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Dragonfly

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

New York City · Pre-Seed–Growth · 21 people tracked

Also known as Dragonfly Capital Partners · DRAGONFLY DIGITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC · Dragonfly Ventures

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Investment thesis

Dragonfly is a crypto-native investment firm operating across venture and liquid strategies. It brings together Dragonfly Ventures, Dragonfly Liquid, and Metastable — one of the oldest crypto hedge funds, co-founded in 2014 and an early backer of Ethereum, Avalanche, Cosmos, Starkware, NEAR, Zcash, Filecoin, Dfinity, and Algorand. The firm publishes extensive research on crypto markets, including stablecoin payments, airdrops, token-based compensation, and agentic commerce. Its focus spans blockchains, tokens, and crypto-related startups, supporting founders and portfolio companies with data-driven insights on topics such as compensation and token design.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
Check
$3M – $30M
HQ
New York City, CA, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2018
Last 12 months
11 investments
AUM
$3.4B
Tracked investments
156

Team · 21 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Heather Bailey· Head of Events
Tony Li· Portfolio Support Partner - Asia

What they invest in

from 68 of 156 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×53Fintech ×37Data & Infrastructure ×20Developer Tools ×16AI & Machine Learning ×12SaaS ×9Enterprise Software ×7Cloud Computing ×5

HQs:United States×24Switzerland×2France×1Hong Kong×1Israel×1India×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 31 portfolio companies
55%
solo founders
17 of 31 mapped founding teams
90%
repeat founders
of 20 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×172 founders×113 founders×24+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data

Cornell University ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 20 founders with career history

ConsenSys ×2Facebook ×2Getco LLC ×2Uber ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

Investments · 156 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 112025 · 22023 · 12022 · 12021 · 12020 · 12017 · 118 dated

Aptosaptoslabs.comin𝕏✓ verified

Aptos Labs develops a Layer 1 blockchain platform using the Move programming language and parallel execution technology, serving developers and users building decentralized applications.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsNew York City, US

Avery Ching(CEO and Co-Founder)inMo Shaikh(Founder)Alin Tomescu(Head of Cryptography)Sasha Spiegelman(Head of Research)Zekun Li(Head of Blockchain)

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzArrington CapitalBixin CapitalBixin VenturesCoinbase Ventures+6 more

Bitdaobitdao.io𝕏✓ verified

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

Co-investorsDeepTech VenturesPantera Capital

Blocktempoblocktempo.comin𝕏✓ verified

Polymarket operates a decentralized prediction market platform where users can bet on the outcomes of real-world events such as sports and elections.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechFintechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSpace TechTaipei, TW

Yu-Ting (Mike) Lin(Founder)inJoey Luo(Founder)inShayne Coplan(CEO)Charlie Horowitz(CEO)Tyler Presser(CTO)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzD.E. ShawG SquaredGeneral CatalystSV AngelValor Equity Partners+1 more

Blowfishblowfish.xyz𝕏✓ verifiedAcquired

Blowfish provides fraud detection and prevention APIs for Web3 wallets, identifying and blocking malicious transactions and decentralized applications across 10+ blockchain networks.

Crypto & Web3Cybersecurity

Co-investorsParadigmCaffeinated Capital

Codexcodex.xyzin𝕏✓ verified

Codex provides institutional fiat-to-stablecoin and stablecoin-to-fiat conversion, letting businesses swap currencies like USD, EUR, and GBP into USDC and USDT through a single counterparty with wholesale FX rates and local settlement.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsCircle VenturesCoinbase VenturesWintermuteMirana VenturesReverie

Infinity Poolsinfinitypools.finance✓ verified

Infinity Pools is a decentralized finance protocol for trading with leverage, offering positions with no counterparty risk for liquidity providers and no liquidations as long as interest is paid.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsStandard CryptoWintermuteFolius VenturesGSR VenturesKRONOSMulticoin Capital+3 more

Mantlemantle.xyz𝕏✓ verified

Mantle operates an Ethereum layer-2 network using ZK proofs, along with a treasury and token-holder governed roadmap for on-chain products.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsMirana VenturesBitDAORR2 Capital

Questbookquestbook.xyz𝕏✓ verified

Questbook offers a decentralized application that lets blockchain ecosystems and protocols run grant and builder programs on-chain, with open source code and data accessible to builders.

Crypto & Web3Developer Tools

Sriharsha Karamchati(Founder)in

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesHashedLemniscapMirana VenturesFlori Ventures

Xprotocolxprotocol.org𝕏✓ verified

XProtocol is a consumer-focused blockchain Superchain offering high-throughput, near-zero gas transactions with interoperability for decentralized apps (dApps).

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureHardware

Co-investorsSaison CapitalCaballeros CapitalCogitent VenturesCoinFundMSA CapitalRazer

Inversion LabsMay 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

George Town

Santiago Roel Santos(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatRob Hadick· per SEC Form D · $26.5M raise · filed Sep 2025

Medallion ArtsAug 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

New York, US

Adam Ray(Executive Officer)Matthew Jones(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Vallimarescu(Executive Officer, Director)Derek Davies(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatRob Hadick· per SEC Form D · $24.2M raise · filed Sep 2023

1inch1inch.ioin𝕏

1inch is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform for crypto users, offering token swaps through a DEX aggregator with intent-based and cross-chain functionality, MEV protection, and wallet security features.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Sergej Kunz(Founder)in

Co-investorsBig Candle CapitalBlockchain CapitalBR CapitalFabric VenturesFenbushi CapitalFourth Revolution Capital (4RC)+12 more

Aevoaevo.xyz𝕏

Aevo is a decentralized options and perpetual futures exchange that combines off-chain matching with on-chain settlement on a custom Ethereum Layer 2, offering traders options, perpetual futures, and structured products within a single margin account.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Coinbase VenturesNascent

Afriexafriexapp.com𝕏

Afriex provides a remittance service enabling immigrants to transfer money to over 25 countries at low costs with rapid settlement.

FintechSan Francisco, US

Tope Alabi(Founder)inJohn Obirije(Founder)in

Co-investorsAdaverseBrightstone Venture CapitalFoundersMetastableOpen Opportunity FundPrecursor Ventures+2 more

Agoraagora.xyz𝕏

Agora builds a governance platform for crypto protocols, enabling onchain community coordination around protocol upgrades and ecosystem funding.

Crypto & Web3GovTech

Yitong Zhang(Founder)Jarrah Kandeh(Founder)inNick van Eck(CEO)

Co-investorsAlephAlphaLab CapitalCaladanHack VCHaun VenturesInsight Partners+6 more

Algorandalgorand.coin𝕏

The Algorand Foundation supports and grows the Algorand blockchain ecosystem by improving the developer experience, contributing to core protocol infrastructure and standards, and enabling decentralized governance.

Crypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsFintechQuantum Computing

Silvio Micali(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndromeda CapitalArrington CapitalBasecamp FundBig Candle CapitalBixin Capital+20 more

Alkimiyaalkimiya.io

A DeFi protocol creating a marketplace for blockspace.

Co-investorsCastle Island VenturesCoinbase Ventures1kxCircle VenturesRobot VenturesTribe Capital

Alliance DAO

Web3 accelerator and founder community

Co-investorsKindred VenturesMetastableNascent

Amber Groupambergroup.io

Amber Group is a digital assets investment and portfolio management firm that serves institutional and individual investors with trading, liquidity provision, and infrastructure solutions for crypto and Web3 projects.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsBase PartnersCoinbase VenturesDCM VenturesDigital Finance GroupFenbushi CapitalGobi Partners+5 more

Anchorageanchorage.comin𝕏

Anchorage Digital is a global cryptocurrency platform providing institutions with custody, staking, trading, governance, and settlement services, along with security infrastructure.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US

Diogo Mónica(Co-Founder and President)inNathan McCauley(CEO and Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGICa16z cryptoAmplify PartnersBlockchain CapitalDelta Blockchain+13 more

Ancient8
Andrena
Animoca Brandsanimocabrands.comin𝕏

Animoca Brands invests in blockchain and digital asset projects across gaming, infrastructure, culture, and real-world asset categories, with a portfolio of 600+ companies and a focus on Web3 ecosystem development.

B2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3GamingSector Agnostic

Yat Siu(Founder & CEO)Robby Yungin

Co-investors2080 Ventures500 GlobalA'Z AngelsAdit Ventures Management, LlcAlpha Wave GlobalAppWorks Ventures+37 more

ApeX Protocol
ARCx
Artemis
Artemis recently reportedartemisanalytics.comin𝕏

Artemis is building an AI-driven investing platform that brings together proprietary data, market signals, and LLM-powered tools so retail and institutional investors can research and decide what to invest in across equities, crypto tokens, and private markets.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Anthony(Co-founder)

Co-investorsMetastableMirana VenturesWIND Ventures

ATOMcosmos.networkin𝕏

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

Co-investors1confirmationBig Candle CapitalBollinger Investment GroupContinue CapitalDeepTech VenturesDigital Finance Group+9 more

August
Aurora
Avail
Avalanche
Axelaraxelar.network𝕏Jun 2021

Axelar is a blockchain interoperability network that connects institutions to onchain ecosystems through a single integration, letting them deploy stablecoins, real-world assets, and funds across 80+ blockchains.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechWaterloo

Sergey Gorbunov(Executive Officer, Director)Georgios Vlachos(Director)

Co-investorsAndromeda CapitalBitDAOCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyDCVC (Data Collective)Divergence+11 more

BENQIbenqi.fi𝕏

BENQI is a decentralized finance protocol on the Avalanche blockchain offering liquid staking of AVAX (via sAVAX), lending and borrowing of crypto assets, and tools for bootstrapping validators.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsArrington CapitalAscensive AssetsGenblock CapitalKane & Rao GroupMC Ventures (Muhabbit Capital)Metastable+2 more

BIT
Bitget
BloXroute Labsbloxroute.com𝕏

bloXroute provides a blockchain distribution network offering real-time data streams, transaction propagation, and validator solutions to enable faster trading and MEV optimization across multiple blockchains.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEvanston, US

Uri Klarman(Executive Officer, Director)inAleksandar Kuzmanovic(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJeffrey Bussgang(Director)in

Co-investors1confirmationBixin CapitalBixin VenturesBlindspot Ventures Management CoCoinbase VenturesFenbushi Capital+10 more

Caldera
Cegacega.xyz

Building the next evolution in DeFi derivatives focused on exotic options.

Co-investorsHack VCPantera CapitalAlameda ResearchCoinbase VenturesRobot Ventures

Cegacega.fiAcquired

Cega was a DeFi protocol offering exotic options and structured investment products; it was acquired and sunset at end-2024.

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesPantera CapitalAlameda ResearchRobot Ventures

Celo
Codex
Coin Metricscoinmetrics.ioin𝕏

Coin Metrics provides market and on-chain data, reference rates, and indexes for crypto and digital assets, delivered to institutional investment teams via APIs.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechBoston, US

Timothy Rice(Executive Officer, Director)Tim Rice(Founder)in

BoardMathew S. McDermott(Director)Sean Judge(Director)inMatt Scott Walsh(Director)inNic Carter(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyCommunitas Capital PartnersDigital Currency GroupF-Prime Capital+2 more

Common
Commonware
Compound Labs

San Francisco open-source software developer building DeFi tools and the Compound Protocol for crypto lending and borrowing.

San Francisco, US

Robert Leshner(Executive Officer, Director)Geoffrey Hayes(Director)

Co-investorsMetastableAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesDanhua CapitalParadigmPolychain Capital+1 more

Conduitcondu.it

Conduit develops non-invasive brain-computer interface technology, building a thought-to-text system where a headset completes a user's sentences from their thoughts.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSan Francisco, US

Clem von Stengel(Founder)in

Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementWonder VenturesBankless VenturesCoinbase VenturesCredibly NeutralDrive Capital+7 more

Conduitconduitpay.comin𝕏

Conduit provides an API for embedding USD accounts, payments, wallets, and FX into other companies' products, with near-instant end-customer onboarding and automated KYB/AML compliance.

Developer ToolsFintechSaaS

Kirill Gertman(Founder)in

Co-investorsCommerce VenturesDiagramHelios Digital VenturesAltos VenturesBankless VenturesCoinbase Ventures+8 more

Conduit
Consensysconsensys.ioin𝕏

Consensys builds a vertically integrated platform for decentralized finance, offering consumer wallet applications, developer infrastructure, blockchain APIs, and protocol-level software that manage the full onchain transaction lifecycle.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechFort Worth, US

Joseph Lubin(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsArcane GroupArgonautic VenturesBR CapitalCoinbase VenturesDVCElectric Capital+17 more

Context
Cozy Financecozy.finance𝕏

Cozy provides modular on-chain risk protection for DeFi protocols, offering tools like yield tranches, asset reserves, and market-based protection contracts to cover risks such as bad debt, hacks, and exploits.

Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTechSeattle, US

Tony Sheng(Director)Payom Dousti(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesElectric CapitalMetastableVariant FundRobot VenturesSlow Ventures+1 more

Crusoe
CryptoSlam
DeBankdebank.com

China-based crypto wallet and DeFi portfolio tracker covering hundreds of protocols across multiple blockchains.

Tang Hongbo(Founder)in

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesFenbushi CapitalIOSG VenturesMetastableSignum CapitalYoubi Capital+4 more

DerivaDEXderivadex.com𝕏

DerivaDEX is a decentralized cryptocurrency derivatives exchange offering a real-time price feed, fast trade resolution, and a competitive fee structure.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesMetastableElectric Capital

Dfinitydfinity.orgin𝕏

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)

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAmino CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAspect VenturesBollinger Investment Group+15 more

Domination Finance

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Dragonfly made?
Dragonfly has 127 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Dragonfly invest at?
Dragonfly invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
What is Dragonfly's typical check size?
Dragonfly typically writes checks of $3M – $30M.
What sectors does Dragonfly focus on?
Dragonfly focuses on Crypto & Web3.
Where is Dragonfly located?
Dragonfly is headquartered in New York City, US.
Does Dragonfly lead rounds?
Dragonfly typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Dragonfly co-invest with?
Dragonfly most often shares deals with Metastable, Coinbase Ventures, IOSG Ventures, among 281 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

If You Want To Get Rich, Hold Bitcoin - Haseeb Qureshi, Dragonfly Managing Partner | E177

When Shift Happens · Haseeb Qureshi

Fireside Chat: Dragonfly's Haseeb Qureshi | Andy C - The Rollup and Haseeb Qureshi - Dragonfly

ETHDenver · Haseeb Qureshi

35 - Network State Conference 2025 - Haseeb Qureshi of Dragonfly explains how to distribute tokens

Network State Podcast · Haseeb Qureshi

Dragonfly: The Secrets of a Top-Tier Crypto VC - Haseeb Qureshi. Ep. 609

Epicenter Podcast · Haseeb Qureshi

Haseeb Qureshi - Managing Partner - Dragonfly

Dinis Guarda · Haseeb Qureshi

Haseeb Qureshi – Investing in Future at the $2.5B Firm, Dragonfly Capital – ep 12

Angels to Allocators · Haseeb Qureshi

Images

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Co-investors · 80

Pantera Capital

Pantera Capital is a blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused investment firm that pioneered early crypto funds in the U.S., offering exposure through venture equity, early-stage tokens, and liquid tokens.

$5M – $100M
Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Paradigm

Paradigm is a frontier technology investment firm that builds and invests in early-stage companies across crypto, AI, robotics, and other emerging technology areas.

$1M – $100M
Multicoin Capital

Multicoin Capital is a thesis-driven investment firm focused on cryptoassets, tokens, and blockchain companies, managing a hedge fund and several venture funds across public and private markets.

$1M – $50M
Electric Capital

Electric Capital is an early-stage venture firm founded in 2018 that backs founders building trust-minimized technologies across AI, crypto, fintech, and related sectors.

$1M – $20M
Robot Ventures

Robot Ventures is a $75M early-stage crypto fund founded and led by Robert Leshner (Compound) and Tarun Chitra (Gauntlet), who actively run major DeFi companies while managing the fund, giving founders direct access to operators at the center of on-chain markets. The fund specializes in backing highly technical crypto primitives at the pre-seed stage before they become marquee names, leveraging deep quant research expertise to evaluate complex DeFi mechanisms that many generalist VCs struggle to understand.

$100K – $1M
ParaFi Capital

ParaFi Capital is a multi-strategy investment firm operating across public and private markets, focused on financial technology and capital markets innovation, including digital assets.

Hashed

Hashed is a venture firm backing founders building in AI, crypto, and frontier technology, offering hands-on ecosystem support to portfolio companies from inception to global scale.

$1M – $37M
Hack VC

Hack VC is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage crypto, blockchain infrastructure, decentralized finance, and AI companies.

$3M
Blockchain Capital

Blockchain Capital is a venture firm that has partnered with crypto builders since 2013, investing across the blockchain and digital asset ecosystem.

$25K – $200K
Nascent

Nascent is a crypto-focused investment firm that builds, invests in, and competes across open markets and permissionless technologies, deploying both venture and liquid strategies as active participants in the crypto ecosystem.

Polychain Capital

Polychain is an investment firm that actively manages portfolios of blockchain-based digital assets, aiming to deliver strong returns for its investors.

$100K – $10M
68 more co-investors

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