BODL
Venture capitalPre-Seed–Seed · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
BODL is an early-stage venture firm focused on backing bold founders building next-generation decentralized networks and Web 3.0 applications. The firm emphasizes risk-taking, experimentation, and hands-on support for entrepreneurs, sharing its partners' experience, learnings, and resources with builders in open source technology. Areas of interest include cryptography-based approaches to reinventing decentralized networks, Web 3.0 infrastructure that accelerates ecosystem growth and developer creativity, privacy-related research and technology, and practical solutions that push crypto toward mainstream adoption and accessibility. The firm is also pursuing open research initiatives.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 20, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 2 of 17 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2Cloud Computing ×1Developer Tools ×1
HQs:Australia×1United States×1
Investments · 17 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAI Data Layer for Web3 AI applications (Scopechat, Scopescan).
Pedro Torres(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitDAOMantle Network
A DeFi protocol creating a marketplace for blockspace.
Co-investorsCastle Island VenturesCircle VenturesCoinbase Ventures1kxDragonflyRobot Ventures+1 more
B2B AI SaaS company building foundation models for demand forecasting, pricing and inventory planning.
Co-investorsMango Capital
Monad is a high-performance EVM-compatible blockchain designed for fast, low-cost transactions.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureCalifon, US
Eunice Giarta Hon(Executive Officer)James Hunsaker(Director)Keone Hon(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalAmbush CapitalArchetypeBankless VenturesBig Brain HoldingsBloccelerate VC+32 more
Smart Token Labs builds infrastructure for tokenization, including TokenScript (a smart token interface standard for composable tokens), AlphaWallet (an open-source EVM mobile wallet), and Smart Layer (a blockchain-based service network that executes token logic and integrates web services with token functionality).
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSydney, AU
Weiwu Zhang(Founder)in
Co-investorsPuzzle VenturesFenbushi CapitalFramework VenturesMechanism CapitalMH VenturesSignum Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BackpackBitEyeCEBG GameChainBaseCielo FinanceElixir ProtocolMetaforoMPCVaultMythLinksParsecSAX TradeUniPass
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has BODL made?
- BODL has 17 tracked investments.
- What stage does BODL invest at?
- BODL invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does BODL focus on?
- BODL focuses on Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity.
- Who does BODL co-invest with?
- BODL most often shares deals with Coinbase Ventures, Electric Capital, Harpoon Ventures, among 33 tracked co-investors.
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