New York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
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395 people in our graph share verified history with the Symbolic Capital team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Investment thesis
Symbolic Capital pursues a people-driven approach to Web3 investing, backing founders building in the crypto and blockchain space. The firm pairs capital with original research, publishing deep dives on topics such as Bitcoin restaking, BitVM, and reinforcement learning environments, reflecting an interest in the intersection of crypto infrastructure and emerging AI. It also runs the Nailwal Fellowship program to support builders. Its activity spans announcements of new investments and thesis-driven writings that inform its convictions across frontier crypto and adjacent technologies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Symbolic Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 31 of 60 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×22AI & Machine Learning ×15Developer Tools ×11Fintech ×10Data & Infrastructure ×8Cybersecurity ×5Deep Tech ×3Consumer ×2
HQs:United States×6Canada×1Spain×1Nigeria×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 18 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×152 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data
University of California, Berkeley ×3Stanford University ×2The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×9Engineering ×6Economics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 17 founders with career history
Carnegie Mellon University ×2Stanford University ×2
Investments · 60 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 22023 · 14 dated
TAC builds a bridge connecting the TON blockchain network to EVM-compatible blockchains, enabling developers to deploy applications on TON without rewriting code in the native FunC language.
Crypto & Web3
Pavel Altukhov(Founder)Kenzi Wang(Co-Founder)inSandeep Nailwal(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsSerafund
Arcana Network (operating as Avail Nexus) provides multi-chain infrastructure that lets decentralized applications operate across blockchains without rebuilding, including unified balances that combine tokens across chains and a verifiable data availability layer for high-throughput applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Mayur Relekar(Founder)in
Co-investorsCogitent VenturesDigital Currency GroupWoodstock FundArcanum CapitalBuilders TribeFenbushi Capital+2 more
Avantis is a decentralized derivatives exchange built on Base that lets users trade leveraged perpetuals on crypto, forex, metals, commodities, and indices directly from their wallets.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesEdessa CapitalFlowdeskFounders FundModular CapitalPantera Capital
Babylon Labs develops trustless infrastructure that enables Bitcoin to be used as collateral in decentralized finance and through a Bitcoin staking protocol for blockchain validation.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Fisher Yu(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBasecamp FundBloccelerate VCBreyer Capital+9 more
Cubist develops cryptographic proof systems and tools for verifying software correctness and security, serving developers and organizations building secure systems.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Riad(CEO)inAnn(COO)inFraserinDeianinRohanin
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersPROOFVery Serious VenturesZero Knowledge Validator (ZKV)Amplify Partners CVBlizzard+2 more
dappOS is a Web3 operating system that turns natural-language user intents into executed on-chain actions.
Ty Shen(Founder)in
Co-investorsLBANK LabsLeland Ventures
Pasadena, US
David Alexander Watts(Executive Officer, Director)Jordan Blayne Hagan(Executive Officer, Director)inEric Destaing(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Mugno(Director)Oscar Salcedo-Ibanex(Director)
Co-investorsDBAFigment Capital
Fluent Labs develops blockchain infrastructure and consumer products, including the Fluent Network with blended execution that allows programs written for different virtual machines to run within the same blockchain state.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsPolychain Capital
Inco provides a privacy layer for blockchain networks, enabling privacy solutions that adapt to different chains, use cases, and regulatory requirements.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Remi
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsCoinbase VenturesGSRZero Knowledge Validator (ZKV)1kxScript Capital+1 more
Lorenzo Protocol offers on-chain asset management aimed at institutional users.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Matt Ye(Founder)in
Co-investorsD1 Ventures
Miden builds modern payments infrastructure for businesses across Africa and beyond, offering compliant cross-border money movement and embedded banking solutions.
Data & InfrastructureFintechIkeja, NG
Okiemute Avworhokai(Founder)inIni Udoh(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorHack VCVelocity Digital1kxa16z cryptoAndreessen Horowitz
Miden is a blockchain protocol using zero-knowledge (ZK) architecture to enable programmable privacy, quantum-resistance, and scalability for onchain finance.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintechMenlo Park, US
Bobbin Threadbare(Co-founder)Azeem Khan(Co-founder)inDominik Schmid(Co-founder)in
Co-investors1k(x)1kxa16z cryptoBloccelerate VCAndreessen HorowitzHack VC
Morph Payments is a stablecoin payment platform that lets online businesses accept payments, send payouts, convert to fiat, and earn on idle balances through an API or no-code tools.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCPantera Capital
Nillion is a decentralized secure computing network that uses privacy-enhancing technologies to store and process sensitive data by distributing trust across nodes.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Andrew Yeoh(Founder)in
Co-investorsARKN venturesBig Brain HoldingsChapter OneFlowdeskFOMO VenturesInception Capital (ex OP Crypto)+14 more
NodeKit builds blockchain data analytics and cross-rollup infrastructure for Web3 developers and applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Noah Pravecek(Chief Executive Officer)Nick Preszler(Chief Technology Officer)Ricardo Tavarez(Founding Software Engineer)
Co-investorsKira Studio
0G (Zero Gravity) is a blockchain infrastructure stack for AI applications, combining an EVM-compatible Layer 1 chain, a distributed storage network, a compute network, and a scalable data availability layer.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Ming Wu(Founder)inMichael Heinrich(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAlphaLab CapitalAnimoca BrandsBaseTwoBlockchain BuildersCaladan+14 more
OpenGradient operates a decentralized network for verifiable AI computing, letting users host models, run secure inference, and deploy AI agents onchain.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep TechNew York City, US
Adam B(Founder)
Co-investorsPragma VenturesThanefield CapitalTPC Club (The presale club)TPC Venturesa16z cryptoBlack Dragon+7 more
ORA operates a live platform for AI-managed investment funds, including a competitive "World Cup" leaderboard for such funds.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSunnyvale, US
Jiatian Wang(Founder)Kartin Wong(Founder)
Co-investorsBitDAOMantle NetworkTranspose Platform ManagementAzur Innovation FundSevenX Ventures
The company provides a data wallet for personal data ownership and management, alongside AI-powered personal agent cards that deliver automated recommendations without requiring manual user input.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep TechSector Agnostic
Regan Peng(Founder)in
Co-investorsHack VC
PIN AI builds an on-device personal AI model and private compute network that connects an individual's personal data from multiple applications and runs specialized agents to perform tasks.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCrypto & Web3San Mateo, US
Regan Peng(Founder)in
Polyhedra Network builds blockchain infrastructure for AI applications, including EXPchain, a chain for verifiability, data security, and performance of AI systems, and the ZKJ token for gas and governance.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Tiancheng X.(Founder)in
Co-investorsArcane GroupL2 Iterative Ventures (L2IV)LongHash VenturesMapleblock CapitalPuzzle VenturesRR2 Capital+7 more
Prodia provides APIs for high-quality image and video generation using generative AI, delivered at scale without requiring GPU provisioning or infrastructure management.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Shawn Wilkinson(Founder)in
Co-investorsBuilder CapitalEv3 Ventures LlcTRGCWeb3com VenturesIndex VenturesOKX Ventures
Community Gaming operated a platform for grassroots competitive gaming tournaments and player payouts; it wound down in 2026.
Co-investorsA100X VenturesBitDAOCoinFundMantle NetworkMoonhill CapitalMulticoin Capital+5 more
Sentient Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to building open-source AGI independent of single-entity control.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSector Agnostic
Himanshu Tyagi(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalGSRHack VCHypersphere VenturesMH VenturesPantera Capital+9 more
Sentient is an AI solutions provider offering enterprise services including automatic speech recognition for Asian languages.
Christopher Yeo(Founder)in
Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesUntroD CapitalArrington CapitalCanonical CryptoEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.Foresight+9 more
Sleektext is a news and information platform dedicated to World of Warcraft coverage, offering game updates, player guides, strategies, and tournament information to WoW players globally.
GamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsBAM VenturesDorm RoomBig Brain HoldingsBinance LabsEmirates ConsortiumGenblock Capital+4 more
StakeStone is a crypto-native neo bank offering self-custody accounts with yield-bearing balances, gasless transactions, and borderless payments across DeFi and CeFi venues.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Cheryl Liu(Founder)in
Co-investorsBinance LabsOKX VenturesPolychain CapitalSevenX Ventures
An EVM-compatible network extension for TON.
Pavel Altukhov(Founder)in
Co-investorsHack VCBITKRAFT Ventures
TAC is a blockchain built for Ethereum-based decentralized applications to access TON and Telegram's user base of over 1 billion users.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Co-investorsHack VCPaper VenturesBITKRAFT VenturesThe Open Platform
Toledo, ES
Harshita Singh(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitDAOMantle NetworkMulticoin Capital
Tomo offers a multichain "social wallet" for Web3 users, including a mobile app, browser extension, and Telegram bot for connecting, trading, and earning across crypto networks.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Developer Tools
Co-investorsKuCoin Labs
Vana is an open data infrastructure platform that enables individuals to control and manage the data they generate, with the ability to choose how it is used by AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningData & Infrastructure
Art Abal(Founder)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAlphaLab CapitalCaladanEarl Grey CapitalParadigmSCB 10X+7 more
Verifiable provides an AI-powered platform for healthcare credentialing and provider network management that combines autonomous agents with regulatory compliance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Nick Macario(Founder)inViv Rajkumar(Founder)inElina Cadouri(Executive Officer)in
BoardJack Altman(Director)
Co-investors137 VenturesCathexis VenturesStruck CapitalY Combinatora16z cryptoBlack Dragon+11 more
EZKL provides verification tools that confirm AI models run as intended and detect tampering, hardware failures, or corrupted outputs.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsLemniscapBloomberg Beta
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
0G LabsAlignedAvantisCodaCommunity GamingCompute LabsCornFluentFraction AIInco NetworkMemelandMiraMosoMystic MooseNubitPrimusPrimuslabsProdiaSideSide ProtocolSkateUsecornWarlock
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Lorenzo · kvia.com · Aug 10, 2026
ORA · weetracker.com · Jul 24, 2026
Prodia Labs · chipstrat.com · Jul 15, 2026
OpenGradient · prnewswire.com · Jun 4, 2026
Cube3 · todayscrypto.news · Jun 3, 2026
Verifiable · prnewswire.com · Apr 14, 2026
Babylon · finance.yahoo.com · Jan 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Symbolic Capital made?
- Symbolic Capital has 60 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Symbolic Capital invest at?
- Symbolic Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Symbolic Capital focus on?
- Symbolic Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Symbolic Capital located?
- Symbolic Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Who does Symbolic Capital co-invest with?
- Symbolic Capital most often shares deals with BitDAO, GSR, L2 Iterative Ventures (L2IV), among 94 tracked co-investors.
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