Figment
Venture capitalNew York · Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
Also known as Figment Adam · Figment Foxtrot · FIGMENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC · Figment Ocean · Figment OS · Figment Sigma
Investment thesis
Figment Capital invests in the future of Web3, focused on a world where finance operates on-chain in an open, global, and always-on manner. The firm backs teams building the underlying rails, markets, and consumer-facing applications that establish blockchains as the default infrastructure for how value is created, traded, and owned.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 30 of 74 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×28Data & Infrastructure ×11Developer Tools ×9Fintech ×5Cloud Computing ×4Deep Tech ×4Enterprise Software ×4Creator Economy ×3
HQs:United States×5United Kingdom×1Israel×1British Virgin Islands×1
Investments · 74 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathPartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Chicago, US
Matthew R. Leisinger(Executive Officer, Director)Mara Schmiedt(Executive Officer, Director)Evan Weiss(Executive Officer)
BoardMin Teo(Director)
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Andromeda offers aOS, a decentralized on-chain operating system with a suite of multi-chain tools and utilities for building Web3 applications.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper Tools
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Avail is a data availability layer and multi-chain protocol that enables decentralized applications to operate across multiple blockchains without requiring code changes.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Waterloo
Sergey Gorbunov(Executive Officer, Director)Georgios Vlachos(Director)
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Celestia designs and operates custom, high-throughput blockchain infrastructure for enterprises, separating compute and storage to enable independent scaling.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Enterprise Software
Mustafa Al-Bassam(Chairman & CEO, Celestia Foundation)Nick White(Co-founder & CEO, Celestia Labs)Preston Evans(CTO, Celestia Labs)
PartnerJames Parillo· 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
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Connext provides xCall, a developer tool that enables applications to interact with users, tokens, and other applications across multiple blockchains.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsSan Francisco, US
Arjun Bhuptani(Executive Officer, Director)Layne Haber(Executive Officer, Director)Rahul Sethuram(Executive Officer)
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
EigenCloud is a developer platform that adds cryptographic verifiability to data, computation, and AI inference, backed by slashable stake on the EigenLayer restaking protocol (ETH and EIGEN).
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
FastLane provides a maximal extractable value (MEV) protocol and liquid staking token (shMON) for the Monad blockchain, enabling validators and token holders to capture transaction ordering fees and staking rewards.
Crypto & Web3
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Gravity Bridge is a blockchain that acts as a neutral bridge between Ethereum and Cosmos, letting Cosmos-based projects access ERC20 assets like DAI or USDC via IBC without running their own orchestrator.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Initia provides blockchain infrastructure that connects full-stack applications through integrated protocols and aligned economic incentives.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Khalani provides infrastructure for cross-chain and multi-provider transactions, enabling operators to define enforceable execution rules (price, latency, finality) that are automatically enforced across a network of solvers, market makers, bridges, and on/off-ramp providers.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech<UNKNOWN>, VG
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Lit Protocol provides a verifiable compute and signing infrastructure built on trusted execution environments (TEEs) for DeFi applications, centralized exchanges, and tokenized assets.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise Software
PartnerJames Parillo· 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
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Monad is a high-performance EVM-compatible blockchain designed for fast, low-cost transactions.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure<UNKNOWN>
Keone Hon(Founder & CEO)
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Mysten Labs builds infrastructure and tools for web3, focusing on making decentralized systems secure, reliable, and ready for mass adoption.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper Tools
Adeniyi Abiodun(Founder)in
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Noise is a community-curated media platform that aggregates and showcases trending topics, cultural phenomena, and emerging interest areas across entertainment, technology, finance, and lifestyle domains.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocial
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Nym develops a decentralized privacy network (mixnet) that routes internet traffic through multiple nodes to anonymize user metadata and activities.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityLondon, GB
Harry Halpin(CEO and Chairman of Scientific Board)inAlexis Roussel(Chief Operating Officer)in
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Obol provides distributed validator infrastructure and staking solutions for the Ethereum blockchain, serving institutional operators and AI agents.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Omni is a non-custodial multi-chain crypto wallet that lets users store, bridge, and swap tokens across multiple blockchains, import wallets from MetaMask, Keplr, and Phantom, build custom portfolios, and buy crypto with a credit card.
Crypto & Web3
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Osmosis is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange built on the Cosmos blockchain that enables users to access liquidity and assets from over 100 blockchain ecosystems.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Penumbra is a privacy-focused blockchain network that enables fully end-to-end encrypted asset trading and transfers across multiple chains through zero-knowledge proofs.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Henry de Valence(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Phylax builds the Credible Layer, a policy engine that lets on-chain protocols declare states they must never reach and enforces circuit breakers that reject transactions crossing those limits.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityEnterprise Software
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Primev builds infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, including mev-commit, a real-time commitment network for transaction priority, ordering, and MEV mitigation, along with agentic USDC payments and bridging tools.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep Tech
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
London
Brad Anthony Foy(Executive Officer, Director)Stan Miroshnik(Director)Duncan Payne-Shelley(Executive Officer)Brian Spector(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Quicksilver is a liquid staking protocol built for the Cosmos ecosystem, letting users stake assets with any validator and receive liquid staked tokens (qASSETs) for swapping, pooling, and lending while retaining native governance rights.
Crypto & Web3
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Seattle, US
Frank Laub(Executive Officer, Director)Brian Retford(Executive Officer, Director)Jeremy Bruestle(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Saga builds AI agents that enable creators, studios, and brands to deploy persistent character personalities across social platforms and messaging environments.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomySaaSLas Vegas, US
Kevin Dale Klassen(Director)Ryan Robert Dean(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
PartnerJames Parillo· solo GP
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Figment invest at?
- Figment invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Figment focus on?
- Figment focuses on Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is Figment located?
- Figment is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Figment lead rounds?
- Figment typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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