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Faction
Venture capitalActively deployingspin out of Lightspeed Venture Partnersoperating company · company profilePalo Alto · Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
Also known as FACTION VENTURES, LLC · Lightspeed Faction
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Investment thesis
Faction invests in early-stage blockchain and crypto projects, partnering with founders at the Seed and Series A stages through both equity and token investments. The firm takes a flexible, long-term view, believing crypto will grow enormously over the coming decades. It seeks builders creating fundamentally useful blockchain applications and works across the entire stack, from layer-zero infrastructure to end applications, and across sectors ranging from DeFi to NFTs. Faction describes itself as vertical agnostic, with a consistent focus on backing strong entrepreneurs who create real utility and push the frontier of the industry.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 27, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directoriesB's Iranian upbringing under capital controls drives her focus on crypto solutions for emerging-market financial infrastructure, combining co-founder and blockchain-advisor roles with technical blockchain evaluation and Latin American fintech investing.
Raymond Feng is Chief Everything Officer at NineMind.ai, where he develops an agent-native API/MCP stack across the AgentBack and AgentGem projects. As Technical Partner at Lightspeed Faction, he built the firm's AI deal flow agent, in production with the investment team since April 2025, and conducted technical due diligence on more than 70 projects alongside category research across areas including AI, crypto, agents, and zero-knowledge systems. He previously co-founded Collab.Land, which reached over 3 million users, served as an STSM at IBM API Connect, and co-founded StrongLoop (acquired by IBM in 2015), where he co-created the LoopBack framework, now an OpenJS Foundation project.
What they invest in
from 59 of 77 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×36Fintech ×30AI & Machine Learning ×18Developer Tools ×17Data & Infrastructure ×15Enterprise Software ×10Cybersecurity ×7SaaS ×7
HQs:United States×22United Kingdom×2Switzerland×1France×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 35 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×153 founders×54+ founders×7
Where their founders studiedfrom 39 founders with education data
University of California, Berkeley ×5University of Southern California ×4Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3University of California, Santa Cruz ×3Harvard Business School ×2Harvard Kennedy School ×2Harvard University ×2INSEAD ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 42 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×18Engineering ×11Business & Management ×8Economics ×7Finance & Accounting ×7Humanities ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 42 founders with career history
Blaze ×2Goldman Sachs ×2IBM ×2Microsoft ×2Phantasia Sports ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
6 founders hold a PhD · 9 hold an MBA (of 44 with degree data)
Investments · 77 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 72025 · 72024 · 82023 · 52022 · 229 dated
Lyquor builds service-centric, cloud-native decentralized infrastructure where nodes run services rather than chains, combining the openness of blockchain with the performance of modern cloud systems.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer Tools
Ted Yin(Founder & CEO)inLizan Zhou(Founder & CTO)
Co-investorsDraper DragonMirana VenturesSNZ Holding
1Money builds a decentralized payment network for stablecoin and tokenized deposit transfers, designed for global financial settlements.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Matt Shroder(Founder)inBrian Shroder(Founder)inMatthew Shroder(Founder)
Co-investorsA100X VenturesBorderless VentureCMT Digital VenturesDigital Currency GroupEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.F-Prime Capital+11 more
Abstraction builds a code comprehension layer that compiles source code into a universal semantic model to generate auto-validated wikis, process graphs, system maps, and semantic PR reviews.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsInception Fund2048 Ventures25MadisonAlumni VenturesAntlerBankless Ventures+11 more
Ammalgam is a decentralized lending exchange (DLEX) that combines trading and lending in a single DeFi protocol, letting users lend, trade, and leverage any asset without oracles through Dual Purpose Pools.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsFounderheads,HyperithmMarin Digital VenturesAnton BukovBlockchain Founders FundFramework Ventures+3 more
Arweave is a decentralized ecosystem that offers grants and investment opportunities through various organizations including non-profits, DAOs, and venture studios to support projects and developers building on its network.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechLondon, GB
Sam Williams(Founder)inWilliam Jones(Founder)
Co-investors1k(x)1kxa16z cryptoAdvanced BlockchainAndreessen HorowitzArrington Capital+25 more
Blaze provides a platform that monitors online signals to identify and target potential customers at the moment they demonstrate purchase intent, using AI-powered automation.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Lauren Rothwell(Founder)inChirag Mahapatra(Founder)inAdam Nathan(Founder)Faiyam Rahman(Founder)inLauren Rothwell Chirag Mahapatra(Founder)Luc Succès(Founder)in
Co-investorsBling CapitalDigital Currency GroupGaingelsTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Y Combinator10X Capital+6 more
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Blockskye operates a platform that connects corporations directly with travel suppliers, eliminating intermediaries and creating a unified system for bookings, payments, and data management.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSTravel & HospitalityBoston, US
Michael Share(Co-CEO, Co-Founder)inBrook Armstrong(Co-CEO, Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsLitquidity VenturesLasagna
Co-investorsHeartfelt CapitalHEARTFELT_
Coinflow provides global payment processing infrastructure enabling businesses to accept payments, settle funds, and expand internationally with instant settlement and fraud protection.
B2B MarketplacesFintechChicago, US
Daniel Lev(Founder & CEO)inBenjamin Meeder(Founder)inJake Montgomery(Founder)in
Co-investorsBuilder CapitalCoinbase VenturesDigital Currency GroupDraper DragonPantera CapitalReciprocal Ventures+4 more
Onchain structured finance protocol that turns business cash flows into programmable collateral for secured lines of credit.
Thomas Hepner(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesdlabMaven 11Signature VenturesTRGCLightspeed Venture Partners+1 more
Crossmint builds developer tools that let companies, AI agents, and users work with blockchain and stablecoin rails without dealing with the underlying complexity.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US
Alfonso Gómez-Jordana Mañas(Founder)inRodri Fernández Touza(Founder)inAlfonso Gomez-Jordana(Founder)Rodri Fernandez(Founder)Rodrigo Fernandez Touza(Founder)
Co-investors6th Man VenturesAbstract VenturesBig Brain HoldingsCommerce VenturesFinancial Venture StudioFirst Round Capital+15 more
Diameter Pay (operated by SendFriend, Inc.) is a financial technology company offering money transmitter services, licensed in New Jersey.
Fintech
Co-investorsBitRock CapitalSixThirty VenturesTech Council VenturesCMT Digital VenturesOnigiri CapitalStellar Development Foundation
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
Jeremy Huff(Partner & Co-founder)Guy Young(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalAtaraxia CapitalBitDAOBreedCaladanCVP NoLimit+22 more
Faction develops a hybrid autonomous vehicle platform called DriveLink that combines autonomy with remote human assistance (TeleAssist) for driverless fleet operations.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Ain McKendrick(Founder)inDanish Raza(Founder)Kunal Barman(Founder)Andrea Mariotti(Vice President of Vehicle Engineering)Mike Lowe(Vice President of Mechanical Design Engineering)Andrea Borbely(VIce President Operations \u0026 Finance)
Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalFifty YearsFlucas VenturesHercules Capital, Inc.Kube VCTDK Ventures+11 more
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Figure is a lending platform that offers residential and commercial loan products including home equity lines of credit, cash-out refinances, DSCR loans, and crypto-backed loans for borrowers.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechCharlotte, US
Mike Cagney(Co-Founder, Executive Chairman)inJune Ou(Co-Founder, Advisor, Board Member)inJin Woo Park(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Tannenbaum(CEO)
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Alpha Square GroupB3 CapitalBezos ExpeditionsBlockchange VenturesBlue Lion+31 more
Flashbots is a research and development organization that mitigates negative externalities from Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) on blockchains, primarily Ethereum, through infrastructure and tools for block building, transaction protection, and MEV distribution.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsGrand Cayman
Alejo Salles(Director)Philip Alexander Daian(Director)Tianhong Zhen(Director)Robert Miller(Director)Alex Obadia(Founder)Phil Daian(Founder)
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsBlueYard CapitalDragonflyEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.Fabric VenturesFenbushi Capital+16 more
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FLock offers FL Alliance, a federated learning client that refines AI model parameters using proprietary data within a decentralised, blockchain-style environment.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep Tech
Jiahao Sun(Founder)in
Co-investorsARKN venturesCandaq Fintech GroupDigital Currency GroupHyperithmInception CapitalTRGC+1 more
GAIB is an AI infrastructure capital partner that originates, underwrites, and manages financing for compute assets such as GPUs, data centers, and robotics.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Kony Kwong(Founder)inAlex Yeh(Founder)Jun Liu(Founder)
Co-investorsAegis VentuesBollinger Investment GroupHack VCHashedL2 Iterative Ventures (L2IV)280 Capital+9 more
Glacis Labs builds Zero Delta, a settlement network that matches institutional order flow to execute large digital asset trades and cross-border remittances with zero slippage and no prefunded float.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Cofounder (JPMorgan, Spruce)(Cofounder)Technical Cofounder(Technical Cofounder)
Co-investorsArrington CapitalEdessa CapitalPaper VenturesProtagonistArrington XRP Capital
Glacis builds software for supply chain coordination that integrates with existing workflows and systems without requiring suppliers or partners to change their processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsMighty CapitalProtagonistArrington CapitalPaper Ventures
Glacis provides runtime security controls and signed operational records for AI agent workflows that access tools, credentials, and customer data, enabling fast-growing AI companies to demonstrate compliance with enterprise security requirements.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareGovTech
Joe Braidwood(Co-Founder & CEO)inRohit Tatachar(Co-Founder & CTO)inJennifer Shannon(Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer)in
Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorArrington CapitalCoinbase VenturesFranklin TempletonPaper VenturesProtein Capital Management
Hel.io (MoonPay Commerce) provides crypto checkout, deposit, and subscription tools that let merchants accept payments in thousands of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, with instant settlement or auto-conversion to fiat.
Co-investorsRockawayXToken Ventures
Hyperbolic operates an AI cloud platform that provides developers and researchers with affordable access to GPU compute and open-source AI models by tapping underutilized hardware.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York, US
Jasper Zhang(Founder)inYuchen Jin(Founder)inYue Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAmbush CapitalBankless VenturesBig Brain HoldingsChapter OneGSR+9 more
INIT Capital is a DeFi money market offering 'Liquidity Hooks' that let dApps and protocols source on-chain liquidity.
Tascha P(Founder)
Co-investorsBitDAOMaelstromMantle NetworkElectric Capital
Inversion develops spacecraft and systems to establish Low-Earth Orbit as an on-demand logistics network for rapid global transportation and defense applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Justin Fiaschetti(Founder)inAustin Briggs(Founder)in
Co-investorsSpark CapitalY CombinatorACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesDas & Co.Dorm Room+26 more
Kamino is a DeFi protocol on Solana that combines lending, liquidity provision, and leveraged trading in a single platform.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Michael Weisz(CEO)Marius Ciubotariu(Founder)Mark Hull(Founder)
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)De Fi Alliance HoldingsHack VCLongHash VenturesMulticoin CapitalParaFi Capital+10 more
KSV is an advertising and marketing agency specializing in strategy, content creation, and media connections for organizations focused on sustainability and environmental impact.
Climate TechImpact & Social GoodMarketing Tech
Erin Fagnant(Chief Executive Officer, Partner)inTucker Wright(Chief Strategy Officer, Partner)inRachel Gage(Chief Operations Officer, Partner)in
Co-investorsVermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)Lasagna
Latitude develops launch vehicle technology to provide access to orbit, positioning itself in the European spaceflight industry.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechReims, FR
Co-investorsBlast.ClubExpansion VenturesNano VenturesCoinbase VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Paxos+1 more
Latitude provides a Global Fiat Payouts API that sends funds from USD or stablecoins (USDC) to recipients worldwide, handling currency conversion, compliance, and last-mile delivery through local payment networks.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechSpring, US
Brian Wrightson(Founder)inCyril Mathew(CEO)in
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Oak HC/FTCoinbase Ventures
Latitude provides monitoring and debugging tools for AI agents in production, analyzing conversation sessions to identify failures and automatically dispatching coding agents to implement fixes.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Brian Wrightson(Founder)Cesar Miguelanez(Founder)Corentin Coste(Founder)Cyril Mathew(Founder)Gerard Clos(Founder)Ilan Saidi-Bekerman(Founder)
Co-investorsKfundSur VenturesExpansion VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Orb is a web3 social application built on the Lens Protocol for social networking and content sharing on blockchain infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3Social
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBlockchain CapitalTioga Capital PartnersWintermuteVariant Fund
LO:TECH is a trading business providing institutional-grade liquidity, execution, and market data services across centralized and decentralized (DeFi) venues.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsBlockchain Coinvestors13books CapitalCrit Ventures
MagicBlock builds blockchain infrastructure, including a modular stack and ephemeral rollups, for developers creating high-performance on-chain applications on Solana.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechGaming
Andrea Fortugno(Founder)inGabriele Picco(Founder)in
Co-investorsEquilibrium VenturesMaven 11Robot Ventures
ZKsync provides blockchain infrastructure and deployment services for enterprises, helping them build and launch production-ready solutions on the ZKsync network.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise Software
Alex Gluchowski(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoDeepTech VenturesFigmentHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)IOSG VenturesLongHash Ventures+6 more
Medallion FM is an app that lets music fans track the artists they follow, concerts and shows, and their listening activity in one place.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsBetaworksCoinbase VenturesThird PrimeAcrew Capital
Medallion automates provider credentialing, enrollment, and privileging workflows for healthcare organizations, reducing administrative overhead and accelerating provider onboarding.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Derek Lo(Founder)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAlumni VenturesBoxGroupChapter OneGV (Google Ventures)Marram Ventures+6 more
Meld operates a network for onboarding users to stablecoins and digital assets, offering onramp/offramp orchestration, multi-chain token support, and KYC/bank-linking tools accessible via API.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechSan Francisco, US
Pankaj Bengani(Founder)inHank Pham(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementF-Prime CapitalK9 VenturesScytale VenturesYolo InvestmentsINTERSECTION FINTECH VENTURES
Monad is a high-performance EVM-compatible blockchain designed for fast, low-cost transactions.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureCalifon, US
Eunice Giarta Hon(Executive Officer)James Hunsaker(Founder)Keone Hon(Founder)inEunice Giarta(Founder)
Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalAmbush CapitalArchetypeBankless VenturesBig Brain HoldingsBloccelerate VC+34 more
Narya is a venture capital firm that backs founders building companies in areas such as healthcare, agriculture, life sciences, defense technology, and insurance.
JD Vance(Founder)
Co-investorsFlyover Capital
Narya.ai builds voice-first AI assistants that turn spoken conversations into actions.
AI & Machine LearningSan Francisco, US
Oriol Plazas(Founder)
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Arca FundsBlocktower Capital
Nexus offers a combined checking and investment account that automatically invests the account balance to generate market returns while keeping funds accessible for withdrawal at any time, including after-hours.
FintechSan Francisco, US
Stefan Heule(Founder)inChen-Chen Huo(Founder)inKonstantin Weitz(Founder)inAssem Chammah(Founder)inDaniel Marin(Founder)Shady Al Shoha(Founder)in
Co-investorsVentureSouqY Combinator0 To 1 VenturesDragonflyGlobal Founders CapitalGlobal Millennial Capital+11 more
Nexus operates a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange offering BTC, ETH, and SOL perpetual futures through a single cross-margined dollar account, accessible via a REST/WebSocket API.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Co-investorsPantera CapitalStartX
Nous Research develops and trains open source language models and builds infrastructure for distributed AI training.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Jeffrey Quesnelle(Founder)inJeffrey Quesnelle Karan Malhotra(Founder)Karan Malhotra(Founder)Ryan Teknium(Founder)Shivani Mitra(Founder)
Co-investorsBreedCollab+CurrencyForerunner VenturesFuture Back VenturesMozilla VenturesNIV+14 more
OpenFX operates a real-time settlement network for cross-border payments that replaces traditional international payment systems, enabling businesses to move money across borders significantly faster and cheaper.
Fintech
Prabhakar Reddy(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelFlybridge Capital PartnersHash3 CapitalM13MARKHAM VALLEY VENTURESNorthzone+5 more
Jan Liphardt(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesDigital Currency GroupPantera CapitalPebblebedTopology Ventures
Operating system and coordination layer for intelligent robots
Jan Liphardt(Founder)in
Co-investorsPebblebedPrimitive VenturesAnagram VenturesCoinbase VenturesDigital Currency GroupHongShan Capital Group+4 more
Pharos is a blockchain platform that provides modular infrastructure for real-time, compliant finance onchain, combining institutional-grade financial products with AI agent integration.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Alex Zhang(Founder)inWish Wu(Founder)in
Co-investorsHack VCFlow TradersGenerative VenturesMH VenturesChainlinkSNZ Holding
Pharos develops AI software that extracts clinical information from medical records to automate hospital quality reporting and identify cases of preventable patient harm.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Felix Brann(CEO)inMatthew Jones(CTO)inAlex Zhang(Founder)Wish Wu(Founder)
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesHack VCMoxxie VenturesY CombinatorCapitalize VCChainlink+3 more
Plume provides a platform for tokenizing and distributing real-world assets (RWAs) on blockchain infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York, US
Theodore Pornprinya(Executive Officer)Eugene Y. Q. Shen(Founder)inChris Yin(Founder)inEugene Shen(Founder)Teddy Pornprinya(Founder)
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAlphaLab CapitalBreedCaladanCoinvestor VenturesF-Prime Capital+15 more
Pontem is a product development studio building blockchain products using the Move language on Aptos and other Layer 1 networks.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Alejo Pinto(Founder)inArman Manukyanin
Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalAlumni VenturesCaladanPantera CapitalVentureSouqWintermute+3 more
Puffer Finance is an Ethereum-native liquid restaking protocol where users stake ETH to receive pufETH and earn staking plus EigenLayer restaking rewards.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Jason Vranek(Founder)inAmir Forouzani(Founder)in
Co-investorsElectric CapitalBinance LabsBreedCoinbase VenturesF-Prime CapitalLBANK Labs+20 more
Rena Labs provides a TEE (trusted execution environment) data exchange for confidential AI training and inference on proprietary data, with encryption, on-chain logging, and compliance features.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity
Co-investorsEterna CapitalPaper VenturesMapleblock Capital
Reo.dev is a go-to-market platform that uses AI agents and technical buying signals from over 50 sources to help sales teams identify in-market accounts, map technical profiles to economic buyers, and run personalized outreach.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Achintya Gupta(CEO & Co-founder)inPiyush Agarwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsBharat Founder's FundFoster VenturesHeavybitIndia QuotientpeerchequeVeridical Ventures
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Schuman Financial issues EURØP, a regulated, fully-backed euro stablecoin that lets businesses and global users transact on-chain in euros.
Crypto & Web3FintechZug, CH
Amrita Srivastava(Co-Founder & Head of Banking and Payments)inEduardo Morrison Gómez(Founder)inMartin Bruncko(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inEduardo Morrison(Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer)inNicholas Pouzin(Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsDelta BlockchainRockawayXTriton Capital
Cosmos provides enterprise-grade blockchain infrastructure and products designed for financial institutions and governments to build, launch, and scale tokenization, payments, and digital currency systems with interoperability and regulatory compliance.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US
Maghnus Mareneck(Executive Officer, Director)Edward Barry Plunkett(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBain Capital CryptoBain Capital VenturesFigmentPicks and Shovels (Picks & Shovels)Reciprocal VenturesCanonical Crypto
Space and Time provides blockchain indexing, secure offchain data, and zero-knowledge proofs for onchain financial applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Scott Dykstra(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Alumni VenturesArrington CapitalCircle VenturesDigital Currency GroupEterna Capital+12 more
Stork is a blockchain oracle that delivers real-time and historical crypto and real-world-asset price feeds to onchain finance (DeFi) applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsLattice CapitalWintermute
Taiko is an open, community-driven project focused on scaling Ethereum.
Crypto & Web3Developer Tools
Daniel Wang(Founder)inBrecht Devos(Founder)
Co-investorsBollinger Investment GroupGenerative VenturesHashedIOSG VenturesL2 Iterative Ventures (L2IV)Mapleblock Capital+13 more
TransCrypts is a blockchain-based platform for verifying and sharing employment, health and educational credentials.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechNewark, US
Zain Zaidi(Founder)inZain Z(Founder)Ali Zaheer(Founder)
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonAlumni VenturesAtland VenturesBeyond CapitalCAL InnovationCalifornia Innovation Fund+14 more
TRES provides on-chain risk and treasury management software for self-custodied, EVM-based crypto treasuries, serving funds, trading firms, market makers, DAOs, foundations, exchanges, and custodians.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintech
Co-investors3cubed VenturesAmbush Capitalboldstart venturesMantis CapitalCyberstartsNew Form Capital
Turnkey provides crypto wallet infrastructure for coordinating payments across internal, custodial wallets, with policy controls over fund flows, limits, roles, and approvals.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Bryce Ferguson(Founder)inJack Kearney(Founder)Sam McIngvale(Founder)
Co-investors20VCArchetypeAsymmetricBain Capital CryptoFigmentGalaxy Ventures+8 more
Unstract is an open-source, no-code platform for automating document processing, using LLMs to parse and extract structured data (returned as JSON) from complex documents such as bank statements and forms.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsLos Altos, US
Arun Venkataswamy(Founder)inShuveb Hussain(Founder)in
Co-investorsLightspeed India PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersTogether Fund
WeatherXM operates a community-powered decentralized (DePIN) weather network where owners deploy solar-powered weather stations and earn $WXM token rewards for contributing data.
Climate TechCrypto & Web3IoT
Stratos Theodorou(Founder)inManolis Nikiforakis(Founder)Nikos Tsiligaridis(Founder)
Co-investorsPlaceholder VCAlumni VenturesBorderless VentureConsenSys MeshdlabgrowX Ventures+6 more
Wintermute is a digital asset trading firm that provides liquidity, OTC spot and derivatives trading, market making, and DeFi services for token issuers, protocols, and institutional market participants globally.
Crypto & Web3FintechLondon, GB
Evgeny Gaevoy(Founder)inYoann T.(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlockchain CoinvestorsDraft Ventures LlcFabric VenturesPantera CapitalRockawayXLightspeed Venture Partners
XMTP is an open source, decentralized messaging protocol that uses quantum-resistant encryption to let developers build secure, programmable chat apps, mini-apps, and AI agents with native support for payments and digital assets.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSocialWilmington, US
Matthew P. Galligan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shane McSimov(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shane Mac(Founder)inMatt Galligan(Founder)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAmbush CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBetaworksCoinbase VenturesHAWKTAIL+16 more
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Nous Research · nousresearch.com · Oct 7, 2026
Latitude · thesaasnews.com · Sep 11, 2026
Diameter Pay · citybiz.co · Sep 3, 2026
Glacis · finsmes.com · Jul 16, 2026
GAIB · ventureburn.com · Jul 6, 2026
Schuman Financial · grokipedia.com · Jun 4, 2026
OpenFX · refreshmiami.com · Apr 29, 2026
Meld · finsmes.com · Jan 15, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Faction made?
- Faction has 77 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 15 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Faction invest at?
- Faction invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Faction's typical check size?
- Faction typically writes checks of $50K – $5M.
- What sectors does Faction focus on?
- Faction focuses on Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Faction located?
- Faction is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does Faction lead rounds?
- Faction typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Faction co-invest with?
- Faction most often shares deals with Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Pantera Capital, among 233 tracked co-investors.
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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.
Electric Capital is an early-stage venture firm founded in 2018 that backs founders building trust-minimized technologies across AI, crypto, fintech, and related sectors.
Bankless Ventures is a venture firm backing founders building in the Web3 and crypto ecosystem.
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General Catalyst is a global venture capital and investment firm backing founders across stages and industries, with a notable focus on AI, healthcare transformation, defense, and space.
boldstart ventures is an early-stage venture firm that partners with technical founders from inception, leading pre-product rounds and helping build enterprise software companies.
Unpopular Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in startups taking unconventional, off-the-beaten-path approaches.
Quona Capital is a venture investor backing fintech companies that expand financial access in emerging markets across Latin America, India, Southeast Asia, and the EMEA region.
New Form Capital is an early-stage venture firm investing in teams building at the intersection of blockchain technology, financial markets, and data.
Nexus Venture Partners invests in early and early growth stage companies operating in India and the United States across multiple sectors. The firm was founded by entrepreneurs with experience building companies.
Vibe Capital is a $10M venture fund investing in Web3, AI, and Deep Science startups at the pre-seed and seed stage.
Mouro Capital is a venture capital firm focused on the future of financial services, backing entrepreneurs building early- to growth-stage companies across Europe, North America, and Latin America.
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Galaxy Digital Assets FundBackedPillar VCMusha VenturesSommet ABbacktrace capitalGalaxy InteractiveMicrotraction
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Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Foundation Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that commits to founders at the idea stage and maintains long-term relationships with portfolio companies through their growth journey.
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.