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Framework Ventures

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked

Also known as FRAMEWORK VENTURES MANAGEMENT LLC

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Investment thesis

Builds in-house software, tools and services, actively stakes and provides liquidity on-chain, and uses founders' Netflix/Snapchat consumer-tech expertise to design tokens and consumer-grade UX; DeFi power user.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
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$250K – $40M
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2019
Last 12 months
10 investments
AUM
$1.3B
Tracked investments
83
Unicorns
3
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
1

Team · 10 people

from public directories
Nick Trileski· Partner
Rajiv Patel-O'Connor· General Partnerin
Roy Learner· Partnerin𝕏
Alec Taggart· Investorin𝕏
Kristin Noblesin

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Framework Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 74 of 83 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×52Fintech ×38AI & Machine Learning ×17Data & Infrastructure ×17Developer Tools ×11Enterprise Software ×9SaaS ×8Cybersecurity ×5

HQs:United States×23United Kingdom×4Australia×2Bermuda×1Brazil×1Colombia×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 10 portfolio companies
30%
solo founders
3 of 10 mapped founding teams
40%
repeat founders
of 10 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×32 founders×33 founders×24+ founders×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 10 founders with career history

Benchmark ×2

Investments · 83 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 52025 · 152024 · 112023 · 82022 · 112021 · 92020 · 362 dated

Townstowns.comin𝕏Crypto token on Base/Ethereum; traded on Coinbase, Binance and others: TOWNSJan 2021

Towns is an open messaging protocol built on Base that enables private group communications and decentralized finance applications.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3FintechSocialNew York, US

Ben Rubin(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inBrian Meek(Co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer)inPatrick Fives(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoCoinbase VenturesSignia Venture Partners8-Bit CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBenchmark

Meanwhile Bitcoin backed insurance Moneymeanwhile.bmin𝕏Oct 2025 · $82M✓ verified

Meanwhile is a licensed Bitcoin-denominated life insurance company whose policies collect premiums and pay death benefits in BTC, with premiums that grow at a guaranteed rate in Bitcoin terms and the option to take Bitcoin loans against policy value.

Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTechHamilton, BM

Tia Beckmann(Chief Financial Officer)inMax Gasner(Founder)Zac Townsend(Founder)in

Co-investorsFulgur VenturesGradient VenturesSam Altman6th Man VenturesHaun VenturesMouro Capital+5 more

Moonwalkmoonwalk.fit✓ verified

Moonwalk is a fitness accountability app built on the Solana blockchain where users pool crypto with friends, set step-based goals tracked via fitness apps, and redistribute deposits between participants based on who meets the goals.

Crypto & Web3Sports TechWellness & Fitness

Nom(Co-Founder)kw(Co-Founder)Swol Sol(Co-Founder)

Co-investorsCastle Island VenturesMonadMulticoin CapitalSolana FoundationSolana LabsFlowdesk+1 more

SuperHi Basic Incomesuperhibasicincome.com𝕏✓ verified

SuperHi Basic Income is an experiment run by SuperHi that gives selected creative people a monthly stipend of $1,000 USDC for six months, plus hardware and access to SuperHi's courses, to test whether a financial buffer helps them advance their careers.

Crypto & Web3EdTech

Co-investorsDesigner FundExpaReach CapitalTorch Capital

Aaveaave.comin𝕏

Aave Labs is the original author and contributor to Aave, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol for lending and borrowing crypto assets.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Stani Kulechov(Founder)in

Co-investorsAegis VentuesArkStream CapitalBig Candle CapitalBlockchain CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsCoinIx Capital+15 more

AI Arenaaiarena.ioinSeries A · Jan 2024 · $6M

AI Arena is a player-vs-player fighting game by ArenaX Labs in which players train AI characters that battle autonomously.

Brandon Da Silva(Founder)Wei Xie(Founder)

Co-investorsParadigmSevenX Ventures

Alloraallora.network𝕏Series A · Jul 2024 · $8M

Allora is a decentralized network for machine learning model development and inference, where developers deploy ML workers and models to topics that collectively generate predictions.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Nick Emmons(Founder)in

Co-investorsArchetypeCoinFundOlive Tree CapitalWavemaker PartnersBlockchain CapitalDelphi Ventures+3 more

Ammalgamammalgam.xyz𝕏Sep 2024

Ammalgam is a decentralized lending exchange (DLEX) that combines trading and lending in a single DeFi protocol, letting users lend, trade, and leverage any asset without oracles through Dual Purpose Pools.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsFactionFounderheads,HyperithmMarin Digital VenturesAnton BukovBlockchain Founders Fund+3 more

Andalusia Labsandalusia-labs.com𝕏Dec 2023 · $48M

Andalusia Labs is an applied research lab building internet-native economic infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechPalo Alto, US

Drew Patel(Founder)Raouf Ben-Har(Founder)

Co-investorsFounders FundPantera CapitalBain Capital VenturesDigital Currency GroupLightspeed Venture PartnersMubadala Capital

Antimetalantimetal.comin

Antimetal builds an autonomous system that operates production infrastructure by continuously monitoring, diagnosing, and fixing issues across software systems.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US

Shreyas Iyer(Founder)inMatthew Parkhurst(Founder)

Co-investorsBuilder CapitalChapter OneHawk Hill VenturesIDEO CoLab VenturesBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcChapter One Ventures+2 more

Arrowarrow.markets𝕏

Arrow Markets operates an on-chain options trading protocol on Avalanche that uses a Request for Quote (RFQ) system, allowing traders to request quotes from multiple market makers simultaneously.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsBixin CapitalBixin VenturesCrypto com Capital

Asset Realityassetreality.comin𝕏Jan 2023

Asset Reality provides asset recovery and data security services for seized cryptoassets, with a focus on conflict-free management and regulatory compliance.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechSaaSLondon, GB

Aidan Larkin(Founder)inHugo Hoyland(Founder)in

Co-investorsEverywhere VenturesOutrun VenturesSGH CapitalTechstarsTeam Ignite VenturesThe Fund

Avalonavalonfinance.xyz𝕏

Avalon Labs develops Bitcoin-focused decentralized finance infrastructure, providing on-chain lending markets and the USDa stablecoin collateralized by Bitcoin for both institutions and individuals.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsGeekCartelVentureSouq

Berachainberachain.com𝕏

Berachain is a Layer 1 blockchain network built around a Proof of Liquidity mechanism that directs block reward emissions as non-dilutive growth capital to ecosystem applications in exchange for revenue sharing with the network and tokenholders.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech

Smokey the Bera(Founder)Homme Bear(Founder)Smokey The Bera(Founder)

Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalArrington CapitalBorderless VentureCaladanCitizenX Crypto VenturesCVP NoLimit+20 more

Betterbetter.com

Better is a mortgage and home financing platform that offers purchase mortgages, refinancing, home equity lines of credit, and related services including title, closing, and agent matching for homebuyers and refinancers.

FintechPropTechSan Francisco, US

Vishal Garg(Founder)in

Co-investorsActivant CapitalAlumni VenturesFantail VenturesKhosla VenturesKleiner PerkinsManhattan West+12 more

Bitlayerbitlayer.orgin𝕏

Bitlayer is a Bitcoin-focused blockchain infrastructure project offering YBTC (yield-bearing BTC), multichain support, and BTC deposit and trading functionality.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Charlie Hu(Founder)inKevin He(Founder)inCharlie Yechuan Hu(Founder)

Co-investors57Blocks CapitalABCDE CapitalAlphaLab CapitalAsymmetricBaseTwoCaladan+12 more

Block Earnerblockearner.com.auin𝕏Aug 2025

Block Earner is an Australian fintech offering crypto-backed AUD loans, a cryptocurrency exchange for buying and selling 350+ coins, a cash account, SMSF, and OTC services.

Crypto & Web3FintechSydney, AU

Charlie K.(Founder)inCharlie Karaboga(Co-founder, CEO)Jordan Momtazi(Co-founder)

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesDigital Currency GroupDivergenceKing River CapitalLongHash VenturesCMCC Global

Blockworksblockworks.comin𝕏Mar 2023

Blockworks operates a platform for onchain capital markets, connecting investors and businesses and providing data, research, and information to help investors underwrite crypto assets.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

Michael Ippolito(Founder)inJohn Ippolito(Director)Dan Tapiero(Director)Jason Yanowitz(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors10T FundCoinbase VenturesFirestreak VenturesFlowdeskParaFi CapitalParafi General Fund+5 more

Boostboost.xyzin𝕏Jun 2021

Boost provides on-chain incentive campaign tools that let teams distribute token rewards to drive user transactions across Farcaster, World, and the open web.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechMarketing TechNew York, US

Brian Flynn(Co-Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors6th Man VenturesCollab+CurrencyElectric CapitalGreylock PartnersLarry SukernikLate Checkout+3 more

Brevan Howard Digitalbrevanhoward.cominApr 2024 · $100M

Brevan Howard manages investment funds; the provided page only contains legal disclaimers about investment risk and does not describe the firm's business in usable detail.

Fintech

Co-investorsMirana VenturesHack VCHashkey CapitalPolychain CapitalSamsung Next

Cantinacantina.xyzin𝕏Aug 2026 · $8M

Cantina is an agentic security platform that uses autonomous AI agents to detect, prioritize, remediate, and verify threats across code, cloud, identity, and endpoints.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecuritySaaS

Harikrishnan Mulackal(Co-founder & CEO)inMike Leffer(Co-founder & President)in

Chainflipchainflip.ioin𝕏May 2022

Chainflip is a decentralized cross-chain swap network that settles trades natively across chains including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Polkadot without bridges or wrapped assets.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Blockchain CapitalCoinbase VenturesHypersphere VenturesMaven 11Morningstar Ventures+1 more

Crownbrl.xyzinJan 2025

Crown is a Brazilian fintech infrastructure provider that issues BRLV, a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Brazilian real and fully backed by federal government securities.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSão Paulo, BR

BoardAndré Lara Resende(Strategic Advisor)

Co-investorsNorte VenturesParadigmCoinbase VenturesPaxosValor Capital Group

Daylightgodaylight.comin𝕏Oct 2025 · $75M

Daylight builds a distributed energy network that allows homes to generate, store, and share power locally, while providing financing and grid operations services for the electrified home market.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Billie Simmons(Founder)Evan Caron(Founder)Jason Badeaux(Founder)Paul Barnes-Hoggett(Founder)Rob Curtis(Founder)Udit Patel(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesCrucible CapitalEv3 Ventures LlcLattice CapitalLattice Capital+8 more

DFlowdflow.netApr 2023 · $5.5M

DFlow is a decentralized finance protocol offering a unified API for spot trading across aggregated Solana liquidity.

Co-investorsCircle VenturesCoinbase VenturesMulticoin CapitalPetRock CapitalWintermuteMoonPay+1 more

Endaomentendaoment.orgin𝕏Jan 2022

Endaoment provides blockchain-based philanthropic services that enable donors and nonprofits to manage charitable giving with lower fees and greater transparency through smart contracts.

Crypto & Web3FintechImpact & Social GoodNew York, US

Robbie Heeger(President & CEO)inCarter Wilkinson(Treasurer & Secretary)in

Co-investorsChapter OneCircle VenturesCoinbase VenturesHigher Ground LabsJDS SportsShine Capital+4 more

Escapeescape.techin𝕏Jan 2026 · $62M

Escape provides an offensive security platform that continuously maps an organization's attack surface and identifies vulnerabilities the way attackers would, integrating directly into engineering workflows.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

Tristan Kalos(Founder)inAntoine Carossio(Founder)in

BoardOlivier Pomel(Co-founder & CEO)Renaud Deraison(Co-founder & CEO)

Co-investorsKima VenturesY CombinatorTiny Supercomputer Investment CompanyBalderton CapitalFrstIris Capital+4 more

Futureswapfutureswap.cominMar 2020

An affiliate-based editorial review platform that evaluates crypto casinos, token-based bonuses, and blockchain payment methods for US-based online gambling players.

Crypto & Web3Media & Entertainment

Co-investorsBlockchain CoinvestorsBollinger Investment GroupPlaceholder VCRibbit CapitalTrue.

Hyperliquidhyperliquid.xyz𝕏

Hyperliquid Labs develops the Hyperliquid blockchain, a decentralized platform for financial markets.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Jeff Yan(Founder)iliensinc(Founder)

Co-investorsArkStream CapitalAtaraxia CapitalAZDAGCollab+CurrencyInfinite CapitalLattice Capital+6 more

Hyvehyve.vc

Hyve Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that provides first-check funding and hands-on operational support to founders, with a focus on the beauty and wellness sector.

Kara La Forgia(Founder)in

Co-investorsEvolution VC Partners

immunefiimmunefi.comin𝕏Sep 2022

Immunefi is a crowdsourced security platform for Web3, offering bug bounty programs, audit competitions, invite-only programs, security audits, and PR reviews that connect protocols with security researchers to find and disclose onchain vulnerabilities.

Crypto & Web3Cybersecurity

Mitchell Amador(CEO & Founder)in

Co-investorsBR CapitalElectric CapitalIDEO CoLab VenturesLattice CapitalMarin Digital VenturesNIV+2 more

Incodeincode.comin𝕏Dec 2021 · $220M

Incode provides AI-powered identity verification and fraud prevention services for financial services, fintech, healthcare, gaming, and enterprise customers globally.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ricardo Amper(Founder)inJesse Franklin(Executive Officer)inRoman Karatchinski(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardThomas Rubens(Director)inJohn Somorjai(Director)inAlexander Crisses(Director)

Co-investors3L CapitalChispa VCCoinbase VenturesDila CapitalDN CapitalEQUIAM+9 more

Infinigodsinfinigods.comin𝕏

InfiniGods is a gaming studio that develops free-to-play, Web3-powered mobile games centered around ancient mythologies, with cross-game assets and currencies.

Crypto & Web3GamingAustin, US

Owen O’Donoghue(Founder)in

Co-investorsPantera CapitalTriblockAnimoca Brands

Irysirys.xyz𝕏

Irys is a blockchain platform designed to store large volumes of data on-chain, enabling smart contracts to access it directly while providing proof of data persistence over time.

Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Josh Benaron(Founder)in

Co-investorsBreedHypersphere VenturesLemniscapCoinFundDeepWork CapitalFlorida Opportunity Fund+2 more

Jito Labsjito.wtfin𝕏Aug 2022

Jito provides MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) infrastructure for the Solana blockchain, including a Block Engine, Bundles, ShredStream, and APIs.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDover, US

Lucas Bruder(Executive Officer, Director)inZanyar Sherwani(Executive Officer, Director)Zano Sherwani(Founder)in

Co-investors6th Man VenturesAsymmetricElectric CapitalMulticoin Capitala16z cryptoAlameda Research+2 more

Karakkarak.network𝕏Apr 2024

OpenGDP is an operating layer for real-world economic execution that unifies money, assets, and autonomous systems with institutional-grade controls, security, and speed for enterprises, institutions, and governments.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

BoardNaval Ravikant(Founder, AngelList)Anthony Pompliano(Founder, Pomp Investments)Santiago Roel Santos(Founder, Inversion Capital)Nikil Viswanathan(Co-founder & CEO, Alchemy)Joe Lau(Co-founder & CTO, Alchemy)

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesPantera CapitalAnthony PomplianoBain Capital VenturesDigital Currency GroupJoe Lau+7 more

Kravatakravata.coin𝕏Mar 2024 · $3.6M

Kravata provides APIs and modules that let companies offer secure transactions, multi-currency global accounts, cross-border payments, and compliance-as-a-service, enabling conversion between fiat currencies and digital assets.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS

Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Circle VenturesIOSG VenturesKoyamaki VenturesMagma PartnersSimma Capital+1 more

Maple Financemaple.financein𝕏Seed · Mar 2021 · $1M

Maple is an onchain asset management platform offering institutional-grade lending and yield strategies to the crypto ecosystem.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Joe Flanagan(Founder)inSidney Powell(Founder)

Co-investorsArctic DigitalBlack DragonBloccelerate VCGSRMarin Digital VenturesMaven 11+11 more

Meckamecka.aiin𝕏Seed · Nov 2025 · $8M

Mecka builds a data and integration layer for robotics, providing annotation, context, QA, motion understanding, and evaluation workflows that turn real-world activity into training data for robot learning.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRobotics

Josh Gao(Founder)inDuy Nguyen(Founder)inJason Chong(Founder)inMogen Cheng(Founder)

Co-investorsAdverb VenturesCade VenturesForerunner VenturesA*Kindred VenturesMenlo Ventures+5 more

Membranemembranelabs.comin𝕏Oct 2023 · $20M

Membrane Labs provides an institutional infrastructure platform for digital asset credit, unifying counterparty discovery, loan workflows, and collateral management with real-time visibility, automated margin enforcement, and multi-custodian connectivity.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Carson Cook(Founder)in

Co-investorsArca FundsBelvedere Strategic CapitalElectric CapitalFourth Revolution Capital (4RC)Lvna CapitalMarin Digital Ventures+11 more

Merit Systemsmerit.systemsin𝕏Seed · Jan 2025 · $10M

Merit Systems develops an agentic commerce developer tool designed to enable individual teams to operate independently.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

Ryan Sproule(Executive Officer, Director)inSam Ragsdale(Founder)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBlockchain CapitalNot Boring CapitalSusa Ventures

Midasgetmidas.comin𝕏

Midas is an investment app that gives retail investors access to US, European, and Borsa İstanbul markets, along with crypto assets, mutual funds, gold certificates, and derivatives through a single application.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech

Dennis Dinkelmeyer(Founder)Egem Eraslan(Founder)Fabrice Grinda(Founder)Romain Bourgois(Founder)Umut Bozkurt(Founder)

Co-investorsHongShan Capital GroupQED InvestorsRevo Capital6th Man VenturesAnchorage DigitalCoinbase Ventures+6 more

Mighty Bearwearemighty.aiinJul 2022 · $10M

Mighty offers SecretSauce, an AI tool that learns a brand's style from a URL, brand guidelines, or mood board to generate on-brand assets.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSingapore, SG

Simon Davis(Founder)in

Co-investorsFermionMaC Venture CapitalPlay VenturesSkycatcher FundAncient8Atlas Ventures+14 more

Mokumoku.gg𝕏Sep 2024 · $38M

Moku creates Moki, a collection of 8887 hand-assembled NFT characters built from 900+ traits, and develops games around them including an AI Fantasy Arena, a snack-combining puzzler, and an async autobattler.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Gaming

Bruce Wasicsko(Founder)in

Co-investorsArca FundsBankless VenturesACORN BIOVENTURESBig Brain HoldingsBlocktower CapitalContango Digital Assets+4 more

Obexobex.xyzin𝕏Nov 2025 · $37M

Obex incubates institutional-grade stablecoin projects, operating a $2.5B mandate to bring diversified yield to the Sky Ecosystem.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsLayerZero Labs

Odynodyn.network𝕏

Odyn is building a decentralized, on-demand compute network for AI, research, and on-chain applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3

Co-investorsArchetype

OneKeygetonekey.ioSep 2022 · $20MDefunct

OneKey helps site developers and operators identify optimal locations for building electric vehicle charging stations based on profitability analysis.

FintechParis, FR

Christophe Barre(Founder)inUlysse Prygiel(Founder)in

Co-investorsIOSG VenturesSky9 CapitalY CombinatorCoinbase VenturesDragonflyeCapital Entrepreneurial Partners AG+4 more

OneKeyonekey.soin𝕏Oct 2022 · $20M

OneKey makes hardware wallets and related software for storing and managing cryptocurrency, including staking management and support for EVM decoding, Solana message signing, and connections to wallets like MetaMask and Sparrow.

Crypto & Web3Hardware

Yishi W.(Founder)in

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesBitDAOBixin CapitalBixin VenturesIOSG VenturesMantle Network+6 more

Perleperlerestaurant.comAug 2025 · $9M

Perle is a restaurant offering dine-in service, a bar, and takeout, with à la carte and prix-fixe menus.

ConsumerFoodTechLos Angeles, US

Co-investorsPEER VCYing FundCoinFundProtagonist

Perle AIperle.aiin𝕏Seed · Aug 2025 · $9M

Perle provides expert-driven data services for AI teams, supplying credentialed specialists to handle data collection, labeling, quality assurance, evaluation, and RLHF/RLAIF for tasks that generic crowd-worker vendors can't judge.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Ahmed Rashad(Founder)in

Co-investorsACTAI VenturesAlphaLab CapitalBig Brain HoldingsBreedCaladanCoinFund+3 more

Plasmaplasma.orgin𝕏Feb 2025 · $24M

Plasma builds stablecoin-based financial products for consumers and businesses, centered on a global dollar account for holding, moving, earning, and spending money.

Crypto & Web3FintechLondon, GB

Co-investorsMercy Corps VenturesMirana VenturesSamara Asset GroupBitfinexPresight Capital

Reyareya.network𝕏

Reya is a decentralized perpetuals exchange (DEX) built as a based-rollup on Ethereum, currently operating as an L2 on Arbitrum Orbit with zero gas fees, MEV protection, and yield-bearing collateral options like srUSD and wstETH.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsVarys CapitalWintermute

Reya Labsvoltz.xyzinMar 2024

Voltz Protocol was a smart contract-based decentralized finance protocol.

Crypto & Web3FintechLondon, GB

Simon Jones(CEO)inArtur Begyan(CTO)in

Co-investorsCoinListEntrepreneur FirstAmber GroupCoinbase VenturesFabric VenturesRobot Ventures+1 more

Sentientsentient.foundationin𝕏

Sentient Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to building open-source AGI independent of single-entity control.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSector Agnostic

Himanshu Tyagi(Founder)in

Co-investorsArrington CapitalGSRHack VCHypersphere VenturesMH VenturesPantera Capital+9 more

Sentientsentient.ioJul 2024 · $85M

Sentient is an AI solutions provider offering enterprise services including automatic speech recognition for Asian languages.

Christopher Yeo(Founder)in

Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesDG Ventures, Inc.Primitive VenturesUntroD CapitalArrington CapitalCanonical Crypto+10 more

Sentient sitesentient.xyzin𝕏Jul 2026

Sentient develops open-source AI research and tools that enable AI agents to self-improve, reason, and learn autonomously using benchmarks and datasets.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools

Himanshu Tyagi(Founder)Kenzi Wang(Founder)Pramod Viswanath(Founder)Sandeep Nailwal(Founder)

Co-investorsPantera CapitalRWT HorizonsCanonical CryptoDelphi VenturesFounders FundHack VC+2 more

Skysky.money𝕏

Sky offers a suite of non-custodial savings and yield products built on stablecoins (USDS, USDC, USDT) within the Sky Protocol ecosystem.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS

Kendra Kawala(Founder)Rune Christensen(Founder)Sarah Hoffman(Founder)Zoe Victor(Founder)

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzDraper AssociatesStandard CryptoGlobal BrainParadigm+2 more

Smart Token Labssmarttokenlabs.comin𝕏Sep 2022 · $6M

Smart Token Labs builds infrastructure for tokenization, including TokenScript (a smart token interface standard for composable tokens), AlphaWallet (an open-source EVM mobile wallet), and Smart Layer (a blockchain-based service network that executes token logic and integrates web services with token functionality).

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSydney, AU

Weiwu Zhang(Founder)in

Co-investorsBODLPuzzle VenturesFenbushi CapitalMechanism CapitalMH VenturesSignum Capital

Socketsocket.devin𝕏Seed · Mar 2022 · $5M

Socket is a developer-first platform that detects and blocks malicious packages in real time to protect organizations from software supply chain attacks.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaSWilmington, US

Feross Aboukhadijeh(Founder)inJayant Keswani(Executive Officer)

BoardZane Lackey(Director)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzSouth Park CommonsUnusual VenturesVillage GlobalArchetype+4 more

Space and Timespaceandtime.ioin𝕏Seed · Jul 2022 · $10M

Space and Time provides blockchain indexing, secure offchain data, and zero-knowledge proofs for onchain financial applications.

Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Scott Dykstra(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Alumni VenturesArrington CapitalCircle VenturesDigital Currency GroupEterna Capital+12 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

DayFiNovaBay PharmaceuticalsRisk HarborTVL Capital

Exits · 2

1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1

TownsCrypto token on Base/Ethereum; traded on Coinbase, Binance and others: TOWNS

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Framework Ventures made?
Framework Ventures has 83 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 20 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Framework Ventures invest at?
Framework Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Framework Ventures's typical check size?
Framework Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $40M.
What sectors does Framework Ventures focus on?
Framework Ventures focuses on Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
Where is Framework Ventures located?
Framework Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does Framework Ventures lead rounds?
Framework Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Framework Ventures co-invest with?
Framework Ventures most often shares deals with 6th Man Ventures, Electric Capital, Multicoin Capital, among 72 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 21

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
CoinFund

CoinFund is a crypto-focused investment firm that backs and partners with companies building open, decentralized technology across finance, infrastructure, and AI.

$6M – $10M
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
Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.

$500K – $5M
ParaFi Capital

ParaFi is a multi-strategy investment firm operating across public and private markets, focused on financial technology and digital asset innovation, including stablecoins, tokenization, prediction markets, and blockchain finance.

Dragonfly

Dragonfly is a crypto-focused investment firm comprising Dragonfly Ventures, Dragonfly Liquid, and Metastable, an early crypto hedge fund it acquired. It invests in and researches blockchain, tokens, and crypto companies.

Both backed · 3
$3M – $30M
Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

Both backed · 2
$100K – $10M
Not Boring Capital

Not Boring Capital operates as a "solo GP + media flywheel" fund where Packy McCormick runs a one-person VC fund tightly coupled to his Not Boring newsletter, using writing to source deals, win allocation, and amplify portfolio companies through content creation rather than traditional multi-partner firm structures. The fund's strategy combines extreme breadth with minimal ownership—deploying across 79 companies in 19 verticals without board seats or lead positions—while offering founders a unique value proposition through Sponsored Deep Dives that serve as both revenue generation and in-depth company analysis that helps founders tell their stories to customers, hires, and future investors.

$100K – $2M
Infinite Capital

Infinite Capital is an early-stage investment firm run by operators who have built and sold companies, providing hands-on support to founders across strategy, token models, fundraising, hiring, product and scaling.

Both backed · 2
Susa Ventures

Susa Ventures operates two early-stage technology funds that invest in companies leveraging data, network effects, and economies of scale.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $5M
Offline Ventures

Offline Ventures is a venture fund that backs founders who build differently and technology intended to serve humanity, investing at the earliest, most fragile stages of an idea.

Both backed · 1
$250K – $5M
Thrive Capital

Thrive Capital invests in internet, software, and technology-enabled companies. The firm focuses on early-stage and growth-stage ventures.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $25M
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