ParaFi Capital
Crossover fundNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 26 people tracked
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Investment thesis
ParaFi invests at the frontier of finance, spanning both public and private markets in financial technology and capital markets innovation. Founded in 2018, it is among the earliest and most active investors in the digital asset ecosystem, covering areas such as stablecoins, tokenization, prediction markets, blockchain finance, and frontier market infrastructure. The firm applies a first-principles approach that combines rigorous underwriting with a flexible mandate to invest across the risk/return spectrum, targeting idiosyncratic opportunities at the edges of modern capital markets.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 26 people
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What they invest in
from 81 of 111 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×68Fintech ×52Data & Infrastructure ×21Developer Tools ×14Enterprise Software ×9AI & Machine Learning ×7Consumer ×7SaaS ×7
HQs:United States×31Argentina×1Hong Kong×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 54 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×292 founders×193 founders×44+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 61 founders with education data
Harvard University ×4Princeton University ×4Northwestern University ×3The Wharton School ×3University of California, Berkeley ×3University of Pennsylvania ×3Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd ×2Ivey Business School at Western University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 60 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×26Economics ×12Engineering ×12Business & Management ×9Finance & Accounting ×8Mathematics & Statistics ×4
Where their founders worked beforefrom 72 founders with career history
ConsenSys ×4Facebook ×3Bitwise Asset Management ×2Check Point Software ×2Compound Labs ×2Credit Suisse ×2Deutsche Bank ×2Docker ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
9 founders hold a PhD · 10 hold an MBA (of 62 with degree data)
Investments · 111 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12022 · 42021 · 52020 · 12019 · 22018 · 115 dated
Securitize provides tokenization solutions for real-world assets, serving asset managers, Web3 firms, DAOs, advisors, and investors.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Carlos Domingo(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors4Founders CapitalBlockchain CapitalBorderless VentureBridgeTower CapitalCoinbase VenturesEterna Capital+13 more
Superstate builds tokenization infrastructure that puts securities such as private funds, mutual funds, ETFs, and company shares onchain, connecting them with crypto capital markets for 24/7 trading and DeFi use.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York, US
Robert Leshner(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)Jim Hiltner(Co-founder & Head of Business Development)inDean Swennumson(Co-founder & Head of Operations)inJon Walch(Head of Engineering)inEmily Coleman(Head of Marketing & Communications)inAlex Zozos(General Counsel)in
Co-investorsHaun Ventures1kxArrington CapitalBain Capital CryptoBrevan Howard DigitalBreyer Capital+10 more
Abra provides a digital asset platform for private and institutional clients, offering services across decentralized finance, asset management, and credit with a focus on security and regulatory compliance.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Bill Barhydt(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesAngel Collective Opportunity FundArbor VenturesBlockchain CapitalDigital Currency GroupFuture Perfect Ventures+11 more
Acala is a Substrate-based cross-chain DeFi hub and stablecoin network secured by Polkadot, with a sister network Karura on Kusama.
Singapore
Ruitao Su(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Andromeda CapitalArrington CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsCoinbase VenturesD1 Ventures+10 more
Alliance is a selective accelerator and founder community for crypto and AI startups, providing $1M in funding, a 10-week program (in-person in New York City plus remote), mentorship, and connections to investors to help startups reach product-market fit.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3New York City, US
Co-investorsFounders FundAdaverseCoinbase VenturesCoinFundKindred VenturesMulticoin Capital+8 more
Anchorage Digital is a global cryptocurrency platform providing institutions with custody, staking, trading, governance, and settlement services, along with security infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US
Diogo Mónica(Co-Founder and President)inNathan McCauley(CEO and Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGICa16z cryptoAmplify PartnersBlockchain CapitalDelta Blockchain+14 more
Andrena is a wireless Internet service provider that delivers high-speed connectivity to multi-tenant buildings and households using wireless technology beamed to building roofs, then distributed wirelessly to units.
CleantechCloud ComputingNew Jersey, US
Neil Chatterjee(Founder)inJames Smits(Founder)in
Co-investors645 VenturesAfore CapitalBollinger Investment GroupCalm VenturesCastle Island VenturesChaos Ventures+7 more
Animoca Brands invests in blockchain and digital asset projects across gaming, infrastructure, culture, and real-world asset categories, with a portfolio of 600+ companies and a focus on Web3 ecosystem development.
B2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3GamingSector Agnostic
Yat Siu(Founder & CEO)Robby Yungin
Co-investors2080 Ventures500 GlobalA'Z AngelsAdit Ventures Management, LlcAlpha Wave GlobalAppWorks Ventures+37 more
Aperture Finance is a decentralized finance platform that uses AI-powered, intent-based architecture, letting users express financial strategies in natural language through a chatbot that translates them into a domain-specific language for execution.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSunnyvale, US
Gao Han(Founder)inLian Zhu(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndromeda CapitalArrington CapitalBlack DragonCatcherVCStratified CapitalArrington XRP Capital
Aptos Labs develops a Layer 1 blockchain platform using the Move programming language and parallel execution technology, serving developers and users building decentralized applications.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsNew York City, US
Avery Ching(CEO and Co-Founder)inMo Shaikh(Founder)inAlin Tomescu(Head of Cryptography)inSasha Spiegelman(Head of Research)Zekun Li(Head of Blockchain)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoDragonflyAndreessen HorowitzArrington CapitalBixin CapitalBixin Ventures+6 more
Arbitrum is an Ethereum layer-2 platform using optimistic rollups to offer cheaper, faster transactions and dedicated chains.
Co-investorsCompoundIOSG VenturesJustin “3LAU” BlauStandard CryptoWWVentures
Chicago fintech building institutional trading technology, US brokerage services and AX, a perpetual futures exchange on traditional assets.
Brett Harrison(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesSolari CapitalGalaxy VenturesMotivate Venture CapitalRace CapitalStrobe Ventures+4 more
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
Bitwise offers professionally managed crypto investment funds and products, including ETFs, separately managed accounts, private funds, and staking.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Hong Kim(Executive Officer, Director)inHunter Horsley(Founder & CEO)inKatherine Dowling(Executive Officer)inMatt Hougan(Executive Officer)inTeddy Fusaro(Executive Officer)in
BoardCorey Mulloy(Director)
Co-investorsBlockchain CapitalCastle Island VenturesChorus OneCoinbase VenturesCraft VenturesDria Ventures+7 more
Blerify provides technology for issuing, verifying, and using cryptographic identity credentials through identity wallets with post-quantum and deepfake-resistant verification.
CybersecurityGovTechPanamá
Co-investorsA100X VenturesAIR CapitalTechstars
Blockworks operates a platform and research service for onchain capital markets, giving businesses a way to build trust and providing investors with data and information to underwrite crypto assets.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Michael Ippolito(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirestreak Ventures10T FundFramework Ventures
bloXroute provides a blockchain distribution network offering real-time data streams, transaction propagation, and validator solutions to enable faster trading and MEV optimization across multiple blockchains.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEvanston, US
Uri Klarman(Executive Officer, Director)inAleksandar Kuzmanovic(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJeffrey Bussgang(Director)in
Co-investors1confirmationBixin CapitalBixin VenturesBlindspot Ventures Management CoCoinbase VenturesDragonfly+10 more
Bluefin is an orderbook-based decentralized derivatives exchange built for both first-time users and professional traders.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Ahmad Jawaid(Founder)in
Co-investorsAltonomyAmber GroupCompoundFBG CapitalHashedLedgerPrime+11 more
Boost provides on-chain incentive campaign tools that let teams distribute token rewards to drive user transactions across Farcaster, World, and the open web.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechMarketing TechNew York, US
Brian Flynn(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors6th Man VenturesCollab+CurrencyElectric CapitalFramework VenturesGreylock PartnersLarry Sukernik+3 more
Centrifuge enables investors to access tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) such as Treasury Bills, Asset Backed Securities, and Real Estate on a blockchain infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US
Bhaji Illuminati(Founder)inMartin Quensel(Executive Officer, Director)inMarkus Ament(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Stehlik(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalAtlanticBlack DragonBloccelerate VCBlockchain CoinvestorsBlueYard Capital+17 more
Fairfield, US
David Noël-Romas(Founder)Louis Amira(Founder)
Co-investorsGraph VenturesPrimary Venture PartnersSamsung Next
Commonwealth (WLTH) is a platform that lets individuals invest in private companies starting at $20, with holdings backed 1:1 by verified equity and the ability to buy and sell without long lock-up periods.
FintechMarketplaces
Co-investorsBlack DragonBreakthrough Energy VenturesCoatue ManagementEquinor VenturesFootPrint CoalitionFuture Ventures+10 more
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+19 more
Core is a Bitcoin-native blockchain that enables users to earn yield by staking Bitcoin directly on the Bitcoin blockchain while maintaining custody, with an EVM-compatible network supporting a range of decentralized applications.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsAmity Ventures
Courtyard.io operates a marketplace where buyers purchase digital packs containing physical collectibles such as trading cards, comics, and watches, with options to store items in secure vaults or resell them at guaranteed prices.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesNew York City, US
Nicolas le Jeune(Founder)inPaulin Andurand(Founder)in
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpForerunner VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Sharp AlphaY CombinatorCherry Ventures
Cube is a cryptocurrency exchange offering a central limit order book with MPC-based custody, supporting trading of over 1,420 tokens.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Bartosz Lipinski(Founder & CEO)
Co-investors6th Man VenturesGraph VenturesWWVenturesAsymmetricBain Capital VenturesBetaworks+5 more
Co-investorsMapleblock Capital
Eclipse builds an Ethereum Layer 2 network that uses the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) as its execution environment, combining Solana's high-throughput execution with Ethereum's liquidity and security.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Neel Somani(Founder)inVijay Chetty(CEO)Ben Livshits(CTO)
Co-investorsDBAFenbushi CapitalHack VCMaven 11OKX VenturesPlaceholder+5 more
New York, US
Max Galka(Executive Officer, Director)inNuria Gutiérrez Prunera(Founder)Chris LipowiczinVladimir Jelisavcic(Director)
BoardAnthony Pompliano(Director)in
Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalMoonshots CapitalVelvet Sea VenturesAvon VenturesGemini Frontier FundLightspeed Venture Partners+2 more
Fence builds an operating layer that connects asset-backed finance instruments (such as credit cards, invoices, BNPL purchases, auto loans, leases, and mortgages) with capital in real time.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Gonzalo Bandeira(Founder)in
Co-investorsAltari VenturesCrane Venture Partners
Figment is an independent provider of staking infrastructure, offering non-custodial staking, reward tracking, API integrations, and slashing protection to institutional clients such as asset managers, exchanges, wallets, foundations, and custodians.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Lorien Gabel(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors10SQ Capital (TenSquared)3cubed VenturesAppWorks VenturesArchetypeB Capital GroupB4 Capital+12 more
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Fireblocks provides infrastructure for enterprises and startups to build, launch, and operate digital asset solutions.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Michael Shaulov(Founder & CEO)inPavel Berengoltz(Founder)inIdan Ofrat(Founder)in
Co-investorsCyberstartsAltimeter CapitalBNY MellonCanapi VenturesCapitalGGeneral Atlantic+5 more
Fireblocks provides infrastructure and platform services for managing digital assets and transactions, serving enterprises and startups that build and operate blockchain-based financial solutions.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Michael Shaulov(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder)inPavel Berengoltz(Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder)inIdan Ofrat(Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsCanapi VenturesCapitalGCoatue ManagementDigital Currency GroupGeneral AtlanticHaun Ventures+12 more
Flashbots is a research and development organization that mitigates negative externalities from Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) on blockchains, primarily Ethereum, through infrastructure and tools for block building, transaction protection, and MEV distribution.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsBlueYard CapitalDragonflyEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.Fabric VenturesFaction+12 more
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Folks Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that lets users supply crypto assets to earn rewards and use those assets as collateral to borrow other digital assets.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Benedetto Biondi(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBlack DragonBorderless VentureCoinbase VenturesDanu VenturesMajinx CapitalMapleblock Capital+11 more
Gemini provides access to cryptocurrency trading and digital asset management services, bridging the traditional financial system with the emerging cryptoeconomy for individuals and institutions.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Cameron Winklevoss(President)inTyler Winklevoss(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAugmentum FintechCleo CapitalDraper AssociatesDraper DragonEdge Case Capital PartnersNyca+6 more
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 CapitalNIVReverieCoinFundPantera Capital+1 more
Glim Network is a cryptocurrency platform combining multiple crypto services in one place, including an in-built DEX, token swapping, staking on Solana and EVM chains, and an NFT marketplace.
Crypto & Web3
Guru Network is a multi-chain AI compute and workflow orchestration layer that grew out of the DexGuru DeFi trading terminal.
Co-investorsD1 VenturesImpossible FinanceWoodstock Fund
Hello Moon provides blockchain infrastructure, staking services, and data solutions for crypto developers.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsBlockchain CapitalCoinFundFuture Perfect VenturesAsymmetric
Hubble Protocol is a Solana-based DeFi protocol that lets users borrow the USDH stablecoin against deposited crypto collateral.
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesDigital Currency GroupMulticoin Capital
Huma Technologies is a US-based company running a blockchain-based lending platform for businesses and individuals.
Fintech
Erbil Karaman(Founder)inRichard Liu(Founder)in
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Co-investors500 Global57Blocks CapitalSignum CapitalRace Capital
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+16 more
Charged Particles is a protocol whose IONX token underpins NFTs that can hold deposited ERC tokens.
Co-investorsBitDAOMantle NetworkNarcissus Ventures
Ironblocks provides a Web3 security layer that offers real-time threat detection and active prevention for blockchain applications and smart contracts.
Crypto & Web3Cybersecurity
Co-investorsSamsung NextDisruptive AICollider VenturesQuantstamp
Jambo builds low-cost Web3 smartphones, a multi-chain wallet and dApp store aimed at emerging-market users.
James Zhang(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsEdessa CapitalFlori VenturesHypersphere VenturesMorningstar VenturesPantera CapitalParadigm+9 more
Juno was a consumer fintech company that offered a financial account product for managing and moving money.
ConsumerFintech
Co-investorsFirst Cheque
Jupiter is a decentralized finance platform on the Solana blockchain that lets users swap tokens, lend and borrow crypto, trade perpetuals, use prediction markets, and manage a DeFi portfolio in one interface.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsAZDAGJump Crypto
Kamino is a DeFi protocol on Solana that combines lending, liquidity provision, and leveraged trading in a single platform.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)FactionHack VCLongHash VenturesMulticoin CapitalPlaceholder VC+7 more
Kettle operates an online marketplace for buying and trading luxury watches from brands such as Rolex, Omega, Audemars Piguet, and Tudor, with an authenticity guarantee for listed timepieces.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Sean Parsons(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)HomebrewInspired CapitalLowercarbon CapitalTrue Ventures
Layer3 is a crypto platform where users create wallets, discover protocols, complete onchain tasks to earn rewards (CUBEs), trade, and stake L3 tokens for governance and boosted rewards.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3St. Peters, US
Jeffrey T. Binder(Executive Officer, Director)Dariya Khojasteh(Cofounder)inBrandon Kumar(Founder)inDavid M. Fellows(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid Trujillo(Director)James Goldstein(Director)
Co-investors6th Man VenturesBitDAOElectric CapitalGD1King River CapitalLattice Capital+7 more
Ledn provides bitcoin-backed loans and related financial services to individual clients globally, with over $10 billion in loan originations since 2018.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Adam Reeds(Co-Founder)inMauricio Di Bartolomeo(Co-Founder)inKenneth Ng(Chief Legal Officer)inJoanna Halligan(Chief People Officer)inKevin Vecmanis(Chief Technology Officer)inCarlos Ng(Chief Treasury Officer)
Co-investorsTetherCoinbase VenturesRaptor GroupValor Capital GroupWhite Star CapitalHashed
Lemon is a digital wallet app offering daily yields on peso and dollar balances, a Visa prepaid and credit card with cashback in Bitcoin, cross-border transfers across Latin American countries, and investing in Bitcoin and over 10,000 stocks such as Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
Marcelo Cavazzoli(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAIR CapitalBorderless VentureCats.vcCoinbase VenturesMirana Ventures+10 more
Levana is a decentralized perpetual swaps protocol built on a well-funded, collateral-settled design instead of a virtual AMM.
Co-investorsArrington CapitalCollider VenturesMaven 11Woodstock FundArrington XRP Capital
Life AI Biohub provides an infrastructure layer for human health that combines AI, biotech, and human participation, offering access to real-world health trajectory data from over 550,000 people.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechLongevity
M0 provides a modular platform for designing and deploying stablecoins, with configurable layers for token behavior, issuance, and partner integrations.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Gregory Di Prisco(Founder)in
Co-investorsEarlybird Venture CapitalKraynos CapitalMouro CapitalPantera CapitalBain Capital CryptoEndeavor Catalyst+4 more
M0 is a modular stablecoin infrastructure platform that lets developers launch application-specific, interoperable digital dollars.
Luca Prosperi(Founder & CEO)inGreg Di Prisco(Founder)in
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpArrington CapitalBain Capital CryptoBitcoin MagazineCitizenX Crypto VenturesCoinbase Ventures+20 more
Manta Network is a modular Layer 2 blockchain platform offering low gas fees and high performance for building decentralized applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)AZDAGGenblock CapitalHypersphere VenturesLongHash Ventures+6 more
Matter Labs builds Prividium, an Ethereum-secured blockchain platform designed for banks and financial institutions to issue, settle, and manage digital assets with privacy and compliance controls.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechGeorge Town, Grand Cayman
Alex Gluchowski(Executive Officer, Director)inAleksandr Vlasov(Director)
BoardChristopher Burniske(Director)in
Co-investors1k(x)1kxa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBlockchain CapitalCoinFund+9 more
Mellow provides API-first infrastructure that lets fintechs, neobanks, exchanges, wallets, and custodians offer branded yield and earn programs to their users without in-house DeFi expertise.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBloccelerate VCLemniscapPolymorphic CapitalArrington XRP Capital
MetaMask is a self-custody crypto wallet that lets users trade, swap, and use tokens, including features like leveraged trading, tokenized stocks and ETFs, spending crypto for purchases via a card, and earning yield.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Daniel Finlay(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitDAOConsenSys MeshDeepTech VenturesFabric VenturesIOSG VenturesMantle Network+1 more
Metaplex is a Solana-based protocol and platform for creating tokens and NFTs, offering tools such as token launching, AI agents, and developer infrastructure for the Solana ecosystem.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer Tools
Emily Poplawskiin
Co-investorsCultur3 CapitalMantis CapitalMulticoin CapitalPetRock CapitalRyze LabsSamsung Next+6 more
Notabene provides compliance and regulatory technology for crypto businesses and financial institutions, helping them meet regulatory requirements like the FATF Crypto Travel Rule through real-time screening, sanctions checks, and wallet identification.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Pelle Braendgaard(CEO/ Co-Founder)inAndres Junge(Founder)inAnia Lipinska(Founder)inAlice Nawfal(Founder)in
BoardMatthew Walsh(Director)Peter Johnson(Director)in
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupF-Prime CapitalSignature VenturesWintermuteY CombinatorBitso+10 more
Ethereum-based DeFi protocol for borrowing and lending crypto assets at fixed rates and fixed terms.
New York City, US
Jeff Wu(Founder)inTeddy Woodward(Founder)inDiana Munoz(Executive Officer, Director)Omar Camargo(Executive Officer, Director)Persis Manfred Sarmiento(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors1confirmationAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Coinbase VenturesIDEO CoLab VenturesNascentPantera Capital
Helium operates a decentralized wireless network where individuals and businesses host small devices called Hotspots to provide cellular connectivity and earn HNT cryptocurrency.
Crypto & Web3
Amir Haleem(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlpha Square GroupAndreessen HorowitzBlueYard CapitalBorderless VentureCanaan Partners+21 more
Overlay is a decentralized protocol offering perpetual markets for long-tail crypto assets, including emerging tokens, pre-CEX assets, and narrative-driven assets that traditional venues cannot support.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investors1kxCeltic House Venture Partners
OXIO operates a cloud-native, API-first Telecom-as-a-Service platform that lets telcos, startups, retailers, banks, and other brands launch and manage their own MVNO or embedded connectivity products without telecom expertise.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingSaaSNew York, US
Nicolas Girard(Co-founder)inJason Hugh Evans(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJulio Vasconcellos(Director)inMatt Shapiro(Director)Caio Bolognesi(Director)inFrank Ianna(Director)
Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyDigital Currency GroupFuture Perfect VenturesKing River CapitalMONASHEESMulticoin Capital+2 more
Parcl provides daily real estate market signals, ownership data, and tools for analyzing how housing markets move, including a portfolio-search tool for finding single-family rental portfolios and data/resolution services for housing-related prediction markets.
Data & InfrastructureFintechPropTechNew York City, US
Jason Lewris(Founder)in
Co-investorsArchetypeCoinbase VenturesDragonflyHack VCLAB VenturesMetastable+4 more
Parfin builds digital asset infrastructure connecting traditional finance with decentralized finance, including a platform for banks, fintechs, and financial market infrastructures to manage digital assets and an EVM Layer 1 blockchain with built-in privacy and compliance.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsAlexia VenturesBorderless VentureThird PrimeValor Capital Group
PleasrDAO is a decentralized collective that acquires and preserves culturally significant digital assets, including NFTs and artifacts of internet history, using blockchain technology to enable community ownership.
Crypto & Web3Social
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzDivergenceDragonflyMetastableStandard Crypto+2 more
Polymarket is a prediction market platform where users trade contracts based on the outcomes of future events across politics, sports, economics, and other categories.
Crypto & Web3FintechMarketplaces
Shayne Coplan(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAccess Ventures (New York)Advaita CapitalAnti+19 more
San Francisco, US
June Ou(Interim Director)inMichael Cagney(Interim Executive Director)
BoardEric Malchodi(Interim Director)
Co-investorsConversion CapitalDCM VenturesGateCap VenturesSustany CapitalTransLink CapitalUlu Ventures+1 more
Rabbithole provides a platform for blockchain protocols and applications to run user acquisition and retention campaigns that reward on-chain activity and wallet behavior with incentives, measured through capital retention and behavioral metrics rather than simple completion counts.
Crypto & Web3Marketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsBitDAOCollab+CurrencyMantle NetworkChapter One
Rainbow is a cryptocurrency wallet application that supports multiple blockchains, NFTs, and decentralized exchanges, offering both mobile and desktop interfaces with hardware wallet integration.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US
Christian Baroni(Founder)inJin Chung(Founder)inMichael Demarais(Founder)in
Co-investors6th Man VenturesCollab+CurrencyDigital Currency GroupHyperguapMischiefSpice Capital+3 more
Rarible operates an NFT marketplace where users can browse collections and view trading data such as floor prices, sales, and volume.
Crypto & Web3MarketplacesWilmington, US
Alexei Falin(Executive Officer, Director)inSalnikov Alexander(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBrukhman Jake(Director)
Co-investors1k(x)1kxBollinger Investment GroupCoinbase VenturesD1 VenturesRockawayX+2 more
Rebar Labs builds MEV-aware infrastructure for Bitcoin, including mining, privacy, and analytics tools such as Rebar Data (a blockchain explorer and developer suite), Rebar API for Bitcoin blockchain data access, and Shield MEV protection.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
End-to-end risk management technology for DeFi
Co-investorsMoreVCGlilot Capital PartnersIndex VenturesPebblebedPuzzle VenturesTiny Supercomputer Investment Company
Thomas Bohner(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesRockawayXValor Capital Group
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
Solana ID is a Solana-based decentralized identity protocol that lets users link and bundle wallet accounts across chains and integrate off-chain data to build contextual reputation scores (SOLID scores) using zk-proofs and verifiable credentials. dApps use these scores to identify and reward target users with perks such as airdrops, discounts, and early access, while users retain control over their data via the $SOLID token and a personal credential vault.
AdTechCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity
Co-investorsMina ProtocolNotch Ventures1kxAlameda ResearchAndreessen HorowitzBlockchange Ventures+5 more
Solflare is a self-custodial crypto wallet for the Solana blockchain, letting users hold and control their own digital assets with a focus on security.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Vidor Gencel(Cofounder & Co-CEO)inFilip Dragoslavić(Cofounder & Co-CEO)inDamjan Marković(Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Marin Digital VenturesReciprocal Ventures
Solflare is a self-custody crypto wallet for the Solana blockchain that lets users trade, stake SOL, and manage NFTs, with a hardware wallet and a Mastercard-powered debit card for spending USDC directly from the wallet.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsGenblock CapitalAlameda ResearchAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Jump CapitalReciprocal VenturesSkyVision Capital
Solstrategies provides staking infrastructure, cross-chain execution, and privacy-preserving solutions for the Solana ecosystem, serving individual users, institutions, asset managers, and enterprises.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Spectral Labs builds infrastructure for the agentic economy, including primitives, protocols, and markets that let autonomous software agents reason, transact, and collaborate across chains, networks, and domains.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsKane & Rao Group
Superstate provides tokenized real-world assets, including legally issued public-company equities and yield-bearing funds, held onchain in investors' own wallets.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York, US
Dean Swennumson(Co-founder & Head of Operations)inRobert Leshner(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)Jim Hiltner(Co-founder & Head of Business Development)inJon Walch(Head of Engineering)inEmily Coleman(Head of Marketing & Communications)inAlex Zozos(General Counsel)in
Co-investors1kxArrington CapitalCoinFundBain Capital CryptoBrevan Howard DigitalBreyer Capital+13 more
Thala is a decentralized finance protocol built on the Aptos blockchain that brings together trading and yield products.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsSaison Capital
Thala is a decentralized finance protocol built on the Aptos blockchain, offering trading and yield products with composable leverage.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsSerafundSignum CapitalWhite Star CapitalShima Capital
Thesis is a Bitcoin venture studio that funds and builds decentralized products and protocols focused on personal empowerment.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Matt Luongo(Founder and CEO)inAntonio Salazar Cardozo(CTO)in
Co-investorsDragonflyAndreessen HorowitzBOOST&CoFenbushi CapitalCollab+CurrencyDraper Associates+2 more
Urbit is a personal server platform designed for self-hosting, giving users full control over their data and infrastructure.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBlockwallChampion Hill VenturesCoinFundLattice CapitalNode Capital+3 more
Tokensoft provides compliance and community management automation for token events and fundraising, serving blockchain projects and founders.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Co-investorsAmentum Investment ManagementAlameda ResearchCoinFundConsenSysDeFiance CapitalDigital Currency Group+6 more
Tradable makes private credit accessible through a tokenization platform for institutions and investors.
B2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Alex Cordover(CEO)inPrakash Sinha(CTO)Will Costich(Head of Product)inKevin DeCesaris(Head of Capital Markets)in
Co-investors1kxNight Capital
TransCrypts is a blockchain-based platform for verifying and sharing employment, health and educational credentials.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechNewark, US
Zain Zaidi(Founder)inZain Z(Founder)
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonAlumni VenturesAtland VenturesBeyond CapitalCALIFORNIA INNOVATIONFaction+9 more
Wormhole offers Native Token Transfers (NTT), an open framework for token issuers to create, transfer, and customize tokens across multiple blockchains without relying on pooled liquidity.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Robinson Burkey(Founder)in
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsBorderless VentureDelta BlockchainFigmentMulticoin CapitalRR2 Capital+4 more
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+12 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 NetworkNarcissus VenturesUnruly CapitalFramework Ventures
ZenLedger provides tax and accounting software that automates cryptocurrency tax calculations for crypto traders, investors, and tax professionals.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSSeattle, US
Patrick Larsen(Founder & CEO)inDaniel Escobar(Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardMark Casady(Director)in
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCBorderless VentureConvergeKing River CapitalOssian CapitalShorooq Partners+9 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ContangoCoreDAOIncrementInternet Game PrivateInversionLoopLuloMagpiexyzOlaSolana LabsTeller DeFi Seed
Exits · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1SecuritizeNYSE: SECZ
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
IONX · openpr.com · Sep 11, 2026
Solana · analyticsinsight.net · Sep 11, 2026
Stack · hoodline.com · Sep 1, 2026
Solana Labs · stealthex.io · Aug 28, 2026
Arbitrum · blog.arbitrum.foundation · Aug 26, 2026
Hubble · alleywatch.com · Aug 24, 2026
Aperture · structuredcreditinvestor.com · Aug 20, 2026
Gemini · theaiinsider.tech · Aug 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has ParaFi Capital made?
- ParaFi Capital has 111 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does ParaFi Capital invest at?
- ParaFi Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does ParaFi Capital focus on?
- ParaFi Capital focuses on Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
- Where is ParaFi Capital located?
- ParaFi Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does ParaFi Capital lead rounds?
- ParaFi Capital has led 8 of the 25 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does ParaFi Capital co-invest with?
- ParaFi Capital most often shares deals with Coinbase Ventures, Dragonfly, Borderless Venture, among 355 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEmpire Cross-Post: The Crypto Treasury Playbook With Ben Forman & Josh Solesbury From ParaFi Capital
Bell Curve · Ben Forman
Ben Forman – ParaFi Capital: Building a $1B Crypto Investment Firm – ep 7
Angels to Allocators · Ben Forman
From TradFi to DeFi: Ben Forman on Market Crashes, Trillion $ Tokenization Revolution|ParaFi Capital
White Crypto · Ben Forman
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Pantera Capital is a blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused investment firm that pioneered early crypto funds in the U.S., offering exposure through venture equity, early-stage tokens, and liquid tokens.
CoinFund is a crypto-focused investment firm that backs and partners with companies building open, decentralized technology across finance, infrastructure, and AI.
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.
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.
Hack VC is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage crypto, blockchain infrastructure, decentralized finance, and AI companies.
Nascent is a crypto-focused investment firm that builds, invests in, and competes across open markets and permissionless technologies, deploying both venture and liquid strategies as active participants in the crypto ecosystem.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Robot Ventures is a $75M early-stage crypto fund founded and led by Robert Leshner (Compound) and Tarun Chitra (Gauntlet), who actively run major DeFi companies while managing the fund, giving founders direct access to operators at the center of on-chain markets. The fund specializes in backing highly technical crypto primitives at the pre-seed stage before they become marquee names, leveraging deep quant research expertise to evaluate complex DeFi mechanisms that many generalist VCs struggle to understand.
1confirmation is a venture firm focused on backing entrepreneurs building open, decentralized networks and crypto-native products.
Paradigm is a frontier technology investment firm that builds and invests in early-stage companies across crypto, AI, robotics, and other emerging technology areas.
Variant is a venture capital firm investing in technology that expands user autonomy through greater access, knowledge, and ownership, focusing on new markets, infrastructure, and applications.
Framework Ventures is a crypto-focused investment firm known for backing public blockchain projects such as Chainlink and Synthetix.
▶32 more co-investors
A.Capital VenturesSolana VenturesRace CapitalArchetypeBlockchange VenturesPlaceholder VCGeneral CatalystDCVC (Data Collective)True VenturesFifth WallEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.QuantstampDBAKR1M13Pareto HoldingsVine VenturesPolygonCrunchFundIVCLCXThe Alchemy FundSID Venture PartnersAlchemy VenturesGnosis DAOMechanism CapitalPortal VenturesFMFWNext Frontier CapitalHartmann CapitalDWeb3 CapitalHuobi Capital
Firms observed investing alongside ParaFi Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with ParaFi Capital's recorded portfolio.
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