Pentos Ventures
Venture capitalHong Kong
Investment thesis
Pentos Ventures has supported decentralization innovations since 2017, ahead of the mainstream rise of Web3. The firm embraces values of decentralization, transparency, privacy, security, interoperability and user sovereignty, aiming to help build a more open, equitable and inclusive decentralized ecosystem. It backs blockchain and Web3 projects, providing hands-on support drawing on its team's deep industry relationships across exchanges, liquidity providers, market makers, launchpads and marketing agencies to help portfolio companies grow and succeed.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 14 of 24 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×12Developer Tools ×7Data & Infrastructure ×6Fintech ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Cloud Computing ×3Gaming ×2AdTech ×1
HQs:United States×2Singapore×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×23 founders×3
Investments · 24 tracked
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Alchemy is a platform layer that enables developers to build applications on blockchain networks.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Nikil Viswanathan(Co-Founder and CEO)inJoe Lau(Co-Founder and President)
Co-investorsPantera CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Founders Fund3cubed Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen Horowitz+20 more
Co-investorsCrypto DiscoverDigital Finance GroupGenblock CapitalYoubi Capital
Burnt provides cryptographically verified identity and attribute verification that lets users prove specific claims (such as income above a threshold or a credit score over 700) by logging into accounts they already have, without sharing raw documents or PII.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsFintech
Anthony Anzalone(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalDraper DragonElliptiFigmentInnovating CapitalPlay Ventures+3 more
Co-investorsBitDAOImpossible FinanceIOSG VenturesK300 VenturesMagnus CapitalMantle Network+4 more
Crypto consultancy, accelerator, market maker and launchpad.
Co-investorsBlack DragonChronos VenturesMagnus CapitalMapleblock CapitalRana Capital
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundCeras VenturesHOF CapitalMotley Fool VenturesResolute VenturesThe Players' Impact+1 more
GAMEE operates a leading Telegram mini app platform with over 60 proprietary games and a social gaming layer, serving 120 million registered users.
AdTechCrypto & Web3Gaming
Miroslav Chmelka(Co-founder, CTO)inBozena Rezab(Co-Founder)Martin Zakovec(CEO)in
Co-investorsAnimoca Brands3VCEmfarsisCredo Ventures
Co-investorsCandaq Fintech GroupIlluminati Capital
Litentry develops decentralized identity solutions and cross-chain infrastructure for Web3 applications, enabling users to verify and manage digital identities across multiple blockchains while maintaining data privacy.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureSingapore, SG
Co-investorsAngelONE CapitalCandaq Fintech GroupD1 VenturesSpark Digital CapitalTsingTech Ventures
Metis is a Layer 2 Ethereum blockchain designed to provide scalability, security, and decentralization for Web3 applications.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Elena.S(Co-founder & Decentralization Coordinator of People & Education)Kevin.L(Co-founder & Decentralization Coordinator of Strategy)Yuan.S(Co-founder & Decentralization Coordinator of Innovation)
Co-investorsAndromeda CapitalCatcherVCCeras VenturesChronos VenturesMetis FoundationLightspeed Venture Partners
NEAR is an open blockchain infrastructure powering the agent economy, providing cross-chain execution, confidential settlement, and private inference capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Miami, US
Illia Polosukhin(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAccompliceAdvanced BlockchainAmbush CapitalAmplify Partners+36 more
Privana is a decentralized finance (DeFi) trading platform built on Oasis that protects user trading activity from front-running and MEV (miner extractable value) attacks through privacy-preserving execution.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Co-investorsArrington CapitalCogitent VenturesDraper DragonMapleblock CapitalSilverFoxArrington XRP Capital+1 more
ParagonsDAO was a web3 gaming project offering playable NFT assets, guild infrastructure, analytical tools, and educational materials to help players earn rewards in games like Parallel TCG.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsMarin Digital Ventures
Pocket Network provides decentralized infrastructure for Web3 applications, enabling developers to access blockchain data without relying on centralized providers.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureTampa, US
Pabel Nunez(Treasurer)Michael O'Rourke(President)inLuis Correa(Vice President)
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBlockwallCogitent VenturesDeepTech VenturesFlorida FundersMapleblock Capital+11 more
Portal Liquidity Router enables cross-chain and cross-layer asset swaps using atomic swaps without traditional bridges or custodians.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Dr. Chandra Duggirala(Co-founder, CEO)George Burke(Co-founder and Biz Dev)inManoj Duggirala(Co-founder and CTO)
Co-investorsArrington CapitalCeras VenturesCoinbase VenturesGenblock CapitalIlluminati CapitalRR2 Capital+1 more
Co-investors1k(x)1kxCrit VenturesDigital Finance GroupPuzzle VenturesYat Siu+1 more
RunesTerminal is a platform that provides tools for the Runes ecosystem, including a block explorer, token creation utility, and project launchpad.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsGhaf Capital Partners
Modular intent-centric access layer 1 blockchain and keyless wallet.
Co-investorsBlack DragonMiH VenturesRana Capital
Co-investorsBlack Dragon
Prove AI provides observability and auditing tooling for multi-agent AI systems, letting AI engineers trace how and why agents reach decisions, evaluate outcomes at runtime, and replay candidate fixes against trace archives to catch regressions.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Mrinal Manohar(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalDigital StrategiesMapleblock CapitalSora VenturesSpark Digital CapitalWolfEdge Capital+2 more
Bing J.(Founder)in
Co-investorsAZDAGBlack DragonSignum CapitalBlockchain Founders Fund
UXUY is a non-custodial, AI-routed trading protocol built on stablecoins, offering gasless, cross-chain swaps across networks including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Solana, Base, and TRON.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Max W(Founder)in
Co-investorsArcane GroupDefinanceXBinance LabsBixin VenturesComma3 VenturesDaoverse Capital+12 more
Woo provides AI-powered infrastructure for trading, automation, and onchain execution across blockchain networks, including crosschain swaps, earn vaults, and staking.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsBitDAOFenbushi CapitalMantle NetworkAntalphaAscendEXCrypto com Capital+5 more
Co-investorsAegis VentuesCandaq Fintech GroupSilvermine Capital
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMetis · artnews.com · Jul 29, 2026
Alchemy · stocktitan.net · Jul 16, 2026
Pocket Network · pocket.network · May 1, 2026
Woo Network · startuphub.ai · Aug 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Pentos Ventures made?
- Pentos Ventures has 24 tracked investments.
- What sectors does Pentos Ventures focus on?
- Pentos Ventures focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Pentos Ventures located?
- Pentos Ventures is headquartered in Hong Kong, HK.
- Who does Pentos Ventures co-invest with?
- Pentos Ventures most often shares deals with Arrington Capital, Black Dragon, Ceras Ventures, among 115 tracked co-investors.
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