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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
99

Team · 1 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 67 of 99 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×57Data & Infrastructure ×23Developer Tools ×20AI & Machine Learning ×16Fintech ×16Gaming ×9Cloud Computing ×8Creator Economy ×7

HQs:United States×9United Kingdom×3Singapore×2Estonia×1Portugal×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 31 portfolio companies
65%
solo founders
20 of 31 mapped founding teams
79%
repeat founders
of 28 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×202 founders×53 founders×54+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 23 founders with education data

Harvard Business School ×2New York University ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 28 founders with career history

Uber ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×2

2 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 25 with degree data)

Investments · 99 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2024 · 12023 · 12022 · 42021 · 22020 · 12016 · 110 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

Acala is a Substrate-based cross-chain DeFi hub and stablecoin network secured by Polkadot, with a sister network Karura on Kusama.

Singapore

Ruitao Su(Founder)in

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Andromeda CapitalArrington CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsCoinbase VenturesFigment+9 more

AITVaitv.ggin𝕏

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 computing platform that connects infrastructure providers with users deploying applications, offering cost-effective alternatives to centralized cloud providers.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesCloud 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 at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain, introducing intelligent NFTs (iNFTs) and working on decentralized, user-owned AI systems and autonomous agents.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Marketing Tech

Arif Khan(Founder)in

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsFuture Perfect VenturesGhaf Capital PartnersMulticoin CapitalNascentRed Beard VenturesChapter One+2 more

ArDrive Decentralized infra Seedardrive.io𝕏

ardrive is a permanent cloud storage platform built on the Arweave blockchain that enables users to store data indefinitely without monthly fees or centralized control.

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)in

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investors1k(x)1kxa16z cryptoAdvanced BlockchainAndreessen HorowitzArrington Capital+24 more

Auroraaurora.dev𝕏

Aurora operates the Network of Virtual Chains, offering developers customizable, EVM-compatible chains that run as smart contracts on the NEAR blockchain.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

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

Autonomyssubspace.networkin𝕏

Subspace is a blockchain network that uses a Proof-of-Archival-Storage consensus mechanism allowing farmers to participate in block production using their spare disk space instead of computation power.

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 Ventures8VCCerraCap+1 more

Bedlambedlamgg.com

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Boba Networkboba.networkin𝕏

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 PartnersTheVentureCityVentureSouqAlphanonceDeFi TechnologiesDreamers VC+6 more

Community Labscommunitylabs.com

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsBain Capital CryptoBlockchain Capital

Composable Financecomposable.finance

Composable Finance builds an interoperability layer for decentralized finance that enables cross-chain transactions and communication while preserving trustless, non-custodial properties.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech

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)inLayne Haber(Executive Officer, Director)inRahul Sethuram(Executive Officer)in

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAmentum Investment ManagementCVP NoLimitFenbushi CapitalFigmentIOSG Ventures+14 more

Consumer Pump.fun Token launchpadpump.fun𝕏

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

Lisbon, PT

T. Y A(Founder)

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

Dodododoex.io

DODO is a decentralized exchange and on-chain liquidity protocol built on a Proactive Market Maker algorithm.

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesIOSG VenturesLongHash VenturesPantera CapitalPuzzle VenturesAntler+2 more

DOTpolkadot.network

Polkadot is an open-source proof-of-stake protocol that links independent blockchains for shared security and cross-chain messaging.

Gavin Wood(Founder)

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investors1confirmationAdvanced BlockchainAngelONE CapitalArrington CapitalBig Candle CapitalBollinger Investment Group+22 more

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 VenturesFermionPillar VC

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 Technologies develops blockchain infrastructure, including the Vara Network and Vara.ETH, along with the Gear Foundation.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper Tools

Nikolay Volfin

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Gelatogelato.networkin𝕏

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

Hilmar Maximilian Orth(Founder)in

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsBloccelerate VCBootNodeHack VCIDEO CoLab VenturesIOSG VenturesMetastable+3 more

Guru Networkdex.guru

Guru Network is a multi-chain AI compute and workflow orchestration layer that grew out of the DexGuru DeFi trading terminal.

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))

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAmentum Investment ManagementAusum VenturesDraper AssociatesFounders FundGenblock Capital+14 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

Krystal Yang(Founder)inTony Chen(Founder)in

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsArca FundsEmooteGhaf Capital PartnersSkyVision CapitalBlocktower Capital

Impossible Finance Asset Managementimpossible.financein𝕏

IMPOSSIBLE is a research and advisory firm supporting Web3 projects across multiple blockchain ecosystems.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

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

Co-investorsSFC CapitalStartup Funding Club

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 DragonBlockchange VenturesGrit Capital PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

KnownOriginknownorigin.ioMar 2022 · $4.8MDefunct

KnownOrigin is a blockchain-based marketplace where artists mint and sell digital artworks as NFTs, giving buyers proof of ownership, provenance, and authenticity.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3MarketplacesManchester, GB

James Morgan(Founder)in

Co-investorsCultur3 CapitalSanctor CapitalLD CapitalPluto Digital

KOII Networkkoii.network

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsElliptiFenbushi CapitalNxGenTRGC

Kyvekyve.network

KYVE is a Cosmos SDK-based Web3 data lake protocol for validating and permanently archiving blockchain data streams.

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsCerulean VenturesCoinbase VenturesFlori VenturesIOSG VenturesLemniscapPermanent Ventures

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

Matt Ye(Founder)in

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

Macro0xmacro.com

A security audit and research firm that provides smart contract audits and security services for the crypto industry, with a distributed global team.

Crypto & Web3CybersecuritySan Francisco, US

Harsh Patel(Co-founder)David Goldberg(Co-founder)Gilbert(Co-founder & Security Engineer)

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesNascentBlackRockGoldman Sachs

Magpiemagpiefi.xyz𝕏

Magpie Fi builds a cross-chain infrastructure protocol that enables users to trade and invest within DeFi through a unified interface.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSector Agnostic

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsArkStream CapitalJump CryptoBlack 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

Metamundometamundo.co𝕏Dec 2021 · $2.7M

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

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCrypto & Web3

Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupLucidBlue VenturesRed Beard VenturesAnimoca BrandsAscensive AssetsCryptomeria Capital+4 more

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 CapitalAnimoca BrandsCoinbase VenturesFigmentFundamental LabsLibertus Capital+3 more

Moonbeammoonbeam.networkin𝕏

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 parachain built on the Polkadot SDK that lets developers build decentralized applications operating across multiple blockchain networks.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsGaming

Derek Yoo(Founder & Core Contributor)

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsArrington CapitalAweh VenturesCoinbase VenturesCoinFundCrypto DiscoverCryptonite Capital+10 more

MyShellmyshell.aiin𝕏

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-investorsBankless VenturesChronos VenturesHyperithmINCE CapitalInception Capital (ex OP Crypto)Maven 11+3 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

Co-investorsDutch Crypto Investors

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 & Web3Miami, US

Illia Polosukhin(Co-Founder)in

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAccompliceAdvanced BlockchainAmbush CapitalAmplify Partners+36 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)inGeorge Baldwin(CTO + Co-founder)

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsTechstars

Omnity Networkoct.network

Omnity Network is an on-chain omnichain interoperability protocol built on the Internet Computer that bridges Bitcoin assets across chains.

PartnerTamara Frankel· solo GP

Co-investorsContinue CapitalPuzzle VenturesYoubi CapitalZMT Capital

OPGamestheop.gamesin

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has D1 Ventures made?
D1 Ventures has 95 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
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 188 tracked co-investors.

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