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Investment thesis
Early-stage Web3 investor specializing in DeFi and decentralized lending, using a systematic, quantitative, market-structure approach with technologists/mathematicians who take hands-on operational roles in on-chain experiments.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from curatedWhat they invest in
from 24 of 40 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×20Data & Infrastructure ×10Fintech ×9Developer Tools ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6Consumer ×2Social ×2Cloud Computing ×1
HQs:United States×8Japan×1
Investments · 40 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12021 · 12015 · 13 dated
FORTH DAO is a decentralized autonomous organization that governs the AMPL token and manages treasury assets through community voting, including protocol-owned liquidity and ecosystem grants in the elastic finance space.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Brandon Iles(Founder)inAguilar Gestany(Executive Officer)Karen Lasso(Executive Officer)Emilio Mc Entosh(Executive Officer)Evan Kuo(Founder)
Co-investorsBlack DragonBlock54 CapitalCollab+CurrencyFounder CollectiveMagnus CapitalPantera Capital+3 more
A MEV-powered staking protocol that allows users to stake $MON tokens and receive $aprMON for use in decentralized finance applications.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsPantera Capitalgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)RainmatterSauce.vc
Blast is a blockchain platform that offers yield on USD deposits for users and holders, with an associated mobile application.
Crypto & Web3New York, US
Thomas J. Horan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardMargo Walton(Director)
Co-investorsParadigmStandard CryptoBpifranceExpansion Venture Capital
BOB is a hybrid Bitcoin/EVM layer built on the OP stack that provides Bitcoin DeFi—swapping, saving, earning, staking, lending, and borrowing with native BTC via BitVM, without wrappers or custodians.
Co-investorsAsymmetricBankless VenturesCoinbase VenturesDigital Finance GroupHypersphere VenturesIOSG Ventures+4 more
CAPX Terminal is a read-only public interface that displays data from Casa companies and Launchpad tokens side-by-side, enabling users to inspect company operating records and market data without trading capabilities or account requirements.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Croquet Labs develops decentralized systems for real-time, synchronized applications, acting as a primary provider to the Multisynq Network's shared application layer.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsLos Angeles, US
Yoshiki Ohshima(Founder)
Co-investorsAcacia Digital HoldingsSIP
Eclipse builds an Ethereum Layer 2 network that uses the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) as its execution environment, combining Solana's high-throughput execution with Ethereum's liquidity and security.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Neel Somani(Founder)inTerry Chung(Head of Strategy)Vijay Chetty(CEO)Ben Livshits(CTO)
Co-investorsHack VCDBAFenbushi CapitalMaven 11OKX VenturesPolychain Capital+11 more
A modular DPoS network built to power orderbook liquidity.
Co-investorsFounderheads,Hack VCReflexive CapitalTaisu VenturesMaelstromMysten Labs
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
Fantasy.top was a Blast-based crypto trading card game and social prediction market that shut down in 2026.
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Gm Capital
Fortunafi brings real-world assets onchain, offering liquidity solutions and investment products such as private and public debt funds with native minting and redemption on major blockchains.
Crypto & Web3FintechMiami, US
Nicholas Garcia(President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary)in
Co-investorsSpace Whale CapitalVine VenturesManifoldRibbit CapitalShima Capital
GudChain operates a blockchain-based staking platform where users can deposit various asset types and earn seeds through smart contracts.
Crypto & Web3
Heurist provides full-stack AI infrastructure for onchain applications, offering an aggregation layer for Web3 agents with over 100 verifiable crypto tools built on ERC-8004 and x402 payments.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureNew York City, US
Co-investorsRR2 CapitalAmber GroupDCF GodMozaik CapitalOrigin CapitalSelini Capital+2 more
A next-generation OTC derivatives exchange offering perpetual futures trading.
Co-investorsBitDAOMagnus CapitalMantle NetworkThanefield 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 VenturesMaelstromPicks and Shovels (Picks & Shovels)Blockchain CapitalNGC VenturesRobot Ventures+1 more
Lava Network provides decentralized RPC access for interacting with blockchains, handling requests such as trading, swapping, deploying, and staking across multiple chains.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
YairGil
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)AlphaLab CapitalBlack DragonBreakOrbitCaladanDivergence+15 more
Mezo is a Bitcoin-backed lending and yield platform that allows users to borrow stablecoins (MUSD) using Bitcoin as collateral and earn yield through managed vault strategies.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Matt Luongo(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAsymmetricBaseTwoCathay InnovationDraper DragonFlowdeskMulticoin Capital+7 more
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+32 more
Morpho is a decentralized lending protocol that provides enterprise-grade infrastructure for launching lending products.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Paul Frambot(Founder)inJulien Thomas(Founder)Mathis Gontier Delaunay(Founder)Merlin Egalite(Founder)Merline Egalite(Founder)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCathay InnovationEntropy Industrial CapitalFaculty GroupFlowdesk+34 more
MyShell is an AI platform for creating images, portraits, filters, and short videos, including a product called MyShell Art with a graphical interface aimed at casual users and digital creators.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator Economy
Co-investorsBankless VenturesChronos VenturesD1 VenturesHyperithmINCE CapitalInception Capital+5 more
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
Ondo builds institutional-grade platforms, assets, and infrastructure for bringing traditional financial markets onchain, including tokenized public securities and US Treasuries usable in DeFi.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York, US
Nathan Allman(Founder)inPinku Surana(Founder)
BoardPaul Veradittakit(Director)in
Co-investorsBitDAOChapter OneCoalition OperatorsCoinbase VenturesCoinFundCoinList+11 more
Orderly Network provides omnichain infrastructure for launching perpetuals decentralized exchanges (perp DEXs) on any blockchain, offering a shared orderbook and liquidity accessible via SDK or white-label.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Ran Yi(Founder)in
Co-investorsD1 VenturesDragonflyGate VenturesIOSG VenturesMentha PartnersMetastable+9 more
Praxis is an online community and membership organization working to establish a new city described as a digital nation.
ConsumerSocial
Co-investorsPronomos CapitalWinklevoss Capital
Privy provides infrastructure for building crypto wallets and moving digital assets, enabling developers to integrate wallet functionality, stablecoin transfers, and automated payment systems into their applications.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechBoston, US
Asta L.(Founder)inBen Jabbawy(Executive Officer, Director)Asta Li(Founder)Henri Stern(Founder)in
BoardSamuel Clemens(Director)
Co-investorsArchetypeBitDAOBlueYard CapitalBoxGroupCoinbase VenturesCypress Growth Capital+12 more
UXLINK is a Web3 social platform and infrastructure that connects users and projects through account abstraction and cross-chain functionality.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsSocialTokyo, JP
Co-investorsINCE CapitalHashkey CapitalHongShan Capital GroupKuCoin LabsManifoldOKX Ventures+2 more
Vana is an open data infrastructure platform that enables individuals to control and manage the data they generate, with the ability to choose how it is used by AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningData & Infrastructure
Art Abal(Founder)Anna Kazlauskas(Founder)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAlphaLab CapitalCaladanEarl Grey CapitalParadigmSCB 10X+10 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BackpackBlonkfiDogesJigsawMirailabsNYAN HEROESOhbabygamesOlabOrbitlendingRingShogunTradesauce
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesOndo Finance · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 16, 2026
Morpho · finsmes.com · Jun 9, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Manifold Ventures made?
- Manifold Ventures has 40 tracked investments.
- What stage does Manifold Ventures invest at?
- Manifold Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Manifold Ventures focus on?
- Manifold Ventures focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Manifold Ventures located?
- Manifold Ventures is headquartered in Tortola, US.
- Does Manifold Ventures lead rounds?
- Manifold Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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