Blockwall
Venture capitalFrankfurt · Pre-Seed–Series A · 12 people tracked
Also known as Blockwall Capital
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Investment thesis
Blockwall backs visionary Web3 founders leveraging deep sector expertise and vertical focus to identify opportunities at pre-seed and seed stages. The firm maintains a disciplined investment approach with a long-term vision for Web3, believing entrepreneurs will solve major future challenges. By providing strategic capital and commitment, Blockwall aims to create an ecosystem producing exceptional founders and addressing real-world problems in the digital economy.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
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What they invest in
from 41 of 49 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×28Fintech ×18Data & Infrastructure ×14SaaS ×10AI & Machine Learning ×9Developer Tools ×9Enterprise Software ×8Consumer ×6
HQs:United States×8Germany×4Nigeria×3Finland×1France×1Ireland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×43 founders×44+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with education data
École Polytechnique ×4The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ×3Brandeis University ×2HEC Paris ×2Saint Petersburg State University ×2Technische Universität Berlin ×2University of Lagos ×2X-HEC Entrepreneurs ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 25 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×8Business & Management ×5Economics ×5Engineering ×5Mathematics & Statistics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 28 founders with career history
Jumia Nigeria ×2Spendesk ×2Symbol Technologies (Motorola) ×2
3 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 27 with degree data)
Investments · 49 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 22022 · 22021 · 22019 · 12018 · 18 dated
Staex builds a secure autonomous agent platform for connected devices and machines, enabling cryptographically verified data exchange and autonomous transactions across IoT ecosystems.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeep TechIoTBerlin, DE
Dr. Alexandra Mikityuk(Co-founder)inPhilip Toepffer(Co-founder)inDaniil ShulgininIvan GankevichinAlex RusovRicardo Mastrangelo(Co-founder)
Co-investorsBrandenburg KapitalGenerative VenturesBorderless CapitalMoonrock Capital
Kirha offers an AI-powered financial analyst tool that reviews lengthy filings such as 10-Ks and earnings calls to surface trends, risks, and opportunities.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsKima VenturesOVNI Capital
Blink operates a private mempool that provides MEV (maximal extractable value) protection while helping businesses extract and monetize value from order flow.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsDigital Currency Group
bloXmove develops a blockchain-based protocol that enables decentralized collaboration between mobility and energy providers to create efficient, multi-modal transportation networks.
CleantechCrypto & Web3EnergyMobility & TransportationDublin, IE
Sophia Rödiger(Founder & CEO)inDr. Harry Behrens(CTO & Co-founder)Bernd Hanisch(Co-founder & CFO)inDaniel Diéz Álvarez(CIO)in
Co-investorsOutlier Ventures
Blu offers a Mastercard-backed credit card in Mexico that customers apply for through a mobile app using only their INE ID, with no credit history or minimum income required.
ConsumerFintech
Busha is an SEC-licensed digital asset exchange app where users can buy, sell, and convert Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT and 70+ cryptocurrencies at local rates, plus earn yield, borrow against holdings, and spend via USD accounts and debit cards.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechLagos, NG
Michael Adeyeri(Founder)inMoyo Sodipo(Founder)in
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupKube VCThe Raba PartnershipYolo InvestmentsCadenzaJump Capital+1 more
Busha is an SEC-licensed digital asset exchange app where users buy, sell, and convert Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, and 70+ cryptocurrencies with local funding and payout options.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Michael Adeyeri(Founder)inMoyo Sodipo(Founder)in
Co-investorsCadenzaJump Capital
Byzantine Prime offers individual investors stable returns on their capital by earning interest from over-collateralized borrowers seeking short-term liquidity.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Jonas Bokelmann(Founder)inGaia Ferrero Regis(Founder)in
Co-investorsNode CapitalSuper Capital VCMasterkey VC
cheqd Studio provides APIs and tools to build trusted digital credential ecosystems with decentralized identifiers, trust registries, and payment infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsMiH VenturesTitanBlock
Collectibles.com is a community platform where collectors can create custom profiles to display and manage their collections, track valuations, and connect with other enthusiasts.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplaces
Dietrich von Behren(Founder)in
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersBlockchange VenturesGFR Fund
Digital Seals is a software agency that designs and develops digital products, covering frontend and design, backend architecture, product management, ERP reporting solutions (including a Power BI solution for Infor LN), consulting, and sales & marketing support.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Dirk Emmers(Founder)in
Highlands Ranch, US
Jonathan Billings Howard(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Alexander Britt(Executive Officer, Director)Alexander James Turner(Executive Officer, Director)
Fetch.ai offers a personal AI assistant that fulfills user requests in natural language — such as booking flights, making reservations, and planning trips — by coordinating multiple specialized AI agents from trusted brands.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCrypto & Web3
Humayun Sheikh(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlack DragonRR2 CapitalSpark Digital CapitalArcher Venture CapitalDST GlobalGaingels+5 more
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FIO Protocol is a Layer 1 blockchain designed to simplify cryptocurrency transactions by providing human-readable names and request functionality across all blockchains.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Flyra offers FlyraOS, a programmable stablecoin-native ledger that lets platforms launch global financial products such as remittance, wallets, cards, credit, and rewards on a single system of record with built-in AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Oneal Bhambaniin
Co-investorsDepartment of XYZVenture Dept.
Fuel is a high-throughput execution layer for Ethereum that uses a UTXO-based asset model, native account abstraction, and parallel transaction processing to support 600+ TPS with 1-second block times.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsCoinFundMaven 11BITKRAFT VenturesSparrow Capital
Fuel is a high-throughput Ethereum execution layer that uses a UTXO-based asset model, native account abstraction, and parallel transaction processing, with 1-second block times and Ethereum 4844 data availability.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsBaseTwoFenbushi CapitalMaven 11Moonhill CapitalTRGC
Portsmouth, US
Ryan Lambert(Founder)
Co-investorsBlockchain Founders CapitalBlue Wire Capital
Hedera is a permissioned distributed ledger platform designed for enterprise applications, offering fast transaction finality, regulatory compliance, and institutional governance.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechRichardson, US
Mance Harmon(Chief Executive Officer, Manager)inLeemon Baird(Manager)in
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCBlockchain AssetsDigital Currency GroupEterna CapitalFenbushi CapitalFirstMile Ventures+8 more
Immortal Rising 2 is an action game featuring combat that mixes weapons and magic, a customizable skill tree, and a skill combo system.
Gaming
Co-investorsNotch VenturesComma3 VenturesGreenfield OneImmutableKraken VenturesMARBLEX Corp.+2 more
Kulipa provides API infrastructure that lets fintechs issue stablecoin-backed payment products, including physical and virtual cards, embedded wallets, and white-labelled virtual accounts.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSNew York City, US
Michael Shynar(Founder)inKarl Vaillant(Director)inAxel Cateland(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investors1k(x)1kxFabric VenturesWhite Star Capital
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Monk is an autonomous DevOps platform that works with AI coding agents to provision infrastructure, deploy, monitor, fix, and operate software across cloud providers such as AWS, GCP, Azure, and Digital Ocean.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsKira StudioBetter Tomorrow Ventures
Nilos provides a cross-border payments platform for businesses, combining multi-currency accounts, FX liquidity, and stablecoin-based settlement into a single system.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSTel Aviv, IL
Raphael Fettaya(Founder)in
Co-investorsFabric VenturesMensch Capital PartnersViola VenturesSpider Capital
Ocean Protocol is a decentralized data and AI project built around the $OCEAN token, which ecosystem teams can integrate into products for uses such as staking, governance, payments, NFTs, and DeFi.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureSingapore
Franz MJ Pfister(Director)Trent McConaghy(Director)inBruce Pon(Chief Executive Officer and Director)inDaryl Arnold(Director)
Co-investorsBR CapitalCogitent VenturesElliptiFabric VenturesMerkle Tree CapitalMoonlanding Ventures+3 more
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 CapitalCogitent VenturesDeepTech VenturesFlorida FundersMapleblock CapitalMerkle Tree Capital+12 more
Rebind is a savings app that gives consumers access to internet-native (crypto stablecoin) money markets, offering yield in EUR and USD with auto-compounding balances.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsGreenfield
Salto X is an all-in-one cap table platform that helps growing companies manage equity ownership, track stock options and vesting schedules, and maintain stakeholder accounts.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsbyFoundersSpecialist VC
SEDA provides always-on oracle infrastructure that delivers low-latency data feeds across equities, commodities, indices, pre-IPO companies, prediction market outcomes, and custom assets.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Peter M.(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinFundFigmentMaven 11Reciprocal VenturesGreenfield
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
Spectarium is a remote-first game studio developing cross-platform action RPGs.
GamingOulu, FI
Romain Schneider(CEO / Founder)inMark Peterson(CPO / Founder)inAvraham Shalel(Founder / Investor)inGabriel Shalel(Founder / Investor)in
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesBITKRAFT VenturesFramework Ventures
Spherity develops decentralized identity and compliance solutions that enable businesses to verify and exchange data securely in a connected digital ecosystem.
Circular EconomyCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechSaaSSector Agnostic
Co-investorsBlockrocket
Spiko provides business treasury accounts that earn daily interest on idle cash while keeping funds accessible for withdrawal at any time.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Paul-Adrien(Founder)inPaul-Adrien Hyppolite(Founder)inAntoine Michon(Founder)in
Co-investorsFrstIndex VenturesKima VenturesWhite Star Capital
Blockwall VC is a venture capital firm specializing in blockchain and Web3 investments, backing early-stage startups in the cryptocurrency and decentralized technology space.
Crypto & Web3Sector AgnosticFrankfurt am Main, DE
Dominic Briggs(Managing Partner)inJannis Choulidis(Managing Partner)inNikos Choulidis(Managing Partner)in
Urbit is a personal server platform designed for self-hosting, giving users full control over their data and infrastructure.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzChampion Hill VenturesCoinFundLattice CapitalNode CapitalPantera Capital+3 more
Tlon offers a peer-to-peer messenger and AI agent platform where users own their personal server, messages, and AI agent data rather than relying on centralized company infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumer
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalDigital Currency GroupMetaplanetNode CapitalFounders Fund
Tranched provides on-chain securitisation infrastructure that enables loan originators to tokenise and distribute loans to institutional investors through smart contracts.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Clément Larrue(Founder)in
Co-investorsMaven 11OVNI CapitalSpeedinvest
Validation Cloud operates a platform designed to facilitate organizations' integration into Web3 through infrastructure solutions.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCMetamatic GroupTrue Global VenturesAP CapitalBlockchain Founders FundCadenza+2 more
Vaporware is a decentralized, peer-to-peer internet computer built on a purely functional virtual machine ("ship") that combines cryptographic identity, large-scale file storage, encrypted networking, and full-stack web applications into a single framework.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsPicks and Shovels (Picks & Shovels)
Xylene provides a Digital Product Passport platform that traces and verifies product information across the supply chain from raw materials to disposal, using satellite data and blockchain notarization.
Circular EconomyCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSpace Tech
Yousend offers cross-border money transfers with multi-currency accounts, aimed at Africans living abroad who send money internationally to family.
Fintech
Co-investorsDigital Currency Group
Zealy provides a community engagement platform that helps companies automate workflows and drive customer participation through features like quests, sprints, and leaderboards.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Marketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsBitDAOMantle Networkredalpine
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Validation Cloud · justainews.com · Aug 14, 2026
Byzantine · thenationalherald.com · Aug 12, 2026
Fuel · indianretailer.com · Aug 5, 2026
Hedera Hashgraph · cryptotimes.io · Jul 16, 2026
Solana · cryptobriefing.com · Jul 2, 2026
Vaporware · forbes.com · Jun 24, 2026
Pocket Network · pocket.network · May 1, 2026
Dusk · osec.io · Apr 30, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Blockwall made?
- Blockwall has 49 tracked investments.
- What stage does Blockwall invest at?
- Blockwall invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Blockwall focus on?
- Blockwall focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Fintech.
- Where is Blockwall located?
- Blockwall is headquartered in Frankfurt, DE.
- Who does Blockwall co-invest with?
- Blockwall most often shares deals with Digital Currency Group, Maven 11, CoinFund, among 110 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Blockwall has recently written about stresses in private credit funds and how on-chain infrastructure could address liquidity and opacity problems, the use of prediction markets as data and hedging tools, and a broad introductory handbook on Web3 technology and investing. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamDominic Briggs, General Partner at Blockwall at #WEF19 | Traders Network Show
Traders Network Show · Dominic Briggs
Dominic Briggs, General Partner at Blockwall at #WEF19 | Traders Network Show | Dominic Briggs, General Partner at Blockwall was interviewed LIVE on the Traders Network Show from Davos, Switzerland #WEF19. Coverage of the 2019 World... | By The Traders Network Show
Dominic Briggs · facebook.com
The Future of Capital Markets: Tokenization in Action
Blockwall · youtube.com
From Investor to Operator - The Path to IPO & the Future of Crypto
Blockwall · youtube.com
Founder Spotlight - Spiko
Blockwall · youtube.com
Web3's Potential to Disrupt and Building Animoca into a Billion USD Company
Blockwall · youtube.com
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