DeepTech Ventures
Venture capitalPfaffikon · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
The firm invests across the Web3 and blockchain ecosystem, supporting both infrastructure that strengthens the technology stack and applications that create new markets or disrupt existing business models. Drawing on backgrounds in economics, finance, and software development, the team actively engages with the networks it backs — participating in governance voting, providing liquidity, running keeper operations, and operating its own nodes. Investments are made through a range of instruments including equity, tokens, SAFEs, and SAFTs, reflecting a hands-on, conviction-driven approach to decentralized technologies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 40 of 56 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×38Data & Infrastructure ×14Developer Tools ×14Fintech ×14Cloud Computing ×6Creator Economy ×3Enterprise Software ×3Gaming ×3
HQs:United States×9Switzerland×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×132 founders×13 founders×2
Investments · 56 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path0x provides onchain routing and liquidity aggregation infrastructure for enterprise wallets, payments platforms, and exchanges.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US
Will Warren(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)inAmir Bandeali(Co-Founder & Co-CEO (formerly Co-Founder & CTO))Alex Q. Xu(Co-Founder)Fulvia Morales(Director of Product (previously Group Product Manager))Stuart Law(Head of Operations)Theo Gonella(Group Product Manager)
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesArchetypeBitDAOBlockchain CapitalBlockchain.com VenturesCoinbase Ventures+14 more
Alchemy is a platform layer that enables developers to build applications on blockchain networks.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Nikil Viswanathan(Co-Founder and CEO)inJoe Lau(Co-Founder and President)
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsPantera CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Founders Fund3cubed Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen Horowitz+20 more
API3 operates a decentralized oracle network that allows DeFi projects to earn rewards (OEV Rewards) for participating in its data provision and consensus system.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsBitDAODigital Currency GroupdlabElliptiMantle NetworkPantera Capital+1 more
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)
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investors1k(x)1kxa16z cryptoAdvanced BlockchainAndreessen HorowitzArrington Capital+22 more
Cosmos develops an open-source blockchain technology stack and enterprise solutions for businesses and governments to deploy and scale digital ledgers.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investors1confirmationBig Candle CapitalBollinger Investment GroupContinue CapitalDigital Finance GroupDragonfly+9 more
Audius operates a free music streaming service positioned for artists, labels and fans.
San Francisco, US
Roneil Rumburg(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsAmentum Investment ManagementCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyCultur3 CapitalDria VenturesGeneral Catalyst+7 more
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAegis VentuesAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBaseTwoBig Brain Holdings+25 more
Axie Infinity is a blockchain-based, NFT creature-battling game developed by Vietnam-based game studio Sky Mavis.
Trung Nguyen(Founder)in
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsAU21 CapitalDeFiance CapitalMoonhill CapitalPantera CapitalRaptor GroupSamsung Next+3 more
Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) is an NFT collection where ownership of an "Ape" token serves as membership, granting access to member activations, a clubhouse, and other perks.
Crypto & Web3
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsSamsung Next
BitDAO operates Mantle Network, an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain using zero-knowledge proofs, along with a treasury and token-holder governed product roadmap.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsDragonflyPantera Capital
BlackPool is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that scouts and invests in early-stage blockchain gaming projects, matching them with its community of builders, investors, and gamers.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsPlay Ventures
Read the Docs is a documentation hosting platform that connects to a Git repository to automatically build, preview, and deploy technical documentation, handling build infrastructure, pull-request preview builds, versioning, and access control.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsWEtech Alliance
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyFenbushi CapitalFigmentReciprocal Ventures+3 more
Convex Finance is a DeFi protocol that lets users lock CVX tokens to participate in governance and boost rewards across platforms including Curve, f(x) Protocol, and Frax.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsBloccelerate VC
Larva Labs is a studio behind on-chain generative and NFT art projects on the Ethereum blockchain, including 10,000 pixel-art portraits (CryptoPunks), Autoglyphs on-chain generative art, and a collection of 20,000 generated 3D characters with a no-fee trading marketplace.
Crypto & Web3GamingMedia & Entertainment
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Layer-2 decentralized exchange protocol that unlocks the full potential of decentralized derivatives and borderless DeFi.
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsPantera Capital
Decentraland is a decentralized virtual world platform where users can socialize, create, and explore using blockchain technology.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsBlockchain AssetsCogitent VenturesDigital Currency GroupFabric VenturesSur VenturesHashed
DFINITY builds the Internet Computer, a decentralized cloud network that enables applications to run directly on the blockchain with persistent state, native HTTP serving, and built-in security without requiring external databases or a dedicated operations team.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer Tools
Dominic Williams(Founder)
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAmino CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAspect VenturesBollinger Investment Group+15 more
Polkadot is an open-source proof-of-stake protocol that links independent blockchains for shared security and cross-chain messaging.
Gavin Wood(Founder)
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investors1confirmationAdvanced BlockchainAngelONE CapitalArrington CapitalBig Candle CapitalBollinger Investment Group+22 more
ENS (Ethereum Name Service) provides human-readable naming that maps memorable names to Web3 addresses, giving users a consistent identity that works across internet services and platforms.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsBig Candle Capital
Fantom Foundation develops blockchain infrastructure and supports developers building on its network, offering funding, tooling, validators, and bridges.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Michael Kong(CEO / Director)inDavid Richardson(Executive Chairman)Andre Cronje(CTO / Director)Bernhard Scholz(Chief Research Officer)
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsAU21 CapitalCogitent VenturesDigital StrategiesSignum CapitalHashed
Filecoin is a decentralized storage network that uses cryptographic proofs to distribute data across a global peer-to-peer network, offering an alternative to centralized cloud storage providers.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Juan Benet(Founder)
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investors1confirmationArkStream CapitalAusum VenturesBlueYard CapitalBollinger Investment GroupBorderless Venture+17 more
Flamingo DAO is a member-based collector DAO that acquires and holds NFTs and digital art, including CryptoPunks and generative art.
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsArca FundsBR CapitalDivergenceExpansion Venture CapitalGood FriendsNarcissus Ventures+2 more
Decentralized stablecoin protocol issuing FRAX, the Frax Price Index and frxETH, plus lending, AMM and L2 infrastructure.
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsBlack DragonElectric Capital
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyKindred VenturesNascent+3 more
Circles is an open protocol on which money (units called Circles) is created by individuals rather than banks, one unit per hour of life, with value tied to a person's reputation and community relationships.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Stefan George(Founder)
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsConsenSys MeshCMCC Global
Hardhat is a development environment for Ethereum smart contracts, providing tools for testing, deployment, debugging, code coverage, and verification, with a runtime rewritten in Rust for performance.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper Tools
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Infura provides API and remote procedure call (RPC) infrastructure that lets developers connect decentralized apps to blockchain networks, integrated with Consensys products like the MetaMask SDK, Snaps, and Linea.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsBitDAOFenbushi CapitalIOSG VenturesMantle NetworkJP Morgan ChaseUBS
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Lido is a liquid staking protocol for Ethereum that allows users to stake ETH and earn rewards while maintaining liquidity through the stETH token.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Vasily Shapovalov(Founder)
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAegis VentuesAndreessen HorowitzBR CapitalDeFiance CapitalDigital Currency Group+15 more
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsArrington CapitalGSRHivemind Capital PartnersMapleblock CapitalMetamatic GroupMulana Capital+5 more
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
ZKsync provides blockchain infrastructure and deployment services for enterprises, helping them build and launch production-ready solutions on the ZKsync network.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise Software
Alex Gluchowski(Founder)in
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsFactionFigmentIOSG VenturesLongHash VenturesMirana VenturesOKX Ventures+4 more
MetaMask is a self-custody crypto wallet that lets users trade, swap, and use tokens, including features like leveraged trading, tokenized stocks and ETFs, spending crypto for purchases via a card, and earning yield.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsBitDAOConsenSys MeshFabric VenturesIOSG VenturesMantle NetworkTrousdale Ventures+1 more
Moonbirds is an NFT collection and community centered on web3 art and culture, featuring on-chain pixelated and illustrated bird artwork with personal and commercial use rights.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Media & Entertainment
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Olympus is a decentralized finance protocol on Ethereum that supports OHM, a treasury-backed, free-floating token managed by on-chain monetary policy mechanisms such as Protocol Owned Liquidity, an Emissions Manager, and Cooler Loans.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsGuanxiDAOMaven 11Moonhill Capital
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)
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBlockwallCogitent VenturesFlorida FundersMapleblock CapitalMerkle Tree Capital+8 more
PROOF is an art collective of 1,000 members that supports digital culture through NFT-based art projects including Moonbirds PFP collectibles and community-driven initiatives.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Social
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCollab+CurrencyKindred VenturesNarcissus Ventures
Rocket Pool is a decentralized staking protocol offering liquid and node staking products for the Ethereum ecosystem.
Crypto & Web3
David Rugendyke(Founder)in
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investors1k(x)1kxCoinbase VenturesConsenSys MeshStruck Capital
Sia is a decentralized, open-source cloud storage network that encrypts and splits files into shards distributed across a peer-to-peer network with no central access point.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsFirst Star Ventures
Snapshot is an open-source, off-chain gasless voting client that DAOs use to run token- and NFT-based governance proposals.
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesLongHash Ventures1kx
Solana is a blockchain network designed for high-performance internet capital markets, payments, and cryptocurrency applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US
Anatoly Yakovenko(Solana Founder & Solana Labs CEO)inAlan Yu
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investors1k(x)1kx500 Globala16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAegis Ventues+36 more
SuperRare is a marketplace for buying, selling, and collecting digital artworks as NFTs, where artists release unique pieces and limited editions.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Marketplaces
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investors1confirmationCollab+CurrencyJustin “3LAU” BlauNarcissus VenturesRed Beard VenturesSamsung Next+1 more
Supra provides blockchain oracle services that deliver data feeds to smart contracts and decentralized applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsWashington, US
Jonathan Nelms(Managing Member)
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsAndromeda CapitalBitDAOCastrum CapitalCoinbase VenturesCVP NoLimitGhaf Capital Partners+7 more
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsBlockchain CapitalLvna CapitalMerkle Tree CapitalPanxora Management Corporation
ethereum.org is a public, open-source educational resource and community portal for the Ethereum blockchain network, maintained by a core team and thousands of global contributors.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEdTech
Aya Miyaguchiin
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investors1confirmationAdvanced BlockchainBaseTwoBloccelerate VCBollinger Investment GroupCollab+Currency+20 more
The Graph organizes and indexes blockchain data through a decentralized network, providing web3 developers with fast, cost-efficient access to smart contract data via subgraphs and GraphQL queries.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsAGE CryptoAndromeda CapitalAngelONE CapitalBig Brain HoldingsBollinger Investment GroupBootNode+25 more
An interactive technology and entertainment company building Web3 games, interactive content, social experiences, and community-driven adventures.
BORGET Sebastien(Founder)in
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investors1k(x)1kxAnimoca BrandsLG Technology VenturesPantera CapitalPolygon Ventures+7 more
Theta operates a blockchain and decentralized edge-cloud network providing GPU compute for AI, video and rendering workloads.
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsColopl NextDCM VenturesGFR FundHeuristic Capital PartnersZMT Capitalgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)
Treeverse is a top-down open-world classless MMORPG set in worlds including the city of Lorwick, where players fight monsters, gather resources, craft gear from blueprints, and quest toward the World Tree.
Gaming
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Truffle provides a suite of developer tools for building, testing, debugging, and deploying Ethereum smart contracts, including a CLI, a VS Code extension, the Ganache local blockchain, and a deployment dashboard.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper Tools
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Uniswap is an Ethereum-based decentralized exchange protocol using an automated market maker model, built by Uniswap Labs.
New York City, US
Hayden Adams(Founder)in
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAZDAGBig Candle CapitalIA Seed Ventures+10 more
WalletConnect provides wallet connection infrastructure enabling decentralized applications to interact with blockchain wallets across multiple networks and platforms.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechNewark, US
Pedro Gomes(Founder and Director - WalletConnect Foundation)in
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesOddiyana VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)1kxFigmentKraken+1 more
Yearn is a decentralized finance protocol offering automated yield-generating vaults that allocate deposited crypto assets across DeFi opportunities to produce risk-adjusted returns.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Co-investorsContinue CapitalMerkle Tree Capital
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio0x Labs Decentralized P2P tradingcrypto exchanges: ZRX
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesOlympus · morningstar.com · Aug 20, 2026
Blackpool · blackpoolgazette.co.uk · Aug 18, 2026
Infura · tradingview.com · Aug 13, 2026
0x Labs Decentralized P2P trading · 0x Labs Blog · Aug 4, 2026

Convex · news.convex.dev · Aug 4, 2026
DOT · aashtojournal.transportation.org · Jul 31, 2026
ATOM · investing.com · Jul 17, 2026
Alchemy · stocktitan.net · Jul 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has DeepTech Ventures made?
- DeepTech Ventures has 57 tracked investments.
- What sectors does DeepTech Ventures focus on?
- DeepTech Ventures focuses on Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Fintech, Gaming.
- Where is DeepTech Ventures located?
- DeepTech Ventures is headquartered in Pfaffikon, CH.
- Who does DeepTech Ventures co-invest with?
- DeepTech Ventures most often shares deals with Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, IOSG Ventures, among 209 tracked co-investors.
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