Maelstrom
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 18 of 36 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×15Data & Infrastructure ×10Fintech ×9AI & Machine Learning ×6Cloud Computing ×2Developer Tools ×2SaaS ×2Deep Tech ×1
HQs:United States×4Hong Kong×1New Zealand×1British Virgin Islands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×5
Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history
ConsenSys ×2
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 22022 · 15 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)in
Co-investorsAndromeda CapitalAnimoca BrandsBig Brain HoldingsBuilder CapitalCVP NoLimitImpossible Finance+8 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
Co-investorsLattice CapitalLemniscap
A modular DPoS network built to power orderbook liquidity.
Co-investorsHack VCManifold 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 & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalBitDAOBreedCaladanCVP NoLimitF-Prime Capital+17 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 CapitalChapter OneCoinFundCollider VenturesDraper DragonFjor Founders+15 more
Co-investorsArrington CapitalMagnus CapitalNIVNode CapitalArrington XRP Capital
Co-investorsArrington CapitalArrington XRP Capital
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)Manifold VenturesNGC VenturesRobot VenturesSevenX Ventures
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-investorsFigmentNascentEthereal 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 VenturesInception Capital (ex OP Crypto)+14 more
Co-investorsNonagonVery Serious Ventures
Obol provides distributed validator infrastructure and staking solutions for the Ethereum blockchain, serving institutional operators and AI agents.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureOttawa, US
Collin Myers(Founder)inOisín Kyne(Founder)inSchmiedt Mara(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalArchetypeCoinbase VenturesFigmentNascentPantera Capital+2 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 CapitalRobot 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+11 more
Co-investorsBorderless VentureBreedMitonCSevenX Ventures
Co-investorsSamsung NextSymbolic Capital
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
Co-investorsBlockchain CapitalCoinbase VenturesHash3 CapitalReciprocal Ventures
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 VenturesFlyer One Ventures+4 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
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsBorderless VentureFOMO VenturesLvna CapitalProtagonist
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 XYZNode CapitalVenture Dept.+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 VenturesGFR FundMyAsiaVCSony Ventures CorporationSprint Vc+5 more
Co-investorsAdvancit Capital
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Ethena Labs · interactivecrypto.com · Aug 21, 2026
Elixir · tipranks.com · Aug 20, 2026
Squid · startupfortune.com · Aug 18, 2026
Pendle · pendlefi.substack.com · Aug 17, 2026
Elixir · smallcaps.com.au · Aug 12, 2026
Obol Network · nexttier.pro · Jul 6, 2026
Khalani · blog.khalani.network · May 13, 2026
Paxos Labs · fintech.global · Apr 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Maelstrom made?
- Maelstrom has 32 tracked investments.
- 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 101 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamPursuit Perspectives with Akshat Vaidya, Maelstrom: Off Chain crypto ecosystem
Pursuit PR Academy · Akshat Vaidya
Pursuit Perspectives with Akshat Vaidya, Maelstrom (Full Episode)
Pursuit PR Academy · Akshat Vaidya
Pursuit Perspectives with Akshat Vaidya, Maelstrom: Long term vision
Pursuit PR Academy · Akshat Vaidya
zrTalk Ep. 4 | Kushagra 🚨 Maelstrom Fund (Arthur Hayes’ Family Office) & The On-Chain Future
Zenrock · Arthur Hayes
From Bitcoin to AI: Why Maelstrom’s Akshat Vaidya Says Crypto’s Next Wave Is Already Here - TheStreet Crypto: Bitcoin and cryptocurrency news, advice, analysis and more
Akshat Vaidya · thestreet.com
Proof of Talk Podcast Episode #7: Building In The Bear Market with Akshat Vaidya (Maelstrom)
Proof Of Talk · Akshat Vaidya
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