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Blockchain Founders Fund

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Singapore · Pre-Seed–Series A · 13 people tracked

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Led by founder Aly Madhavji, a Singapore-based Web3 fund that offers hands-on support for go-to-market, tokenomics and partnerships across Asia, North America and the Middle East, with 100+ startups.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
Singapore, SG
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2018
Tracked investments
95

Team · 13 people

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Founder mafia

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

What they invest in

from 56 of 95 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×33Fintech ×29SaaS ×19AI & Machine Learning ×14Developer Tools ×10Consumer ×8Enterprise Software ×8Data & Infrastructure ×7

HQs:United States×20Canada×3Germany×2United Arab Emirates×1Switzerland×1Malaysia×1

Investments · 95 tracked

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Arfarf.onein𝕏✓ verified

Arf operates a liquidity platform for licensed financial institutions in the cross-border payments sector, offering on-ramp and off-ramp infrastructure and settling with real-world-asset-based digital assets such as stablecoins.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSZug, CH

Ahmet ÖzcanAli NalbantBerhan KongelKazım Ozyılmaz

Co-investors500 Emerging EuropeFenbushi CapitalSignum CapitalCircle VenturesHard YakaNGC Ventures+3 more

Velvet Capitalvelvet.capitalin𝕏✓ verified

Velvet is an all-in-one non-custodial trading terminal for executing spot, perpetual, and yield trades across seven blockchains with integrated DeFi protocol access, real-time onchain analytics, and an AI copilot.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsDWF LabsFunFair VenturesGains AssociatesLucidBlue VenturesMindfulness CapitalMucker Capital+2 more

CryptoStarMar 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

Toronto

Cory Dozhier(Executive Officer)Sean Harris(Executive Officer)Amelia Jones(Director)David Jellins(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatAly MadhavjiWarren Lorenz· per SEC Form D · $20.4M raise · filed May 2021

🇸🇻 Osmoosmowallet.comin𝕏

OSMO is a fintech platform that allows users to buy, sell, send, and receive Bitcoin with local currency support across Central America and beyond.

Crypto & Web3FintechEl Salvador, SV

Co-investorsHivemind Ventures, Llc

Alliance Labsalliance.xyzin𝕏

Alliance is a selective accelerator and founder community for crypto and AI startups, providing $1M in funding, a 10-week program (in-person in New York City plus remote), mentorship, and connections to investors to help startups reach product-market fit.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3New York City, US

Imran ..(Founder)in

Co-investorsFounders FundAdaverseCoinbase VenturesCoinFundKindred VenturesMulticoin Capital+8 more

Allritesallrites.comin𝕏

Allrites offers a Content-as-a-Service licensing model that lets streaming platforms and broadcasters access, deploy, and rotate licensed film and TV content through flexible subscriptions.

B2B MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Karen Ho(Founder)inDamian Miles(Founder)in

Co-investorsArtesian

Argyle One

New York, US

Nirup Ramalingam(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsFurther VenturesVirtu Financial

Baanxappbaanxapp.com
Balancebalance.cain𝕏

Balance is Canada's largest digital asset custodian, serving clients with blockchain and cryptocurrency custody solutions.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechToronto, CA

George Bordianu(Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer)inBaha Nurlybayev(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsTechstarsWaterloo Accelerator Centre

Beatdappbeatdapp.comin𝕏

Beatdapp offers a "Trust and Safety OS" that unifies identity, security, content, and engagement integrity for digital platforms, using AI-driven detection to combat fraud.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSocial

Morgan Hayduk(Founder)inPouria Assadipour(Founder)inAndrew BateyArpan DeolMorgan HaydukPouria Assadipour

Co-investors500 GlobalCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Maple VCPanache VenturesSaltagen VenturesHike Ventures

Biconomybiconomy.ioin𝕏

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

Aniket Jindal(Founder)in

Co-investorsBitDAOBorderless VentureCoinbase VenturesCoinFundDanu VenturesFenbushi Capital+7 more

Bitwalabitwala.comin𝕏

Bitwala offers a crypto app with a Visa card and self-custody wallet, letting users buy, hold, send, and spend Bitcoin, Ether, USDC, and Euros online, in-store, and at ATMs.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsPointer.Capital

Block Trustblock-trust.io
Blockbraintheblockbrain.ioin𝕏

Blockbrain is an enterprise AI orchestration platform that lets companies build, connect, and scale modular AI agents, knowledge bots, and automated workflows across their existing systems, with document extraction, multi-LLM support, and built-in governance and security.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsLBANK Labs

BoomFiboomfi.xyzin𝕏

BoomFi is an all-in-one crypto payment gateway that lets businesses accept cryptocurrency and settle in crypto or fiat, bridging crypto and traditional payments for merchants and developers.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS

Co-investorsTriton CapitalYolo Investments

Breshnabreshna.ioin𝕏Jul 2022

Breshna is a platform that lets people create their own video games, including from templates, and offers a library where users can discover and play games made on the platform.

ConsumerCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsGamingSaaSVienna, US

Mariam Nusrat(Founder & CEO)Rizwan Nusrat(Director)Matthew Miller(Director)

Co-investorsEntrepreneur VenturesSuperCharger VenturesTechMeetsTraderTribes Ventures

Bridgebrdg.app

Co-investorsBetter CapitalLoyal VC2048 Ventures

Consolaconsola.finance

Accounts payable automation platform for businesses paying vendors globally in local currency or stablecoins.

DeFinerdefiner.orgin𝕏

DeFiner is a blockchain-based platform that enables users to earn, lend, and borrow cryptocurrency assets through a decentralized financial infrastructure powered by its native FIN token.

Crypto & Web3FintechMinneapolis, US

Co-investorsTechstars

Dogamidogami.io

Co-investorsXAnge

Draper Goren Holmdrapergorenholm.com
Evil Genius Gamesevilgeniusgames.comin𝕏

Evil Genius Games develops and publishes Everyday Heroes, a d20 Modern tabletop roleplaying system compatible with 5th edition D&D rules, built around officially licensed movie franchise campaigns.

ConsumerGamingSan Mateo, US

Co-investorsCitta CapitalTechstars

FIDE AImetafide.io𝕏

Metafide is a predictive finance platform that turns live market movements into skill-based prediction games, where players call the price of assets like Bitcoin and NVDA for rewards.

Crypto & Web3FintechGaming

Co-investorsBitDAOMantle Network

Flow48flow48.comin

Flow48 provides Revenue Based Financing and Invoice Financing to South African SMEs, letting businesses access working capital against future revenue or unpaid invoices without collateral or equity dilution.

FintechSaaS

Idriss Al Rifai(Founder)

Co-investorsDaphniEvolution VenturesFirst Circle468 Capital

Foadfoad.xyz𝕏

FOAD operates a network of competitive party games built on user-generated content within the Fortnite Creative ecosystem, centered on collectible "FOAD" characters that vary in design, stats, and personality.

ConsumerGaming

Fountainplatformfountainplatform.comin𝕏

Fountain is a no-code smart contract automation platform for on-chain treasury operations, risk management, and trading execution.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS

Co-investorsNathan McCauleyRene Reinsberg

Freenamefreename.ioinSep 2023 · $2.5M

Freename is a Web3 domain platform where users can register, tokenize, and manage blockchain-based domains and top-level domains, with tools including Web3 emails, a website builder, DNS, domain resolution, and payment features.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsSaaS

Co-investorsEntrée CapitalGolden Record VenturesSparkle Ventures

Freenamefreename.comin𝕏Sep 2023 · $2.5M

Freename is an ICANN-accredited Web3 domain registrar that lets users register traditional and blockchain-based domains, create their own decentralized top-level domains (TLDs), and earn royalties on domains registered under them.

Crypto & Web3SaaS

Davide(CEO)

Co-investorsPolymorphic CapitalEntrée CapitalGolden Record VenturesSparkle Ventures

Fulcrumlendingcorpfulcrumlendingcorp.comin

Fulcrum provides U.S. multifamily credit investment access through Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) and loan participations, serving liability-driven investors such as banks, insurance companies, pensions, endowments, foundations, and trusts.

FintechPropTech

Fusefuse.ioin𝕏

Fuse is an EVM-compatible, proof-of-stake blockchain network and developer stack for launching wallets, payment apps, and DeFi products, including onchain payments for AI agents via x402, MPP, and MCP.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech

Co-investorsCollider VenturesWolfEdge Capital

Futureversefutureverse.com

Aaron McDonald(Founder)in

Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalAirTree VenturesMuse Capital

Fxdxfxdx.exchange
FYNI / Kryptoskryptos.ioin𝕏

Kryptos offers a crypto portfolio tracker, tax reporting tool, and back-office accounting platform, plus Kryptos Connect, a single API aggregating data across 150+ blockchains, 100+ exchanges, and 50+ wallets.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsLongHash Ventures

Getlockergetlocker.com

Locker is a consumer sports app that aggregates teams, leagues, and sporting moments into a single personalized feed.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech

Growfittergrowfitter.com

Growfitter is an India-based fitness rewards app that lets users earn redeemable points and token-based rewards for staying active.

Co-investorsBrinc

Health Herogohealthhero.com

Health Hero is an enterprise platform that turns employee health actions into tokenized, on-chain assets and rewards, offering a private-label real-world-asset (RWA) toolkit, AI-powered dashboards, and a marketplace for trading tokenized organizational assets.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsHouston Angel NetworkNeer Venture PartnersOne Planet GroupPortfoliaAnimoca BrandsIoTeX+1 more

HIFI Bridge, Inchifibridge.comin𝕏

HIFI builds programmable money infrastructure using stablecoins, enabling financial products where money can execute rules and logic at the asset level.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSNew York City, US

Co-investorsPresidio VenturesAntlerPlug and Play Ventures

Hivellohivello.com

Co-investorsLBANK LabsYellow Rocks!

Indiindi.gg

Co-investorsPlay VenturesCourtside Ventures

Ivorypayivorypay.ioin𝕏

Ivorypay provides a bi-directional crypto and stablecoin payment infrastructure that lets African businesses accept payments from global customers and pay suppliers internationally, with automatic settlement to local African currencies via banks and mobile money.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS

Co-investorsCV VC

JAUNTIN'jauntin.comin

JAUNTIN' is a white-label technology platform that partners with insurance companies to digitize and embed insurance products, automating the quote, bind, and issue process for real-time, on-demand and short-term coverage.

FintechInsurTechSaaS

Co-investorsGlobal Insurance Accelerator

K3 Labsk3-labs.com𝕏

K3 Labs offers a no-code platform for building AI agents that automate workflows across Web2 and Web3, using a natural language chat interface.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer Tools

Kino Entertainmentkino.studioDec 2020

Interactive streaming platform bridging the gap between actors, filmmakers and Hollywood.

Redmond, US

Mahak Garg(Director)Karan Varshney(Director)Saumya Yadav(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsA100X VenturesBlockchain Founders CapitalHyperithmLightning Capital

Klinkfinanceklinkfinance.comin𝕏

Klink is an online rewards platform where users earn cash or crypto by completing partner offers such as trying apps, playing games, taking surveys, and social quests.

AdTechConsumerFintech

Co-investorsCastrum CapitalTRIVE

Koinoskoinos.io𝕏

Koinos is a decentralized, community-governed blockchain that offers feeless smart contracts through its Mana system, 3-second block times, and a modular microservices architecture supporting multiple programming languages.

Crypto & Web3Developer Tools

Krayondigitalkrayondigital.com

Co-investorsSaison Capital

Kredetekredete.ioin𝕏Oct 2024 · $2.3M

Kredete provides cross-border payment services for diaspora communities and emerging-market populations.

AI & Machine LearningFintechNew York City, US

Co-investorsExpert DOJONeer Venture PartnersPolymorphic CapitalTechstarsAfricInvestTeam Ignite Ventures

LunarCrushlunarcrush.comin𝕏Jul 2023 · $5M

LunarCrush analyzes millions of social media posts in real time across networks like X, Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and news to produce sentiment and influence metrics for crypto assets, stocks, brands, and people.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechCosta Mesa, US

Joe Vezzani(Founder)in

Co-investorsDraper AssociatesLBANK LabsTechstarsTRGCWWVenturesDraper Goren Holm+4 more

Magnamagna.soin𝕏Acquired

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 VenturesBig Brain HoldingsDorm RoomMarin Digital VenturesOlive Tree CapitalY Combinator+2 more

Melodmelod.ie
Metaschoolmetaschool.soin𝕏

Metaschool offers hands-on, project-based learning tracks and templates for developers to learn Web3, blockchain, and AI development by building real projects.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEdTechSingapore, SG

Fatima Rizwan(CEO)in

Co-investorsCapria VenturesDigital Currency GroupEntrepreneur First

Middlewaremiddleware.ioin𝕏Jul 2025 · $3.2M

Middleware is a cloud observability platform that integrates logs, traces, and metrics to help organizations identify and resolve infrastructure issues rapidly.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Laduram Vishnoi(Founder)in

Co-investorsBeat VenturesBegin CapitalOlive Tree CapitalTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Y CombinatorFin Capital+2 more

Monkeyleaguemonkeyleague.io

Monkeyleague develops a casual game built on blockchain infrastructure.

Co-investorsNFX

Moonraymoonray.game

Moonray develops gaming experiences distributed across major platforms including PlayStation, Steam, Xbox, iOS, and Android.

Gaming

Co-investorsChampion Hill VenturesGossamer CapitalAnimoca BrandsCardanoGBV CapitalLD Capital+3 more

Nealthynealthy.com
NettyWorthnettyworth.ioin

NettyWorth is an online marketplace for buying, selling, and trading trading card games (TCGs), Pokémon and sports cards, and other collectibles, offering instant buyback options.

Crypto & Web3FintechMarketplaces

Co-investorsRayo Capital GroupTDeFiTRIVE

Nfidnfid.one

Co-investorsRubyLight

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

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Frequently asked questions

What stage does Blockchain Founders Fund invest at?
Blockchain Founders Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Blockchain Founders Fund focus on?
Blockchain Founders Fund focuses on Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
Where is Blockchain Founders Fund located?
Blockchain Founders Fund is headquartered in Singapore, SG.
Does Blockchain Founders Fund lead rounds?
Blockchain Founders Fund typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Tech Summit Day 1: Conversation with Tobias Bauer-Blockchain Founders Fund with Dr Akhil Damodaran.

IILM · Tobias Bauer

Decoding Venture Capital in Web3 | Aly Madhavji | Managing Partner of the Blockchain Founders Fund

Daivik Goel · Aly Madhavji

FMLS 2022 | Executive Interviews | Tobias Bauer | Blockchain Founders Fund

Finance Magnates · Tobias Bauer

Blockchain Founders Fund’s interview with Aly Madhavji, Managing Partner.

New to the Street TV · Aly Madhavji

Developing a Technology Investment Strategy With Aly Madhavji of Blockchain Founders Fund

McGuireWoods LLP · Aly Madhavji

Ep363: Aly Madhavji 穆亚霖 | Managing Partner, Blockchain Founders Fund

The Matias Experiment · Aly Madhavji

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Techstars

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$220K
Cadenza

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Champion Hill Ventures

Champion Hill Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, founded in 2014, that backs founders tackling large, overlooked problems through non-consensus and structurally underserved ideas.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $1M
Tribes Ventures

11 Tribes Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that leads rounds for founders pursuing capital-efficient growth, emphasizing founder well-being alongside company performance.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $3M
Mulana Capital

Mulana Capital is an early-stage crypto venture firm founded by DeFi project founders, focused on fundamental blockchain projects and helping non-crypto-native founders navigate the full lifecycle of building in crypto.

Both backed · 1
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Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
DCVC (Data Collective)

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$5M – $25M
Hustle Fund

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$150K
Speedinvest

Speedinvest operates a Portfolio Success program that connects its 400+ portfolio startups with customers, follow-on investors, industry experts, talent, discounted tools, and fellow founders across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond.

$5M – $30M
Tusk Venture Partners

Tusk Ventures provides regulatory, communications, and strategic advisory services to startups, helping them navigate compliance, expand into new markets, and reduce regulatory risk.

$750K – $2M
White Star Capital

White Star Capital is a multi-market venture capital firm with a presence across North America, Europe, and Asia, partnering with founders building globally minded technology businesses.

$500K – $7M
IVC

IVC is a venture capital firm that has made over 200 investments across Web3, gaming, digital entertainment, AI, infrastructure, and fintech.

$480K – $9M
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