Rana Capital
Venture capitalPre-Seed–Seed
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Investment thesis
Rana Capital positions itself as a collaboration between crypto developers and community leaders focused on backing projects building toward a decentralized future. It emphasizes a grassroots approach to fundraising and community-building, giving projects access to expertise from founders and developers across leading blockchain ecosystems, as well as public figures in the web3 space. Its offering combines a creative arm (animators, brand and video experts) and a developer community running validators and nodes across many testnets and mainnets. The firm frames its work around insight, growth, influence, and action — identifying pioneering blockchain projects, applying tailored financial and strategic support at all stages, and engaging hands-on to help founders succeed.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
What they invest in
from 5 of 17 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Fintech ×3Developer Tools ×1Gaming ×1HR Tech ×1Marketplaces ×1Social ×1
HQs:United Arab Emirates×1Japan×1United States×1
Investments · 17 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathProof-of-Stake public blockchain with private smart contracts.
Co-investorsBlack DragonBlock54 CapitalCogitent VenturesGenblock CapitalNxGen
ChainGPT builds AI-powered tools for the Web3 and blockchain space, including a launchpad and incubation lab for crypto projects.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3
Ilan Rakhmanov(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitDAOCastrum CapitalCoinvestor VenturesFounderheads,Mantle NetworkMapleblock Capital
Decentralized cloud computing network uniting cloud and blockchain.
Co-investorsBlack DragonBorderless VentureMetrix Capital
Crypto consultancy, accelerator, market maker and launchpad.
Co-investorsBlack DragonChronos VenturesLD CapitalMagnus CapitalMapleblock CapitalPentos Ventures
Entangle is a Web3 interoperability layer providing cross-chain messaging, data feeds and a universal token standard for dApps.
Dubai, AE
Faisal Mehrban(Founder)
Co-investorsBitDAOCastrum CapitalCogitent VenturesLBANK LabsMantle NetworkRhinevall Capital+4 more
Multi-layered NFT gaming ecosystem offering Web3 gaming and entertainment from hyper casual to immersive experiences.
Leon Lee(Founder)in
Co-investorsDefinanceX
Hana Reunion is a campaign that enables users to participate in various DeFi protocol engagements and discover new protocols.
Crypto & Web3FintechGamingSocial
K Hanasaka(Founder)in
Co-investorsBinance LabsOrange DAO
Los Angeles, US
Samuel Rowen(Executive Officer, Director)Samuel Abrahamson(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsMapleblock CapitalMentha PartnersSora VenturesTPC Club (The presale club)TPC VenturesBitfinex+3 more
Modular intent-centric access layer 1 blockchain and keyless wallet.
Co-investorsBlack DragonMiH VenturesPentos VenturesTenzor CapitalYBB Foundation
Velar is a DeFi liquidity protocol built on Bitcoin Layer 2 networks such as Stacks, offering token swaps, yield farming, perpetuals, and a token launchpad.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Tejinder Singh Mor(Founder)in
Co-investorsCandaq Fintech GroupGossamer CapitalMapleblock CapitalPurechain CapitalSilvermine CapitalBitcoin Startup Lab+1 more
WorkX.io is an AI-powered online marketplace that connects job seekers and freelancers with employers and clients across fields such as writing, graphic design, programming, and marketing.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechMarketplaces
Jiajia Huang(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlack DragonCastrum Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AzeroIDLavaOrdiswapWombat
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Rana Capital made?
- Rana Capital has 17 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What stage does Rana Capital invest at?
- Rana Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Rana Capital focus on?
- Rana Capital focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Who does Rana Capital co-invest with?
- Rana Capital most often shares deals with Black Dragon, Mapleblock Capital, Castrum Capital, among 36 tracked co-investors.
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