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D1 Ventures

Venture capital

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Early-stage crypto VC that explicitly backs autistic and eccentric founders, offers market-building services (narrative design, meme propagation), and uses cross-border Web3 expertise and blue-chip co-investments to scale.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$100K – $1M
HQ
San Francisco, California, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Tracked investments
95

Team · 1 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 62 of 95 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×54Data & Infrastructure ×21Developer Tools ×20AI & Machine Learning ×15Fintech ×14Cloud Computing ×9Gaming ×9Creator Economy ×6

HQs:United States×7United Kingdom×2Singapore×2Estonia×1

Investments · 95 tracked

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By year:2022 · 12021 · 12020 · 12016 · 14 dated

Rangorango.exchange𝕏✓ verified

Rango is a cross-chain DeFi aggregator that routes crypto token swaps, bridges, and transfers across 80+ blockchains by aggregating DEXs, bridges, and other aggregators to find the best rates.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsCelerForesight

Above Landabove.land

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Acalaacala.networkNov 2020

Singapore

RUITAO SU(Executive Officer, Director)

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsAndromeda CapitalArrington CapitalCoinbase VenturesFigmentPantera CapitalSignum Capital+3 more

AITVaitv.gg𝕏

AITV is a platform for creating and launching AI-powered livestream "streamers" (AI avatars) via its AITV Studio, letting creators go live and multistream across platforms such as Twitch, Kick, TikTok, YouTube, and X.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Akash Networkakash.networkin𝕏

Akash Network operates a decentralized cloud marketplace where users rent GPU and CPU compute for AI workloads such as model training, fine-tuning, and inference, with pricing set by a reverse auction among independent providers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsAGE CryptoBorderless VentureCrunchFundElliptiGenblock CapitalMarin Digital Ventures+2 more

Akordakord.com

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsSevenX Ventures

Alethea On-chain AI agentsalethea.aiin𝕏

Alethea AI builds customized video and livestreaming AI agents that engage audiences with real-time, multimodal interaction for education, marketing, and community management.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing Tech

Arif Khan(CEO)

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsFuture Perfect VenturesGhaf Capital PartnersNascentRed Beard VenturesChapter OneCrypto com Capital+1 more

ArDrive Decentralized infra Seedardrive.io𝕏

ArDrive is a cloud storage application built on permanent, blockchain-based storage that lets users upload, encrypt, manage, and access files with no upload limits and a one-time payment model.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsBlockchain CapitalIOSG VenturesRyze LabsSevenX Ventures

Arkam Intelligencearkhamintelligence.com

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Arweavearweave.orgin𝕏

Arweave is a decentralized ecosystem that offers grants and investment opportunities through various organizations including non-profits, DAOs, and venture studios to support projects and developers building on its network.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechLondon, GB

Sam Williams(Founder & CEO)

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investors1k(x)1kxa16z cryptoAdvanced BlockchainAndreessen HorowitzArrington Capital+21 more

Auroraaurora.dev𝕏

Aurora is an Ethereum-compatible scaling solution built as a Virtual Chain on the NEAR Protocol, offering an EVM engine and a bridge for transferring ETH and ERC-20 tokens between Ethereum and Aurora.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsIOSG VenturesLemniscapMentha PartnersPantera CapitalPuzzle VenturesCrypto com Capital+2 more

Autonomyssubspace.networkin𝕏

Autonomys (Subspace Network) provides permanent, verifiable decentralized storage for AI agent memory and data, using a Proof-of-Archival-Storage consensus protocol across independent nodes.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsBixin CapitalBixin VenturesCandaq Fintech GroupDefinanceX

Bachmanity, Inc.aviato.coin𝕏

Aviato provides a database of people and company intelligence data, including employee details, compensation information, vesting schedules, and company metrics.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSales Tech

Eric Zhu(Founder)inKonrad Kucharski(Founder)in

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsBackwards CapitalDorm RoomGround Game VenturesSnow Leopard Technology Ventures8VCSoma Capital

Bedlambedlamgg.com

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Boba Networkboba.network𝕏

Boba Network is a hybrid blockchain and Layer 2 scaling solution built on Ethereum that provides off-chain data and compute, letting developers build dApps that connect to off-chain APIs at lower transaction costs.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Alan Chiu(Founder)in

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsGhaf Capital PartnersTheVentureCityVentureSouqDeFi Technologies

Community Labscommunitylabs.com

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsBain Capital CryptoBlockchain Capital

Composable Financecomposable.finance

Composable Finance builds modular cross-chain infrastructure for DeFi, including Centauri (a cross-ecosystem implementation of IBC for trustless bridging), the XCVM orchestration layer, and its Picasso parachain.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainBlockchain CapitalCoinbase VenturesDigital Finance GroupFigmentRarestone Capital

Connext/Everclearconnext.network𝕏

Connext provides xCall, a developer tool that enables applications to interact with users, tokens, and other applications across multiple blockchains.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsSan Francisco, US

Arjun Bhuptani(Executive Officer, Director)Rahul Sethuram(Executive Officer)Layne Haber(Executive Officer, Director)

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAmentum Investment ManagementCVP NoLimitFenbushi CapitalFigmentIOSG Ventures+4 more

Consumer Pump.fun Token launchpadpump.fun

Pump.fun is a platform that lets anyone create and trade coins, with open access to buy and sell from launch.

Crypto & Web3

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investors6th Man VenturesBig Brain HoldingsLattice CapitalWintermute

Cradlescradles.io

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsCointelligence FundYoubi Capital

DAMdam.finance𝕏

DAM provides a decentralized protocol for moving liquidity between blockchain networks, featuring an omnichain stablecoin (d2o) designed to enable networks to scale native liquidity across multiple chains.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsArrington CapitalArrington XRP Capital

Efinityefinity.io

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsCrypto com Capital

Everpayever.finance

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

EveryRealmeveryrealm.com

Everyrealm develops infrastructure and deploys capital for crypto and community-driven projects, investing in and building across blockchain protocols and platforms to connect digital economies.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3GamingSocialLakeville, US

Janine Yorio(CEO, Co-Founder)inJesse Stein(Co-Founder)in

BoardAndrew Durgee(Director)Youngro Lee(Director)

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsHasheda16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesFermion

Exocore Liquid Restakingexocore.network

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalCaladanCVP NoLimitNo Limit Holdings (NLH)

Fusionist (ACE) GameFifusionist.io

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsArcane GroupEmooteLBANK LabsSpark Digital CapitalY2Z Ventures

Gasgas.zip𝕏

Gas.zip is a gas fee bridge that lets crypto users send funds across multiple blockchain networks, distributing amounts to mainnets and testnets.

Crypto & Web3

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsWintermute

Geargear-tech.ioin𝕏

Gear develops Web3 infrastructure through the Gear Protocol, a toolkit that lets developers build and run WebAssembly-compiled smart contracts using Rust without building their own blockchain.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Gelato Web3 automationgelato.network𝕏

Gelato provides smart wallet and rollup infrastructure, enabling developers to launch gasless onboarding, smart wallets, and custom rollups through a single SDK.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer Tools

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsBloccelerate VCIDEO CoLab VenturesIOSG VenturesNascentHack VC

Guru Networkdex.guru

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsImpossible FinanceParaFi CapitalWoodstock Fund

Handshakehandshake.orgin𝕏

Handshake is a decentralized, peer-to-peer naming and certificate authority protocol that serves as an alternative to centralized DNS systems and certificate authorities.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Joseph Poon(Co-Founder / Protocol Developer)Andrew Lee(Co-Founder)Christopher Jeffrey(Co-Founder / CTO)Tieshun Roquerre(CEO, Namebase (leading Handshake domain registrar/exchange))

BoardMike Duboe(Venture Partner, Greylock Partners (investor listed on Greylock's Handshake portfolio page))in

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAmentum Investment ManagementAusum VenturesDraper AssociatesFounders FundGenblock Capital+4 more

Hydra Venture DAOhydraventures.xyz𝕏

Hydra Ventures is a web3 investment and community-building platform that invests, incubates, and advises crypto and decentralized finance projects.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Ignite Tournamentignitetournaments.com𝕏

Ignite Tournaments is a mobile app that lets content creators run esports tournaments, launch community membership tiers, deliver digital assets, and track fan participation through leaderboards.

Creator EconomyGamingSports Tech

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsArca FundsEmooteGhaf Capital PartnersBlocktower Capital

Impossible Finance Asset Managementimpossible.financein𝕏

Impossible Finance provides research, fundraising advisory, tokenomics design, and capital formation services for Web3 founders and investors.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsElliptiIOSG VenturesRyze LabsZBS CAPITAL

Interlayinterlay.io𝕏

Interlay provides a decentralized protocol for using Bitcoin across other blockchains, letting users lock BTC to mint iBTC at a 1:1 ratio and then swap, lend, borrow, or create leveraged positions while retaining custody of their keys.

Crypto & Web3

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Jackaljackaldao.com𝕏

Jackal is a blockchain network that provides decentralized data storage infrastructure for other blockchains through smart contracts and IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication).

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Joystreamjoystream.org

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsCeras Ventures

Kirakira.network

KIRA provides decentralized infrastructure for app development, offering customizable compute resources (CPU, GPU, disk, RAM) and native staking capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsAngelONE CapitalBlack Dragon

KOII Networkkoii.network

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsElliptiFenbushi CapitalNxGenTRGC

Kyvekyve.network

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesFlori VenturesIOSG VenturesLemniscap

Litentrylitentry.com

Litentry develops decentralized identity solutions and cross-chain infrastructure for Web3 applications, enabling users to verify and manage digital identities across multiple blockchains while maintaining data privacy.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureSingapore, SG

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsAngelONE CapitalCandaq Fintech GroupPentos VenturesSpark Digital CapitalTsingTech Ventures

Lorenzolorenzo-protocol.xyz

Lorenzo Protocol offers on-chain asset management aimed at institutional users.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsSymbolic Capital

Lumiterra Privatelumiterra.net𝕏

Lumiterra is a multiplayer, open-world survival crafting game where players can battle, farm, and collect creatures with friends in a large game world.

Gaming

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsCollab+Currency

Macro Web3 security and education0xmacro.com

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesNascent

Magpiemagpiefi.xyz𝕏

Magpie (Fly) is a decentralized liquidity aggregation protocol for cross-chain token swaps that lets users swap assets on or across multiple blockchains without manually bridging or using a DEX themselves.

Crypto & Web3

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsBlack DragonSerafund

Matrix Onematrix.one𝕏

Matrix is building a platform for creating, owning, and using AI-powered 3D characters designed to be interactive, decentralized, and interoperable.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCrypto & Web3

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

MCDEXmcdex.io

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsIOSG Ventures

Meta Poolmetapool.app𝕏

Meta Pool is a decentralized organization (DAO) that builds multi-chain liquid staking products (stNEAR, mpETH, mpSOL), operates validator infrastructure via its Node Studio program, and runs a milestone-based incubator for Web3 projects.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsIOSG Ventures

Mintbasemintbase.ioin𝕏

Mintbase provides an open-source SDK, templates, and smart-contract tooling for developers to deploy NFT marketplaces, minters, and blockchain/AI apps on the NEAR protocol.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer Tools

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsSustany Capital

Moonbeammoonbeam.networkin𝕏

Moonbeam is a blockchain infrastructure platform and Ethereum-compatible network for building Web3 applications across areas such as Real World Assets, gaming, DeFi, and cross-chain connectivity, with tooling and grant programs aimed at developers and companies.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsGaming

Derek Yoo(Founder)

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsArrington CapitalAweh VenturesCoinbase VenturesCrypto DiscoverCryptonite CapitalDigital Finance Group+9 more

Myshell AI Infrastructuremyshell.ai𝕏

MyShell is an AI platform for creating images, portraits, filters, and short videos, including a product called MyShell Art with a graphical interface aimed at casual users and digital creators.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator Economy

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsChronos VenturesHyperithmINCE CapitalInception Capital (ex OP Crypto)Maven 11Nascent+2 more

Mystikomystiko.network

Mystiko is a zero-knowledge (ZK) infrastructure and protocol project, providing whitepapers, documentation, compliance tools, and an explorer around its $XZK token and community governance.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep Tech

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

NEARnear.org𝕏

NEAR is an open blockchain infrastructure powering the agent economy, providing cross-chain execution, confidential settlement, and private inference capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3

Illia Polosukhin(Co-Founder)

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAccompliceAdvanced BlockchainAmbush CapitalAmplify Partners+34 more

OLTAolta.artin𝕏

Olta is a toolkit that enables creators and companies to publish and sell dynamic interactive experiences, including art, music, and stories, with built-in audience interaction features and integration with on-chain data for real-time rendering.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Media & EntertainmentSaaSBristol, GB

Iskra VelitchkovaEoghan O KeeffeTamratTerence Reilly(CEO + Co-founder)George Baldwin(CTO + Co-founder)

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsTechstars

Omnity Networkoct.network

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsContinue CapitalPuzzle VenturesYoubi CapitalZMT Capital

OPGamestheop.games

The Op Games is a family entertainment company that publishes and develops tabletop and board games, including new releases and playtested titles.

ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentCarlsbad, US

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Orderlyorderly.networkin𝕏

Orderly Network builds trading infrastructure for decentralized finance, aiming to make it accessible across multiple blockchains.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech

Ran Yi(Founder)

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsDragonflyGate VenturesIOSG VenturesMentha PartnersMetastablePantera Capital+9 more

Pendlependle.finance𝕏

Pendle is a crypto yield trading platform that lets users trade yield — including off-chain rates — with leverage, earn fixed yield, or take long positions on yield.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Andromeda CapitalBitDAOBixin CapitalBixin VenturesCVP NoLimit+11 more

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has D1 Ventures made?
D1 Ventures has 95 tracked investments.
What stage does D1 Ventures invest at?
D1 Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is D1 Ventures's typical check size?
D1 Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
What sectors does D1 Ventures focus on?
D1 Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Gaming, Hardware, Social.
Where is D1 Ventures located?
D1 Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does D1 Ventures lead rounds?
D1 Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does D1 Ventures co-invest with?
D1 Ventures most often shares deals with IOSG Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Fenbushi Capital, among 178 tracked co-investors.

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