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Mechanism Capital

Venture capital

Liberty Hill · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked

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Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$2M – $22M
HQ
Liberty Hill, TX, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2020
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
9

Team · 4 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 7 of 9 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×7Fintech ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Biotech ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Developer Tools ×1E-commerce ×1Gaming ×1

HQs:United States×2

Investments · 9 tracked

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By year:2025 · 12024 · 12021 · 13 dated

Highstreet Entertainmenthighstreet.market𝕏✓ verified

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

Bio Protocolbio.xyzin𝕏Sep 2025 · $6.9M

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 CapitalSerafundSMAPE Capital+2 more

Itheumitheum.ioin𝕏

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

NamelessJul 2021

Sheridan, US

James McMelis(Mr. McNelis is the Chairman and CEO of the company)

BoardMichelle Brown(Ms. Brown is a Director of the Company)

Co-investorsK300 Ventures

Nansennansen.aiin𝕏

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

Pendlependle.financein𝕏

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 Networkpontem.networkin𝕏

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 CapitalWintermuteWWVenturesFaction

Puffer Financepuffer.fi𝕏Apr 2024 · $18M

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)Amir Forouzani(Founder)in

Co-investorsElectric CapitalBinance LabsBreedCoinbase VenturesFactionLBANK Labs+11 more

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Frequently asked questions

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 team

Mechanism 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

Co-investors · 29

Robot Ventures

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.

Both backed · 1
$100K – $1M
VOLT CAPITAL

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.

Both backed · 1
$100K – $1M
Techstars

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.

$220K
Everywhere Ventures

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.

$250K
Sound Ventures

Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector.

Hack VC

Hack VC is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage crypto, blockchain infrastructure, decentralized finance, and AI companies.

$3M
Not Boring Capital

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.

$100K – $2M
Blockchain Capital

Blockchain Capital is a venture firm that has partnered with crypto builders since 2013, investing across the blockchain and digital asset ecosystem.

$25K – $200K
7percent Ventures

7percent Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs breakthrough deep tech and moonshot companies at pre-seed and seed stages.

$250K – $2M
Polygon

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.

CrunchFund

Tuesday Capital, formerly known as CrunchFund, is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 that invests in early-stage companies. The firm has backed over 331 portfolio companies, including 13 that reached unicorn valuations, and has generated 44 IPOs and acquisitions.

17 more co-investors

IVCSeed Club VenturesHummingbird VenturesLCXArchetypeNorthpond VenturesParaFi CapitalQuantstampNIVInfinite CapitalNext Frontier Capitalgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)New Form CapitalTrammell Venture Partners (TVP)Cross Culture VenturesBankless VenturesGreenfield

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