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Crossover fundAustin · Seed–Series C · 4 people tracked
Also known as DISTRIBUTED GLOBAL MANAGER LP
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Team · 4 people
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2 people who came through Distributed Global went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 20 of 24 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×13Fintech ×9AI & Machine Learning ×7Data & Infrastructure ×5Developer Tools ×4SaaS ×3Cloud Computing ×2Deep Tech ×2
HQs:United States×17Nigeria×1Netherlands×1
Investments · 24 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12024 · 32023 · 42022 · 32021 · 32019 · 12018 · 219 dated
Gaxos.ai is a company focused on artificial intelligence, with applications in the gaming sector.
AI & Machine LearningGamingRoseland, US
Vadim Mats(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAnimoca BrandsFantom FoundationIDG CapitalKuCoin LabsSoftBank GroupTezos Foundation+2 more
Superstate builds tokenization infrastructure that puts securities such as private funds, mutual funds, ETFs, and company shares onchain, connecting them with crypto capital markets for 24/7 trading and DeFi use.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York, US
Robert Leshner(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)inJim Hiltner(Co-founder & Head of Business Development)inDean Swennumson(Co-founder & Head of Operations)inJon Walch(Head of Engineering)inEmily Coleman(Head of Marketing & Communications)inAlex Zozos(General Counsel)in
Co-investors1kxArrington CapitalCoinFundHack VCHaun VenturesParaFi Capital+20 more
Atlanta, US
John William Pigott(Executive Officer, Promoter)Joel Blom(Executive Officer, Promoter)Roderick Psaila(Executive Officer, Promoter)
Co-investorsGumi Ventures
Bankless is a global community providing educational content and resources to help users navigate and understand cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
Crypto & Web3Media & Entertainment
Co-investorsBankless VenturesCoinbase VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital CryptoBrevan Howard DigitalCapitalG+6 more
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Aaron Henshaw(Director)Joseph Lallouz(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNicholas Chirls(Director)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBlockchain CoinvestorsCharge VCCollab+CurrencyConsenSys MeshF-Prime Capital+7 more
Breadcrumbs provides a no-code platform that scores customer and prospect data to surface upsell and cross-sell opportunities for sales teams, requiring minimal setup time compared to traditional analytics solutions.
Enterprise SoftwareSales TechSan Francisco, US
Armando Biondi(Founder)inGary Amaral(Founder)inMassimo Chieruzzi(Founder)inMassimo Chieruzzi Pazzaglia(Director)
Co-investorsY CombinatorCadenzaDragon CapitalGaingelsGlobal Founders CapitalSignum Capital+2 more
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Embed provides embedded payment infrastructure for EV charging platforms, supporting AFIR-compliant AC and DC charging with kiosk POS and QR payment flows, European payment methods like Vipps and Twint, and account top-ups in eMSP apps.
Data & InfrastructureEnergyFintechMobility & TransportationSaaS
Alexander Schoonkind(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlephKindred CapitalMorningstar VenturesNIV
Fluence is a decentralized "cloudless" computing platform that combines blockchain with high-performance computing to let developers build and scale applications without relying on centralized cloud providers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Deep Tech
Evgeny Ponomarev(Co-Founder & COO, Cloudless Labs)inTom Trowbridge(Co-Founder & CEO, Cloudless Labs)Dmitry Kurinskiy(Co-Founder & CTO, Cloudless Labs)inBernhard Borges(Chief Scientist, Cloudless Labs)
Co-investorsMulticoin CapitalPolymorphic CapitalSignum Capital1kxProtocol LabsTiger Global Management
Hype is a mobile application that tracks cryptocurrency trends, memecoins, and top traders in the crypto market.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US
Ravi Bakhai(Founder)in
Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyParadigmSpice CapitalY CombinatorAcrew CapitalBaller Ventures+7 more
Nestcoin provides financial and banking services designed specifically for creators.
Creator EconomyFintechLagos, NG
Yele Bademosi(Founder)in
Co-investors4DX VenturesAdaverseAlter GlobalElectric CapitalFlying Doctors Healthcare Investment Companygumi Inc+15 more
Nifty Island is a gaming platform where users create their own islands, play games, and complete in-game quests to earn on-chain rewards such as NFTs and crypto.
Crypto & Web3GamingSheridan, US
Charles Smith(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inZachary Pantely(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalCollab+CurrencyFermionLemniscapWWVenturesAlameda Research+2 more
Nillion is a decentralized secure computing network that uses privacy-enhancing technologies to store and process sensitive data by distributing trust across nodes.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Andrew Yeoh(Founder)in
Co-investorsARKN venturesBig Brain HoldingsChapter OneFlowdeskFOMO VenturesG1 Ventures+16 more
Nous Research develops and trains open source language models and builds infrastructure for distributed AI training.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Jeffrey Quesnelle(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBreedCollab+CurrencyFactionForerunner VenturesFuture Back VenturesMozilla Ventures+10 more
Polymer Labs is a blockchain infrastructure startup that raised a $23M Series A in 2024.
Bo Du(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainAmbush CapitalBlockchain CapitalCoinbase VenturesD1 VenturesDigital Currency Group+8 more
Prime Intellect provides an integrated platform for training, deploying, and continuously improving custom AI models, combining compute resources, reinforcement learning tools, evaluations, and inference services.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Vincent Weisser(Executive Officer, Director)inJohannes Hagemann(Director)in
BoardDavid Katz(Director)in
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalCoinFundCollab+CurrencyCompoundDell Technologies CapitalIntel Capital+8 more
Radar Relay provides a crypto app for tracking token movements across decentralized exchanges, chains, and liquidity pools in real time.
Crypto & Web3Fort Collins, US
Alan Curtis(Manager)inMichael Roth(Manager)Devin Eldridge(CFO)
BoardCaleb Tebbe(Manager)in
Co-investorsBatshit Crazy VenturesBlockchain CoinvestorsKokopelli CapitalNotation CapitalSparkland CapitalBlockchain Capital+10 more
Sei is a Layer 1 blockchain designed for high-performance financial markets and digital asset trading, enabling fast onchain order books and serving global finance firms, funds, and infrastructure providers.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Jeff Feng(Founder)
Co-investorsAegis VentuesAscensive AssetsCircle VenturesCoinbase VenturesCVP NoLimitGSR+12 more
Sei is a high-performance EVM Layer 1 blockchain built for trading and digital asset markets, featuring onchain order books and the Autobahn multi-proposer consensus mechanism.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US
Jayendra Jog(Founder)in
Co-investorsAsymmetricBixin CapitalBixin VenturesCogitent VenturesCVP NoLimitFJ Labs+9 more
Tools for Humanity develops technology intended for people in the AI era, employing scientists, engineers, economists and creatives.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Max Novendstern(Co-founder)inSam Altman(Chairman)Alex Blania(CEO)inThomas Scott(Chief Legal Officer and Secretary)in
Co-investorsBlockchain Capitala16z cryptoBain Capital Crypto
Crypto payments, payroll and treasury platform for DAOs and web3 companies; acquired by Coinbase in November 2024.
San Francisco, US
Pryce Adade Yebesi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJason Chong(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Alexander Wu(Director, Promoter)Kaito Cunningham(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsKindred VenturesParadigmAscend Venture CapitalCircle & Co.Circle VenturesCoinbase Ventures+2 more
World provides a system for verifying that online users are real, unique humans, combining privacy-preserving proof-of-human identity with financial infrastructure and a digital token.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US
Sam Altman(Co-founder & Chairman (Tools for Humanity))Alex Blania(Co-founder & CEO (Tools for Humanity))inMax Novendstern(Co-founder (Tools for Humanity))in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital CryptoBlockchain CapitalKhosla Ventures1confirmationa16z crypto+20 more
XMTP is an open source, decentralized messaging protocol that uses quantum-resistant encryption to let developers build secure, programmable chat apps, mini-apps, and AI agents with native support for payments and digital assets.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSocialWilmington, US
Matthew P. Galligan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shane McSimov(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shane Mac(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAmbush CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBetaworksCoinbase VenturesFaction+16 more
Zebec builds blockchain-powered financial products including payroll, cards, and payments solutions for individuals, businesses, and teams.
Crypto & Web3FintechHR TechSaaS
Sam ThapaliyaSimon Babakhani(CEO)inNea Padhye
Co-investors500 GlobalAegis VentuesBreyer CapitalLaunchpad CapitalResolute VenturesAlameda Research+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Exits · 4
1 IPOs · 3 acquisitions · showing 2NFT GamingNASDAQ: GXAIBison Trailsacq. by Coinbase
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Nous Research · techcrunch.com · Jul 13, 2026
Prime Intellect · finsmes.com · Jul 10, 2026
Bankless · bankless.com · Jul 8, 2026
Superstate · finsmes.com · Jan 26, 2026
XMTP Labs · blog.xmtp.org · Jan 7, 2026
Worldcoin · finance.yahoo.com · May 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Distributed Global made?
- Distributed Global has 24 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Distributed Global invest at?
- Distributed Global invests at the Seed, Series A, Series C stages.
- What sectors does Distributed Global focus on?
- Distributed Global focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Distributed Global located?
- Distributed Global is headquartered in Austin, US.
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