Merkle Tree Capital
Venture capitalRoad Town
Investment thesis
Merkle Tree Capital views information technology as evolving through multi-decade cycles of emergence, expansion, consolidation, and decentralization. The firm believes the new asset class enabled by blockchain technology represents an investment opportunity poised to commoditize incumbent business models and drive a new wave of innovation.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 8 of 16 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 Γ7Data & Infrastructure Γ3Fintech Γ2Cybersecurity Γ1Social Γ1
HQs:United StatesΓ2
Investments Β· 16 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathA customer-owned banking platform that invests 50% of profits toward environmental protection and social justice initiatives.
Orchid builds decentralized Web 3.0 technology to enable digital privacy and peer-to-peer marketplaces on Ethereum.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US
Brian J. Fox(Director)Gustav Simonsson(Director)Stephen Francis Bell(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Richard Waterhouse(Executive Officer, Director)Jay Freeman(Director)
Pocket Network provides decentralized infrastructure for Web3 applications, enabling developers to access blockchain data without relying on centralized providers.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureTampa, US
Pabel Nunez(Treasurer)Michael O'Rourke(President)Luis Correa(Vice President)Valerie Benitez(Secretary)Gregory M Karch(Authorized Representative, Attorney, DLT Law Group, P.A.)
Synthetix is a decentralized perpetual futures protocol built on Ethereum that combines off-chain order matching with on-chain settlement to provide low-latency trading of cryptocurrency derivatives.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Yearn is a decentralized finance protocol offering automated yield-generating vaults that allocate deposited crypto assets across DeFi opportunities to produce risk-adjusted returns.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPocket Network Β· pocket.network Β· May 1, 2026
Synthetix Synthetic Asset Β· 99bitcoins.com Β· Sep 25, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does Merkle Tree Capital focus on?
- Merkle Tree Capital focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Merkle Tree Capital located?
- Merkle Tree Capital is headquartered in Road Town, VG.
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