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Scalar Capital
Private equitySan Francisco · Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Co‑founded by ex‑Coinbase employees, this crypto research‑style fund specializes in privacy and censorship‑resistant protocols, producing technical content, cryptography conferences, and hands‑on DAO governance support.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 31, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 8 of 13 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×6Creator Economy ×2Developer Tools ×2Media & Entertainment ×2Consumer ×1Cybersecurity ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Digital Health ×1
HQs:United States×5United Kingdom×1India×1
Investments · 13 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 22022 · 22021 · 812 dated
Aztec is a Layer 2 blockchain network on Ethereum that enables programmable privacy for decentralized applications through client-side zero-knowledge proofs and a dual state architecture.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsLondon, GB
ZacThomas Pocock(Founder)inZachary Williamson(Founder)inArnaud Schenk(Founder)inJoe Andrews(Founder)inThomas Walton-Pocock(Founder)
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesCoinList+22 more
Coinvise provides tools for creators and online communities to issue and manage their own tokens on Ethereum.
Ahmedabad, IN
Jenil Thakker(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesNFXIDEO CoLab Ventures
Connext provides xCall, a developer tool that enables applications to interact with users, tokens, and other applications across multiple blockchains.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsSan Francisco, US
Arjun Bhuptani(Executive Officer, Director)inLayne Haber(Executive Officer, Director)inRahul Sethuram(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAmentum Investment ManagementCVP NoLimitD1 VenturesFenbushi CapitalFigment+14 more
dYdX is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange offering spot and derivatives trading with features including deep liquidity, advanced order types, and instant market listings.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US
Antonio Juliano(Founder)inIvo Crnkovic-Rubsamen(CEO)inCharles d'Haussyin
Co-investors1confirmationa16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBR CapitalCapital B Private Holdings+14 more
Human First developed Atlas, a platform providing evidence and insights related to digital health measurement; the company and its Atlas product have been acquired by ICON.
Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtech
Gregory Whiteside(CEO)
Co-investorsDorm RoomFounder CollectiveLux CapitalThreshold VenturesArkitekt Venturesboldstart ventures+7 more
Iron Fish is a zero-knowledge Layer-1 blockchain that provides optional privacy features for cryptocurrency assets across multiple chains.
Crypto & Web3San Francisco, US
Elena Nadolinski(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzElectric CapitalLemniscapSequoia Capital
The leading liquidity protocol for NFTs, building a fully decentralized, permissionless, user-owner public utility.
Stephen Young(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBloccelerate VCBootNodeCoinFundDigital Currency GroupFenbushi Capital+7 more
Courtyard.io is a marketplace and tokenization service that enables users to own and trade physical collectible cards on the blockchain, with options to store them vaulted, sell them, or redeem the NFT for physical delivery.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
Devin Finzer(CEO)inAlex Atallah(Founder)inAdam Montgomery(Head of Blockchain)inKen Cadima(Recruiter)Calder Zwerling(Recruiting)Danielle Coburn(Recruiter)
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBalaji SrinivasanBlockchain Capital+39 more
Shibuya is a platform for discovering and sharing short films, serving filmmakers and audiences interested in independent and grassroots storytelling.
Creator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzVariant Fund
Sound was a music platform for artists and collectors to mint and collect music onchain; the platform is now offline as of January 2026, with all collected music and metadata preserved on decentralized storage.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3
David Greenstein(Founder)inMatt Masurka(Founder)Vignesh Hirudayakanth(Founder)
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzArchetypeCoinbase VenturesCollab+Currency+9 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Contribution LabsreNFTSaddle Finance
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Scalar Capital made?
- Scalar Capital has 13 tracked investments.
- What stage does Scalar Capital invest at?
- Scalar Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Scalar Capital's typical check size?
- Scalar Capital typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What sectors does Scalar Capital focus on?
- Scalar Capital focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Scalar Capital located?
- Scalar Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Scalar Capital lead rounds?
- Scalar Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team2019 HBS Blockchain + Crypto Club Conference - Linda Xie @ Scalar Capital
Blockchain & Crypto Club, a student club at HBS · Linda Xie
How to Raise Money in Crypto: Linda Xie (Scalar Capital) Workshop
CoinList · Linda Xie
The Future of Crypto Assets with Linda Xie, Head of Scalar Capital
Michael Spencer · Linda Xie
Jordan Clifford of Scalar Capital at All Kinds of Funds - Consensus 2018 - Untitled
Jordan Clifford · videos.coindesk.com
r/CryptoCurrency - Great discussion on crypto from Linda Xie (Scalar Capital) and Avichal Garg (Y Combinator Partner)
Linda Xie · reddit.com
Co-investors · 49
A.Capital Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that provides funding, network access, and hands-on support to entrepreneurs building forward-thinking technology 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.
SV Angel is a San Francisco-based firm that invests long-term in founders, supporting them with advice, introductions, and network access at key business inflection points.
Paradigm is a frontier technology investment firm that builds and invests in early-stage companies across crypto, AI, robotics, and other emerging technology areas.
Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector.
Electric Capital is an early-stage venture firm founded in 2018 that backs founders building trust-minimized technologies across AI, crypto, fintech, and related sectors.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
Revolution is an investment firm that has backed founders, communities, and ideas for over two decades, spanning venture capital, entrepreneurship advocacy, and real estate and hospitality investments.
Operator Partners is an investment firm run by operators that invests its own capital in technology companies from inception through Series B.
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.
Haun Ventures backs founders building the future of finance, investing from seed to scale in teams applying decentralized technology to reshape the global economy.
▶37 more co-investors
boldstart venturesDragonflyEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALArchetypeBankless VenturesGeneral CatalystLightspeed Venture PartnersGreylock PartnersRedpoint VenturesNotable CapitalBenchmarkAtomicoGoat CapitalSlow VenturesStellar CapitalTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundRibbit CapitalHack VCNot Boring CapitalAwesome People VenturesMoxxie VenturesRobot VenturesLakestarCapital FactoryFormation GroupIVCSamsung NextLCXAmbush CapitalThe Alchemy FundAlchemy VenturesTimespan VenturesPivotal Life SciencesOlima VenturesForm CapitalPharos Capital GroupMKT1 Capital
Firms observed investing alongside Scalar Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Scalar Capital's recorded portfolio.
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