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Collab+Currency

Venture capital

New York · Seed · 10 people tracked

Also known as COLLABORATIVE FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

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Investment thesis

Collab+Currency is a seed-stage venture firm focused on open networks. It backs early-stage projects building the next generation of finance, intelligence, and consumer technology. The team, made up of former builders, works closely with founders to help refine ideas and chart a path forward, and it emphasizes supporting visionary founders whose projects influence mainstream culture and shape future technology.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Seed
HQ
New York, OR, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2018
Last 12 months
3 investments
AUM
$1.8B
Tracked investments
240
Unicorns
9
Acquisitions
4

Team · 10 people

from the firm's website & public directories
ronan· Investment Partner𝕏
amanda· Venture Partner𝕏
arad· Venture Partner𝕏
arjun· Analyst𝕏
jerry· Accounting & Ops𝕏
justin· Director of Finance𝕏
karen· Venture Scout𝕏
zack· Chief Operating Officer𝕏

What they invest in

from 118 of 240 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×73Fintech ×39AI & Machine Learning ×38Data & Infrastructure ×23Developer Tools ×23Creator Economy ×20Consumer ×15SaaS ×15

HQs:United States×41United Kingdom×2Austria×1Canada×1Ireland×1Israel×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 60 portfolio companies
58%
solo founders
35 of 60 mapped founding teams
73%
repeat founders
of 64 founders with career history
~1 yr
old at investment
median across 9 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×352 founders×183 founders×44+ founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 55 founders with education data

Estonian Business School ×3University of Michigan ×3Columbia University ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Princeton University ×2Stanford University ×2Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology ×2University of Oxford ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 56 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×28Engineering ×8Business & Management ×5Finance & Accounting ×4Politics & Policy ×4Economics ×3Humanities ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 64 founders with career history

Google ×4angellist ×2Coinbase ×2Goldman Sachs ×2Microsoft ×2Nifty Island 🏝 ×2Technion ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3

6 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 63 with degree data)

Investments · 240 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 32025 · 12024 · 12023 · 62022 · 82021 · 102019 · 12015 · 131 dated

Zebedee Privatezebedee.ioin𝕏Jul 2021

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

Creator EconomyFintechGamingHoboken, US

Simon Cowell(Co-founder, CEO)inAndré Neves(Co-founder, CTO)in

BoardStephen McKeon(Director)inNicholas Brand(Director)David Osojnik(Director)

Board seatSteve McKeon· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFulgur VenturesTrammell Venture Partners (TVP)Cadenza

21Shares21shares.comin𝕏

21shares is a crypto-focused asset manager that builds regulated crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs), including staking ETPs, backed by an in-house research team.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Russell Barlow(CEO)inDuncan Moir(President)inEdel Bashir(Chief Operating Officer)inAndres Valencia(Executive Vice President of Investment Management)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsETFS Capital

404-GEN Private404.xyz𝕏

404 is a 3D AI generator that enables users to create 3D content, games, and AR/VR/XR experiences from text prompts.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyGaming

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Actual Privateactual.inc

Actual is software that runs open AI models locally on a user's own hardware, linking multiple computers over an encrypted relay so data and prompts never leave the machine.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep Tech

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

ADIN Privateadin.online

ADIN is an AI-powered venture capital platform that automates deal sourcing, due diligence, and investment execution using a global network of scouts.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

AKEDO Privateakedo.fun

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsThe Open Platform

Altitude𝕏Apr 2026 · $18M

Squads is a financial technology company building products and APIs for the stablecoin economy, including a Solana multisig tool, a business account (Altitude), a personal finance app (Fuse), and its stablecoin infrastructure and developer platform (Grid).

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech

Co-investorsHaun VenturesMulticoin CapitalCoinbase VenturesElectric Capital6th Man VenturesMarin Digital Ventures+6 more

Ampleforthampleforth.org𝕏

FORTH DAO is a decentralized autonomous organization that governs the AMPL token and manages treasury assets through community voting, including protocol-owned liquidity and ecosystem grants in the elastic finance space.

Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US

Brandon Iles(Founder)inAguilar Gestany(Executive Officer)Karen Lasso(Executive Officer)Emilio Mc Entosh(Executive Officer)

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsBlack DragonBlock54 CapitalFounder CollectiveMagnus CapitalPantera CapitalSlow Ventures+3 more

Anaulaanaula.bio

Anaula builds autonomous bioreactors for pharmaceutical and biological production, integrating hardware, robotics, and software into a closed-loop system that senses, controls, and corrects itself to reduce operator-caused batch failures.

BiotechHardwareRoboticsDublin, IE

Anykraftanykraft.io

Luke Ahn(Founder)inChi Hyun Lim(Founder)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsLemniscapSamsung NextPatron

Art Blocksartblocks.io𝕏

Art Blocks is a platform where artists publish generative art algorithms that mint unique on-chain artworks when collected.

Marfa, US

Erick Calderon(Executive Officer, Director)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsNarcissus VenturesNxGenTrue VenturesGalaxy Interactive

Atlas Privateatlas.design

Atlas is a governance and context layer for AI-driven creative production, offering a node-based pipeline for game studios and visual effects teams to convert design concepts into production-ready 3D assets while maintaining IP control and stylistic consistency at scale.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsGamingVienna, AT

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investors6th Man Ventures

Atmos Privateatmos.xyz𝕏

Planet Atmos is an online game world centered on competitive, action-oriented gameplay, spectator experiences, and community-driven style expression.

ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Audiusaudius.co𝕏

Audius operates a free music streaming service positioned for artists, labels and fans.

San Francisco, US

Roneil Rumburg(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsAmentum Investment ManagementCoinbase VenturesCultur3 CapitalDeepTech VenturesDria VenturesGeneral Catalyst+8 more

Avalancheavax.networkin𝕏

The Avalanche Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports innovation and growth in the Avalanche ecosystem through grants, programs, and strategic support for developers, entrepreneurs, and communities building on the Avalanche blockchain platform.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Emin Gun Sirer(Founder)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAegis VentuesAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBaseTwoBig Brain Holdings+31 more

Avantgarde Financeavantgarde.financein𝕏

Avantgarde Finance structures RWA-backed looping strategies aimed at capital efficiency with conservative risk controls, built around real-world-asset collateral and on-chain risk management.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Mona El Isa(Founder)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalBollinger Investment GroupPlaceholder VC

Axelaraxelar.network𝕏Jun 2021

Axelar is a blockchain interoperability network that connects institutions to onchain ecosystems through a single integration, letting them deploy stablecoins, real-world assets, and funds across 80+ blockchains.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechWaterloo

Sergey Gorbunov(Executive Officer, Director)inGeorgios Vlachos(Director)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsAndromeda CapitalBitDAOCoinbase VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)DivergenceDragonfly+19 more

B3IQb3iq.org

B3IQ builds and sells custom GPU servers that it assembles and hosts in Oregon, letting buyers either run machines privately for a flat monthly fee or place them under offtake contracts to earn compute revenue (keeping 85%).

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingHardwareOregon, US

B3OS Privateb3os.org𝕏

B3OS provides an onchain engine for agentic AI that enables users to build and automate onchain applications connecting wallets, smart contracts, and third-party tools.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer Tools

Daryl Xu(Co-Founder & CEO)inSean Geng(Co-Founder & CTO)inViktoriya Hying(Co-Founder & COO)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Bankr Openbankr.bot

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Bastion Zerobastionzero.com

Simple zero-trust access for dynamic cloud environments.

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalDG Daiwa VenturesNotation CapitalUnderscore VC

Bison Trailsbisontrails.co𝕏acquired by Coinbase

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Aaron Henshaw(Director)Joseph Lallouz(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardNicholas Chirls(Director)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBlockchain CoinvestorsCharge VCConsenSys MeshF-Prime CapitalGalaxy Ventures+7 more

Bitnomialbitnomial.comin𝕏Acquired

Bitnomial operates a Designated Contract Market (DCM) providing regulated infrastructure for crypto derivatives and listings, positioning itself as part of the pathway for tokens seeking ETF approval.

Crypto & Web3FintechChicago, US

Luke Hoersten(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMatthew Wraith(Founding Chief Technology Officer)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsBelvedere Strategic CapitalCoinbase VenturesDigital Currency GroupElectric CapitalLemniscapRRE Ventures+1 more

Bittensorbittensor.com𝕏

Bittensor is an open, decentralized network where independent subnets produce digital commodities and contributors are paid in the TAO token.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureToronto, CA

Jacob Robert Steeves(Founder)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Digital Currency GroupGravityLvna CapitalMorgan CrestOff the Chain Capital+3 more

BlockVision Privateblockvision.org𝕏

BlockVision provides blockchain data infrastructure for EVM chains and Sui, including block explorer services, RPC nodes, indexing APIs, and validator services.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investors6th Man VenturesQiming Venture Partners

Blurblur.io𝕏

Blur is an NFT marketplace enabling faster trading with zero marketplace fees and native cryptocurrency rewards through a community-driven token system.

Crypto & Web3Marketplaces

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsDragonflyGm CapitalHivemind Capital PartnersMetastableNarcissus VenturesParadigm+1 more

Boostboost.xyzin𝕏Jun 2021

Boost provides on-chain incentive campaign tools that let teams distribute token rewards to drive user transactions across Farcaster, World, and the open web.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechMarketing TechNew York, US

Brian Flynn(Co-Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors6th Man VenturesElectric CapitalFramework VenturesGreylock PartnersLarry SukernikLate Checkout+3 more

Botto Privatebotto.com𝕏

Botto is a decentralized autonomous AI artist that generates artworks continuously, with a community of contributors voting to influence the theme, style, and imagery of each piece.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsVariant Fund1kx

Bright Moments Privatebrightmoments.ioDefunct

Bright Moments was a global generative and AI art project (2021-2024) that turned NFT minting into live, in-person events across cities including Venice Beach, New York, Berlin, London, Mexico City, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Paris, and Venice, Italy.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Media & Entertainment

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsNarcissus VenturesSamsung Next

Ceramicceramic.network𝕏

Ceramic provides a decentralized protocol for event streaming and data management that enables interoperable apps and services to share verifiable data at scale.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsAmbush CapitalCoinbase VenturesDeepTech VenturesDraft Ventures LlcFenbushi CapitalFigment+8 more

Chakra Privatechakra.devin𝕏

Chakra Labs develops high-fidelity simulation environments and research infrastructure for training and evaluating frontier AI models on computer use tasks.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsHash3 Capital

Chiachia.netin𝕏May 2015

Chia develops an open-source blockchain network using Proof of Space Time consensus, designed to significantly reduce energy consumption compared to traditional proof-of-work systems.

AgTechCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSouth San Francisco, US

Bram Cohen(Chairman of the Board, Founder, and Chief Technology Officer)inRyan Singer(Co-Founder (former CEO, 2017-2019))inGene Hoffman(Chief Executive Officer and President)inMisha Graboi(Chief Financial Officer)inVishal Kapoor(Chief Operating Officer)April Helliwell(Executive Officer, Director)

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsBreyer CapitalDCM Ventures+13 more

Clustersclusters.xyz

Builds a universal naming system for blockchain wallets

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsBorderless VentureElectric Capital

Coadjute Privatecoadjute.comin

Coadjute is a governance, risk and compliance platform for the UK property market that serves estate agents, conveyancers, buyers, sellers, mortgage brokers and lenders.

FintechLegalTechPropTechUK, GB

Dan Salmons(Chief Executive Officer)inSanj Bulsara(Chief Product Officer)inJohn Reynolds(Chief Operating Officer)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsBlockchain Valley Ventures, LlcLegalTechPraetura Ventures

Coin Metricscoinmetrics.ioin𝕏

Coin Metrics provides market and on-chain data, reference rates, and indexes for crypto and digital assets, delivered to institutional investment teams via APIs.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechBoston, US

Tim Rice(Founder)in

BoardMathew S. McDermott(Director)Sean Judge(Director)inMatt Scott Walsh(Director)inNic Carter(Executive Officer, Director)inBob Davis(Director)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsCoinbase VenturesCommunitas Capital PartnersDigital Currency GroupDragonfly+11 more

CoinListcoinlist.coin𝕏

CoinList operates a platform for token sales, pre-IPO stocks, equities, and funds, serving as infrastructure for financial markets and payments onchain.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Brian Tubergen(Founder)inJoshua Slayton(Founder)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsAccompliceAgman PartnersBlockchain CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsCoinFundDigital Currency Group+19 more

Collabfundcollabfund.comin𝕏

Collaborative Fund (Collab) is a venture capital firm that invests in startups across consumer brands, artificial intelligence, financial access, health technology, and energy/materials.

Sector Agnostic

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsNexus Bay

Collegesportscocollegesportsco.comin𝕏

A web design and development agency that serves college sports brands, athletic departments, and athletes, connecting athletes with commercial opportunities and fan engagement through digital platforms.

Developer ToolsMarketing TechSports TechLondon, GB

Porter G.(Founder)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsBoston Seed CapitalCrosslink CapitalNIVBlumberg CapitalGradient Ventures

Colosseum Privatecolosseum.orgin𝕏

Colosseum operates a crypto-focused organization combining hackathons, an accelerator program, and a venture fund to identify and support blockchain builders in the Solana ecosystem.

Crypto & Web3FintechSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Decadeca.art

Deca is a web platform for curating, displaying and sharing digital art and NFT collections in online galleries.

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsBetaworksBungalow CapitalSamsung Next

Decentral Games Privatedecentral.games

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupMapleblock CapitalPlay Ventures

Defi Alliancedefialliance.orgin𝕏

Crypto startup accelerator, formerly Chicago DeFi Alliance, that reorganized as AllianceDAO to accelerate Web3 startups.

Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsFounders FundArrington CapitalIOSG VenturesMoon HoldingsParafi General FundPlay Ventures+1 more

Delegate Privatedelegate.cash

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Dirt Privatedirt.fyi𝕏

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsSpice Capital

Dorm™ Privatedormdao.ioin𝕏

DormDAO supports student investment groups by connecting them with partners, schools, and members.

Crypto & Web3EdTechFintech

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Dria Privatedria.co

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsEdessa Capital

Drip Collect, discovery, create Consumerdrip.haus

Drip Collect operates a network for NFT collectors that adds game-like elements to collecting and discovery.

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investors6th Man VenturesCoinbase VenturesInterlace VenturesNFXProgression

Ecoeco.comin𝕏

Eco provides a developer platform for stablecoin companies to enable cross-chain money movement without building underlying infrastructure.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Ryne Saxe(Founder)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investors1k(x)1kxa16z cryptoActivant CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAusum Ventures+10 more

EcoLink Privateecosapiens.xyz

Ecosapiens Foundation runs Ecolink AI, a decentralized commerce and product verification protocol that rewards transparency, health, and sustainability for merchants and consumers.

Climate TechCrypto & Web3E-commerce

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Ensembleensemble.art𝕏

Ensemble is a platform where artists document and sell behind-the-scenes materials from their creative process, including sketches and drafts, while receiving support with artifact curation, sales, and video production services.

B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Marketplaces

Mackenzie Davenport(Founder)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Faktory Privatefaktory.comin𝕏

Faktory operates a marketplace where companies post job descriptions and verified experts build custom AI agents ("AI co-workers") to perform those tasks.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkMarketplaces

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Flamingo DAOflamingodao.xyz𝕏Oct 2021 · $6M

Flamingo DAO is a member-based collector DAO that acquires and holds NFTs and digital art, including CryptoPunks and generative art.

Co-investorsArca FundsBR CapitalDeepTech VenturesDivergenceExpansion Venture CapitalGood Friends+5 more

Flipside Cryptoflipsidecrypto.xyzApr 2022 · $50M

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)

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsBitDAOBlockchain CoinvestorsCeras VenturesCommerce VenturesDigital Currency GroupFounder Collective+17 more

Flipside Cryptoflipsidecrypto.comApr 2022 · $50M

Edisyl builds a semantic layer that encodes organizational understanding of data meaning, metrics definitions, and institutional knowledge to enable enterprise AI tools to answer questions aligned with business logic.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Jim Myers(Founder)in

Co-investorsBoston Seed CapitalCoinbase VenturesConvergeF-Prime CapitalGalaxy VenturesThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)+15 more

Fountain Digitalfountaindigital.xyz

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsFermion

Friends With Benefitsfwb.help𝕏

FWB is a members-only community and cultural organization for artists, technologists, and builders that organizes events, funds projects, and operates as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Sector AgnosticSocialIdyllwild, US

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesDeepTech VenturesDivergenceKindred Ventures+4 more

Fuser Privatefuser.studioin𝕏

Fuser provides a creative platform for layering images, video, text, vectors, and 3D objects with an integrated coding environment, serving designers and creators building visual content.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Hirad Sab(Founder)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsCollaborative FundJ17 Capital

Generative Goods Privategenerativegoods.com

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Geniesgenies.com

Genies creates AI personas with visual avatars that can be customized and deployed across various applications, games, websites, and brands, functioning as AI companions, NPCs, and enterprise agents.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerGamingLos Angeles, US

Akash Nigam(Founder)inEvan Rosenbaum(Founder)in

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBase Venture Management, Inc.Bond Capital ManagementBreyer CapitalCoinbase VenturesCoinFund+26 more

Glass Privateglass.xyz

PartnerSteve McKeon· solo GP

Other

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

404-GENActualADINAKEDOAllianceAtlasAtmosB3OSBankrBlockVisionBottoBright MomentsChia NetworkCoadjuteColosseumDecentral GamesDelegateDharmaDirtDormDriaDRiPEcoLinkEthereumFlipsideFountainFuserGenerative GoodsGlassGrassHumeImperiiInternet GameLightconeLitLoud EchoMetaLendMinkaMinoMonaMonaverseNeural FabricNockchainNovaOverworldOxioPixelsPixie ChessPonsPROOFPullerPunkStrategyQuilibriumRabbitRabbitholeRasterReadyAIRoamRoboScoreSeekerSOHOStemsStoryCo

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SublimeSuperRareSwitchboardSynthesisTariTari Proof-of-work L1 protocolTaxbit PrivateTextileThe College Sports CompanyThe Ethereum FoundationThesisThresholdTransientTransient PrivateTribute BrandTribute Brand PrivateTribute LabsTribute Labs PrivateTruffleUmaUMAUpshotUpshot PrivateVertaloVertexVitaDAOVitaDAO PrivateWayfinderWayfinder PrivateWearehumeWestern ChemicalsWinslowWinslow PrivateYakoaYakoa PrivateYoumioYoumio PrivateZepetoXZepetoX PrivateZTX

Exits · 4

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Bison Trailsacq. by Coinbase

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Collab+Currency made?
Collab+Currency has 240 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Collab+Currency invest at?
Collab+Currency invests at the Seed stage.
What sectors does Collab+Currency focus on?
Collab+Currency focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
Where is Collab+Currency located?
Collab+Currency is headquartered in New York, US.
Does Collab+Currency lead rounds?
Collab+Currency has led 3 of the 23 rounds where its role is on record.
Who does Collab+Currency co-invest with?
Collab+Currency most often shares deals with Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Narcissus Ventures, among 382 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does Collab+Currency back?
Across 10 deals with disclosed amounts, Collab+Currency has joined rounds of $2M – $56M (median $12.5M).

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Crypto Narratives For 2023: Why Consumer Apps Will Be Huge - Derek Schloss, Collab+Currency, Ep 224

The Blockcrunch Podcast with Jason Choi · Derek Schloss

TRASTRA Conversations: Prof. Stephen McKeon on Collab+Currency Fund Projects and the Future of NFTs

TRASTRA · Stephen McKeon

Collab+Currency's Stephen McKeon @ The Vertalo DAAS Conference

Security Token Market · Stephen McKeon

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Co-investors · 15

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
CoinFund

CoinFund is a crypto-focused investment firm that backs and partners with companies building open, decentralized technology across finance, infrastructure, and AI.

$6M – $10M
Placeholder VC

Placeholder is a venture capital firm that has invested in over 75 early-stage crypto companies and decentralized networks since 2017.

NIV

North Island Ventures (NIV) is a venture firm that backs founders with capital, conviction, and long-term support.

$500K – $5M
VOLT CAPITAL

Volt Capital is a crypto-native venture fund that originated from the Token Daily community platform and maintains a separate validator arm to deeply understand blockchain networks they don't even invest in. The firm focuses on early-stage companies that use crypto rails but have familiar Web2-style business models, deliberately targeting overlooked areas from previous cycles while other VCs chase newer narratives.

Both backed · 3
$100K – $1M
Konvoy Ventures

Konvoy is a thesis-driven investment firm focused on interactive entertainment, deep tech, and critical industries.

$250K – $5M
Archetype

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

Both backed · 2
$100K – $10M
Awesome People Ventures

Awesome People Ventures operates as a decentralized VC fund using a network of deal partners and contributors to source and vet investments, while giving carry to core contributors beyond just the GP to mirror web3's community ownership ethos. The fund focuses on investing in awesome people building awesome things in web3 with a world-positive mandate, and is backed by iconic crypto investors including Chris Dixon, Marc Andreessen/a16z, and Multicoin.

Both backed · 1
$50K – $250K
AVV

AVV is a Vietnam-focused early-stage venture capital firm that has been investing since 2015, backing over 100 companies including several unicorns.

Both backed · 1
$250K – $2M
Third Prime

Third Prime is a venture capital firm that invests in companies operating in financial technology, real estate technology, and cryptocurrency sectors.

Both backed · 1
Limited
$500K – $2M
Maven 11

Maven 11 is a venture firm that partners with founders from the earliest stages, providing hands-on, active support alongside its investments.

Both backed · 1
Tribute Labs Private
Stealth Capital

A team of analytical investors, traders, and builders employing data-driven and first-principles approaches to identify market trends and solve complex problems across diverse segments.

▶3 more co-investors

Orange DAOConsensys Ventureschaotic capital

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