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 7 of 9 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 Γ7Fintech Γ6Data & Infrastructure Γ3Developer Tools Γ1SaaS Γ1
HQs:United StatesΓ1
Investments Β· 9 tracked
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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
Bhaji Illuminati(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalAtlanticBlack DragonBloccelerate VCBlueYard CapitalBorderless Venture+16 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)
Co-investorsVine VenturesManifold Ventures
Cryptocurrency exchange protocol bridging centralized and decentralized finance.
Varun Kumar(Founder & CEO)Vinod Raghavan(Founder)Victor Ionescu(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBollinger Investment GroupCoinbase VenturesDragonflyElectric CapitalFabric Ventures+15 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
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBloccelerate VCCrypto DiscoverMentha PartnersArrington XRP Capitalgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)
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
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBitDAOBixin CapitalBixin Ventures+24 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)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAegis VentuesAndreessen HorowitzBR CapitalDeepTech VenturesDeFiance Capital+15 more
Crypto exchange for the Middle East
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesKleiner PerkinsVentureSouqVision VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersDragonfly+3 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 CapitalHivemind Ventures, LlcKube VCStreamlined VenturesValor Capital GroupMorgan Creek Capital
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
latest coverage across their companies
Strike Β· vineyardgazette.com Β· Aug 4, 2026
Centrifuge Β· businesswire.com Β· Jun 30, 2026
LayerZero Β· layerzero.network Β· Nov 18, 2025
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 79 tracked co-investors.
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