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Cadenza

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

New York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 15 people tracked

Also known as Cadenza Ventures · CADENZA VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC

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Investment thesis

An investment firm specializing in digital finance.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
New York, New York, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2018
Last 12 months
3 investments
Private fund assets
$246.7M
VC funds
22
Tracked investments
49
Unicorns
4
Acquisitions
2

Team · 15 people

from public directories
Alex Acero· Venture Partner
Charles Srisuwananukorn· Venture Partner
Christopher Biettchert· Venture Partner
Danica Marsden· Venture Partner
Jonathan Bier· Venture Partner
Pedro Moreno Mengibar· Venture Partner
Tim Tickel· Venture Partner
Vince Reyes· Venture Partner
Vipul Ved Prakash· Venture Partner
Kumar Dandapai· Executive Officer
Andrew Liu· Investment Associatein
Kelly Yip· Investment Associatein

Founder mafia

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

What they invest in

from 36 of 49 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×15Fintech ×14Crypto & Web3 ×13Enterprise Software ×12Data & Infrastructure ×9Developer Tools ×7Consumer ×6Cloud Computing ×5

HQs:United States×23Argentina×1Bahrain×1Colombia×1United Kingdom×1Nigeria×1

Investments · 49 tracked

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By year:2026 · 32025 · 42024 · 32023 · 32022 · 92021 · 224 dated

Affinitiaffiniti.com

Affiniti is a financial technology company offering a platform for banking, payments, credit cards, expense management, bill pay, and accounting automation aimed at small and mid-sized American business owners.

FintechSaaS

Aaron Bai(Founder)Sahil Phadnis(Founder)

Co-investorsSoma CapitalDay One VenturesGilgamesh VenturesSignalFire

Bee Mapsbeemaps.comin

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)inAriel Seidman(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesBorderless VentureBorderless CapitalLDA CapitalPantera Capital

Breadcrumbs.iobreadcrumbs.ioin𝕏May 2026 · $1.6MAcquired

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 GlobalDragon CapitalGaingelsGlobal Founders CapitalSignum Capital+2 more

Bushabusha.io𝕏Nov 2021 · $4.2M

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.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechLagos, NG

Michael Adeyeri(Co-Founder and CEO)inMoyo Sodipo(Founder)inMoyosore Sodipo(Cofounder and COO)Adeoye Ojo(Co-Founder)Olaoluwa Samuel-Biyi(Co-founder)Babafemi Lawal(Co-founder)

Co-investorsBlockwallDigital Currency GroupKube VCThe Raba PartnershipYolo InvestmentsGreenHouse Capital+2 more

Casagetcasa.comin𝕏

Casa provides homeowners with a dedicated team that manages home maintenance and repairs, handling vendor coordination and home care decisions aligned with the homeowner's interests rather than vendor profits.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerPropTechSan Francisco, US

Michael York(Co-founder & CEO)inJameson Lopp(Founder)Jeremy Welch(Founder)Nick Neuman(Founder)

Co-investorsAdverb VenturesForerunner VenturesMaven VenturesTrue VenturesAcrew CapitalAvon Ventures+4 more

Casacasa.ioin𝕏

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

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Nick Neuman(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors515 VenturesAcrew CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsChampion Hill VenturesCoinbase VenturesF-Prime Capital+11 more

Coindcxcoindcx.com

A crypto-enabled financial services company providing borderless financial products and capital flow solutions.

Neeraj Khandelwal(Founder)Sumit Gupta(Founder)

Co-investors2am VCB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBlock.oneCoinbase VenturesDraper Dragon+10 more

Dexmatedexmate.aiin𝕏Feb 2026

DexMate develops physical AI technology, providing products intended to support the building of embodied AI and robotics systems.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSanta Clara, US

Yuzhe Qin(Founder)Tao Chen(Founder)Chongyang Wang(Founder)Wenda Wang(Founder)

Co-investorsLG Technology VenturesSinovel AngelTSVCWestWave Capital

FalconXfalconx.ioin𝕏

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 ZhanginPrabhakar Reddy(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelAccompliceB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsCleo Capital+21 more

Guru Networkdex.guruFeb 2022

Guru Network is a multi-chain AI compute and workflow orchestration layer that grew out of the DexGuru DeFi trading terminal.

Co-investorsD1 VenturesImpossible FinanceParaFi CapitalParafi General FundWoodstock FundAndromeda Capital+10 more

Hatahata.ioin𝕏Seed · Oct 2024 · $4M

Hata is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that lets users buy, trade, and grow crypto with features such as an OTC Desk, Auto-Invest, and Staking, with purchases starting from $10.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Darien Ng(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlpha Startups Pre-AcceleratorByBit

Imagenimagen.ioin𝕏Acquired

Imagen builds a video management platform designed to help clients make video content measurable, manageable, and profitable.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaSLondon, GB

Anthony BlakePaul McConkey

Co-investorsCambridge Innovation CapitalGuinness VenturesWormhole CapitalHaystackMenlo VenturesNFX+2 more

Jericho Securityjerichosecurity.comin

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-investorsAlumni VenturesAsymmetric Capital PartnersCentre Street PartnersCrosscourt VenturesDash VCFOG Ventures+5 more

Kagikagi.comin𝕏

Kagi provides a private, ad-free search and AI platform for teams, funded by subscriptions rather than advertising, with no user tracking or data training.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Vladimir Prelovac(Founder and CEO)

Krakenkraken.comin𝕏

Kraken 360 Investments provides capital and launch infrastructure to blockchain protocols in pre-token and early post-token phases, offering custody, staking, treasury, and liquidity services alongside fundraising support.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Jesse Powell(Founder)inMichael Gronager(Founder)inThanh Luu(Founder)David RipleyinArjun Sethiin

Co-investors1/1 Capital10T Fundalphabet angelsAltari VenturesAweh VenturesBlockchain Capital+49 more

Lemon Cashlemon.mein𝕏

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

Marcelo Cavazzoli(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAIR CapitalAlumni VenturesBorderless VentureCats.vcCoinbase Ventures+16 more

Liminallmnl.appin𝕏Nov 2023

Liminal is a custody and wallet infrastructure platform for institutions, offering wallet-as-a-service, an automation engine, institutional staking, and bank-grade digital asset custody with built-in compliance tools.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintech

Co-investorsBalaji SrinivasanSandeep NailwalBetter CapitalElevation CapitalFin CapitalMatchstick Ventures+10 more

Mirumirurobotics.comin𝕏Sep 2025 · $2.7M

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(CEO)inVedant Nair(Founder)inBenjamin Smidt(CTO)inRohan Relan(Founder)in

Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorChemistryDreamcraftGeneral CatalystInovia Capital+5 more

Miru Labsmiru-labs.comSep 2025 · $2.7M

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)

Co-investorsDreamcraftInovia CapitalNotion Capital

Nous Researchnousresearch.comin𝕏

Nous Research develops and trains open source language models and builds infrastructure for distributed AI training.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Jeffrey Quesnelle(Founder)inJeffrey Quesnelle Karan Malhotra(Founder)Karan Malhotra(Founder)Ryan Teknium(Founder)Shivani Mitra(Founder)

Co-investorsBreedCollab+CurrencyFactionForerunner VenturesFuture Back VenturesMozilla Ventures+10 more

Ostiumostium.app

Ostium is an onchain trading platform where users can trade assets such as stock indices against USD.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Kaledora Kiernan-Linn(Founder)Marco Antonio Ribeiro(Founder)

Pangram Labspangram.comin𝕏Jul 2026 · $9M

Pangram Labs builds AI-detection models to identify AI-generated text and mitigate issues caused by generative AI, such as AI-generated spam.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEdTechEnterprise SoftwareBrooklyn, US

Bradley(Co-founder)inMax Spero(Founder)inBradley Emi(Founder)

Co-investorsMenlo VenturesScOp Venture CapitalHaystackScript Capital

Polymathpolymathlabs.aiin𝕏Seed

Polymath builds simulation environments for training AI agents to perform autonomous tasks over extended periods with minimal human supervision.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Dylan Ma(CEO)inNaren Yenuganti(CTO)inChristian Silver(Founder)Sophie Silver(Founder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorBlackbird VenturesCervinSurgePoint AngelBase10 PartnersBerkeley Frontier+4 more

rainrain.co.za

Rain is a South African mobile network operator offering unlimited mobile data and home wifi services on month-to-month plans.

ConsumerHardwareIoT

Akbar Khan(Founder)Alex Bradford(Founder)Brandon Leigh(Founder)Charles Naut(Founder)Charles Yoo-Naut(Founder)Farooq Malik(Founder)

Co-investorsA'Z AngelsArchetypeAzolla VenturesCanonical CryptoConvective CapitalDBL Partners+13 more

Rain Financialrain.comin𝕏Jan 2022 · $110M

Bahrain-based, Central Bank of Bahrain-licensed cryptocurrency exchange serving the Middle East and Turkey.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

AJ Nelson(Founder)inAbdullah AlmoaiqelinYehia BadawyinJoseph Dallago(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalA'Z AngelsCoinbase VenturesKleiner PerkinsParadigmSpace Whale Capital+11 more

Rain Financialjimco.cominJan 2022 · $110M

JIMCO (JIM Capital) is the investment arm of the Jameel Family, deploying capital into private equity and venture capital funds as well as direct early-stage investments in innovation and emerging technology.

Sector AgnosticSan Francisco, US

Joseph D. Dallago(Executive Officer, Director)Adam J. Nelson(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesGlobal Founders CapitalJIMCOKleiner PerkinsParadigm

Remystartremy.cominSeedDefunct

Remy provides automation software that handles insurance administration tasks for medical practices, including benefit verification calls and claims status inquiries.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Sten Sjöberg(Founder)inKevin Kim(Founder)in

Co-investorsCarbon13Y CombinatorAmino CapitalSequoia CapitalTekedia CapitalZ Nation Lab Growth

Ribbonribbon.co

Arsham Ghahramali(Founder)Arsham Ghahramali Dave Vu(Founder)Arsham Ghahramani(Founder)Dave Vu(Founder)Hany Rashwan(Founder)inShaival Shah(Founder)

Co-investorsHaymaker VenturesOne Way VenturesRadical VenturesSocial LeverageSV Angel

Rimerime.aiin𝕏

Rime builds ultra-realistic voice AI models trained on a proprietary in-studio dataset of spontaneous, multilingual conversational speech, designed for enterprise communication use cases.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Lily Clifford(Founder)inBrooke Larson(Founder)inArif Alotaibi(Founder)Mohammed Almarshidi(Founder)

BoardAres Geovanos(Founder)John Vrionis(Director)in

Co-investorsUnusual VenturesAlumni VenturesCorazon CapitalM13Moth FundSEEDRA Ventures+1 more

Roxomroxom.comin𝕏Pre-Seed · Jul 2024 · $4M

Roxom is a digital asset service provider and Bitcoin service provider incorporated in El Salvador, operating a platform for tokenized assets issued by third-party foreign issuers.

Crypto & Web3FintechSan Salvador, SV

Co-investorsBorderless VentureDraper AssociatesBorderless CapitalDraper CygnusNewtopia VCNXTP

Rubber Ducky Labsrubberduckylabs.ioin𝕏Seed · Jun 2023Defunct

Rubber Ducky Labs provides AI-based product catalog analysis for e-commerce teams, automatically generating metadata tags from uploaded product data to improve search and discovery capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Alexandra Kissel(Founder)inGeorgia Hong(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAccelAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesVenture Investment Associates

Scoutthedailyscout.comSeed

Scout produces personalized audio news summaries in podcast format, delivering industry and interest-based updates to users during commutes and exercise.

ConsumerSan Francisco, US

Rohan Arora(Founder)inVenkat Krishnan(Founder)inAnrui Gu(Machine Learning)

Co-investorsY CombinatorAlign VenturesBooz Allen VenturesDecisive PointDraper AssociatesEvolution VC Partners+1 more

Skatexskatex.ioMar 2022

SkateX is a Solana-based free-to-play skateboarding MMO with NFT boards, built by San Francisco game studio Block Tackle.

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesAnimoca BrandsHolly LiuHustle FundKevin LinPlay Ventures+1 more

Tasker AItasker.aiin𝕏Seed

Tasker AI is an AI assistant that handles complex work and personal tasks through multi-step execution from a single user command.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ahmed AJ(Founder)inHesham GhandourMo AzizLauren Weisheit(Director of Business Development \u0026 Marketing)Kertu Koss(Product Engineer)Sarah Johnson(Product Manager)

Co-investorsDepartment of XYZEx/AntePioneerUDHCUniversal DeFi Holding CompanyVenture Dept.+21 more

Tensorwavetensorwave.comin𝕏Apr 2025

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(Founder)inDarrick Horton(Founder)inJeff Tatarchuk(Founder)inKathleen Simon(Chief Financial Officer)Cassandra Mack(Chief Information Security Officer)

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundEssence Venture CapitalJavelin Venture PartnersMistral Venture PartnersProsperity7 VenturesStartupNV+5 more

Together AItogether.aiin𝕏Feb 2025

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 & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Vipul Ved Prakash(Founder)inCe Zhang(Founder)inChris Ré(Founder)Tri Dao(Founder)inPercy Liang(Founder)inVipul Prakash(Founder)

Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesAlumni VenturesBrave CapitalBrilliant Phoenix CapitalCambium Capital+40 more

Token Terminaltokenterminal.comin𝕏

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

Uniblockuniblock.devin𝕏Nov 2023 · $2.3M

Uniblock provides multi-chain RPC infrastructure that aggregates access to blockchain networks through a unified API, offering intelligent routing and automatic failover for teams requiring high uptime and performance.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Kevin Callahan(CEO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)SBI Ven CapitalSerafundV3V VenturesBlockchain Founders FundHustle Fund+3 more

Validation Cloudvalidationcloud.ioin𝕏Seed · Feb 2024 · $5.8M

Validation Cloud operates a platform designed to facilitate organizations' integration into Web3 through infrastructure solutions.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsBloccelerate VCBlockwallMetamatic GroupTrue Global VenturesAP CapitalBlockchain Founders Fund+2 more

VALRvalr.comSeries B · Mar 2022 · $50M

Institutional crypto exchange and payments

Farzam Ehsani(Founder)inBadi S.(Founder)in

Co-investors4Di CapitalPantera CapitalThe Raba Partnership

Zebedee Privatezebedee.ioin𝕏

ZBD is a payment service provider focused on disrupting payments in the gaming industry through globally compliant payment solutions.

Creator EconomyFintechGamingHoboken, US

Simon Cowell(Founder)inAndré Neves(Co-founder, CTO)inBen Cousens(Founder)Christian Moss(Founder)

BoardStephen McKeon(Director)inNicholas Brand(Director)

Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyFulgur VenturesTrammell Venture Partners (TVP)Lakestar

Zulutransferzulutransfer.comin

Zulu Transfer provides international payment services for businesses, enabling cross-border payroll, supplier payments, and customer receipts through a digital platform.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsStripe

Other

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

Block TackleCR3 LabsGamerGains LabLeague of TradersMomento NFTPartiPredictex

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Cadenza made?
Cadenza has 49 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.
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.

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Co-investors · 14

Alumni Ventures

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.

$100K – $10M
Pantera Capital

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.

$5M – $100M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

Both backed · 3
$1M – $5M
Jump Capital

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.

Both backed · 2
Blockchain Founders Fund

Blockchain Founders Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in Web3 companies with a global focus.

Tiger Global Management

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.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $100M
Lightbank

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.

Both backed · 1
GamerGains Lab
$500K – $5M
Archetype

Archetype is an early-stage venture fund backing crypto founders building new markets and protocols.

Both backed · 1
rain
$100K – $10M
NXTP

NXTP is an early-stage venture capital fund investing primarily in B2B companies in Latin America, typically as the first institutional check.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $5M
Castle Island Ventures

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.

Both backed · 1
$100K – $5M
Great Oaks Venture Capital

Great Oaks Venture Capital is a New York-based seed and early-stage investor that backs founders building enduring businesses across the United States.

$50K – $500K
LiveOak Ventures

LiveOak Ventures is a venture capital firm that partners with Texas-based founders building technology and tech-enabled service companies.

$500K – $10M
▶2 more co-investors

Katapult AfricaXBTO Humla Ventures

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