Fundraising FoxSpace Whale Capital
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 5 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Space Whale Capital invests at the intersection of decentralized finance and the real world, betting that 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 across mechanism design, engineering, product, recruiting, legal, liquidity provisioning, and governance participation. It also incubates ambitious next-generation crypto/web3 ideas aimed at unlocking new market opportunities or disrupting incumbents.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 20, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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What they invest in
from 8 of 9 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×8Fintech ×7Data & Infrastructure ×3Developer Tools ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×2Bahrain×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 6 portfolio companiesWhere their founders worked beforefrom 10 founders with career history
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Investments · 9 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2021 · 12018 · 12 dated
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 & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US
Bhaji Illuminati(Founder)inMartin Quensel(Executive Officer, Director)inMarkus Ament(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Stehlik(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalAtlanticBlack DragonBloccelerate VCBlockchain CoinvestorsBlueYard Capital+21 more
Fortunafi 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)in
Co-investorsVine VenturesManifoldManifold VenturesRibbit CapitalShima Capital
Cryptocurrency exchange protocol bridging centralized and decentralized finance.
Varun Kumar(Founder & CEO)Vinod Raghavan(Founder)inVictor Ionescu(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsBollinger Investment GroupCoinbase VenturesDragonflyElectric Capital+20 more
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
Dimitar Dinev(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBloccelerate VCCrypto DiscoverG1 Venturesgumi IncImpossible Finance+5 more
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)inRaz Zarick(Founder)inCaleb Banister(Founder)Ryan Zarick(Founder)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBitDAOBixin CapitalBixin Ventures+36 more
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)Konstantin Lomashuk(Founder)Vasiliy Shapovalov(Founder)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAegis VentuesAndreessen HorowitzBR CapitalCoinFundDeepTech Ventures+19 more
Bahrain-based, Central Bank of Bahrain-licensed cryptocurrency exchange serving the Middle East and Turkey.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
AJ Nelson(Founder)inAbdullah AlmoaiqelinYehia BadawyinJoseph Dallago(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalA'Z AngelsCoinbase VenturesKleiner PerkinsParadigmVentureSouq+11 more
Strike is a Bitcoin financial platform where users can buy, sell, spend, save, and borrow against bitcoin, with features including zero-fee recurring buys, Lightning Network payments, and free on-chain withdrawals.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsBackwards CapitalGeneral AtlanticHivemind Ventures, LlcKube VCLightning VenturesStreamlined Ventures+3 more
OneSafe is a financial technology platform offering business accounts that combine traditional banking services with crypto transactions, including global payments, corporate cards, multi-currency accounts, and instant crypto-to-fiat conversions.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Portfolio news
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LayerZero · genfinity.io · Aug 25, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Space Whale Capital made?
- Space Whale Capital has 9 tracked investments.
- 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.
- Who does Space Whale Capital co-invest with?
- Space Whale Capital most often shares deals with Coinbase Ventures, Arrington Capital, a16z crypto, among 99 tracked co-investors.
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