Jump Crypto
Corporate VCChicago · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Jump Crypto pursues a strategy of identifying real-world constraints through active market participation and building decentralized consortiums to turn systemic bottlenecks into shared breakthroughs. The firm combines time, capital, and code, architecting open-source crypto infrastructure and providing capital and resources to help projects scale.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 17 of 26 portfolio companiesFintech ×14Crypto & Web3 ×13Developer Tools ×3Cybersecurity ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2Enterprise Software ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1B2B Marketplaces ×1
HQs:United States×4Mexico×1
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathForward Industries (NASDAQ: FWDI) is a Solana-focused digital asset treasury company that buys, holds, stakes, trades, and invests in SOL and Solana-related assets, protocols, and businesses.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York, US
Kyle Samani(Chairman of the Board)Mike Pruitt(Interim Chief Executive Officer & Director)Mark Brazier(Chief Financial Officer)Georgia Quinn(General Counsel)Ryan Navi(Chief Investment Officer)Garrison Yang(CMO & Head of IR)
Securitize provides tokenization solutions for real-world assets, serving asset managers, Web3 firms, DAOs, advisors, and investors.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Carlos Domingo(Founder & CEO)in
0x provides onchain routing and liquidity aggregation infrastructure for enterprise wallets, payments platforms, and exchanges.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Alpine Empower provides cross-border payments, money transfers, and financial solutions for individuals and businesses globally.
Fintech
Dialect provides infrastructure for Web3 user experiences, offering Blinks (embedded blockchain transactions) and Alerts (onchain notifications) that integrate directly into digital platforms without redirects.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Chris Osborn(Founder)in
Figure Certificate Company issues unsecured certificates backed by debt securities, serving investors seeking fixed-income products in the financial services sector.
Crypto & Web3FintechMarketplaces
Mike Cagney(Co-founder and CEO)
Jupiter is a decentralized finance platform on the Solana blockchain that lets users swap tokens, lend and borrow crypto, trade perpetuals, use prediction markets, and manage a DeFi portfolio in one interface.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Jump Crypto invest at?
- Jump Crypto invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Jump Crypto's typical check size?
- Jump Crypto typically writes checks of $500K – $15M.
- What sectors does Jump Crypto focus on?
- Jump Crypto focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Jump Crypto located?
- Jump Crypto is headquartered in Chicago, US.
- Does Jump Crypto lead rounds?
- Jump Crypto typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Co-investors · 3
Andreessen Horowitz's Strategic Partnerships page describes collaborations that connect its portfolio companies with established institutions to help scale and deploy their technology.
Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs transformative, early-stage technology companies reshaping how people live and work.
Unshackled Ventures is an inception-stage venture capital firm that writes first checks to immigrant founders, backing them pre-product, pre-traction, and pre-revenue while providing immigration support, community access, and fundraising help.
Firms observed investing alongside Jump Crypto, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Jump Crypto's recorded portfolio.
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