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Venture capitalHong Kong · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Pentos Ventures backs decentralization innovations, having been active in the space since 2017 before Web3 became mainstream. The firm embraces values of decentralization, transparency, privacy, security, interoperability and user sovereignty, aiming to help build a more open, equitable and inclusive future for stakeholders in the decentralized ecosystem. It supports Web3 and blockchain founders through investment and hands-on post-investment assistance, leveraging deep industry relationships across exchanges, liquidity providers, market makers, and marketing and launchpad partners to help portfolio companies grow.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 14 of 24 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×12AI & Machine Learning ×7Data & Infrastructure ×7Developer Tools ×7Fintech ×6Cloud 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 & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Nikil Viswanathan(Co-Founder and CEO)inJoe Lau(Co-Founder and President)
Co-investorsPantera CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Founders FundGoodwater CapitalK5 GlobalSouth Park Commons+25 more
DeFi protocol providing stablecoin and lending infrastructure for the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Co-investorsAegis VentuesCandaq Fintech GroupSilvermine Capital
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 StrategiesDraper Goren BlockchainMapleblock CapitalSaxonSora Ventures+5 more
Co-investorsBitDAOImpossible FinanceIOSG VenturesK300 VenturesMagnus CapitalMantle Network+4 more
Crypto consultancy, accelerator, market maker and launchpad.
Co-investorsBlack DragonChronos VenturesLD CapitalMagnus CapitalMapleblock CapitalRana Capital
GAMEE operates a leading Telegram mini app platform with over 60 proprietary games and a social gaming layer, serving 120 million registered users.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Gaming
Miroslav Chmelka(Co-founder, CTO)inBozena Rezab(Co-Founder)Martin Zakovec(CEO)inMartin Navratil(CMO)
Co-investorsAnimoca Brands3VCEmfarsisCredo VenturesIndex Ventures
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 CapitalAssembly PartnersCandaq Fintech GroupCrypto DiscoverD1 VenturesLattice Capital+3 more
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 VenturesDigital Finance GroupMetis Foundation+2 more
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+40 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-investorsDCV CapitalMarin Digital VenturesYunt Capital
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 VenturesDAO JonesDeepTech VenturesFlorida Funders+14 more
Portal to Bitcoin builds infrastructure and tools for peer-to-peer Bitcoin markets and financial applications, enabling Bitcoin as a settlement layer while maintaining decentralization and user sovereignty.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Dr. Chandra Duggirala(Co-founder, CEO)George Burke(Co-founder and Biz Dev)inManoj Duggirala(Co-founder and CTO)
Co-investorsAcacia Digital HoldingsArrington CapitalCeras VenturesCoinbase VenturesGenblock CapitalIlluminati Capital+6 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 CapitalTenzor CapitalYBB Foundation
Bing J.(Founder)in
Co-investorsAZDAGBlack DragonSignum CapitalTaisu VenturesBlockchain 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-investorsAssembly PartnersBitDAOFenbushi CapitalMantle NetworkAntalphaAscendEX+6 more
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
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Bifrost FinanceFigKILTPudgy PenguinsShibatoken
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, Digital Finance Group, among 129 tracked co-investors.
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