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Chainforest
New York · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Venture DAO centralizing GP decisions while Rainmakers earn non‑transferable $RAINDROP carry with no capital or LP stake, acting as incentivized scouts, advisors, and beta‑testers—≈50% of investments from Rainmaker founders.
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Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Chainforest invest at?
- Chainforest invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Chainforest's typical check size?
- Chainforest typically writes checks of $250K – $750K.
- What sectors does Chainforest focus on?
- Chainforest focuses on Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Media & Entertainment.
- Where is Chainforest located?
- Chainforest is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Chainforest lead rounds?
- Yes, Chainforest leads investment rounds.
Co-investors · 12
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.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
Forerunner Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs companies redefining consumer behavior, health, commerce, fintech, and AI-native products.
Resolute Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that leads pre-seed and seed rounds, backing founders with grit, energy and conviction.
Maveron is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs across web-enabled consumer services, education, and wellness sectors.
75 & Sunny operates as both a venture fund and startup studio where Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff directly incubates companies like Queue while leveraging his media presence as a CNBC contributor and podcast host to give portfolio companies exposure that few small funds can match. The LA-based fund concentrates heavily on proptech and "future of living" investments while co-creating companies with unconventional capital structures like SPACs and fractional home-ownership models, drawing on Rascoff's experience navigating public markets.
Costanoa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs a select group of founders solving hard problems, offering long-term partnership, operational expertise, and hands-on support.
Giant Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in technology that transforms civilization's foundational systems across sectors including AI, energy, materials, industry, work, finance, biology and healthcare.
Cultivation Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies with the potential to transform how people live and work, backing them from Series Seed through Series B.
10x Genomics is a life sciences technology company offering single cell and spatial biology platforms (Chromium, Atera, Xenium, Visium) that enable researchers to analyze gene expression, cell types, and spatial patterns for applications in drug development, oncology, immunology, and AI cell models.
Blockchange Ventures is an early-stage fund investing in blockchain companies, backing founders building large blockchain-focused businesses.
Alaya Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in Latin American digital entrepreneurs and technology startups with a positive impact focus.
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