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KR1
Crossover fundDouglas · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
KR1 focuses on decentralised technologies, investing in and operating the foundational networks that underpin a fully tokenised economy. Its strategy centres on acquiring, holding, and staking digital assets across leading blockchain protocols such as Ethereum, Polkadot, Celestia, Cosmos, Kusama, and Moonbeam, while earning staking income from securing these networks. The firm has also introduced a financial infrastructure strategy, positioning itself around the infrastructure powering decentralised finance and Web3 networks.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 15 of 24 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×14Data & Infrastructure ×7Developer Tools ×5Fintech ×5Enterprise Software ×4Cybersecurity ×2Cloud Computing ×1Deep Tech ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×1United States×1
Investments · 24 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 22023 · 22022 · 22021 · 52020 · 32017 · 12015 · 116 dated
Acala is a Substrate-based cross-chain DeFi hub and stablecoin network secured by Polkadot, with a sister network Karura on Kusama.
Singapore
Ruitao Su(Founder)inBette Chen(Founder)Bryan Chen(Founder)Fuyao Jiang(Founder)
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Andromeda CapitalArrington CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsCoinbase VenturesD1 Ventures+11 more
Anoma is a blockchain protocol redesigned from first principles as digital infrastructure for self-sovereign coordination, aiming to give users control over the systems they use and provide a substrate for decentralized global coordination.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Adrian Brink(Co-founder)inChristopher Goes(Co-founder)Awa Sun Yin(Co-founder)
Co-investorsBixin CapitalBixin VenturesCoinbase VenturesCVP NoLimitElectric CapitalFigment+17 more
Automata builds a hardware-anchored verification layer for autonomous agents, using trusted execution environments (Intel SGX/TDX, AMD SEV-SNP, AWS Nitro) to enable onchain attestation of machine identity, state, and execution.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsBitDAOHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)IOSG VenturesLongHash VenturesMantle NetworkSignum Capital+9 more
Avail is a blockchain infrastructure project focused on scalability solutions for blockchain ecosystems.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Anurag Arjun(Founder)inChris Giliberti(Founder)Prabal Banerjee(Founder)
Co-investorsAmino CapitalBorderless VentureCoatue ManagementDragonflyFigmentHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)+26 more
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Celestia designs and delivers custom, high-throughput blockchain chains for enterprises, separating compute and storage so each scales independently.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Mustafa Al-Bassam(Founder)inNick White(Co-founder & CEO, Celestia Labs)inPreston Evans(CTO, Celestia Labs)Sarah Armstrong(CFO)inZach Leibowitz(General Counsel)inIsmail Khoffi(Founder)
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainAlphaLab CapitalBain Capital CryptoBlockchain CapitalCaladanCoinbase Ventures+23 more
Cosmos develops an open-source blockchain technology stack and enterprise solutions for businesses and governments to deploy and scale digital ledgers.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Jae Kwon(Founder)Hunter Rosenblume(Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer and Secretary)Saie Rohith Varanasi(Chief Technology Officer)Maghnus Mareneck(Co-CEO and Co-founder, Cosmos Labs)in
Co-investors1confirmationBig Candle CapitalBollinger Investment GroupContinue CapitalDeepTech VenturesDigital Finance Group+11 more
Rhino.fi (DeversiFi) builds stablecoin and digital money infrastructure, providing systems used by global financial products.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsGenblock CapitalBlockchain.com VenturesDeFiance CapitalFenbushi CapitalHartmann CapitalLightspeed Venture Partners
HydraDX is a decentralized trading protocol built on an Omnipool that combines multiple assets in a single liquidity pool for capital-efficient, low-slippage swaps.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsDigital Finance GroupMoonlanding VenturesNarcissus VenturesTenzor Capital
Interlay provides a decentralized protocol for using Bitcoin across other blockchains, letting users lock BTC to mint iBTC at a 1:1 ratio and then swap, lend, borrow, or create leveraged positions while retaining custody of their keys.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsD1 VenturesHypersphere VenturesIOSG Ventures
Kusama is a blockchain network serving as an experimental platform for zero-knowledge technology and decentralized applications.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsBig Candle CapitalHyperchain CapitalLucidBlue VenturesMerkle Tree CapitalNarcissus VenturesPantera Capital+1 more
Lido is a liquid staking protocol for Ethereum that allows users to stake ETH and earn rewards while maintaining liquidity through the stETH token.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Vasily Shapovalov(Founder)Konstantin Lomashuk(Founder)Vasiliy Shapovalov(Founder)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAegis VentuesAndreessen HorowitzBR CapitalCoinFundDeepTech Ventures+19 more
MetaCartel Ventures is a for-profit venture DAO that invests early-stage checks ($20k–$100k) into decentralized applications and cryptonative, community-first projects.
Crypto & Web3
Peter 'Pet3rPan'(Founder @ MetaCartel & Co-founder MetaCartel Ventures)
Co-investorsBR Capital
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+11 more
Nexus Mutual provides insurance coverage for smart contract failures and on-chain risks to protect investors, protocols, and institutions operating in blockchain environments.
Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTechLondon, GB
Co-investors1confirmation1k(x)1kxArrington CapitalBlockchain CapitalBlockchain Coinvestors+5 more
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
Bayan Towfiq(Founder)William King(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBloomberg BetaConsenSys MeshEvolution VC PartnersSand Hill AngelsValor Equity Partners+10 more
Tanssi provides modular, production-ready infrastructure for deploying appchains that need to scale, govern independently, and launch quickly.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Francisco Agosti(Founder)
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBorderless VentureD1 VenturesEdessa CapitalFenbushi CapitalYBB Foundation+8 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
EthereumFunFair Technologies LtdmyNFTPolkadotSide ProtocolUnslashed FinanceVega ProtocolZee Prime II
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has KR1 made?
- KR1 has 24 tracked investments.
- What stage does KR1 invest at?
- KR1 invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does KR1 focus on?
- KR1 focuses on Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure.
- Where is KR1 located?
- KR1 is headquartered in Douglas, GB.
- Does KR1 lead rounds?
- KR1 typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does KR1 co-invest with?
- KR1 most often shares deals with IOSG Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group, among 74 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamInterview: George McDonaugh, Managing Director & Co-Founder, KR1
Zak Mir · George McDonaugh
Building a Crypto VC Firm & Picking Projects w/ KR1 Co-Founders George McDonaugh & Keld Van Schreven
Real Vision · George McDonaugh
KR1 Plc's George McDonaugh talks Cosmos returns and recent crypto volatility
Proactive Investors · George McDonaugh
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Co-investors · 8
Pantera Capital is a blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused investment firm that pioneered early crypto funds in the U.S., offering exposure through venture equity, early-stage tokens, and liquid tokens.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Paradigm is a frontier technology investment firm that builds and invests in early-stage companies across crypto, AI, robotics, and other emerging technology areas.
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.
Blockchain Founders Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in Web3 companies with a global focus.
Hartmann Capital is an early-stage frontier tech investment firm offering venture and digital asset funds, backing founders across generative AI, brain-computer interfaces, XR/spatial computing, programmable biology, and robotics.
Tuesday Capital (formerly CrunchFund) is an early-stage venture firm founded in 2011 that backs founders building technology companies, providing hands-on support beyond capital.
Firms observed investing alongside KR1, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with KR1's recorded portfolio.
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