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Investment thesis
Promotes Web Monetization and Interledger, using founder and grant funding (including Ripple), running a $100M Grant for the Web and investing $20M in Imgur to enable creator payments.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Coil went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 3 of 5 portfolio companiesConsumer ×2Media & Entertainment ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1Cloud Computing ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Fintech ×1Marketplaces ×1Social ×1
HQs:United States×2United Kingdom×1
Investments · 5 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12022 · 22020 · 12019 · 15 dated
Arkive is a decentralized, member-curated physical museum that acquires artifacts chosen by community votes recorded on-chain.
Thomas McLeod(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesInterlace VenturesParade VenturesAmity VenturesAwesome People VenturesChainforest+10 more
Technology publication with over 5 million monthly active readers featuring stories and opinions from tech professionals
Co-investorsForward Research
Imgur is an online platform for uploading, sharing, and discovering images and memes, organized around community-submitted posts, tags, and upvotes.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocialSan Francisco, US
Alan Schaaf(Founder)in
BoardMatthew Strader(Director)Lars Dalgaard(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzSaints Capital
Songkick is a platform that helps music fans track their favorite artists and discover live concerts, providing personalized alerts and ticket purchasing options.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentTravel & HospitalityEngland, GB
Ian Hogarth(Chairman)inPete Finlay (né Smith)(COO)inMichelle You(CPO)inAdam Ray(Executive Officer)Matthew Jones(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Schiffer(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsUncork CapitalY CombinatorAccess IndustriesAtomicoBetaworksBetaworks Ventures Management, Llc+9 more
TigerBeetle is a specialized transactions database designed for online transaction processing (OLTP) with focus on safety and performance.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US
Joran Greef(Founder & CEO)inDavid Gardiner(Director, Promoter)Joran Dirk Greef(Founder)
Co-investorsSpark CapitalAmplify PartnersMaterialized View Capital
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Coil made?
- Coil has 5 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What sectors does Coil focus on?
- Coil focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Does Coil lead rounds?
- Coil typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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