New York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
Also known as Cadenza AI Ventures · Cadenza Blockchain Ventures · Cadenza Ventures · CADENZA VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
Investment thesis
An investment firm specializing in digital finance.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 20 of 22 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×8Data & Infrastructure ×8AI & Machine Learning ×7Fintech ×7Enterprise Software ×6Cloud Computing ×3Cybersecurity ×3Developer Tools ×3
HQs:United States×8Bahrain×1Nigeria×1
Investments · 22 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 32024 · 12023 · 16 dated
Beemaps provides real-world video and imagery data for physical AI applications, with coverage refreshed on a scale of days.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Evan Moss(Founder)Ariel Seidman(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesBorderless VentureBorderless CapitalPantera Capital
Breadcrumbs provides a no-code platform that scores customer and prospect data to surface upsell and cross-sell opportunities for sales teams, requiring minimal setup time compared to traditional analytics solutions.
Enterprise SoftwareSales TechSan Francisco, US
Armando Biondi(Founder)inGary Amaral(Founder)inMassimo Chieruzzi(Founder)inMassimo Chieruzzi Pazzaglia(Director)
Co-investorsY CombinatorDistributed GlobalSignum Capital
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 CapitalCoinbase VenturesLerer HippeauMantis CapitalSTILLMARKAvon Ventures
FalconX is a digital assets prime brokerage providing institutional clients with 24/7 access to liquidity and capital solutions through proprietary technology designed for risk management in volatile markets.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Mateo, US
Raghu Yarlagadda(Founder)inAustin ReidinSuzy WaltherinBrian CristinVanessa Zhangin
BoardShekhar Kirani(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsAccelAccompliceB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCleo CapitalCoinbase Ventures+11 more
Imagen is a cloud-native media asset management platform that enables organizations to manage, enrich, and distribute large-scale video files.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsCambridge Innovation CapitalGuinness VenturesHaystackMenlo VenturesScript Capital
Jericho provides AI-powered security solutions to defend organizations against generative AI-driven attacks through red team simulations, phishing campaigns, and threat detection.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Sage Wohns(Founder)inTim Hwang(Founder)in
Co-investorsAsymmetric Capital PartnersCentre Street PartnersDash VCFoundersX VenturesRoot and Shoot VenturesWorldQuant Ventures+1 more
Lemon is a digital wallet app offering daily yields on peso and dollar balances, a Visa prepaid and credit card with cashback in Bitcoin, cross-border transfers across Latin American countries, and investing in Bitcoin and over 10,000 stocks such as Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAIR CapitalBorderless VentureCats.vcCoinbase VenturesMirana Ventures+9 more
Miru provides tools for robotics teams to manage, version, and deploy robot configurations through APIs and interface components.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Armel Talla(Founder)inVedant Nair(Founder)inBenjamin Smidt(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorDreamcraft
Miru builds behavioral threat detection and response software that monitors cloud environments and endpoint agents to detect risks like AI data leakage, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and insider threats, then automatically investigates and blocks them.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareDover, US
Quang Pham(Founder)Eoghan McKee(Executive Officer, Director)David Patrick Pigott(Executive Officer, Director)Quang Duy Pham(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsDreamcraft
Nous Research develops and trains open source language models and builds infrastructure for distributed AI training.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Jeffrey Quesnelle(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsBreedCollab+CurrencyFactionForerunner VenturesMozilla VenturesNIV+4 more
A crypto-enabled financial services company providing borderless financial products and capital flow solutions.
Co-investors2am VCB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBlock.oneCoinbase VenturesDraper Dragon+6 more
Bahrain-based, Central Bank of Bahrain-licensed cryptocurrency exchange serving the Middle East and Turkey.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
AJ Nelson(Founder)inJoseph Dallago(Founder)inAbdullah AlmoaiqelJoe DallagoYehia Badawy
Co-investors500 GlobalA'Z AngelsParadigmCoinbase VenturesGlobal Founders CapitalJIMCO+1 more
TensorWave provides a cloud platform for training and running AI workloads, built on AMD Instinct GPUs and the ROCm software stack.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureLas Vegas, US
Jeff Tatarchuck(Executive Officer, Director)Piotr Tomasik(President & Chief Operating Officer)inDarrick Horton(Chief Executive Officer)Jeff Tatarchuk(Chief Growth Officer)Kathleen Simon(Chief Financial Officer)Cassandra Mack(Chief Information Security Officer)
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundJavelin Venture PartnersMistral Venture PartnersProsperity7 VenturesStartupNVNexus Venture Partners
Together AI builds a full-stack platform for production AI systems, serving teams that need to deploy and scale machine learning models reliably.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US
Vipul Ved Prakash(Founder)inCe ZhanginChris RéTri DaoinPercy Liangin
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesBrave CapitalBrilliant Phoenix CapitalCambium CapitalChapter One+30 more
Token Terminal operates a blockchain data infrastructure platform that ingests, decodes, and standardizes petabytes of onchain data across 100+ blockchains for institutions, research outlets, and developers.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsArca FundsLifeline VenturesBlocktower Capital
Uniblock provides a unified Web3 API layer that connects developers to 300+ blockchains and 55+ RPC providers (such as Alchemy, Infura, QuickNode, and Ankr) through a single interface, with real-time routing, failover, and unified billing.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsSBI Ven CapitalSerafundV3V VenturesBlockchain Founders FundSide Door Ventures
Validation Cloud provides an institutional platform for digital assets, offering AI-powered market intelligence (Mavrik), a Node API for high-throughput interactions with 50+ blockchains, and yield-generation services.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCBlockwallMetamatic GroupTrue Global VenturesAP CapitalBlockchain Founders Fund+2 more
ZBD (Zebedee) is a fintech platform that handles the full money lifecycle in games, covering player deposits, in-game value transfers, real-money rewards, and instant payouts to players and creators.
Creator EconomyFintechGaming
Co-investorsCollab+Currency
Zulu is a paytech that handles international payments for businesses, including supplier payments, international collections, payroll, and mass cross-border transfers, with real-time balances and treasury management in pesos or dollars.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesImage · zawya.com · Aug 19, 2026
Validation Cloud · justainews.com · Aug 14, 2026
Miru Labs · oceannews.com · Jul 28, 2026
Opportunistic India Growth Stage · siliconindia.com · Jul 23, 2026
Nous Research · blockchain-council.org · Jul 16, 2026
FalconX · axios.com · Jul 15, 2026
Together AI · techtimes.com · Jul 3, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Cadenza invest at?
- Cadenza invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Cadenza focus on?
- Cadenza focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is Cadenza located?
- Cadenza is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Cadenza lead rounds?
- Cadenza typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team#AroundtheBlock with Max Shapiro, Managing Partner at Cadenza Ventures
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Co-investors · 14
Pantera Capital is a blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused investment firm that pioneered early crypto funds in the U.S., offering exposure through venture equity, early-stage tokens, and liquid tokens.
Blockchain Founders Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in Web3 companies with a global focus.
Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.
Jump Capital is a venture capital firm that leads and participates in startup financing rounds, providing capital, strategic guidance, hiring support, and operational assistance to its portfolio companies.
Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.
Great Oaks Venture Capital is a New York-based early-stage investor that partners with founders at the earliest stages of company building across the United States.
Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.
Lightbank is a Chicago-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies and provides operational support to portfolio companies. The firm was founded by Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell, entrepreneurs behind Groupon, Mediaocean, InnerWorkings, Echo Global Logistics, and Uptake.
Archetype is an early-stage venture fund backing crypto founders building new markets and protocols.
LiveOak Venture Partners is an Austin-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology companies, working closely with founders across sectors such as fintech, security, real estate technology, healthcare, and enterprise software.
NXTP is an early-stage venture capital fund investing primarily in B2B companies in Latin America, typically as the first institutional check.
Castle Island Ventures is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on public blockchains, backing early-stage infrastructure and application companies at the intersection of traditional finance and blockchain technology.
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