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Oak Grove Ventures

Venture capital

Pre-Seed–Seed · 10 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Oak Grove Ventures is an investment firm focused on frontier technology, blockchain, and Web3 projects, backed by a team of industry veterans.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 1, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
2

Team · 10 people

from the firm's website
Shawn Shi· Strategy

Founder of Alchemy Pay, a former executive at several listed companies and a partner at well-known investment funds.

Andrea Chang· Investing

Former partner at NGC Ventures with 6+ years in strategic investment and advisory roles across crypto and Web3. She previously worked at Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research in Singapore and a technology VC in Taiwan, and holds an MBA from UC Berkeley.

Zac Pan· Investing

Former Associate Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners with over 10 years of experience in thesis-driven deal sourcing across education, enterprise, and social sectors. He has worked on 20+ deals including QingCloud, SparkEducation, and Global Peer.

Christina Liu· Marketing & Operations

Previously Head of Social Media at Ontology with 5+ years in Web3 marketing. She earlier worked at London law firms, bridging network and tech investment services using her bilingual skills.

Cindy Chang· Investing

Columbia University graduate and former Goldman Sachs professional skilled in relationship building, research, and strategic recommendations across industries.

Ethan Wang· Technology (Technical Adviser)

Tech lead and founding team member of Google Cloud Web3, previously tech lead and founding member of Facebook's Libra project. He also co-founded LINQ.

Kathy He· Marketing & Operations

Former Head of Marketing for top Web3 projects, specializing in marketing operations, trend identification, and brand growth strategy in emerging technology.

Michael Li· Technology (Technical Adviser)

Seasoned tech executive specializing in data and AI, with leadership roles at Coinbase, LinkedIn, eBay, and Capital One.

Rongjian Lan· Technology

Former co-founder and CTO of Harmony who previously built search infrastructure for the Android App Store at Google. He is also CTO and co-founder of Exocore and an early figure in Silicon Valley's ABC blockchain community.

Sally Wang· Investing

Former VP of Portfolio Services at Sino Global Capital with 7+ years in communications and crypto growth strategy, having supported brands like TokenInsight, Velo Labs, and PAXOs through market expansion.

What they invest in

from 2 of 2 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×1Crypto & Web3 ×1Deep Tech ×1Defense Tech ×1Developer Tools ×1Hardware ×1Marketplaces ×1

Investments · 2 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12023 · 12 dated

Aeonaeonindustrial.cominMay 2026 · $8M

Aeon Industrial designs and builds weapon systems and targeting software for military operators, combining warfighter experience with engineering.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardware

Naweed Tahmas(Chief Executive Officer)inBill Parodi(Chief Engineer)inDean Love(Chief Strategy Officer)inWes Shover(Chief Growth Officer)in

Co-investorsAntiMaC Venture CapitalNKECHI IREGBULEMSilent CapitalVintheraWhat If Ventures+4 more

OrdinalsBotordinalsbot.com𝕏Oct 2023

OrdinalsBot provides tools and a marketplace for creating and trading Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes, including developer APIs and guides.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsMarketplaces

Co-investorsLightning VenturesSerafundSilvermine CapitalSora VenturesWWVenturesDeep Ventures+5 more

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Oak Grove Ventures invest at?
Oak Grove Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does Oak Grove Ventures focus on?
Oak Grove Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech.

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