Rana Capital
Venture capitalPre-SeedβSeed
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 β 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 3 of 17 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 Γ3Fintech Γ2AI & Machine Learning Γ1Gaming Γ1Social Γ1
HQs:JapanΓ1United StatesΓ1
Investments Β· 17 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathProof-of-Stake public blockchain with private smart contracts.
Co-investorsBlack DragonCogitent VenturesGenblock CapitalNxGen
On-chain name service for Aleph Zero and beyond.
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 VenturesMantle NetworkMapleblock Capital
Decentralized cloud computing network uniting cloud and blockchain.
Co-investorsBlack DragonBorderless Venture
Crypto consultancy, accelerator, market maker and launchpad.
Co-investorsBlack DragonChronos VenturesMagnus CapitalMapleblock CapitalPentos Ventures
Customizable and interoperable data infrastructure for institutions and web3.
Game developer onboarding users to Web3 via on-chain games, unified by the $HIP token.
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
Consumer AI focused on global access and responsible content moderation.
Open-source protocol for decentralized access to RPC data across chains.
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
Dynamic AMM infrastructure for BRC-20 on Bitcoin's native layer.
Modular intent-centric access layer 1 blockchain and keyless wallet.
Co-investorsBlack DragonMiH VenturesPentos Ventures
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 & Web3Fintech
Tejinder Singh Mor(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitcoin Startup LabBlack Edge Capital
Multichain stableswap protocol for low-slippage stablecoin swaps and staking yield.
Decentralized job economy empowering talent and employers without commercial fees.
Platform for decentralized ETH yield generation.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHana Network Β· trysignalbase.com Β· Apr 25, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Rana Capital made?
- Rana Capital has 17 tracked investments.
- 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, Pentos Ventures, among 18 tracked co-investors.
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