Narcissus Ventures
Venture capitalPre-Seed–Series A
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 Aug 7, 2026.
What they invest in
from 44 of 71 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×36Fintech ×14Gaming ×13Developer Tools ×11Creator Economy ×7Data & Infrastructure ×7Media & Entertainment ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5
HQs:United States×12Canada×1Germany×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 27 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×202 founders×43 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with education data
Princeton University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×9Business & Management ×6Economics ×5Finance & Accounting ×4Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 28 founders with career history
Dapper Labs ×3
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 24 with degree data)
Investments · 71 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2021 · 22019 · 12017 · 14 dated
9dcc is a crypto-native luxury fashion house and lifestyle platform founded by gmoney that pairs apparel with onchain products.
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
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)
Anima is a gaming and interactive technology company that uses artificial intelligence to create virtual characters and worlds.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerGaming
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesAmino CollectiveHummingbird VenturesMolten VenturesY Combinator
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+CurrencyGalaxy InteractiveTrue Ventures
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 AssetsGenblock CapitalSkyVision CapitalSolar Eco FundTriblock
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+25 more
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
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 ReactionRed Beard VenturesTechstars6th Man VenturesAnimoca Brands
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+CurrencyParadigmStandard Crypto
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 CapitalWhite Paper CapitalOutlier Ventures
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
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 CapitalCoinbase VenturesDragonflyDVC+17 more
Circuits of Value (COVAL) is the utility token powering Emblem Vault, a cross-chain NFT container protocol.
Crucible builds blueprints and tools aimed at simplifying development for the "Open Metaverse," targeting developers and organizations.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsGamingLondon, GB
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 CapitalBollinger Investment Group+22 more
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 CapitaliSeedJump Crypto+7 more
Equilibrium is a Polkadot-based cross-chain money market for borrowing, trading and earning on digital assets.
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 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+4 more
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)Alexander Hentschel(Founder)inDieter Shirley(Founder)inLayne Lafrance(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinFundDapper LabsFenbushi CapitalNIV8VCMenlo Ventures+6 more
Glimmer DAO is an art collective DAO focused on Asia that holds NFT works in on-chain vaults.
Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyNxGen
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
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 Ventures
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+15 more
Charged Particles is a protocol whose IONX token underpins NFTs that can hold deposited ERC tokens.
Co-investorsBitDAOMantle NetworkParaFi Capital
Cosmos-SDK based hub enabling cross-chain interoperability for distributed applications.
Co-investorsGenblock Capital
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+1 more
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
Kusama is a blockchain network serving as an experimental platform for zero-knowledge technology and decentralized applications.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsBig Candle CapitalKR1LucidBlue VenturesMerkle Tree CapitalPantera CapitalNalu Capital
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+16 more
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+4 more
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+4 more
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
NEAR is a sharded, proof-of-stake layer-1 blockchain positioned for AI agents and chain-abstracted Web3 applications.
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
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+21 more
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)TOMAS SORACCO(Director)
Co-investors359 CapitalA.Capital VenturesAdvancit CapitalArchetypeCollab+CurrencyInspired Capital+11 more
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 VenturesDigital Currency GroupDraper AssociatesElevation CapitalEthereum+5 more
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
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBlack DragonElliptiGenblock CapitalArrington XRP Capital
Co-investorsArrington CapitalConsenSys MeshGood FriendsNxGenArrington XRP CapitalHashed
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
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 Capital
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
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-investorsBitDAOBlockchain CapitalBollinger Investment GroupCoinbase VenturesCollider VenturesFenbushi Capital+10 more
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 CapitalOyster VenturesArrington XRP CapitalMulticoin Capital
DeFi yield protocol that boosts LP returns using governance power accumulated through liquid lockers for tokens like CRV.
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-investors1confirmationCollab+CurrencyDeepTech VenturesJustin “3LAU” BlauRed Beard VenturesSamsung Next+1 more
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
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+12 more
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+20 more
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+25 more
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+13 more
Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyMaven 11
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 Capital
UNXD is a curated NFT marketplace for digital luxury and culture, built on Polygon and created by media group Nervora.
Nick G.(Founder)in
Co-investorsFuture Perfect VenturesAnimoca BrandsPolygon StudiosRed Dao
Micol Ap(Founder)in
Webaverse offers an AI-powered platform of five integrated tools for building interactive game worlds, covering worldbuilding wikis, 3D asset generation, AI-driven NPCs, a visual level editor, and playable experiences.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyGamingWilmington, US
Ahad Shams(Founder)
YGG Play is a publisher of casual games built on blockchain technology, connecting game studios with players and communities in the cryptocurrency gaming space.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Gabby Dizon(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAscensive AssetsAtelierBitkraft Esports Ventures+11 more
Yuga Labs is the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection and ApeCoin (APE).
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen HorowitzArcane GroupJustin “3LAU” Blau+5 more
Zapper was a DeFi portfolio dashboard and transaction-bundling app that shut down its products and API in August 2026.
Nodar Janashia(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitDAOLongHash VenturesMantle NetworkParaFi CapitalUnruly CapitalFramework Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTVK · news18.com · Sep 14, 2026

IONX · openpr.com · Sep 11, 2026

Maple Finance · cryptonews.net · Aug 19, 2026

Flow · startupstorymedia.com · Aug 19, 2026

OpenSea · protos.com · Aug 17, 2026
DOT · aashtojournal.transportation.org · Jul 31, 2026

Syndicate · tekedia.com · Jul 18, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Narcissus Ventures made?
- Narcissus Ventures has 71 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- 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.
- Who does Narcissus Ventures co-invest with?
- Narcissus Ventures most often shares deals with Collab+Currency, Coinbase Ventures, a16z crypto, among 207 tracked co-investors.
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