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Narcissus Ventures

Venture capital

Pre-Seed–Series A

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Investment thesis

Narcissus Ventures is a crypto-native fund focused on the digital asset and blockchain ecosystem. It backs founders and creators working to unlock the potential of web3, seeking early-stage ventures with the ability to disrupt industries and reshape the digital landscape. The firm pursues broad exposure to the global digital asset space through multiple investment types, including equity, tokens, and DAOs. Positioning itself as a hands-on, active participant rather than a passive investor, the team describes itself as power users of its portfolio projects, offering support across product, tokenomics, and network connections, driven by a belief that blockchain will democratize financial access and empower creators.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2015
Tracked investments
75
Unicorns
5
IPOs
1

What they invest in

from 47 of 75 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×37Fintech ×15Gaming ×13Developer Tools ×11Creator Economy ×7Data & Infrastructure ×7Media & Entertainment ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6

HQs:United States×13Canada×1Germany×1United Kingdom×1Vietnam×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 28 portfolio companies
71%
solo founders
20 of 28 mapped founding teams
57%
repeat founders
of 30 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×202 founders×43 founders×34+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 21 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Princeton University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 24 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×11Business & Management ×6Economics ×5Finance & Accounting ×4Physics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 30 founders with career history

Dapper Labs ×4

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×3Y Combinator ×2

2 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 27 with degree data)

Investments · 75 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2021 · 22019 · 12017 · 14 dated

9DCC9dcc.xyz

9dcc is a crypto-native luxury fashion house and lifestyle platform founded by gmoney that pairs apparel with onchain products.

Aavegotchiaavegotchi.com𝕏

Aavegotchi is a blockchain-based gaming platform where players own onchain companion avatars that can be used across multiple games, customized with tradable wearables, and traded permissionlessly.

Crypto & Web3Gaming

Co-investorsBlock ConsultIOSG Ventures

ADV BLOCKadvancedblockchain.comin𝕏

Advanced Blockchain AG is a publicly traded incubator and investor in the blockchain industry, building and backing portfolio companies in the space.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechFintechBerlin, DE

Maik Laske(Chief Financial Officer)in

BoardRüdiger Andreas Günther(Chairman of the Supervisory Board)Sebastian Markowsky(Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board)

Animaanima.supply𝕏

Anima is a gaming and interactive technology company that uses artificial intelligence to create virtual characters and worlds.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerGaming

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesLD CapitalYBB FoundationAmino CollectiveHummingbird VenturesMolten Ventures+1 more

Art Blocksartblocks.io𝕏

Art Blocks is a platform where artists publish generative art algorithms that mint unique on-chain artworks when collected.

Marfa, US

Erick Calderon(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyNxGenTrue VenturesGalaxy Interactive

Auroryaurory.ioin𝕏

Aurory is a video game studio that develops and produces its own games, with a team drawn from studios such as Ubisoft, EA, and Gameloft.

Gaming

Co-investorsAscensive AssetsDigital StrategiesGenblock CapitalSkyVision CapitalSolar Eco FundTriblock

Avalancheavax.networkin𝕏

The Avalanche Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports innovation and growth in the Avalanche ecosystem through grants, programs, and strategic support for developers, entrepreneurs, and communities building on the Avalanche blockchain platform.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Emin Gun Sirer(Founder)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAegis VentuesAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBaseTwoBig Brain Holdings+31 more

BASED AFbased-af.com

Pickwin is an online gaming platform offering casino games and sports betting to players in Canada, with a single account covering slots, live betting on sports like hockey and basketball, and deposits via Interac and cards.

ConsumerGaming

Blockade Gamesblockade.gamesin𝕏Jun 2021

Skybox AI is an AI tool that generates skybox environments and HDRI assets for game studios and creative professionals.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3GamingIndianapolis, US

Marguerite deCourcelle(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsChain ReactionDAO JonesFulgur VenturesRed Beard VenturesTechstars6th Man Ventures+3 more

Blurblur.io𝕏

Blur is an NFT marketplace enabling faster trading with zero marketplace fees and native cryptocurrency rewards through a community-driven token system.

Crypto & Web3Marketplaces

Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyDragonflyGm CapitalHivemind Capital PartnersMetastableParadigm+1 more

Boson Protocolbosonprotocol.ioin𝕏

Boson Protocol is a decentralized agentic commerce protocol using non-custodial escrow, slashable seller bonds, and on-chain dispute resolution so agents, APIs, apps, and humans can trade any asset with untrusted counterparties.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3E-commerce

Co-investorsBlack DragonBR CapitalG1 VenturesWhite Paper CapitalOutlier Ventures

Bright Moments Privatebrightmoments.ioDefunct

Bright Moments was a global generative and AI art project (2021-2024) that turned NFT minting into live, in-person events across cities including Venice Beach, New York, Berlin, London, Mexico City, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Paris, and Venice, Italy.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Media & Entertainment

Co-investorsCollab+CurrencySamsung Next

Consensysconsensys.ioin𝕏

Consensys builds a vertically integrated platform for decentralized finance, offering consumer wallet applications, developer infrastructure, blockchain APIs, and protocol-level software that manage the full onchain transaction lifecycle.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechFort Worth, US

Joseph Lubin(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsArcane GroupArgonautic VenturesBR CapitalCMT Digital VenturesCoinbase VenturesDragonfly+31 more

COVALcircuitsofvalue.com

Circuits of Value (COVAL) is the utility token powering Emblem Vault, a cross-chain NFT container protocol.

Co-investorsGeneral Catalyst

CRUCIBLEcrucible.network

Crucible builds blueprints and tools aimed at simplifying development for the "Open Metaverse," targeting developers and organizations.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsGamingLondon, GB

Co-investorsG1 Ventures

EPNSepns.io𝕏

Push Chain (formerly Push Protocol/EPNS) is a Layer 1 blockchain designed for "universal apps," letting developers build and deploy once while onboarding users from any chain without bridges and with gas payable in any token.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech

Richa Joshi(Founder)in

Co-investorsBixin CapitalBixin VenturesBlack DragonBR CapitalRyze LabsA.Capital Ventures+25 more

EQequilibrium.io

Equilibrium is a Polkadot-based cross-chain money market for borrowing, trading and earning on digital assets.

FingerprintsDAOfingerprintsdao.xyz𝕏

Fingerprints is a decentralized, member-based community and platform focused on digital art, operating a shared treasury and a curated collection of NFTs selected by its curation committee.

Crypto & Web3Media & Entertainment

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzDivergenceStandard CryptoWintermuteVariant Fund

Flamingo DAOflamingodao.xyz𝕏

Flamingo DAO is a member-based collector DAO that acquires and holds NFTs and digital art, including CryptoPunks and generative art.

Co-investorsArca FundsBR CapitalDeepTech VenturesDivergenceExpansion Venture CapitalGood Friends+5 more

Flowflow.com𝕏

Flow is a blockchain network for consumer DeFi applications, offering features like prediction markets, tokenized home equity credit lines, automated on-chain transactions, and cross-chain swaps.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech

Roham Gharegozlou(Founder)inAlexander Hentschel(Founder)inDieter Shirley(Founder)inLayne Lafrance(Founder)in

Co-investorsCoinFundDapper LabsFenbushi CapitalLD CapitalNIV8VC+8 more

Gemgem.comin𝕏

Gem is an AI recruiting platform that helps talent acquisition teams find candidates and hire faster.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Steven Bartel(Founder/CEO)inSteve Bartel(CEO & Co-Founder)inNick Bushak(Co-Founder & CTO (per Greylock portfolio page; not listed on Gem's current 2026 'About' leadership page))inEmil Ibrishimov(CTO)Susan Phan(COO)inNic Cryns(VP of Sales)in

Co-investorsAccelICONIQY CombinatorGlasswing VenturesGreylock PartnersICONIQ Growth+8 more

Glimmer Privateglimmerdao.io

Glimmer DAO is an art collective DAO focused on Asia that holds NFT works in on-chain vaults.

Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyNxGen

Heights Labsheightslabs.comin𝕏

Blockchain analytics firm that deanonymizes public blockchains to support large-scale cryptocurrency asset recovery.

CybersecurityFintechValley Stream, US

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesFuture Perfect VenturesPantera CapitalRed Beard VenturesTechstarsTranspose Platform Management+1 more

HydraDXhydradx.ioin𝕏

HydraDX is a decentralized trading protocol built on an Omnipool that combines multiple assets in a single liquidity pool for capital-efficient, low-slippage swaps.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsDigital Finance GroupMoonlanding VenturesTenzor CapitalKR1

ImmutableXimmutable.comin𝕏

Immutable provides a full-stack product suite for building and scaling games, offering infrastructure and player-engagement tools along with digital ownership features.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsGamingMarketing Tech

James Ferguson(Founder)inRobbie Ferguson(Founder)in

Co-investorsAirTree VenturesAndromeda CapitalArca FundsArrington CapitalB CapitalBacked+27 more

IONXcharged.fi

Charged Particles is a protocol whose IONX token underpins NFTs that can hold deposited ERC tokens.

Co-investorsBitDAOMantle NetworkParaFi CapitalParafi General Fund

IRISirisnet.org

Cosmos-SDK based hub enabling cross-chain interoperability for distributed applications.

Co-investorsGenblock CapitalNirvana Capital

IYKiyk.app𝕏

IYK provides a platform for musicians to strengthen artist-fan relationships by embedding digital verification technology into merchandise and live shows.

Creator EconomySaaS

Christopher Lee(Founder)in

Co-investors1k(x)1kxa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCollab+CurrencyLattice Capital+2 more

KDAkadena.ioApr 2017Defunct

Kadena was a blockchain company that ceased business operations on October 21, 2025.

Crypto & Web3Brooklyn, US

Stuart Popejoy(Manager)Will Martino(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmino CapitalAsimov VenturesLimitless Crypto InvestmentsMulticoin Capital

KSMkusama.network𝕏

Kusama is a blockchain network serving as an experimental platform for zero-knowledge technology and decentralized applications.

Crypto & Web3

Co-investorsBig Candle CapitalHyperchain CapitalKR1LucidBlue VenturesMerkle Tree CapitalPantera Capital+1 more

LAOlaodao.io

A Vietnamese-language website providing content about online lottery ("lô đề") betting, including dream interpretation for number selection, statistical number analysis ("soi cầu"), and reviews of betting platforms.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Lido Financelido.fi𝕏

Lido is a liquid staking protocol for Ethereum that allows users to stake ETH and earn rewards while maintaining liquidity through the stETH token.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Vasily Shapovalov(Founder)

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAegis VentuesAndreessen HorowitzBR CapitalCoinFundDeepTech Ventures+18 more

Livliv.tvin𝕏Dec 2019

LIV provides video capture, streaming, and sharing technology that enables players and creators to distribute content to their audiences.

Creator EconomyDeveloper ToolsFintechGamingMedia & EntertainmentWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Steffan Donal(Executive Officer)inAjinyad Shewki(Executive Officer, Director)AJ 'Dr Doom' Shewki(Founder)in

BoardCherry Freeman(Director)in

Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesGOAL VenturesHartmann CapitalHiro CapitalOlive Tree CapitalSamsung Next+6 more

Maple Financemaple.financein𝕏

Maple is an onchain asset management platform offering institutional-grade lending and yield strategies to the crypto ecosystem.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Joe Flanagan(Founder)in

Co-investorsArctic DigitalBlack DragonBloccelerate VCGSRMarin Digital VenturesMaven 11+10 more

Miden𝕏

Polygon develops technology for moving money through open systems globally, with a focus on stablecoin payments and infrastructure that integrates with existing financial systems.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Azeem Khan(Founder)inBobbin Threadbare(Founder)

Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalBig Candle CapitalCeras VenturesCoinbase VenturesDigital Currency GroupEllipti+10 more

MODAmodadao.io𝕏

MODA DAO is a music-focused decentralized organization built around the ERC-20 $MODA membership and governance token.

Sean Gardner(Founder)in

NEARnearprotocol.com

NEAR is a sharded, proof-of-stake layer-1 blockchain positioned for AI agents and chain-abstracted Web3 applications.

Co-investorsTiger Global Management

Neon DAOneondao.xyz𝕏

NEON is a for-profit DAO focused on supporting and developing the metaverse ecosystem, including virtual worlds, avatars, events, and their associated digital economies and identities.

Crypto & Web3

Co-investorsConsenSys MeshGood Friends

NFTXnftx.org𝕏

NFTX turns NFT collections into liquid markets by creating tokens that track a collection's floor price, letting users instantly buy, sell, swap, and trade up NFTs for ETH or tokens.

Crypto & Web3

NOISEnoisedao.xyz
Openseaopensea.ioin𝕏

Courtyard.io is a marketplace and tokenization service that enables users to own and trade physical collectible cards on the blockchain, with options to store them vaulted, sell them, or redeem the NFT for physical delivery.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US

Devin Finzer(Founder/CEO)inAlex Atallah(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBalaji SrinivasanBlockchain Capital+37 more

poappoap.xyzin𝕏Nov 2021Defunct

POAP Inc builds digital collectibles on Web3 that serve as proofs of attendance at events and experiences, enabling people to preserve memories and discover communities.

Crypto & Web3SocialNew York, US

PATRICIO WORTHALTER(Executive Officer, Director)inOLGA ISABEL GONZALEZ(Executive Officer)

BoardRICO MALLOZZI(Director)inTOMAS SORACCO(Director)

Co-investors359 CapitalA.Capital VenturesAdvancit CapitalArchetypeCollab+CurrencyInspired Capital+10 more

Polkadotpolkadot.network

Polkadot is an open-source proof-of-stake protocol that links independent blockchains for shared security and cross-chain messaging.

Gavin Wood(Founder)

Co-investors1confirmationAdvanced BlockchainAngelONE CapitalArrington CapitalBig Candle CapitalBlock Infinity+29 more

Polygonpolygon.technologyin𝕏

Polygon provides blockchain-based cross-border treasury settlement using stablecoins, letting institutions convert between US dollars and stablecoins, move funds onchain, and pay out over bank rails like SWIFT, ACH, and RTP.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechHR Tech

Sandeep Nailwal(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalCoinbase VenturesDePIN XDigital Currency GroupDragonflyDraper Associates+32 more

Proof Holdingsproof.xyz𝕏

PROOF is an art collective of 1,000 members that supports digital culture through NFT-based art projects including Moonbirds PFP collectibles and community-driven initiatives.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Social

Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCollab+CurrencyDeepTech VenturesKindred Ventures+1 more

PUNK DAOpunksdao.io

Punk DAO is a decentralized autonomous organization of CryptoPunks holders combining a community arm and a venture investment arm.

Co-investorsNxGen

RED DAOreddao.xyz

Red DAO is a digital-fashion-focused decentralized autonomous organization investing in seed and early-stage fashion, e-commerce and blockchain companies.

Co-investors2 Punks Capital

RELICSrelics.xyz𝕏

Relics provides copyright-licensed music and music-enabled products for Roblox worlds, including music players, playlists, dance emotes, and avatar wearables.

Creator EconomyGamingMedia & Entertainment

Co-investors2 Punks CapitalDAO Jones

RMRKrmrk.app𝕏

RMRK is a for-profit Web3 company and the main developer of the open-source Modular NFT standards, building products and dApps on top of that infrastructure for NFT creators and users.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsGamingMarketplaces

Bruno Škvorc(Founder)

Co-investorsD1 VenturesDigital Finance GroupLD CapitalPAKASignum Capital

RSTLSSrstlss.xyz

RSTLSS is a Charli Cohen-founded platform for next-generation wearables spanning web3, gaming and physical fashion.

Charli Cohen(Founder)in

Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesBITKRAFT VenturesMakers FundRed DaoStarting Line

Safesafe.global𝕏

Safe (formerly Gnosis Safe) develops on-chain smart wallet and multisig infrastructure for the crypto ecosystem, including a smart wallet SDK, multisig interface, recovery modules, and transaction builder.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintech

Lukas Schor(Founder)in

Co-investors1k(x)BitDAOBlockchain CapitalBollinger Investment GroupBootNodeCoinbase Ventures+14 more

Skaleskale.network

SKALE is an open-source, Ethereum-native multichain network offering zero-gas-fee, high-throughput blockchains for decentralized applications.

Jack O'Holleran(Founder)in

Co-investorsArrington CapitalUtopian VenturesArrington XRP CapitalMulticoin Capital

STAKEDAOstakedao.org

Stake DAO is a DeFi yield platform where users deposit governance tokens (such as CRV, FXN, or YB) into Liquid Lockers to receive tradable sdTokens, earn boosted yield, and direct gauge voting power.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

SuperRaresuperrare.com𝕏

SuperRare is a marketplace for buying, selling, and collecting digital artworks as NFTs, where artists release unique pieces and limited editions.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Marketplaces

Co-investors1confirmationBlockchain CoinvestorsCollab+CurrencyDeepTech VenturesJustin “3LAU” BlauRed Beard Ventures+3 more

SWARMethswarm.org𝕏

Swarm is an open-source, decentralised peer-to-peer storage and communication network that lets developers build serverless, permissionless web3 applications, run Bee nodes, and store data in a fault-tolerant, censorship-resistant way.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsWhite Paper CapitalMiddleland CapitalOpen PrairieRadicleRadicle GrowthS2G Investments+2 more

Syndicatesyndicate.io𝕏Defunct

Syndicate provides infrastructure to scale the Ethereum blockchain, supporting staking and development operations on the network.

Crypto & Web3Mountain View, US

William Raphael Papper(Executive Officer, Director)Ian John Lee(Executive Officer, Director)ian //(Founder)in

Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzArchetypeAtelierBlueYard Capital+25 more

The Ethereum Foundationethereum.orgin𝕏

ethereum.org is a public, open-source educational resource and community portal for the Ethereum blockchain network, maintained by a core team and thousands of global contributors.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEdTech

Aya Miyaguchiin

Co-investors1confirmationAdvanced BlockchainBaseTwoBloccelerate VCBollinger Investment GroupCollab+Currency+22 more

The Graphthegraph.comin𝕏

The Graph organizes and indexes blockchain data through a decentralized network, providing web3 developers with fast, cost-efficient access to smart contract data via subgraphs and GraphQL queries.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsAGE CryptoAndromeda CapitalAngelONE CapitalBig Brain HoldingsBollinger Investment GroupBootNode+31 more

Transaktransak.comin

Transak provides fiat-to-crypto on-ramp and off-ramp infrastructure for wallets, apps, and platforms, offered as white-label APIs or plug-and-play widgets.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechNew York, US

Sami Start(Executive Officer, Director)inYeshu Agarwal(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investors1k(x)1kxBitDAOBR CapitalConsenSys MeshFuel Venture Capital+14 more

TVKterravirtua.io

Virtua operates a Cardano-powered metaverse where users create avatars, race vehicles, and explore interactive environments, alongside Bazaa, a decentralized NFT marketplace built on the Vanar blockchain.

Crypto & Web3GamingMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsGenblock CapitalLD Capital

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Delphi InfinftDHDKanariaKRPDMRAMP DeFi DerivativesRAW DAOReady Player DAOTribute Labs Private

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies
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Gem · Gem (company blog) · Aug 4, 2026

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Transak · finsmes.com · Aug 14, 2025

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Narcissus Ventures made?
Narcissus Ventures has 75 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
What stage does Narcissus Ventures invest at?
Narcissus Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Narcissus Ventures focus on?
Narcissus Ventures focuses on Creator Economy, Crypto & Web3, Gaming, Media & Entertainment.
Who does Narcissus Ventures co-invest with?
Narcissus Ventures most often shares deals with Collab+Currency, Coinbase Ventures, a16z crypto, among 262 tracked co-investors.

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