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 website
What they invest in
from 35 of 57 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×32Fintech ×14Developer Tools ×12Data & Infrastructure ×11Cloud Computing ×6Enterprise Software ×3Gaming ×3Media & Entertainment ×3
HQs:United States×6Switzerland×1United Kingdom×1
Investments · 57 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path0x provides onchain routing and liquidity aggregation infrastructure for enterprise wallets, payments platforms, and exchanges.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Alchemy is a platform layer that enables developers to build applications on blockchain networks.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Nikil Viswanathan(Co-Founder and CEO)Joe Lau(Co-Founder and President)
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
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
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
San Francisco, US
Roneil Rumburg(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
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
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
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Decentraland is a decentralized virtual world platform where users can socialize, create, and explore using blockchain technology.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
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
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)Valerie Benitez(Secretary)Gregory M Karch(Authorized Representative, Attorney, DLT Law Group, P.A.)
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Polygon is an online media publication covering video games, entertainment, and pop culture, publishing news, reviews, and features about games, movies, and TV shows.
GamingMedia & Entertainment
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Solana is a blockchain network designed for high-performance internet capital markets, payments, and cryptocurrency applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Anatoly Yakovenko(Founder)in
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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)
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
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
PartnerAlex Christen· solo GP
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesConvex · news.convex.dev · Aug 4, 2026
ATOM · investing.com · Jul 17, 2026
Alchemy · stocktitan.net · Jul 16, 2026
Avalanche · cryptonews.net · Jul 13, 2026
Filecoin · tradingview.com · Jul 9, 2026
Solana · cryptobriefing.com · Jul 2, 2026
Pocket Network · pocket.network · May 1, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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