyAletheaAmberAuthereumAvantiBaaktBasecoinBison TrailsBitcoinBitwiseBlockstackBloomBraintrustCarbonCeloSoilThe Block

Exits · 2

1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1

BitGoNYSE: BTGO

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

BTGO Investors Have Opportunity to Lead BitGo Holdings, Inc. Securities Lawsuit | Press Releases | newbernsj.com

BitGo · newbernsj.com · Jul 18, 2026

What is Arweave (AR) | Kraken

Arweave · kraken.com · Jul 13, 2026

Centrifuge and New York Life Investment Management Partner to Tokenize U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Strategy

Centrifuge · businesswire.com · Jun 30, 2026

The Unstoppable Roadmap - Pocket Network

Pocket Network · pocket.network · May 1, 2026

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Blockchain Coinvestors made?: Blockchain Coinvestors has 41 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Blockchain Coinvestors invest at?: Blockchain Coinvestors invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Blockchain Coinvestors focus on?: Blockchain Coinvestors focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3.
Where is Blockchain Coinvestors located?: Blockchain Coinvestors is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Who does Blockchain Coinvestors co-invest with?: Blockchain Coinvestors most often shares deals with Coinbase Ventures, Pantera Capital, Blockchain Capital, among 113 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Matthew Le Merle - Managing Partner and CEO - Blockchain Coinvestors

Dinis Guarda · Matthew Le Merle

Matthew Le Merle, Blockchain Coinvestors, on Discipline in Market Downturns

Fintech Nexus · Matthew Le Merle

Matthew Le Merle, Blockchain Coinvestors, on Digitalization Inevitability

Fintech Nexus · Matthew Le Merle

Matthew Le Merle, Blockchain Coinvestors, on the Crypto Winter Podcast Series

Fintech Nexus · Matthew Le Merle

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