Mechanism Capital
Venture capitalLiberty Hill · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
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Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 20 of 26 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×17Fintech ×8AI & Machine Learning ×6Gaming ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Creator Economy ×2Developer Tools ×2E-commerce ×2
HQs:United States×5Australia×1Türkiye×1
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 42023 · 12022 · 72021 · 32020 · 117 dated
Highstreet is a game studio building a big-budget VR MMORPG that combines virtual reality gameplay with crypto-enabled digital and phygital goods purchasable with its HIGH token.
Crypto & Web3E-commerceGaming
Travis(CEO)
Co-investorsAnimoca BrandsBinance LabsHTCJump CapitalPalm Drive CapitalDraper Dragon+1 more
Hologram provides creative tools that enable anyone to produce and distribute short-form video content, removing barriers related to appearance, equipment, or budget.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3GamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsSteel PerlotFoothill VenturesInflection.xyzNascentVery Serious Ventures
Allora is a decentralized network for machine learning model development and inference, where developers deploy ML workers and models to topics that collectively generate predictions.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Nick Emmons(Founder)in
Co-investorsArchetypeCoinFundBlockchain CapitalFramework VenturesPolychain CapitalSlow Ventures
Anboto is a cryptocurrency trading platform that provides institutional-grade algorithmic execution, smart order routing across exchanges, and portfolio management tools for traders managing positions across centralized and decentralized finance venues.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Guillaume Forcade(Founder)in
Co-investorsRyze LabsCherry VenturesXBTO
Ancient8 is a gaming-focused Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed for Web3 gaming, hosting fully on-chain games, games on X and Telegram, IP-infused games, and AI-powered games.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Howard Xu(Founder)Trung Nguyen(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAnimoca BrandsCoinbase VenturesIOSG VenturesK300 VenturesMakers FundMetastable+9 more
Atomic Form develops NFT provenance software and previously created gallery-quality hardware displays for digital art.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Media & Entertainment
Rick Manelius(CEO)in
Co-investorsRyze LabsSamsung NextAnimoca BrandsSino Global Capital
BENQI is a decentralized finance protocol on the Avalanche blockchain offering liquid staking of AVAX (via sAVAX), lending and borrowing of crypto assets, and tools for bootstrapping validators.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
JD Gagnon(Founder)
Co-investorsArrington CapitalAscensive AssetsBorderless VentureDragonflyGenblock CapitalKane & Rao Group+5 more
Bio Protocol is a decentralized science (DeSci) platform where people can fund, develop and govern tokenized early-stage scientific research from universities, companies and researchers.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCrypto & Web3
Co-investorsBinance LabsPfizer VenturesBig Brain HoldingsPolymorphic CapitalSerafundSignature Ventures+3 more
Burnt builds AI agents for food distribution and supply chain operations, automating manual workflows and inventory management tasks that have historically relied on legacy tools and spreadsheets.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US
Joseph Jacob(Founder)inRhea Karimpanal(Founder)inChandru Shanumugasundaram(Founder)inJJ(Co-Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsPenny Jar Capital VentureScribble VenturesY CombinatorAlameda ResearchAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Animoca Brands+6 more
Free-to-play top-down tactical arcade shooter on MultiversX featuring single-player and online multiplayer battles with NFTs.
Co-investorsEGLD GGRhinevall CapitalAnimoca BrandsElrondGBV Capital
A commerce company that sells and expands consumer products across Amazon, direct-to-consumer channels, and retail stores, managing customer touchpoints and international expansion.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechWhite Bear Lake, US
Riccardo Bruni(Founder)inAlessio Bruni(Founder)in
Co-investorsalphabet angelsD4 VenturesDIP CapitalFuel VenturesPerivoli InnovationsPROOF+10 more
Digital asset composability protocol for minting multichain fungible and non-fungible tokens.
Co-investorsArca FundsBitDAOMantle NetworkBlocktower CapitalCourtside VenturesHartmann Capital+2 more
Inference Labs develops cryptographic verification systems for autonomous AI agents, robots, and other autonomous systems, enabling auditable and trustworthy decision-making through zero-knowledge proofs and verifiable computing.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep Tech
Colin Gagich(Founder)inRon Chan(Founder)in
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsEdessa CapitalLvna CapitalArche Capital VentureDigital Asset Capital
Itheum is building trust layers and trust frameworks positioned as public-good infrastructure, aimed at making the definition of what and who can be trusted auditable and community-governed.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsEGLD GGWoodstock FundZBS CAPITALAscensive AssetsMHC Digital FinanceMorningstar Ventures+1 more
Mavia is a Web3 mobile strategy game where players build and defend a base, train infantry, vehicle and air units, and battle rival players to loot resources.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesExto PartnersGenblock CapitalMagnus CapitalSublime VenturesTriblock+8 more
Nansen is a trading platform that combines onchain intelligence and AI to help investors discover trading opportunities, execute trades, and monitor portfolios across multiple blockchain networks and protocols.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Alex Svanevik(Founder)inEvgeny Medvedev(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAccelAndreessen HorowitzBR CapitalCoinbase VenturesFabric Ventures+6 more
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Param (TURK Elektronik Para A.Ş.) is a Turkish electronic money and payment services provider operating within a larger group ecosystem.
Fintech
Emin Can YILMAZin
Co-investorsRevo CapitalAnimoca Brands
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
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 CapitalCaladanPantera CapitalWintermuteWWVenturesAnimoca Brands+1 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(Co-Founder & CTO, Puffer Labs)inAmir Forouzani(Founder)in
Co-investorsElectric CapitalBinance LabsBreedCoinbase VenturesF-Prime CapitalFaction+12 more
Omni-chain solution for DEXes with flexible trading capabilities.
Co-investorsGenblock CapitalAlameda ResearchAU21 CapitalNGC Ventures
Smart Token Labs builds infrastructure for tokenization, including TokenScript (a smart token interface standard for composable tokens), AlphaWallet (an open-source EVM mobile wallet), and Smart Layer (a blockchain-based service network that executes token logic and integrates web services with token functionality).
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSydney, AU
Weiwu Zhang(Founder)in
Co-investorsBODLPuzzle VenturesFenbushi CapitalFramework VenturesMH VenturesSignum Capital
Suilend is a decentralized finance (DeFi) suite built on the Sui blockchain, offering lending, token swaps, yield strategies, and bridging.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsFigmentAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)KaratageRobot Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPendle · pendlefi.substack.com · Aug 17, 2026
Breakout Trading Group · cryptoslate.com · Aug 14, 2026
Heroes · cuinsight.com · Aug 11, 2026
Bio Protocol · cryptobriefing.com · Aug 5, 2026
Nansen · financefeeds.com · Jun 22, 2026
Param · trysignalbase.com · Mar 24, 2026
Pontem Network · finance.yahoo.com · Jan 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Mechanism Capital made?
- Mechanism Capital has 26 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Mechanism Capital invest at?
- Mechanism Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Mechanism Capital's typical check size?
- Mechanism Capital typically writes checks of $2M – $22M.
- What sectors does Mechanism Capital focus on?
- Mechanism Capital focuses on Crypto & Web3, SaaS.
- Where is Mechanism Capital located?
- Mechanism Capital is headquartered in Liberty Hill, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamMechanism Capital’s Andrew Kang Takes $200M Long Position on
Crypto World Daily · Andrew Kang
Andrew Kang of Mechanism Capital Talks Crypto Alpha: "Alpha Isn't the Strategy, Alpha is the Person"
Delphi Digital · Andrew Kang
Crypto Venture Capital Series Ep. 4: Andrew Kang of Mechanism Capital
Delphi Digital · Andrew Kang
Into the Metaverse with Marc Weinstein (Mechanism Capital)
The Tie · Marc Weinstein
Co-investors · 29
Blockchain Capital is a venture firm that has partnered with crypto builders since 2013, investing across the blockchain and digital asset ecosystem.
Robot Ventures is a $75M early-stage crypto fund founded and led by Robert Leshner (Compound) and Tarun Chitra (Gauntlet), who actively run major DeFi companies while managing the fund, giving founders direct access to operators at the center of on-chain markets. The fund specializes in backing highly technical crypto primitives at the pre-seed stage before they become marquee names, leveraging deep quant research expertise to evaluate complex DeFi mechanisms that many generalist VCs struggle to understand.
Archetype is an early-stage venture fund backing crypto founders building new markets and protocols.
Volt Capital is a crypto-native venture fund that originated from the Token Daily community platform and maintains a separate validator arm to deeply understand blockchain networks they don't even invest in. The firm focuses on early-stage companies that use crypto rails but have familiar Web2-style business models, deliberately targeting overlooked areas from previous cycles while other VCs chase newer narratives.
Techstars is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds ambitious founders and provides capital, mentorship, and access to a global network of investors, operators, and corporate partners.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, backed by a community of founders and operators as LPs, that writes early checks (including pre-seed) into startups across many sectors and geographies.
Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector.
Hack VC is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage crypto, blockchain infrastructure, decentralized finance, and AI companies.
Not Boring Capital operates as a "solo GP + media flywheel" fund where Packy McCormick runs a one-person VC fund tightly coupled to his Not Boring newsletter, using writing to source deals, win allocation, and amplify portfolio companies through content creation rather than traditional multi-partner firm structures. The fund's strategy combines extreme breadth with minimal ownership—deploying across 79 companies in 19 verticals without board seats or lead positions—while offering founders a unique value proposition through Sponsored Deep Dives that serve as both revenue generation and in-depth company analysis that helps founders tell their stories to customers, hires, and future investors.
7percent Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs breakthrough deep tech and moonshot companies at pre-seed and seed stages.
Polygon is a blockchain platform positioned as infrastructure for global payments and money movement, enabling assets to move onchain at scale. It offers an open stack for accessing the onchain economy and is powered by its native token $POL.
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Firms observed investing alongside Mechanism Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Mechanism Capital's recorded portfolio.
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