Space Whale Capital
Venture studioSan Francisco Β· Pre-SeedβSeed
Investment thesis
Space Whale Capital invests at the intersection of decentralized finance and the real world, believing the next stage of crypto markets will be driven by new infrastructure, governance mechanisms, and real-world integrations. As founders backing founders at the earliest possible stage, the firm supports web3 startups with the capabilities they need to succeed, including mechanism design, engineering, product, recruiting, legal, liquidity provisioning, and governance participation. It also incubates ambitious next-generation crypto and web3 ideas that it believes can unlock new market opportunities or disrupt existing market leaders.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
What they invest in
from 5 of 9 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 Γ5Fintech Γ4Data & Infrastructure Γ3Developer Tools Γ1
HQs:United StatesΓ1
Investments Β· 9 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathFortunafi brings real-world assets onchain, offering liquidity solutions and investment products such as private and public debt funds with native minting and redemption on major blockchains.
Crypto & Web3FintechMiami, US
Nicholas Garcia(President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary)
IPOR provides onchain vault infrastructure (Fusion) for institutional-grade DeFi yield, letting asset managers, curators, and protocols build, deploy, and manage ERC-4626 vaults with modular strategy modules and risk controls across chains like Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and Unichain.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
LayerZero builds decentralized infrastructure for interoperability across blockchains and asset issuance, enabling applications and chains to connect liquidity and extend reach across ecosystems.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Bryan Pellegrino(Founder & CEO)in
Lido is a liquid staking protocol for Ethereum that allows users to stake ETH and earn rewards while maintaining liquidity through the stETH token.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Vasily Shapovalov(Founder)
Centrifuge enables investors to access tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) such as Treasury Bills, Asset Backed Securities, and Real Estate on a blockchain infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRockawayX portfolio company: Centrifuge Β· businesswire.com Β· Jun 30, 2026
LayerZero Β· layerzero.network Β· Nov 18, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Space Whale Capital invest at?
- Space Whale Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Space Whale Capital focus on?
- Space Whale Capital focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Space Whale Capital located?
- Space Whale Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
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