DRW Venture Capital
Corporate VCChicago · Seed–Late Stage · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
DRW Venture Capital is a stage-agnostic investor focused on financial technology and enterprise technology businesses in areas DRW knows well and often helped build. Funded from the firm's own capital with no outside investors, it emphasizes flexibility and long-term support, providing not just capital but subject-matter expertise, access to relevant teams, and help testing products, measuring success, shaping strategy, and raising strategic capital. It targets revenue-generating, high-growth companies with capable, proven management teams and can provide both initial and follow-on financing as companies scale.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
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What they invest in
from 7 of 8 portfolio companiesFintech ×6Crypto & Web3 ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Enterprise Software ×3Cybersecurity ×2AdTech ×1AI & Machine Learning ×1EdTech ×1
HQs:United States×7
Investments · 8 tracked
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BitGo provides institutional-grade infrastructure for digital assets, including regulated custody, wallet services, prime brokerage (trading, financing, settlement), stablecoin issuance, and embedded crypto-as-a-service.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechPalo Alto, US
Michael A. Belshe(Executive Officer, Director)Chen Fang(Executive Officer, Director)Krishna Juvvadi(Executive Officer)Ed Reginelli(Executive Officer)
BoardJeff Brody(Director)inBrian Murray(Director)in
Co-investorsArkStream CapitalBlockchain CapitalCraft VenturesCyber CapitalDigital Currency GroupFifth Wall+11 more
Notabene provides compliance and regulatory technology for crypto businesses and financial institutions, helping them meet regulatory requirements like the FATF Crypto Travel Rule through real-time screening, sanctions checks, and wallet identification.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Pelle Braendgaard(CEO/ Co-Founder)inAndres Junge(Founder)inAnia Lipinska(Founder)inAlice Nawfal(Founder)in
BoardMatthew Walsh(Director)Peter Johnson(Director)in
Board seatKimberly Trautmann· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Jul 2026
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupF-Prime CapitalParaFi CapitalSignature VenturesWintermuteY Combinator+4 more
Crossover Markets operates CROSSx, an execution-only cryptocurrency electronic communication network (crypto ECN) built for institutional participants, offering ultra-low-latency quote-driven matching, smart order routing, and FIX API or GUI connectivity.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Brandon Mulvihill(Co-Founder & CEO)inVladislav Rysin(Co-Founder & CTO)inAnthony Mazzarese(Co-Founder & CCO)in
Co-investorsFlow TradersMetalayerWintermuteIlluminate FinancialLaser DigitalRipple+2 more
Cuebiq provides location intelligence and footfall measurement tools that help brands, agencies, and research institutions analyze how people move and shop in the real world.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechNew York, US
Antonio Tomarchio(Executive Officer, Director)Marco A. DeMeireles(Director)Ashwin Gupta(Director)Richard Belluzzo(Director)John McEvoy(Director)
BoardBrian Hirsch(Director)
Co-investorsAnsa CapitalARC Angel FundElevate Innovation PartnersTribeca Venture PartnersNasdaq VenturesTLcom Capital
Nasdaq Private Market operates infrastructure for private-company securities, offering liquidity programs (tender offers, buybacks, auctions), a secondary marketplace for accredited investors to buy and sell pre-IPO shares and funds, market data and intelligence, patented settlement technology, and capital-raising solutions.
Data & InfrastructureFintechMarketplacesNew York, US
Tom Callahan(Manager)William Mathews(Manager)Karen Snow(Manager)Benny Adler(Manager)Jimmy Ronnkvist(Executive Officer)Gary Offner(Manager)
Co-investorsHiJoJo Partners
Cheyenne, US
Jesse Powell(Director)Stephanie Lemmerman(Executive Officer)David Ripley(Executive Officer)Arjun Sethi(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Percoco(Executive Officer)Mayur Gupta(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsTrammell Venture PartnersTrammell Venture Partners (TVP)Tribe CapitalTVP Bitcoin Venture
TradingView is a charting platform and social network used by over 100 million traders and investors worldwide to analyze and trade across global financial markets.
Data & InfrastructureFintechNew York City, US
Denis Globa(Executive Officer, Director)inKonstantin Ivanov(Director)Stan Bokov(Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer)inConstantin Ivanov(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inSteven M Farsht(Director)
BoardSEBASTIEN ARTHUR M DUCHATEAU(Director)
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesInsight PartnersIrishAngelsiTech CapitalMotivate Venture CapitalTechstars+2 more
TRM Labs offers an online certification course on blockchain investigations and crypto forensics for professionals who need to trace cryptocurrency transactions across multiple blockchains.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechSan Francisco, US
Esteban Castaño(Founder)inRahul Raina(Founder)inSujit Raman(Chief Legal Officer)Ari Redbord(Global Head of Policy)Tom Armstrong(Head of Compliance Advisory)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBasecamp FundBessemer Venture PartnersCastle Island Ventures+12 more
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.
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBitGoNYSE: BTGO
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Notabene · alleywatch.com · Aug 1, 2026
Payward, Inc. · crypto.news · Jul 28, 2026
TRM Labs · cryptopolitan.com · Jul 18, 2026
BitGo · newbernsj.com · Jul 18, 2026
Nasdaq Private Market · thesaasnews.com · Jun 22, 2026
Crossover Markets · ventureburn.com · Mar 5, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does DRW Venture Capital invest at?
- DRW Venture Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is DRW Venture Capital's typical check size?
- DRW Venture Capital typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What sectors does DRW Venture Capital focus on?
- DRW Venture Capital focuses on Enterprise Software, Fintech.
- Where is DRW Venture Capital located?
- DRW Venture Capital is headquartered in Chicago, US.
- Who does DRW Venture Capital co-invest with?
- DRW Venture Capital most often shares deals with Insight Partners, iTech Capital, Pantera Capital, among 20 tracked co-investors.
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