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Hypersphere Ventures

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Miami Beach · Pre-Seed–Series B · 9 people tracked

Also known as HYPERSPHERE PARALLEL NETWORK MANAGEMENT LP · HYPERSPHERE VENTURES LLC

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Investment thesis

Hypersphere targets asymmetric opportunities across both private and public digital asset markets to deliver superior returns for its investors. The firm blends crypto-native investing expertise with world-class operational, financial, legal, and compliance capabilities, combining the strengths of digital-asset and traditional finance approaches.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series B
HQ
Miami Beach, FL, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2020
Last 12 months
1 investment
Private fund assets
$47.1M
Tracked investments
58
Unicorns
4
Acquisitions
1

Team · 9 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Jack Platts· Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officerin
Felipe Lamounier Rezende· General Partner
Micah Casella· Analystin
Scott Feingold· Controllerin
John Platts· Director
Luke Mazey· Director

What they invest in

from 37 of 58 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×33Fintech ×18Data & Infrastructure ×16Developer Tools ×16AI & Machine Learning ×8Cloud Computing ×2Cybersecurity ×2Deep Tech ×2

HQs:United States×11United Kingdom×1Japan×1Singapore×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 22 portfolio companies
68%
solo founders
15 of 22 mapped founding teams
76%
repeat founders
of 21 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×152 founders×43 founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Harvard Business School ×2University of New Hampshire ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×12Economics ×3Engineering ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 21 founders with career history

BuzzDraft ×2Fireblocks ×2JUUL Labs ×2

2 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)

Investments · 58 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12023 · 22022 · 32021 · 52016 · 112 dated

AI Ritual Agentic infrastructureritual.net𝕏

Ritual is a research lab combining artificial intelligence, cryptography, algorithmic game theory, and distributed systems.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep Tech

Niraj Pant(Co-Founder)Akilesh Potti(Co-Founder)

Co-investorsArchetypeBig Brain HoldingsBollinger Investment GroupEdessa CapitalLvna CapitalMH Ventures+1 more

Astar Networkastar.networkin𝕏

AstarFi is a self-custodial personal finance interface designed for cryptocurrency and tokenized real-world asset holders to manage their onchain portfolio across multiple asset types.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechTokyo, JP

Sota Watanabein

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesFenbushi CapitalIOSG VenturesLongHash VenturesMapleblock CapitalAlameda Research+9 more

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)inGeorgios Vlachos(Director)in

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

Beraberachain.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)

Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalArrington CapitalBorderless VentureCaladanCVP NoLimitHack VC+13 more

Bluefinbluefin.ioin𝕏

Bluefin is an orderbook-based decentralized derivatives exchange built for both first-time users and professional traders.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Ahmad Jawaid(Founder)in

Co-investorsAltonomyAmber GroupCompoundFBG CapitalHashedLedgerPrime+11 more

Bware Labsbwarelabs.cominFeb 2022 · $6MAcquired

Romanian Web3 infrastructure company providing multichain blockchain node APIs and validator services; acquired by Alchemy in 2024.

Flavian Manea(Founder)inAlexandru Catalin Filip(Founder)in

Co-investorsAscensive AssetsWoodstock FundAVentures DAOBlizzardFigmentImpossible Finance+5 more

Chainflipchainflip.ioin𝕏

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 VenturesMaven 11Pantera Capital

Composable Financecomposable.financeJun 2021 · $7M

Composable Finance builds an interoperability layer for decentralized finance that enables cross-chain transactions and communication while preserving trustless, non-custodial properties.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech

Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainBlockchain CapitalCoinbase VenturesD1 VenturesDigital Finance GroupFigment+6 more

Concrete Protocol DeFiconcrete.xyz𝕏

Concrete provides on-chain financial infrastructure that generates yield on crypto assets across multiple blockchains, using automated vault strategies that allocate, rebalance, and compound returns across DeFi opportunities.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsHyperithmPicks and Shovels (Picks & Shovels)

Dynamic Labs, Inc.dynamic.xyzin𝕏Jul 2023

Dynamic provides wallet and payment infrastructure for applications and platforms, enabling integration of blockchain-based transactions.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechSaaSNew York, US

Yoni GoldberginItai Turbahn(Executive Officer, Director)inJonatan Goldberg Kidon(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBreyer CapitalChapter OneAsymmetric

Ensoenso.finance𝕏

Enso provides a development platform for building blockchain applications, offering pre-built Actions and Shortcuts that abstract smart contract interactions to eliminate manual integration work.

Crypto & Web3Developer Tools

Connor Howe(Founder)in

Co-investorsMulticoin CapitalPolychain Capital

Ethena Labsethena.fi𝕏

Ethena operates a crypto protocol offering USDe, a digital dollar, and sUSDe, a reward-accruing asset backed by collateralized assets with third-party attestations.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Guy Young(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalBitDAOBreedCaladanCVP NoLimitF-Prime Capital+17 more

Gensyngensyn.ai𝕏

Gensyn provides decentralized infrastructure for AI models to train, verify, trade, and evolve using cryptographic verification and on-chain identity mechanisms.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureLondon, GB

Ben Fielding(CEO)inHarry Grieve(CTO)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCoinFundCounterview CapitalDigital Finance GroupEntrepreneur First+4 more

Hyperlanehyperlane.xyzin𝕏

Hyperlane is an open source, permissionless interoperability framework for connecting over 150 blockchains, enabling cross-chain messaging, asset bridging, swaps, asset issuance, and governance across EVM, Solana, Cosmos, and custom VM architectures.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Asa Oines(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmbush CapitalBitDAOBootNodeCoinFundFigmentHack VC+9 more

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-investorsBreedLemniscapCoinFundDeepWork CapitalFramework VenturesMarkd+1 more

Jambojambo.technology

Jambo builds low-cost Web3 smartphones, a multi-chain wallet and dApp store aimed at emerging-market users.

James Zhang(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsEdessa CapitalFlori VenturesPantera CapitalParadigmParaFi CapitalYolo Investments+9 more

LayerZerolayerzero.networkin𝕏Sep 2021 · $6M

LayerZero builds decentralized infrastructure for interoperability across blockchains and asset issuance, enabling applications and chains to connect liquidity and extend reach across ecosystems.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Bryan Pellegrino(Founder & CEO)inRaz Zarick(Founder)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBitDAOBixin CapitalBixin Ventures+30 more

Light Protocollightprotocol.com

Light Protocol builds blockchain infrastructure and APIs that enable developers to scale applications on Solana using ZK Compression, an open-source technology that reduces token and account creation costs by up to 99% while maintaining blockchain security.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsPolychain CapitalAdvanced BlockchaindlabAsymmetric

Lollilolli.comin𝕏Dec 2023 · $8M

Rewards app allowing users to earn bitcoin when shopping online.

Alex Adelman(Founder & CEO)Matt Senter(Founder)

Co-investors2 Punks CapitalFermionSerena VenturesAcrew CapitalBain Capital VenturesBITKRAFT Ventures+10 more

Manta Networkmanta.network𝕏

Manta Network is a modular Layer 2 blockchain platform offering low gas fees and high performance for building decentralized applications.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)AZDAGGenblock CapitalLongHash VenturesMentha Partners+5 more

Metamundometamundo.co𝕏Dec 2021 · $2.7M

Metamundo builds a platform for creating, owning, and using AI-powered 3D characters designed to be interactive, decentralized, and interoperable.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCrypto & Web3

Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupLucidBlue VenturesRed Beard VenturesAnimoca BrandsAscensive AssetsCryptomeria Capital+4 more

Moonbeammoonbeam.networkin𝕏

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 parachain built on the Polkadot SDK that lets developers build decentralized applications operating across multiple blockchain networks.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsGaming

Derek Yoo(Founder & Core Contributor)

Co-investorsArrington CapitalAweh VenturesCoinbase VenturesCoinFundCrypto DiscoverCryptonite Capital+10 more

Moonwellmoonwell.fi

Moonwell is a decentralized, non-custodial lending and borrowing protocol on Base and Optimism with a VISA-linked crypto debit card.

Co-investorsArrington CapitalCoinbase VenturesLemniscapSignum CapitalWoodstock FundArrington XRP Capital

Multichainmultichain.com𝕏

Coin Sciences is a blockchain technology company that develops distributed ledger infrastructure and platforms.

Crypto & Web3Developer Tools

Dr Gideon Greenspan(CEO and Architect)Dr Michael Rozantsev(CTO and Internals)

BoardAvrom Gilbert(Strategic Advisor)

Co-investorsMosaic VenturesIDG Capital

PiSquaredpi2.networkin𝕏

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)in

Co-investorsBloccelerate VCBorderless VentureGenerative VenturesSamsung Next

Puffpawpuffpaw.xyz𝕏

Puffpaw manufactures smart vapes with Bluetooth connectivity that track vaping activity and reward users with cryptocurrency tokens for reducing nicotine intake.

Crypto & Web3HardwareHealthtech

Co-investorsLemniscapEVGFolius VenturesKaratageSeed Club VenturesSocial Graph Ventures+2 more

RockawayX portfolio company: Fragmetricfragmetric.xyz

Sang Kim(Founder)in

Co-investorsFlowdeskRockawayXHashed

Sagasaga.xyz𝕏Oct 2016

Saga is a platform for building persistent character AI agents that let studios, creators, and brands turn characters, brands, and worlds into digital personalities that engage users across social platforms, messaging apps, and online communities.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyGamingLas Vegas, US

Rebecca Liao(Co-Founder & CEO)Jin Kwon(Co-Founder & CSO)inBogdan Alexandrescu(Co-Founder & VP of Engineering)inRyan Robert Dean(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKevin Dale Klassen(Director)

Co-investorsCrit VenturesD1 VenturesFigmentLongHash VenturesPlaceholder VCSamsung Next+10 more

Seiseinetwork.ioin𝕏

Sei is a Layer 1 blockchain designed for high-performance financial markets and digital asset trading, enabling fast onchain order books and serving global finance firms, funds, and infrastructure providers.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Jeff Feng(Founder)

Co-investorsAegis VentuesAscensive AssetsCoinbase VenturesCVP NoLimitGSRMulticoin Capital+10 more

Sei Network Layer 1sei.ioin𝕏

Sei is a high-performance EVM Layer 1 blockchain built for trading and digital asset markets, featuring onchain order books and the Autobahn multi-proposer consensus mechanism.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US

Jayendra Jog(Founder)in

Co-investorsBixin CapitalBixin VenturesCogitent VenturesCVP NoLimitHyperithmMapleblock Capital+3 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 VCMH VenturesPantera CapitalRR2 Capital+9 more

Solanasolana.comin

Solana is a blockchain network designed for high-performance internet capital markets, payments, and cryptocurrency applications.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US

Anatoly Yakovenko(Solana Founder & Solana Labs CEO)inAlan Yu

Co-investors1k(x)1kx500 Globala16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAegis Ventues+37 more

sqdsubsquid.io𝕏

Subsquid provides permissionless, cost-efficient access to large-scale Web3 onchain data, aimed at decentralized application developers building across multiple blockchains.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Wanja S. Oberhof(CEO)

Co-investorsD1 VenturesDigital Finance GroupLattice CapitalSMAPE Capital

Subquery Data Indexing Protocolsubquery.networkin𝕏Sep 2021 · $9M

SubQuery provides Web3 infrastructure and tooling that enables developers to build and scale decentralized applications.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSingapore, SG

Ian He(CTO and Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsArrington CapitalBitDAOD1 VenturesDigital Currency GroupElliptiMantle Network+10 more

SubSpacesubspace.comin𝕏Mar 2022

SIPTeleport is a network optimization service that accelerates real-time communications by reducing packet loss and latency through edge-to-edge acceleration for voice and video applications.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsConsenSys MeshEvolution VC PartnersSand Hill AngelsAlameda ResearchBixin VenturesBloomberg Beta+8 more

Superformsuperform.xyz

Superform offers an onchain neobank application and SuperformOS, an operating system for crypto vaults.

Crypto & Web3FintechMiami, US

Alex Cort(Founder)

Co-investorsMaven 11Node CapitalPolychain Capital

Talismantalisman.xyz𝕏

Talisman offers a crypto wallet with integrated DeFi tools, letting users access stablecoin and DeFi yield strategies and track positions across multiple wallets, protocols, and chains in a single portfolio view.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainD1 VenturesSignum Capital

Toncointon.org

The Open Network (TON) is a blockchain ecosystem integrated into Telegram that connects payments, digital assets, and mini apps, with its native coin Gram used for fees, validation, and voting.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Pavel Durov(Founder)

Co-investorsDraper AssociatesLvna CapitalMEXC VenturesMirana VenturesTONCoin FundWintermute+5 more

Usualusual.moneyin𝕏

Usual Protocol is a decentralized finance system built around a governance token (USUAL) that represents ownership of protocol revenue backed by US Treasury Bill collateral.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Pierre Person(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsFourth Revolution Capital (4RC)Gravity TeamIOSG VenturesLBANK LabsAVID3Bing Ventures+7 more

Varavara.network𝕏

Vara Network is a blockchain platform designed for building and deploying decentralized applications (dApps) with features including gasless transactions, persistent memory, and parallel processing.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3

Co-investorsLemniscapHeliad AGIBB Ventures

Veria Labsverialabs.comin𝕏Feb 2026 · $3.2M

Veria AI is an autonomous pentesting platform that identifies and exploits security vulnerabilities across code repositories, then generates fix recommendations.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Cayden Liao(Founder)inJayden Sarveshkumar(Founder)inStephen Xu(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAntigravity CapitalSeaplane VenturesAmino CapitalBBQ CapitalEight Capital+5 more

Worldcoinworldcoin.orgin𝕏

World is a decentralized protocol providing universal proof of human identity for the internet, along with financial infrastructure and a native token called WLD, operated through the World App and World Chain blockchain.

Crypto & Web3FintechSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US

Sam Altman(Co-founder & Chairman, Tools for Humanity)Alex Blania(Co-founder & CEO, Tools for Humanity)inMax Novendstern(Co-founder, Tools for Humanity)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital CryptoBlockchain CapitalKhosla Ventures1confirmationCoinFund+6 more

Other

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

AstarAvalancheBanyanBOBConcreteCR3 LabsDynamicEreborEthenaFragmetricMantaPi^2PolkadotSei NetworkShogunTon

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Hypersphere Ventures made?
Hypersphere Ventures has 58 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Hypersphere Ventures invest at?
Hypersphere Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What sectors does Hypersphere Ventures focus on?
Hypersphere Ventures focuses on Crypto & Web3.
Where is Hypersphere Ventures located?
Hypersphere Ventures is headquartered in Miami Beach, US.
Who does Hypersphere Ventures co-invest with?
Hypersphere Ventures most often shares deals with Coinbase Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Lemniscap, among 154 tracked co-investors.

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Media · Podcasts & interviews

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Building a Global, Multi-Strat Crypto Fund with Hypersphere Ventures | Jack Platts + Mehdi Farooq

Proof of Coverage Media · Jack Platts

BOOM ROOM: Interview with Jack Platts & Mehdi Farooq @ Hypersphere Ventures (Ep. 20)

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