Kane & Rao Group
Venture capitalAmsterdam · Pre-Seed–Growth
Investment thesis
Kane & Rao Group backs early-stage founders, combining capital with hands-on operational expertise. The firm positions itself around building, advising, and investing, supporting founders and firms it believes in from an early point. Its activities span direct investment as well as an involvement in blockchain, and it works closely with the companies it partners with to help them grow.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 9 of 18 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×4Fintech ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Consumer ×2Enterprise Software ×2Marketing Tech ×2SaaS ×2Data & Infrastructure ×1
HQs:Netherlands×1United States×1
Investments · 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAmsterdam Barber Company is a barbershop offering haircuts along with a social space where customers can have coffee and relax.
ConsumerWellness & FitnessAmsterdam, NL
BENQI is a decentralized finance protocol on the Avalanche blockchain offering liquid staking of AVAX (via sAVAX), lending and borrowing of crypto assets, and tools for bootstrapping validators.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsArrington CapitalAscensive AssetsDragonflyGenblock CapitalMC Ventures (Muhabbit Capital)Metastable+2 more
Blockchain platform dedicated to metaverse development.
Hashstack is a decentralized finance protocol that lets traders borrow against their crypto collateral, offering up to 500% leverage for trading and yield farming.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsGhaf Capital Partners
High-accuracy location SDK and APIs for developers building location-aware applications.
Co-investorsRockstartFounders FundKhosla Ventures
Robylon provides an AI agent platform for customer support that can operate standalone or integrate with existing helpdesk tools.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Mayank Shekhar(Founder)in
Co-investorsAthera Venture PartnersBetter Capital
Collective of intimate Scandinavian-themed cafes originating in Amsterdam.
No-code launch platform for Solana ecosystem projects seeking capital and rapid development.
Co-investorsGenblock CapitalYoubi Capital
Spectral Labs builds infrastructure for the agentic economy, including primitives, protocols, and markets that let autonomous software agents reason, transact, and collaborate across chains, networks, and domains.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsParaFi Capital
Structure is a no-code platform for building, backtesting, and deploying automated crypto trading strategies on Web3, letting users describe a strategy in plain English and run it as a deterministic on-chain strategy.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsContinue CapitalPolychain Capital
Organic and ethical leisure wear brand based in Curaçao offering lifestyle apparel rooted in cultural representation.
Multi-blockchain decentralized exchange liquidity aggregator enabling unified trading across multiple DEXs.
Co-investorsArrington CapitalArrington XRP CapitalEdovate CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Kapor CapitalMoment Ventures, Llc+2 more
Webflow is a visual content management system and web design platform that enables creative teams to build, design, and publish brand-forward websites without heavy reliance on developers.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sergie Magdalin(Co-founder & Design Fellow)inVlad Magdalin(Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer)inBryant Chou(Co-founder)inLinda Tong(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAccelADQAltra VentureAmino CapitalBeyond CapitalBlack Angel Group+25 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Swing · foxnews.com · Aug 16, 2026
CORE · trysignalbase.com · Jul 28, 2026
Webflow · techtimes.com · Jul 1, 2026
Ryze Labs · finsmes.com · Jun 5, 2025
Roam · finance.yahoo.com · Apr 3, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Kane & Rao Group made?
- Kane & Rao Group has 18 tracked investments.
- What stage does Kane & Rao Group invest at?
- Kane & Rao Group invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Kane & Rao Group focus on?
- Kane & Rao Group focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Kane & Rao Group located?
- Kane & Rao Group is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL.
- Who does Kane & Rao Group co-invest with?
- Kane & Rao Group most often shares deals with Arrington Capital, Genblock Capital, Accel, among 42 tracked co-investors.
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