Generative Ventures
Venture capitalBeijing Β· Pre-SeedβSeed Β· 3 people tracked
Also known as GENERATIVE VENTURES I LIMITED
Investment thesis
Generative Ventures invests in the machine economy thesisβthe view that economic value is increasingly accruing to owners of machines, AI agents, and autonomous systems rather than human labor. The firm focuses on the convergence of artificial intelligence, blockchain infrastructure, and fintech, particularly decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs) that enable machine identities and financial capabilities. Key research emphasizes that Web3 provides the correct economic and financial venue for machine-economy participants, with digital production powered by generative AI creating digital objects and economic supply chains anchored to blockchains.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team Β· 3 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 34 of 44 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning Γ19Crypto & Web3 Γ19Data & Infrastructure Γ12Fintech Γ9Deep Tech Γ5Cloud Computing Γ4Developer Tools Γ4Robotics Γ4
HQs:United StatesΓ6CanadaΓ2AustraliaΓ1GermanyΓ1
Investments Β· 44 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 Β· 42021 Β· 15 dated
1Money builds a decentralized payment network for stablecoin and tokenized deposit transfers, designed for global financial settlements.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Matt Shroder(Founder)Brian Shroder(Founder)in
Co-investorsA100X VenturesCMT Digital VenturesEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.F-Prime CapitalHack VCProtagonist+2 more
Co-investorsSMAPE Capital
AllScale provides a stablecoin payment platform that lets small businesses open global dollar accounts and handle invoicing, sales settlement, and payroll disbursement in USDT/USDC.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSVancouver, CA
Alisha Li(Founder)Jun Li(Founder)
Co-investorsDraper DragonV3V VenturesAmber GroupInformed Ventures Advisors, Llc
Olas is a decentralized platform for AI agents that users own and control, letting agents perform tasks such as trading on prediction markets and managing portfolios while users retain custody of their funds.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Marketplaces
Co-investorsARKN venturesSMAPE Capital1kx
CUDIS builds a smart wearable ring with AI-powered coaching for daily recovery, anti-aging, and wellness.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US
Jack Chang(Founder)in
Co-investorsBorderless VentureDraper AssociatesDraper Dragon
Delphinus Lab builds ZKWASM, a zero-knowledge proof system that compiles WebAssembly application logic into provable computations, and operates zkwasmhub for hosting ZKWASM decentralized applications.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsBixin CapitalBixin Ventures
Merlin Chain is a Bitcoin Layer 2 network that is EVM-compatible and uses ZK-Rollup technology, supporting Bitcoin protocols such as BRC20, BRC420, Bitmap, Atomicals, Pipe, and Stamp.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalCaladanOnePiece LabsKuCoin Labs
Exabits provides AI compute infrastructure by refining GPU assets (such as GB200s, H100s, H200s, and RTX5090s) from leading manufacturers to support AI workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsBloccelerate VCEdessa CapitalFOMO VenturesLBANK LabsMoonhill Capital+4 more
Co-investorsBorderless VentureLifeX VenturesSymbolic Capital
Glider helps businesses manage their contract workflows and reduce administrative overhead so teams can focus on core operations rather than manual contract handling.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkPortland, US
Henry Liu(Founder)inBrandon Paton(Founder)inJohn Marbach(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesFirst CommitGSRPivot Global+1 more
Glider is a Colorado-based nonprofit organization that produces and hosts community events including TEDxBoulder, Ignite Boulder, and Boulder Startup Week.
FintechSaaSSocialPortland, US
Andrew Hyde(ED (Executive Director), board member)in
Co-investorsTechstarsAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesFirst CommitGSRPivot Global+1 more
Glider builds non-custodial automated onchain investment portfolios, offered via a consumer app and a B2B API.
Co-investorsCoinbase Ventures
HeyOz is an AI tool that generates on-brand ad creativesβincluding UGC videos, product reshoots, social media ads, carousels, and slideshowsβfrom a brand's website URL, using models from providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and others.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Co-investorsCurtin Accelerate
infiniFi is a DeFi protocol that applies on-chain fractional reserve banking to generate stablecoin yield without leverage.
Co-investorsElectric Capital
II builds II-Agent, an open-source, self-sovereign universal AI system.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Emad Mostaque(Founder)
Co-investorsBorderless VentureLemniscapNazare Ventures
LayerLens provides evaluation and benchmarking tools for AI models, offering verified performance data across public and private benchmarks.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Archie Chaudhury(Founder)in
Co-investorsNazare VenturesWeb3com VenturesWhite Star Capital
Multiliquid operates a settlement protocol for tokenized finance, enabling atomic swaps between real-world assets and stablecoins based on Net Asset Value with 24/7 availability and zero slippage.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsDepartment of XYZMetalayerVenture Dept.
Nevermined provides payments infrastructure for AI agents, letting agents make and receive payments autonomously through virtual cards, real-time metering, access control, and settlement.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsFintech
Co-investorsMentha PartnersPolymorphic CapitalSignature Ventures
0G (Zero Gravity) is a blockchain infrastructure stack for AI applications, combining an EVM-compatible Layer 1 chain, a distributed storage network, a compute network, and a scalable data availability layer.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Ming Wu(Founder)inMichael Heinrich(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAlphaLab CapitalAnimoca BrandsBaseTwoBlockchain BuildersCaladan+14 more
A (Re)Staking layer for DePIN, providing a modular staking solution and DeFi use cases for staked tokens.
Co-investorsAGE Crypto
peaq provides a blockchain stack that lets robots and machines act as autonomous economic actors, enabling developers to activate, finance, and build omnichain applications around machines.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechRobotics
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainBorderless VentureCeras VenturesCrit VenturesDelta BlockchainFOMO Ventures+11 more
Pharos is a Layer-1 blockchain for real-world asset finance and AI agents, using modular architecture, deep-parallel execution, and dual VM (EVM + WASM) to provide sub-second finality and high throughput.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Alex Zhang(Founder)in
Co-investorsHack VCFlow TradersFactionMH Ventures
Pi2 Labs builds Fast, a payment system designed for AI agents to transfer money globally with high throughput, agent-to-agent transparency, and instant finality through parallel settlement.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechChampaign, US
Grigore Rosu(Founder)inZhixuan Huang(Executive Officer, Director)Musab Alturki(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCBorderless VentureHypersphere VenturesSamsung Next
Teneo Protocol operates a decentralized network where AI agents can access data, APIs, and on-chain execution, paying per request in USDC via the x402 standard, while community members run nodes to contribute public data and earn rewards.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsBorderless VentureRockawayX
Share operates an intelligence and coordination layer that aggregates telco infrastructure β fiber routes, ISPs, CDNs, data centers and subsea cables β into a single network, letting infrastructure providers and bandwidth-dependent businesses buy, sell and trade bandwidth with standardized pricing and SLAs.
B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsGreenfield
Staex offers a single stack for secure machine-to-machine networking that captures edge data, encrypts and cryptographically verifies it, and surfaces real-time insights through AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityIoT
Co-investorsBlockwallBrandenburg Kapital
Super Protocol provides confidential computing infrastructure that lets organizations run multi-party AI inference and model fine-tuning across cloud and on-premise environments without exposing underlying data or models.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity
Co-investorsStrategxy Ventures LLCV3V Ventures
SuperReturn offers SuperUSD, a fully collateralized stablecoin that generates yield through a cluster of automated agents running onchain strategies across lending markets, real world assets, and funding rate strategies.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Taiko is an open, community-driven project focused on scaling Ethereum.
Crypto & Web3Developer Tools
Co-investorsBollinger Investment GroupFactionIOSG VenturesMapleblock CapitalSancus VenturesToken Bay Capital+5 more
TestMachine builds security infrastructure for Web3 protocols, using an AI agent (Azimuth) to detect vulnerabilities in smart contract code.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityNew York, US
ThreeFold operates a live, decentralized computing grid built from three technologies: a bare-metal operating system that turns machines into sovereign nodes, distributed quantum-safe storage, and an end-to-end encrypted IPv6 peer-to-peer overlay network.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Concord, US
Gary Lavoie(Executive Officer, Director)Lara Lavoie(Executive Officer, Director)
Walapay provides API infrastructure for cross-border payments, letting businesses issue locally domiciled virtual accounts, move money across fiat currencies and stablecoins, and orchestrate settlement across multiple chains and rails.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Co-investorsFigure 8 Investments
XMAQUINA is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that gives members onchain exposure to humanoid robotics companies and related infrastructure across hardware, AI, power, and deployment, via its DEUS token.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechRobotics
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainArkStream CapitalBorderless CapitalLD CapitalvVvWaterdrip Capital
xTAO operates infrastructure on the Bittensor decentralized AI network, generating revenue through validator operations, staking rewards, and API licensing while holding TAO tokens as treasury assets.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureGrand Cayman, CA
Kelly Pladson(Executive Officer)Karia Samaroo(Executive Officer, Director)Victor Teixeira(Executive Officer)
BoardKen Miyachi(Director)Mitchell Demeter(Director)
Co-investorsDepartment of XYZDigital Currency GroupVenture Dept.
YottaLabs provides on-demand, production-ready GPU cloud infrastructure for AI teams, offering GPU pods, virtual machines, serverless scaling, an AI gateway that routes across model providers, and model quantization for training and inference.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsKuCoin Labs
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesXMAQUINA Β· cryptobriefing.com Β· May 25, 2026
AllScale Β· pulse2.com Β· Dec 13, 2025
Glider Β· blog.glider.fi Β· Apr 24, 2025
Glider Β· blog.glider.fi Β· Apr 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Generative Ventures made?
- Generative Ventures has 42 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Generative Ventures invest at?
- Generative Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Generative Ventures focus on?
- Generative Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
- Where is Generative Ventures located?
- Generative Ventures is headquartered in Beijing, GB.
- Who does Generative Ventures co-invest with?
- Generative Ventures most often shares deals with Borderless Venture, Draper Dragon, Hack VC, among 84 tracked co-investors.
Media Β· Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamFMLS:23 | Executive Interviews | Lex Sokolin | Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Generative Ventures
Finance Magnates Β· Lex Sokolin
Co-investors Β· 8
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