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Venture capitalPre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Ceras Ventures focuses on the digital economy driven by blockchain and AI technologies. As an early-stage investor and long-term partner, it backs Web3 and AI-native founders building critical infrastructure, financial primitives, and next-generation applications. The firm combines an operator-led, crypto-native team with institutional discipline, taking calculated risks based on deep knowledge of the investment landscape. It also offers institutional-grade digital asset strategies designed to navigate market cycles and preserve capital, plus advisory services covering tokenomics, go-to-market, and market structure. Guided by its ESE principles (Expertise, Sustainability, Entrepreneurial), Ceras seeks growth and value creation across the Web 3.0 and AI ecosystem with a global reach.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 4 people
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What they invest in
from 17 of 29 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×14Data & Infrastructure ×9AI & Machine Learning ×6Fintech ×6Developer Tools ×5Deep Tech ×3Enterprise Software ×3Cloud Computing ×2
HQs:United States×7
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×12 founders×23 founders×44+ founders×2
Investments · 29 tracked
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Autonomys provides permanent, verifiable decentralized data storage designed to keep AI agent memory auditable and tamper-proof.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBixin CapitalBixin VenturesCandaq Fintech GroupCoinbase VenturesD1 Ventures+9 more
Ava Labs is a company building blockchain infrastructure and tools for creating and using finance applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechFintechNew York City, US
Emin Gün Sirer(Founder)inKevin Sekniqi(Founder)Maofan Ted Yin(Founder)Maofan Yin(Founder)
Co-investorsAnimoca BrandsAbstract VenturesContinue CapitalInitialized CapitalLvna Capital8090 Industries+6 more
Bitte provides a no-code builder and developer tools for creating AI agents that generate and execute blockchain transactions (including EVM transactions), which can be embedded as a whitelabel chat widget.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer Tools
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesFigmentWoodstock Fund
Co-investorsBixin CapitalBixin Ventures
Edisyl builds a semantic layer for enterprise data that encodes organizational understanding of metrics and data meaning, enabling AI tools to answer questions according to business logic.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US
David Balter(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAdam D'Augelli(Director)inRalph Folz(Director)Shikar Ghosh(Director)
Co-investorsBitDAOBlockchain CoinvestorsCollab+CurrencyCommerce VenturesDigital Currency GroupFounder Collective+17 more
Flow.life designs online communities to facilitate connections among individuals, their local neighbors, and the natural environment.
Social
Adam Neumann(Founder)Aparna Dhinakaran(Founder)inDieter Shirley(Founder)Eswar Dhinakaran(Founder)inMikhael Naayem(Founder)Parikshat Singh(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitza16z cryptoAmerican Express Ventures (Amex)BAM VenturesDeep Science VenturesEleven Ventures+10 more
Flow is a blockchain network designed for consumer decentralized finance applications, offering institutional-grade financial products, yield optimization, and automated strategies with features like prediction markets, home equity credit lines, and scheduled transactions that require no cryptocurrency knowledge.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAppWorks VenturesMulticoin CapitalValor Capital GroupWhite Paper CapitalYoubi Capital+1 more
Kava is a decentralized blockchain platform that combines Cosmos SDK interoperability with Ethereum smart contract development.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBig Candle CapitalElliptiArrington XRP Capital
Metis builds a post-training and continual-learning layer for enterprise agents, enabling autonomous systems to operate reliably on real tools and workflows.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Aryan Shah(Founder)inAayush Sheth(Founder)inMarcus Yearwood(Founder)in
Co-investorsAntiDorm RoomSoma CapitalY CombinatorAfore CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)+2 more
Metis is a Layer 2 Ethereum blockchain designed to provide scalability, security, and decentralization for Web3 applications.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Elena.S(Co-founder & Decentralization Coordinator of People & Education)Kevin.L(Co-founder & Decentralization Coordinator of Strategy)Yuan.S(Co-founder & Decentralization Coordinator of Innovation)
Co-investorsAndromeda CapitalCatcherVCChronos VenturesDigital Finance GroupMetis FoundationPentos Ventures+2 more
Miden is a blockchain protocol using zero-knowledge (ZK) architecture to enable programmable privacy, quantum-resistance, and scalability for onchain finance.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechMenlo Park, US
Bobbin Threadbare(Co-founder)Azeem Khan(Co-founder)inDominik Schmid(Co-founder)in
Co-investors1k(x)1kxa16z cryptoAlpha Wave GlobalBig Candle CapitalBloccelerate VC+20 more
NEAR is an open blockchain infrastructure powering the agent economy, providing cross-chain execution, confidential settlement, and private inference capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Miami, US
Illia Polosukhin(Founder)inAlexander Skidanov(Founder)
Co-investors0 VenturesA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAccompliceAdvanced BlockchainAmbush Capital+42 more
Security and encryption platform for distributed systems.
San Francisco, US
MacLane Wilkison(Founder)Michael Egorov(Founder)
Co-investors1k(x)1kxAmino CapitalBase Venture Management, Inc.Continue CapitalFusion+5 more
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Oasys is a gaming-focused blockchain built by gaming industry veterans, designed with user experience at its core through features like zero gas fees and fast transaction finality.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechGaming
Co-investorsDigital Finance GroupFenbushi CapitalHyperithmNonagonSerafund1984 Ventures Management, Llc+8 more
peaq provides a blockchain stack that lets robots and machines act as autonomous economic actors, enabling developers to activate, finance, and build omnichain applications around machines.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechRobotics
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainBorderless VentureCoinIx CapitalCrit VenturesDelta BlockchainFOMO Ventures+15 more
Polkadot is an open-source proof-of-stake protocol that links independent blockchains for shared security and cross-chain messaging.
Gavin Wood(Founder)Peter Czaban(Founder)Robert Habermeier(Founder)
Co-investors1confirmationAdvanced BlockchainAngelONE CapitalArrington CapitalBig Candle CapitalBlock Infinity+29 more
Polygon provides blockchain-based cross-border treasury settlement using stablecoins, letting institutions convert between US dollars and stablecoins, move funds onchain, and pay out over bank rails like SWIFT, ACH, and RTP.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechHR Tech
Sandeep Nailwal(Founder)inAnurag Arjun(Founder)Jaynti Kanani(Founder)Mihailo Bjelic(Founder)
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalCoinbase VenturesDePIN XDigital Currency GroupDragonflyDraper Associates+39 more
Portal to Bitcoin builds infrastructure and tools for peer-to-peer Bitcoin markets and financial applications, enabling Bitcoin as a settlement layer while maintaining decentralization and user sovereignty.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Dr. Chandra Duggirala(Co-founder, CEO)George Burke(Co-founder and Biz Dev)inManoj Duggirala(Co-founder and CTO)
Co-investorsAcacia Digital HoldingsArrington CapitalCoinbase VenturesGenblock CapitalIlluminati CapitalPentos Ventures+6 more
Raydium is a Solana-based on-chain order book AMM offering swaps, liquidity pools, yield farms and the AcceleRaytor launchpad.
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesMarin Digital VenturesMow CapitalPetRock CapitalJump Crypto
Solana is a blockchain network designed for high-performance internet capital markets, payments, and cryptocurrency applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US
Anatoly Yakovenko(Founder)inGregory Fitzgerald(Executive Officer)Rajiv Gokal(Executive Officer)Alan YuGreg Fitzgerald(Founder)Raj Gokal(Founder)
Co-investors1k(x)1kx500 Globala16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAegis Ventues+56 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
FigJoystreamKlaytnKlaytn Fee-less Layer 1MintverseRepublicSlopeStarrynift
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMiden · finsmes.com · May 10, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ceras Ventures made?
- Ceras Ventures has 29 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What stage does Ceras Ventures invest at?
- Ceras Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Ceras Ventures focus on?
- Ceras Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Fintech, Quantum Computing.
- Who does Ceras Ventures co-invest with?
- Ceras Ventures most often shares deals with Coinbase Ventures, Digital Finance Group, a16z crypto, among 165 tracked co-investors.
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