NIV
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
Also known as NORTH ISLAND VENTURES, LLC
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Investment thesis
NIV invests where 'abundance meets scarcity,' arguing that as intelligence becomes cheap, value accrues to what remains scarce: sovereignty over money, data, and mind; distribution and trust; financial rails for machine transactions; and human institutions software cannot replicate. The firm backs across four themes: Open and Sovereign AI (open models, private inference, permissionless compute); New Markets and Applied Intelligence (exchanges, standards, and platforms unlocking new use cases); Stablecoin Rails and On-chain Capital Markets (payments infrastructure and asset tokenization); and Frontier Institutions (founders building at the edges of human coordination and governance). It seeks mission-driven founders with intelligence, intensity, and integrity.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 10 people
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What they invest in
from 46 of 101 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×32Fintech ×23AI & Machine Learning ×10Data & Infrastructure ×9Developer Tools ×7Cybersecurity ×5Consumer ×4Enterprise Software ×4
HQs:United States×10Argentina×3United Kingdom×2Honduras×2Netherlands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 24 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×73 founders×44+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 29 founders with education data
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×3University of California, Berkeley ×3Harvard University ×2Universidad de 'San Andrés' ×2University of California, Santa Cruz ×2University of Puget Sound ×2University of Waterloo ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 29 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×10Economics ×8Engineering ×5Business & Management ×4Finance & Accounting ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 33 founders with career history
Dapper Labs ×4Akamai Technologies ×2Bridgewater Associates ×2Virtual Reality at Berkeley ×2
2 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 30 with degree data)
Investments · 101 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 32024 · 32023 · 12021 · 213 dated
NFTgators is a media and educational platform focused on non-fungible tokens, offering news, guides, and analysis to help audiences understand blockchain technology and NFT applications.
Crypto & Web3FintechGamingMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Michael Jordan(Co-founder)Jon Charbonneau(Co-founder)John Smedley(Co-founder and CEO)
Co-investorsBITKRAFT VenturesBrevan Howard DigitalDecasonicHashedShima Capital
Próspera is a business-friendly special economic zone in La Ceiba, Honduras designed for manufacturing and nearshoring operations, offering streamlined regulatory approval, CAFTA-DR trade benefits, and cost savings compared to standard jurisdictions.
Advanced ManufacturingGovTechPropTechRoatán, HN
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesDraper AssociatesMorph CapitalPronomos CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersQualcomm Ventures
Addressable provides a data-driven marketing platform for Web3 and crypto companies, offering precision audience targeting, Web2-to-Web3 attribution, and on-chain and social activity insights.
AdTechCrypto & Web3Marketing Tech
Asaf Nadler, PhD(Founder)inTomer Shlomo(CTO)inTomer S.(Founder)inLeeor(Chief Strategy Officer (prior role))
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesFabric VenturesMensch Capital PartnersViola VenturesBITKRAFT Ventures
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Axelar is a blockchain interoperability network that connects institutions to onchain ecosystems through a single integration, letting them deploy stablecoins, real-world assets, and funds across 80+ blockchains.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechWaterloo
Sergey Gorbunov(Executive Officer, Director)inGeorgios Vlachos(Director)in
Co-investorsAndromeda CapitalBitDAOCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyDCVC (Data Collective)Divergence+11 more
BCB Group provides payment infrastructure and instant settlement for financial institutions operating across fiat and crypto markets, offering a unified platform to manage, pay, store, and trade fiat, stablecoins, and cryptocurrencies via UI and API.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Oliver Tonkin(Co-founder and President)in
Co-investorsBackedDigital Currency GroupPantera CapitalRockawayXWintermuteFoundation Capital
Big Time is an action RPG set in a time-travel universe where players fight through colliding eras alongside characters from Evermore Academy.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupDigital Finance GroupExto PartnersIOSG VenturesSignum Capital
Bounce Tech issues ERC-20 leveraged tokens on HyperEVM, each backed by a Hyperliquid perpetual futures position, letting users gain long or short leveraged crypto exposure by minting and redeeming with USDC without managing margin.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Bryan Johnson runs a health program built around an algorithm and a nutrition regimen, offering 67 health interventions based on clinical trials aimed at extending lifespan and improving health.
HealthtechLongevityWellness & Fitness
Bryan Johnson
Cedar is a cross-border payments platform that uses stablecoins to enable businesses to send and collect funds across Africa and global markets, with next-day (T+1) settlement, multi-currency support (USD, EUR, GBP, AED, and African currencies), and compliance tooling.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Benjy Feinberg(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsQED InvestorsDigital Currency GroupLattice CapitalNode CapitalPicks and Shovels (Picks & Shovels)Andreessen Horowitz+2 more
A web design and development agency that serves college sports brands, athletic departments, and athletes, connecting athletes with commercial opportunities and fan engagement through digital platforms.
Developer ToolsMarketing TechSports TechLondon, GB
Porter G.(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoston Seed CapitalCollab+CurrencyCrosslink CapitalBlumberg CapitalGradient Ventures
Dapper Labs is a venture studio building products and communities at the intersection of culture and emerging technology, focused on digital ownership, data control, and decentralized platforms for creators and collectors.
ConsumerCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Sector AgnosticVancouver
Roham Gharegozlou(Founder)inDieter Shirley(Founder)inMikhael Naayem(Executive Officer)inJody Rebak(Executive Officer)in
BoardDavid Pakman(Director)inAlex Shih(Director)
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAppWorks VenturesChaos VenturesChapter One+40 more
FintechBuenos Aires, AR
Co-investorsTechstarsHash3 CapitalOnigiri CapitalVerda Ventures
Depay operates an API that connects real-time payment rails across Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe, enabling banks, wallets, and exchanges to offer cross-border instant payments with local currency settlement.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechBuenos Aires, AR
Joaquin Fagalde(Founder)in
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupHash3 CapitalOnigiri CapitalTechstarsVerda Ventures
Edgen provides an AI-powered investing assistant that analyzes financial filings, news, and IPO prospectuses to generate Buy/Sell signals for US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and crypto markets.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsHivemind Capital Partners
Embed provides embedded payment infrastructure for EV charging platforms, supporting AFIR-compliant AC and DC charging with kiosk POS and QR payment flows, European payment methods like Vipps and Twint, and account top-ups in eMSP apps.
Data & InfrastructureEnergyFintechMobility & TransportationSaaS
Alexander Schoonkind(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlephKindred CapitalDistributed GlobalMorningstar Ventures
Eternis.ai is an AI research company building systems for forecasting, simulation, and calibrated prediction, including multi-agent decision-making tools for capital allocators, strategists, and forecasters.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Ken Li(Founder)in
Co-investorsArctic DigitalPharsalus CapitalCoinbase Ventures
ether.fi offers non-custodial crypto financial products, including staking, DeFi strategy vaults for ETH, BTC, and stablecoins, and a cashback debit card usable at over 100 million locations with no credit checks.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Rok Kopp(Founder)inMike Silagadze(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalChapter OneCoinFundCollider VenturesDraper DragonFjor Founders+15 more
Etherfuse offers tokenised sovereign bonds (CETES, Tesouros, US Treasuries, Eurobonds, GILTs) for corporate float, treasury allocation, and yield, plus USD-MXN conversion with instant settlement and government-backed collateral for cross-border payments.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
AJ Taylor(Founder)in
Co-investorsDepartment of XYZVenture Dept.White Star Capital
Figure is a lending platform that offers residential and commercial loan products including home equity lines of credit, cash-out refinances, DSCR loans, and crypto-backed loans for borrowers.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechCharlotte, US
Mike Cagney(Co-Founder, Executive Chairman)inJune Ou(Co-Founder, Advisor, Board Member)inJin Woo Park(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Alpha Square GroupB3 CapitalBlockchange VenturesBlue Lion GlobalChaos Ventures+26 more
A blockchain-based system that uses AI and mathematical proofs to detect and delay malicious transactions on Ethereum, while allowing users falsely flagged as thieves to recover their assets through forced inclusion on Layer 1.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity
SamDevan
Co-investorsBreyer CapitalHack VC
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 CapitalNarcissus Ventures8VCMenlo Ventures+6 more
Fonbnk converts prepaid mobile payments into stablecoins, enabling frictionless foreign exchange and cross-border treasury flows for businesses in cash-based and mobile-first economies.
Crypto & Web3FintechWashington, US
Co-investorsAdaverseAllied Venture PartnersFrontier Venture CapitalIndustrious VenturesTechstarsTriton Capital+2 more
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Forta provides onchain security and compliance monitoring through a firewall platform that detects and prevents malicious transactions, smart contract exploits, and compliance risks for teams building blockchain applications.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBlockchain CapitalCollider VenturesDigital Currency GroupNode Capital+4 more
Co-investorsArrington CapitalMaelstromMagnus CapitalNode CapitalArrington XRP Capital
GEODNET operates a decentralized network of GNSS satellite reference stations ("Satellite Miners") that deliver centimeter-level RTK correction data to robots and devices, correcting GPS navigation errors.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechHardwareIoT
Mike(Project Creator)inDavid Chen(Founder)in
Co-investorsBorderless VentureMulticoin CapitalParaFi CapitalReverieCoinFundPantera Capital+1 more
Hexagate is a blockchain security platform that delivers real-time on-chain threat detection and automated prevention for Web3 protocols, exchanges, chains, and asset managers.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupSamsung NextEntrée Capital
Immunefi is a crowdsourced security platform for Web3, offering bug bounty programs, audit competitions, invite-only programs, security audits, and PR reviews that connect protocols with security researchers to find and disclose onchain vulnerabilities.
Crypto & Web3Cybersecurity
Mitchell Amador(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsBR CapitalElectric CapitalIDEO CoLab VenturesLattice CapitalMarin Digital VenturesSamsung Next
Próspera develops a special economic zone and community located on Roatán, Honduras, designed to support experimentation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration.
BiotechLongevityRoatán, HN
Co-investorsWinklevoss Capital
Lava Network provides decentralized RPC access for interacting with blockchains, handling requests such as trading, swapping, deploying, and staking across multiple chains.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
YairGil
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)AlphaLab CapitalBlack DragonBreakOrbitCaladanDivergence+10 more
Limited is a financial services company offering premium metal credit cards with exclusive benefits including dining rewards, travel perks, and concierge services for high-end consumers.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Co-investors1982 VenturesCollab+Currency
Turkish investment app offering commission-free Turkish equity trading plus US equities, funds and crypto to 3.5m+ users.
Co-investors6th Man VenturesCathay InnovationCoinbase VenturesHyperithmLattice CapitalRRE Ventures
nas.com provides an AI-powered tool that simplifies Facebook and Instagram advertising by automating creative generation and campaign setup in three steps.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech
Nuseir Yassin(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsiAngelsKhosla Ventures
Nous Research develops and trains open source language models and builds infrastructure for distributed AI training.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Jeffrey Quesnelle(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBreedCollab+CurrencyFactionForerunner VenturesMozilla VenturesParadigm+4 more
Opacity provides infrastructure for issuing compliant financial products with global distribution and liquidity through decentralized finance integration, targeting capital markets participants.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York, US
Andrew Bledsoe(Executive Officer)in
BoardAaron Marz(Director)Hersh Patel(Director)
Co-investorsArchetypeDepartment of XYZEv3 Ventures LlcGD1Inception Capital (ex OP Crypto)Marin Digital Ventures+2 more
Pluno is a customer support platform for SaaS businesses that automates repetitive inquiries, streamlines escalation workflows, and enables team collaboration.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesCollab+Currency
Polymer Labs is a blockchain infrastructure startup that raised a $23M Series A in 2024.
Bo Du(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainAmbush CapitalBlockchain CapitalCoinbase VenturesD1 VenturesDigital Currency Group+8 more
Hollywood, US
James Todd Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Thai Randolph(Director)Larry Fitzgibbon(Director)Claudine Joseph(Director)
BoardGeoffrey Yang(Director)Gordon Rubenstein(Director)
Squid is a cross-chain platform that connects over 100 blockchains and thousands of tokens, enabling users to route transactions across decentralized exchanges.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Fig(Co-founder, Business Development & Product Lead)Koda(Co-founder, Engineering Lead)
Co-investorsBorderless VentureBreedChapter OneDepartment of XYZMaelstromNode Capital+4 more
Stride is a liquid staking protocol on the Cosmos ecosystem that lets users stake native tokens (such as ATOM, TIA, and DYDX) and receive non-rebasing liquid staked tokens (LSTs) that earn staking rewards while remaining usable in DeFi.
New York, US
Aidan Salzmann(Co-Founder)inRiley Edmunds(Co-Founder)inVishal Talasani(Co-Founder)in
Co-investors1confirmationCoinFundMulticoin CapitalNode CapitalPICUS CAPITALReverie+1 more
Takenos is a digital wallet that lets users receive money from any country and spend it via global and local (Argentina) cards, with no maintenance fees.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechFuture of Work
Lucas Posada(Founder)inJoaquín Herrera(Founder)inSimon Bouche OcampoSimón Bouchéin
Co-investors500 GlobalLattice CapitalReverieVariant Fundgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)
Tholos is a self-custodial MPC treasury management platform for crypto teams to manage wallets, banking, and payments across 30+ blockchains from a single workspace.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Co-investorsLattice Capital
Tokemak offers Autopools, automated DeFi vaults that optimize yield by rebalancing across major protocols and assets including ETH and stablecoins.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsBollinger Investment GroupConsenSys MeshDivergenceYoubi CapitalBlockchain CapitalElectric Capital+1 more
Tooling is a US company building a co-ownership protocol paired with a social trading application.
Creator EconomyFintech
Co-investors500 GlobalLemniscapMulticoin CapitalReciprocal VenturesSpice CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
T-REX is building a blockchain-based data and engagement layer that uses verifiable, privacy-aware "5D Persona" profiles to match individuals and improve value distribution in the digital economy.
AdTechCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Utila provides infrastructure for managing stablecoins and digital assets, serving fintechs, payment service providers, banks, and enterprises.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechNew York City, US
Bentzi Rabi(Founder & CEO)inEdwin Handschuh(Founder)Sam Eiderman(Founder)in
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupHaymaker VenturesInspired CapitalLaunchpad CapitalNFXNyca+5 more
Variational is a peer-to-peer protocol for on-chain trading, clearing, and settlement of derivatives including perpetual futures and options, using request-for-quote pricing, on-chain escrow settlement, and liquidity aggregation from on- and off-chain sources.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Edward Yu(Founder)in
Co-investorsBain Capital Crypto
Venice AI provides a privacy-focused platform for generating text, images, video, audio, and code using open-source and third-party AI models, with uncensored and anonymized processing.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSheridan, US
ERIK VOORHEES(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJESSE PROUDMAN(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardHASEEB QURESHI(Director)in
Co-investorsArchetypeBanyan VenturesEquilibrium VenturesService Provider CapitalCoinbase VenturesDragonfly
Zorp is a company building on Nockchain, and developed the initial version of the Nockchain protocol.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsBreedChampion Hill VenturesCMCC Global
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Ad Targeting, Attribution, and AnalyticsAI Agent Adjudication PlatformAI Copilots for InvestorsAI Customer SupportAI Forecasting SystemsAI-native CommerceBlockchain for Open WorldsBlockchain Security PlatformBlueprint Bryan JohnsonCo-Ownership PlatformCollege Sports Media PlatformCross Border Stablecoin PaymentsData and Engagement LayerDecentralized Drug DiscoveryDecentralized Monitoring NetworkDeFi Liquidity LayerDerivatives Trading PlatformDeveloper Infrastructure for dAppsDeveloper of Economic Prosperity ZonesDevelopment Platform and Edge NetworkDigital-native Capital MarketsGlobal Payments and Banking InfrastructureLabdaoLeveraged Tokens on HyperliquidLimitedLiquid StakingLiquidity and Messaging RouterLongevity Operating SystemMnxMPC Wallet for GroupsNetwork City for Longevity ResearchNext-Gen Game StudioOn-chain NeobankPrivate AIProtocol to Eliminate ExploitsScalable IBC InfrastructureSecurity and Bug Bounty PlatformStablecoin and Real-Time Payment InfrastructureStablecoin Infrastructure for AfricaStablecoin Infrastructure for EnterprisesStablecoin-powered BankingStablecoin-powered Neobank in Latin AmericaThe AI Accelerator CompanyThe AI ExchangeTokenization and Stablecoin InfrastructureTokenization InfrastructureTrading Infrastructure on HyperliquidVerified Data NetworkZK Proof-of-work Blockchain
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsHexagateacq. by Chainalysis
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesStride · tickerreport.com · Aug 21, 2026
Flow · startupstorymedia.com · Aug 19, 2026
Prospera · studentchoice.org · Aug 19, 2026
Depay · onefootball.com · Aug 18, 2026
Squid · startupfortune.com · Aug 18, 2026
Venice AI · invezz.com · Aug 18, 2026
Collegesportsco · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Figure · startbase.com · Jul 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has NIV made?
- NIV has 101 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does NIV invest at?
- NIV invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is NIV's typical check size?
- NIV typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What sectors does NIV focus on?
- NIV focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech, GovTech.
- Where is NIV located?
- NIV is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does NIV lead rounds?
- NIV typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does NIV co-invest with?
- NIV most often shares deals with Digital Currency Group, Node Capital, Coinbase Ventures, among 166 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 35
Digital Currency Group (DCG) is a long-term investor in and operator of businesses across the crypto and blockchain industry, holding equity, fund, and token positions.
Node Capital is a thesis-driven cryptocurrency fund that invests in early-stage crypto infrastructure and decentralized protocols, providing hands-on technical and network-design support to portfolio projects.
CoinFund is a crypto-focused investment firm that backs and partners with companies building open, decentralized technology across finance, infrastructure, and AI.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla.
Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City that invests at the edge of large markets undergoing transformation from technological and societal pressures.
Winklevoss Capital is an investment firm that backs founders working on hard problems in critical, frontier technology domains.
Dragonfly is a crypto-focused investment firm comprising Dragonfly Ventures, Dragonfly Liquid, and Metastable, an early crypto hedge fund it acquired. It invests in and researches blockchain, tokens, and crypto companies.
Archetype is an early-stage venture fund backing crypto founders building new markets and protocols.
Hack VC is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage crypto, blockchain infrastructure, decentralized finance, and AI companies.
Thrive Capital invests in internet, software, and technology-enabled companies. The firm focuses on early-stage and growth-stage ventures.
▶23 more co-investors
M13Third PrimeGeneral CatalystFounders FundCraft VenturesGreylock PartnersOffline VenturesHCVCAME Cloud VenturesLightbankSweet CapitalLCXFifty YearsRace CapitalCherubic VenturesAlchemy VenturesVOLT CAPITALEvolve VC FundsGemini Israel VenturesMechanism CapitalPTC PolymarketPortal VenturesFOV Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside NIV, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with NIV's recorded portfolio.
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