Cogitent Ventures
Venture capitalLondon · Pre-Seed–Seed
Investment thesis
Cogitent Ventures invests in blockchain and Web3 startups spanning the leading Layer 1 ecosystems (Ethereum, Solana, NEAR, Avalanche, and others) as well as Layer 2 solutions. Its focus areas include decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the metaverse, GameFi and play-to-earn gaming, and cross-chain interoperability protocols. Beyond capital, the firm positions itself as a hands-on partner, offering guidance on business strategy and tokenomics, ecosystem introductions to other investors and portfolio companies, and marketing and brand development support to help projects grow.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 32 of 65 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×27Data & Infrastructure ×17Fintech ×12Developer Tools ×7Gaming ×5Consumer ×4Social ×4Media & Entertainment ×3
HQs:United States×4India×1
Investments · 65 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAether Games develops story-driven games with a focus on strategy and world-building, with a flagship card game titled "Cards of Eternity: The Wheel of Time." It also produces animation and narrative-driven series, extending its worlds across multiple media platforms, and operates a $AEG crypto token.
Crypto & Web3GamingMedia & Entertainment
Airchains provides a modular zk-Rollup SDK and ZK Stack that lets developers, enterprises, and institutions build and run their own blockchain networks with configurable execution layers (EVM, Cosmos/Cosmwasm, Solana) and data availability layers (Avail, EigenDA, Celestia).
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Proof-of-Stake public blockchain with private smart contracts.
Algorand is a blockchain platform offering institutional-grade infrastructure for decentralized finance, agentic commerce, and real-world asset tokenization with quantum-resistant cryptography and instant transaction finality.
Crypto & Web3FintechQuantum Computing
Silvio Micali(Founder)in
Arcana Network (operating as Avail Nexus) provides multi-chain infrastructure that lets decentralized applications operate across blockchains without rebuilding, including unified balances that combine tokens across chains and a verifiable data availability layer for high-throughput applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Algorithmic DeFi lending protocol building liquidity foundation on NEAR's Aurora.
Web3 project focused on shifting the ecosystem away from airdrop-driven models; raised a $5M strategic round.
Centrifuge enables investors to access tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) such as Treasury Bills, Asset Backed Securities, and Real Estate on a blockchain infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Bhaji Illuminati(Founder)in
DeFi protocol offering expirable futures without order books with physical delivery.
Decentraland is a decentralized virtual world platform where users can socialize, create, and explore using blockchain technology.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3
Discord is a communications platform for voice, video, and text chat designed primarily for gaming communities and players.
Creator EconomyGamingSocialSan Francisco, US
Jason Citron(Co-Founder; CEO (2015-2025); now Board Member & CEO Advisor)Stanislav Vishnevskiy(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)Stanislav (Stan) Vishnevskiy(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)Clint Smith(Executive Officer)Humam Sakhnini(Chief Executive Officer)Tomasz Marcinkowski(Chief Financial Officer)
Discord is a communication platform for group chats offering voice, video, and text messaging, along with live streaming, built-in games, and community customization.
ConsumerGamingSocialSan Francisco, US
Jason Citron(Co-Founder; CEO (2015–April 2025); now CEO Advisor & Board Member)Stan Vishnevskiy(Co-Founder & CTO)Humam Sakhnini(Chief Executive Officer)Tomasz Marcinkowski(Chief Financial Officer)Ben Shanken(VP of Product)
BoardDavid Sze(Board Member (Greylock Partners))
Eclipse is an Ethereum Layer 2 network that uses the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) as its execution environment, combining Solana's throughput with Ethereum's liquidity and security.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Neel Somani(Founder)Vijay Chetty(CEO)Terry Chung(Head of Strategy)Ben Livshits(CTO)
Gladiator-themed play-to-earn game built on NEAR Protocol.
Autonomous multi-agent (AgentFi) system for Web3 enabling on-chain execution; raised $4M in funding.
Grass operates a network that lets users share their unused internet bandwidth with verified institutions in exchange for rewards paid as points, Grass Tokens, or USDC.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Injective is a blockchain built specifically for finance, providing infrastructure for onchain trading, tokenization, and payments with embedded primitives such as stablecoins, real-world assets, and programmable derivatives.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Chen(Co-founder)
First decentralized lending protocol built on THORChain.
Privacy-first, peer-to-peer communication infrastructure for the next generation of Web3 applications; raised $3M in strategic funding.
Blockchain enabling individuals to exchange assets anytime and anywhere.
AMGI's web3 gaming project; a fund holding.
Web3 marketplace for crypto-to-fiat swaps.
Unified identity layer across all Web3 applications.
Oasis provides infrastructure for building private and verifiable applications using hardware-secured enclaves that keep data encrypted and produce cryptographic proofs of execution.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Ocean Protocol offers technology to tokenize AI models and data, letting users monetize datasets and models while preserving privacy.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Pocket Network provides decentralized infrastructure for Web3 applications, enabling developers to access blockchain data without relying on centralized providers.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureTampa, US
Pabel Nunez(Treasurer)Michael O'Rourke(President)Luis Correa(Vice President)
Real-time crypto-streaming payments solution.
Sei is a high-performance EVM Layer 1 blockchain built for trading and digital asset markets, featuring onchain order books and the Autobahn multi-proposer consensus mechanism.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Soarchain operates a DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure) network that turns vehicles into connected, real-time data hubs via a plug-in device (Soarchain Mini) and app, letting drivers securely share anonymized vehicle data and earn crypto rewards.
Crypto & Web3IoTMobility & Transportation
Telegram is a messaging application offering encrypted communication, media sharing without size limits, and group functionality supporting up to 200,000 members across multiple devices.
Social
Tribe3 is a trading platform for going long or short on NFT collection futures with leverage, aimed at NFT traders.
Crypto & Web3FintechGaming
Truflation provides real-time inflation data and over 350 economic indexes, offering an independent alternative to official CPI and PCE figures.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Shardeum is a Layer-1 blockchain network using dynamic state sharding and an autoscaling, EVM-compatible architecture to deliver high throughput and low fees.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Nischal Shetty(Co-founder)Srini(CTO)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesDiscord · valueaddvc.com · Jul 15, 2026
Discord · TechCrunch · Jul 7, 2026
Centrifuge · businesswire.com · Jun 30, 2026
Eclipse · mercomcapital.com · Jun 17, 2026
Pocket Network · pocket.network · May 1, 2026
Arcana · deadline.com · Apr 16, 2025
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘDirector · Indian · since 2022
Director · Indian · since 2022
Sayantan Mitra — 75–100% of shares
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Cogitent Ventures made?
- Cogitent Ventures has 64 tracked investments.
- What stage does Cogitent Ventures invest at?
- Cogitent Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Cogitent Ventures focus on?
- Cogitent Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, Gaming.
- Where is Cogitent Ventures located?
- Cogitent Ventures is headquartered in London, GB.
- Who does Cogitent Ventures co-invest with?
- Cogitent Ventures most often shares deals with Black Dragon, Arrington Capital, Mapleblock Capital, among 171 tracked co-investors.
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