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Family officePre-Seed–Seed · 7 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Maelstrom invests across venture, liquid, private equity, and public markets, targeting infrastructure companies and assets it sees as foundational to the next wave of trustless decentralization. It backs high-conviction opportunities from early-stage equity and token investments through to private and public market positions, offering portfolio companies the experience, relationships, and resources drawn from having built one of the crypto industry's first profitable unicorns.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 29, 2026.
Team · 7 people
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What they invest in
from 21 of 40 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×17Data & Infrastructure ×11Fintech ×11AI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×3Cloud Computing ×2Developer Tools ×2Enterprise Software ×2
HQs:United States×3Switzerland×1Germany×1Hong Kong×1New Zealand×1British Virgin Islands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×6
Investments · 40 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 52024 · 22022 · 19 dated
Aethir operates a distributed cloud compute platform providing enterprise-grade GPU resources for AI model training, fine-tuning, inference, and low-latency cloud gaming.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3
Mark Rydon(Founder)inDaniel Wang(Founder)
Co-investorsAndromeda CapitalAnimoca BrandsBeamBig Brain HoldingsBuilder CapitalCVP NoLimit+14 more
Auki builds spatial computing technology that makes the physical world browsable, navigable, and searchable, with the goal of making physical spaces accessible to AI.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Co-investorsARKN venturesEv3 Ventures LlcTsingTech VenturesVentureSouqAnimoca BrandsShima Capital
D3 Global is building DomainFi infrastructure, tokenizing DNS domains as on-chain real-world assets via its Doma Protocol blockchain.
Fred Hsu(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesNonagonParadigmVentureSouqDharmesh ShahSandeep Nailwal
A modular DPoS network built to power orderbook liquidity.
Co-investorsFounderheads,Hack VCReflexive CapitalTaisu VenturesManifold VenturesMysten Labs
Elixir is a cloud-based practice management system for private medical specialists, covering patient communications, appointment scheduling, lab results, notes, and invoicing.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsStartup Dunedin DistillerInnovacomMysten LabsShima CapitalSQUARE ENIX
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)in
Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalBitDAOBreedCaladanCVP NoLimitF-Prime Capital+20 more
ether.fi offers non-custodial crypto financial products, including staking, DeFi strategy vaults for ETH, BTC, and stablecoins, and a cashback debit card usable at over 100 million locations with no credit checks.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Rok Kopp(Founder)inMike Silagadze(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalCathay InnovationChapter OneCoinFundCollider VenturesDraper Dragon+18 more
Hyperbeat offers a self-custodial smart wallet on HyperEVM that combines fiat-crypto conversion, high-yield accounts, a collateral-backed credit card, and leveraged trading of stocks, crypto, commodities, and indices.
Co-investorsBreedChapter OnedlabElectric CapitalFourth Revolution Capital (4RC)Node Capital+3 more
Hyperline provides data infrastructure that helps product teams integrate data science and machine learning into Web3 applications, offering on-chain analytics, real-time trading analytics, fraud monitoring, personalization, and predictive insights.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US
Abhinav V(Founder)Sahil Thaker(Founder)
Co-investorsIndex Ventures
INIT Capital is a DeFi money market offering 'Liquidity Hooks' that let dApps and protocols source on-chain liquidity.
Tascha P(Founder)
Co-investorsBitDAOFactionMantle NetworkElectric Capital
Ion Protocol is a lending and borrowing platform that lets users lend and borrow against staked and restaked crypto assets without price-based liquidation risk.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsCollider VenturesPicks and Shovels (Picks & Shovels)Blockchain CapitalManifold VenturesNGC VenturesRobot Ventures+1 more
Khalani provides infrastructure for cross-chain and multi-provider transactions, enabling operators to define enforceable execution rules (price, latency, finality) that are automatically enforced across a network of solvers, market makers, bridges, and on/off-ramp providers.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsBootNodeFigmentNascentEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.Figment Capital
Kolibrio provides an RPC API (the Orderflow Service) that lets blockchain transaction originators protect transactions against toxic MEV, monetize incoming transactions through a micro orderflow auction, and optimize on-chain execution.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Anatolii Padenko(Founder)in
Co-investorsDelta BlockchainJump Crypto
Nillion is a decentralized secure computing network that uses privacy-enhancing technologies to store and process sensitive data by distributing trust across nodes.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Andrew Yeoh(Founder)in
Co-investorsARKN venturesBig Brain HoldingsChapter OneFlowdeskFOMO VenturesG1 Ventures+16 more
Obol provides distributed validator infrastructure for Ethereum staking, enabling institutional operators to secure cryptocurrency assets across the blockchain network.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureZug, CH
Collin Myers(Founder)inOisín Kyne(Founder)inSchmiedt Mara(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainAmbush CapitalArchetypeCoinbase VenturesDivergenceFigment+6 more
Oyl Corp develops open-source infrastructure and tooling for developers to build applications on Bitcoin Layer 1.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsBorderless VentureWeb3com Ventures
Paxos Labs provides an integration and infrastructure stack that lets platforms embed onchain financial products such as branded stablecoins, native yield, and embedded credit.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US
Charles Cascarilla(Executive Officer, Director)Bhaumik Kotecha(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardYuan Han Li(Director)in
Co-investorsBlockchain CapitalCathay InnovationPicks and Shovels (Picks & Shovels)Robot Ventures
Pendle is a crypto yield trading platform that lets users trade yield — including off-chain rates — with leverage, earn fixed yield, or take long positions on yield.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
TN Lee(Founder)
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Andromeda CapitalBitDAOBixin CapitalBixin VenturesCVP NoLimit+14 more
Co-investorsBorderless VentureBreedMitonCSevenX Ventures
Decentralized app-chain for interchain asset management and multi-chain digital asset investing via IBC technology.
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainBlockchain CapitalFigment
Rated provides network monitoring and API tools for operators in Web3 ecosystems to observe and validate blockchain network behavior.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Elias ImosAris Kkol
Co-investorsFigment1confirmationArchetype
Scroll AI is a browser-based AI notebook that ingests documents, media and web pages and answers questions about them.
Co-investorsGMG VenturesMercuri.vc1confirmationArrington CapitalCoinbase VenturesCollider Ventures+7 more
Solayer operates a hardware-accelerated Solana validator that offers staking services through its sSOL liquid staking token, capturing maximum MEV rewards for depositors.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Jason Li(Founder)Rachel Chu(Founder)
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsBorderless VentureFOMO VenturesLvna CapitalProtagonistPolychain Capital
Squid is a cross-chain platform that connects over 100 blockchains and thousands of tokens, enabling users to route transactions across decentralized exchanges.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Fig(Co-founder, Business Development & Product Lead)Koda(Co-founder, Engineering Lead)
Co-investorsBorderless VentureBreedChapter OneDepartment of XYZNIVNode Capital+4 more
Indian live social and gaming platform where creators and communities connect through voice rooms, live chat and clubs.
Rahul Singh(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalEximius VenturesGeneral CatalystGFR FundMyAsiaVCSony Ventures Corporation+7 more
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Veda builds multichain, multiprotocol yield vaults that accept deposits on one chain and route capital across multiple DeFi protocols and chains to pursue the best risk-adjusted yield, while showing users a single balance and allocation view.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Sunand Raghupathi(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCoinFundDraper DragonMirana VenturesPEER VCBitGo+9 more
VEDA offers an all-in-one HR software suite and services covering the full employee lifecycle, including personnel administration, payroll, time tracking, learning and development, and people analytics.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Dr. Ralf Gräßler(CEO)
Co-investorsInvestcorpBitGoCoinbase VenturesCoinFundCredibly NeutralDraper Dragon+4 more
Zodl is a privacy-focused mobile wallet built for shielded Zcash (ZEC), offering self-custody, private swaps, private payments, and encrypted messaging.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintech
Josh Swihart(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoBalaji SrinivasanChapter OneDigital Currency GroupCoinbase VenturesDavid Friedberg+3 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
cytonicGenlayerGunJuiceNoxxPrimuslabsRioSpotTimeUpside
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSquid · finsmes.com · May 25, 2026
Khalani · blog.khalani.network · May 13, 2026
Paxos Labs · fintech.global · Apr 16, 2026
Zodl · zodl.com · Mar 9, 2026
Veda · prnewswire.com · Jun 23, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Maelstrom made?
- Maelstrom has 40 tracked investments, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Maelstrom invest at?
- Maelstrom invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Maelstrom focus on?
- Maelstrom focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3.
- Who does Maelstrom co-invest with?
- Maelstrom most often shares deals with Borderless Venture, Breed, Coinbase Ventures, among 120 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamPursuit Perspectives with Akshat Vaidya, Maelstrom (Full Episode)
Pursuit PR Academy · Akshat Vaidya
Pursuit Perspectives with Akshat Vaidya, Maelstrom: Off Chain crypto ecosystem
Pursuit PR Academy · Akshat Vaidya
Pursuit Perspectives with Akshat Vaidya, Maelstrom: Long term vision
Pursuit PR Academy · Akshat Vaidya
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