Standard Crypto
Venture capitalSeed–Series B · 12 people tracked
Also known as STANDARD CRYPTO MANAGEMENT LP · Standard Crypto OS
Investment thesis
Standard positions itself as a venture capital firm with company-building experience and expertise in frontier technology. It backs entrepreneurs and communities leveraging advances in decentralization, intelligence, and cryptography to reimagine the internet, marketplaces, and finance, aiming to help create a new standard.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 45 of 65 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×40Fintech ×18Developer Tools ×9AI & Machine Learning ×5Social ×5Consumer ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4Enterprise Software ×3
HQs:United States×15Estonia×1Israel×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 22 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×63 founders×44+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with education data
Duke University ×2Princeton University ×2Stanford University ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 65 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12021 · 12018 · 12015 · 14 dated
Infinity Pools is a decentralized finance protocol for trading with leverage, offering positions with no counterparty risk for liquidity providers and no liquidations as long as interest is paid.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsWintermuteDragonflyFolius VenturesGSR VenturesKRONOSMulticoin Capital+3 more
Castro Valley, US
Roger Chen(Executive Officer, Director)Bharath Ramsundar(Director)
BoardAlok Prahalad Vasudev(Director)in
Board seatAlok Vasudev· per SEC Form D · filed Feb 2018
Aave Labs is the original author and contributor to Aave, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol for lending and borrowing crypto assets.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsAegis VentuesArkStream CapitalBig Candle CapitalBlockchain CapitalDeFiance CapitalDraft Ventures Llc+12 more
Arbitrum is an Ethereum layer-2 platform using optimistic rollups to offer cheaper, faster transactions and dedicated chains.
Co-investorsCompoundIOSG VenturesJustin “3LAU” BlauParaFi CapitalWWVentures
Audius operates a free music streaming service positioned for artists, labels and fans.
San Francisco, US
Roneil Rumburg(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsAmentum Investment ManagementCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyCultur3 CapitalDeepTech VenturesDria Ventures+7 more
Axiom develops OpenVM, a zero-knowledge virtual machine that enables cryptographic verification of software program execution.
Crypto & Web3Developer Tools
Co-investorsLiam HorneParadigmZero Knowledge Validator (ZKV)Menlo Ventures
Binance.US is a regulated U.S. cryptocurrency exchange that lets consumers buy, trade, and earn on a range of digital assets with low fees.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsCVP NoLimitGold House VenturesNo Limit Holdings (NLH)Flucas VenturesFoundation CapitalRRE Ventures
Bitcoin is a decentralized peer-to-peer payment network and digital currency that operates without a central authority or banks, with transactions and issuance managed collectively by the network.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investors1confirmationAdvanced BlockchainBedrockBollinger Investment GroupInnovating CapitalJustin “3LAU” Blau+5 more
An informational page describing Bitcoin, a decentralized peer-to-peer digital currency that enables payments without a central authority using cryptography, proof-of-work, and a public blockchain.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investors1confirmationAdvanced BlockchainBlockchain AssetsDraper AssociatesInnovating CapitalNarwhal Ventures+1 more
Blast is a blockchain platform that offers yield on USD deposits for users and holders, with an associated mobile application.
Crypto & Web3New York, US
Thomas J. Horan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardMargo Walton(Director)
Co-investorsParadigmBpifranceExpansion Venture CapitalManifold Ventures
Blur is an NFT marketplace enabling faster trading with zero marketplace fees and native cryptocurrency rewards through a community-driven token system.
Crypto & Web3Marketplaces
Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyNarcissus VenturesParadigm
Cognition develops Devin, an autonomous AI software engineer agent that plans, writes, tests, and deploys production code within existing development environments to augment human engineering teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Scott Wu(Co-founder & CEO)inWalden Yan(Founder)Steven Hao(Founder)in
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCAbstract VenturesAlpha Wave GlobalAntiAvenir Growth Capital+11 more
CryptoPunks is a collection of 10,000 algorithmically generated 24×24 pixel avatar portraits issued as non-fungible tokens on the Ethereum blockchain, with a native onchain marketplace for bidding, buying, and selling.
Crypto & Web3Media & Entertainment
Matt HallJohn Watkinson
Co-investors1kx
Farcaster is a decentralized social network where users own their identity, aimed at connecting people and building software on top of the network.
Crypto & Web3Social
Co-investors1confirmationArchetypeLemniscapPolymorphic CapitalBalaji Srinivasan
Token-based DAO that curates and collects blockchain-native art, from Autoglyphs to artist collaborations.
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzDivergenceNarcissus VenturesWintermuteVariant Fund
InstaDapp Fluid is a DeFi protocol and Avocado is an account abstraction wallet with integrated gas and smart contract execution capabilities for decentralized finance users.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Samyak Jain(Founder)inSowmay Jain(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitDAOLongHash VenturesMantle NetworkPantera CapitalBalaji Srinivasan
Partnered at seed with Placeholder; $23m a16z Series A; now a liquid network.
Co-investorsBlueYard CapitalCollider VenturesNode Capital
Forta provides onchain security and compliance monitoring through a firewall platform that detects and prevents malicious transactions, smart contract exploits, and compliance risks for teams building blockchain applications.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBlockchain CapitalCollider VenturesDigital Currency GroupNIV+4 more
Foundation was a non-custodial platform for NFT trading and creator monetization.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3
Kayvon Tehranian(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzDesigner FundDraft Ventures LlcJustin “3LAU” Blau
FWB is a members-only community and cultural organization for artists, technologists, and builders that organizes events, funds projects, and operates as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Sector AgnosticSocialIdyllwild, US
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyDeepTech VenturesKindred Ventures+3 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
Web3 gaming company founded by ex-Machine Zone executives, known for the DigiDaigaku NFT collection and a "free-to-own" model.
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesFermionParadigm
M0 provides a modular platform for designing and issuing stablecoins, allowing users to independently configure token behavior, issuers, and other stablecoin stack components.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Gregory Di Prisco(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalCaladanGSRSCB 10XSolari CapitalWintermute+2 more
Ethereum-based Maker Protocol and MakerDAO issue the DAI stablecoin, governed by MKR holders; now rebranded as Sky.
Co-investors1confirmation1k(x)1kxA.Capital VenturesDraper AssociatesHack VC+3 more
BIT Invest, a flagship unit of BIT Group, offers investment solutions for cryptocurrency and digital asset holders, including structured products, fixed income instruments, and lending services secured by digital collateral.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsFenbushi CapitalParadigmQiming Venture Partners
Farcaster is a decentralized social network where users own their identity and can discover people and express themselves.
Crypto & Web3SocialVenice, US
Daniel Romero(Executive Officer, Director)Varun Srinivasan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzArchetypeChapter One+11 more
Polygon develops technology for moving money through open systems globally, with a focus on stablecoin payments and infrastructure that integrates with existing financial systems.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Azeem Khan(Founder)inBobbin Threadbare(Founder)
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalBig Candle CapitalCeras VenturesCoinbase VenturesDigital Currency GroupEllipti+10 more
A mobile game developer that creates games for smartphone and tablet platforms, consistently achieving high revenue rankings in the mobile gaming market.
ConsumerGamingSan Francisco, US
Josh Buckley(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesLuminari CapitalY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzBoost VCSparkLabs Global Ventures
Mino Games is a fully remote mobile game studio that develops character-driven titles such as Cat Game, Dog Game, and MinoMonsters 2, featuring collectible characters and community-focused gameplay.
ConsumerGaming
Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyKonvoy VenturesRaptor GroupWaverley CapitalACE & CompanyAndreessen Horowitz+2 more
Morpho is an open-source lending protocol that provides enterprise-grade infrastructure for building yield and lending products across multiple risk profiles and assets.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Paul Frambot(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzHack VCLauren StephanianMirana VenturesNascent+3 more
Mysten Labs builds infrastructure and tools for web3, focusing on making decentralized systems secure, reliable, and ready for mass adoption.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US
Adeniyi Abiodun(Founder)inKostas Kryptos Chalkias(Founder)Sam Blackshear(Founder)Evan Cheng(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArrington CapitalBasecamp FundBig Brain Holdings+21 more
Faction is a venture capital firm that invests in cryptocurrency and blockchain projects at the seed and series A stages, focusing on entrepreneurs building fundamental utility across the technology stack.
BiotechCrypto & Web3New York, US
Oren Harnevo(Executive Officer, Director)Ronald Bianchini, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)Roneil Rumburg(Cofounder)Ohad Finkelstein(Director)Christina Calvaneso(Executive Officer)Brian Pozesky(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAccelAdaverseAlephAxeleo CapitalBluebird VenturesBright Pixel Capital+36 more
Offchain provides enterprise infrastructure and blockchain products for the programmable economy, including scaling solutions, consensus clients, and smart account infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Steven Goldfeder(Founder)in
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesCoinbase VenturesDeFiance CapitalFenbushi CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersPantera Capital+3 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(Founder/CEO)inAlex Atallah(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBalaji SrinivasanBlockchain Capital+21 more
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen Horowitz
Phantom is a multichain cryptocurrency wallet designed for consumer accessibility and ease of use.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
Brandon Millman(Founder)inFrancesco Agosti(Founder)in
Co-investorsParadigmSequoia CapitalJump Capitala16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzDesigner Fund+5 more
PleasrDAO is a decentralized collective that acquires and preserves culturally significant digital assets, including NFTs and artifacts of internet history, using blockchain technology to enable community ownership.
Crypto & Web3Social
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzDivergenceDragonflyMetastableParaFi Capital+1 more
Ramp offers a finance platform that combines corporate cards, expense management, and AI-driven automation for receipt capture, transaction coding, and reimbursements.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSNew York, US
Karim Atiyeh(Co-Founder & Co-CEO (formerly CTO))inEric Glyman(CEO)Gene Lee(Co-Founder)Rahul Sengottuvelu(Chief Technology Officer)William (Will) Petrie(Chief Financial Officer)inGeoff Charles(Chief Product Officer)
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures8VCA*Alpha Wave GlobalAnti+46 more
Reflexer Finance develops a decentralized stable asset that operates independently from traditional fiat currencies, built on blockchain technology.
Crypto & Web3FintechWilmington, US
Stefan-Codrin Ionescu(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsPantera CapitalParadigmVariant Fund
DoubleZero operates a network that delivers raw market data feeds over dedicated fiber links contributed by independent operators, bypassing public internet latency for trading firms, validators, and platforms.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechGeorge Town
BoardOLIVER BELL(Director)
Co-investorsCrucible CapitalDragonflyGSRMetastableMH VenturesMulticoin Capital+3 more
Sky offers a suite of non-custodial savings and yield products built on stablecoins (USDS, USDC, USDT) within the Sky Protocol ecosystem.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzDraper AssociatesFramework Ventures
Sky Mavis builds blockchain games and related infrastructure, with Axie Infinity as its flagship product.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Trung Nguyen(Founder & CEO)inAleksander Larsen(Founder)Jeffrey Zirlin(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAccelAndreessen HorowitzAVVBackedCollab+Currency+10 more
Slingshot is a community-driven project that started in gaming and pivoted to building AI tools, unified by its $SHOT utility token on the Base blockchain.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Marketplaces
Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz
Somm (Sommelier) is a DeFi protocol offering automated on-chain vaults that optimize yields while managing risk, using deterministic rules or AI agent models to rebalance assets across multiple chains.
Crypto & Web3FintechTallinn, EE
Todd McIntyre(Founder)in
Co-investorsD1 VenturesMulticoin CapitalAlameda Research
SquiggleDAO is centered on Chromie Squiggles, a generative on-chain art collection created by Erick Calderon (Snowfro), founder of Art Blocks.
Crypto & Web3
StarkWare develops zero-knowledge proof and validity rollup solutions for blockchain applications, enabling secure, scalable, and trustless transactions.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsNetanya, IL
Eli Ben-Sasson(Co-Founder, CEO)Uri Kolodny(Co-founder, Board Member)inAlessandro Chiesa(Co-Founder)Michael Riabzev(Chief Architect)Avihu Levy(Head of Product & Blockchain Research)Oren Katz(VP Engineering)
Co-investorsBalaji SrinivasanBollinger Investment GroupChapter OneCoatue ManagementCoinbase VenturesCollab+Currency+14 more
Succinct builds cryptographic products and tools that enable proof of identity, ownership, and actions on the internet.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Uma Roy(Cofounder)John Guibas(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBankless VenturesParadigmScott SunartoZero Knowledge Validator (ZKV)GeometryRobot Ventures
The Sui Foundation is an independent organization that supports and grows the Sui blockchain ecosystem, working to lower technical and financial barriers for developers building on Sui and to drive broader adoption.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Evan Cheng(Founder)in
Co-investorsBixin CapitalBixin VenturesCoinbase VenturesCrypto DiscoverCVP NoLimitElectric Capital+6 more
Co-investorsDragonflyIOSG VenturesMetastablePantera CapitalWintermuteSevenX Ventures
Telegram is a messaging application that prioritizes simplicity, privacy, and speed, offering encrypted messaging, cross-device synchronization, and support for large group communications.
Sector AgnosticSocial
Co-investors10SQ Capital (TenSquared)Manta Ray VenturesOyster Ventures
ethereum.org is a public, open-source educational resource and community portal for the Ethereum blockchain network, maintained by a core team and thousands of global contributors.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEdTech
Aya Miyaguchiin
Co-investors1confirmationAdvanced BlockchainBaseTwoBloccelerate VCBollinger Investment GroupCollab+Currency+20 more
Walrus Memory is a portable memory layer for AI agents that stores encrypted, verifiable context on the Walrus data platform so agents retain memory across sessions, apps, and runtimes.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsElectric CapitalLvna CapitalProtagonistRaptor Groupa16z cryptoFranklin Templeton
Co-investorsArcane GroupGV (Google Ventures)
Yuga Labs is the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection and ApeCoin (APE).
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen HorowitzArcane GroupJustin “3LAU” Blau+5 more
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesArbitrum · blog.arbitrum.foundation · Aug 26, 2026
Bitcoin · cryptobriefing.com · Aug 21, 2026
Maker · indianretailer.com · Aug 20, 2026
Cognition AI · techcrunch.com · Aug 19, 2026
Sui · bitcoinfoundation.org · Aug 19, 2026
OpenSea · protos.com · Aug 17, 2026
Foundation · wellsvillesun.com · Jul 17, 2026
Miden · cointribune.com · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Standard Crypto made?
- Standard Crypto has 66 tracked investments.
- What stage does Standard Crypto invest at?
- Standard Crypto invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Standard Crypto focus on?
- Standard Crypto focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
- Does Standard Crypto lead rounds?
- Standard Crypto typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Standard Crypto co-invest with?
- Standard Crypto most often shares deals with a16z crypto, Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm, among 250 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Standard Crypto has recently written about stablecoins and token design, arguing stablecoin value will largely accrue to incumbents and on-chain protocols, examining opportunities for stablecoin-first neobanks, and describing the Apptokens (ERC20C/ERC721C) standard for building crypto apps. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamLedgerFest 21: Standard Crypto's Adam Goldberg interviews Zaki Manian, Co-Founder of Sommelier
Blockchain at Columbia · Adam Goldberg
LedgerFest 21: Standard Crypto's Alok Vasudev interviews Rachel Lin, Founder/CEO of SynFutures
Blockchain @ Columbia · Alok Vasudev
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