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Investment thesis
The LAO operates as a decentralized autonomous organization built as a member-managed LLC, enabling members to collectively make investment decisions through on-chain and off-chain governance. It focuses on backing innovative blockchain projects and protocols, emphasizing transparency via on-chain records, decentralized decision-making with no single point of control, and community collaboration. Members gain access to investment opportunities, portfolio reporting, educational resources, and networking, participating in funding decisions and helping shape the direction of the organization within the Web3 space.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 31, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 13 of 16 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×8Data & Infrastructure ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Developer Tools ×4Consumer ×2Fintech ×2SaaS ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1
HQs:United States×4Switzerland×1Denmark×1Poland×1Saudi Arabia×1Singapore×1
Investments · 16 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12021 · 102020 · 213 dated
SquiggleDAO is a community-owned organization dedicated to advancing Chromie Squiggles, a generative on-chain art project, through building community, awareness, and ownership.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Media & Entertainment
Co-investorsStandard CryptoTrue Ventures
Sports, media and entertainment brand covering the business of sports, founded in 2019 by Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman.
Rich Kleiman(Founder)in
Co-investorsCourtside VenturesThirty Five Ventures (35V)CoinFundSlow VenturesStandard Crypto
DFINITY builds the Internet Computer, a decentralized cloud network that enables applications to run directly on the blockchain with persistent state, native HTTP serving, and built-in security without requiring external databases or a dedicated operations team.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer Tools
Dominic Williams(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAmino CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAspect VenturesBollinger Investment Group+28 more
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Enso is an AI-first data preparation and blending platform that enables data teams to ingest, clean, transform, and analyze structured and unstructured data across multiple sources including databases, files, and APIs.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSKraków, PL
Sylwia Brodacka(Founder)inWojciech Daniło(Founder)Wojciech DaniloGreg Ociepka(manager)
Co-investorsBalnord Sp. z o.o.Y CombinatorAbstract VenturesDay One VenturesDeepbridge CapitalExperior Venture Fund+14 more
Enso Security (presented on the page as Snyk's AI Security Platform) provides an independent security layer that validates AI-generated code, governs development agents, and secures AI-native applications.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Roy Erlich(Founder)in
Co-investorstoDay VenturesYL VenturesElaiaMulticoin CapitalNFXPolychain Capital
Forage Mail provides automated email filtering for Gmail accounts that separates low-priority messages and delivers a daily digest summary with condensed versions of newsletters, while allowing users to customize filtering rules across any email client.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerNew York City, US
Eni Jaupi(Founder)inRichie Bonilla(CEO)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlackbird VenturesPurpose Built VenturesSpacecadet VenturesTitanium VenturesY Combinator+5 more
Gitcoin operates a directory and knowledge base for funding mechanisms, platforms, and research in decentralized networks, Ethereum, and public goods.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureGovTechLafayette, US
Kevin Owocki(Founder)Kevin O.(Founder)inKyle Weiss(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Moore(Founder)Vivek Singh(Founder)
BoardMichael Kriak(Director)in
Co-investorsBootNodeConsenSys MeshDivergenceFenbushi CapitalHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)IDEO CoLab Ventures+7 more
Infura provides infrastructure and API services for developers building decentralized applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Eleazar Galano(Founder)
Co-investorsBitDAODeepTech VenturesFenbushi CapitalIOSG VenturesMantle NetworkAlameda Research+4 more
IOSG Ventures is a research-driven investment fund founded in 2017 that backs early-stage Web3 founders building infrastructure, middleware, security, and consumer applications.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsCerulean VenturesMirana VenturesWeb3com Ventures
SubQuery provides Web3 infrastructure and tooling that enables developers to build and scale decentralized applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSingapore, SG
Ian He(CTO and Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBitDAOD1 VenturesDigital Currency GroupDigital Finance GroupEllipti+11 more
Saudi-based provider of online ordering, delivery-management and marketing software for restaurants.
Co-investorsDelta BlockchainDigital Currency Group500 GlobalElectric CapitalMorningstar Ventures
Taker provides a restaurant management and ordering platform that serves independent and chain restaurants with ordering, delivery, discovery, and growth tools.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFoodTechMarketing TechSaaS
Abdullah Alsaadiin
Co-investors500 GlobalArzan VCCedar Mundi VenturesDigital Currency GroupDragonflyElectric Capital
Tinyman is a decentralized trading protocol built on the Algorand blockchain that enables users to trade and provide liquidity for Algorand Standard Assets.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsArrington CapitalDigital Currency GroupG1 VenturesYoubi CapitalArrington XRP CapitalBlocktower Capital+3 more
Zerion is a self-custodial, multichain wallet and data platform that aggregates assets and positions across 58+ blockchains in real time, offering swap routing, trading, and an API for wallet data access.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US
Evgeny Yurtaev(Founder & CEO)inAlex Bashlykov(Director)in
BoardToby Coppel(Director)inVadim Koleoshkin(Director)inBrad Burnham(Director)in
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)BitDAOBlockchain CoinvestorsDe Fi Alliance HoldingsDigital Currency GroupG1 Ventures+18 more
Zerion is a pharmaceutical development company that uses its Dispersome formulation technology to improve the solubility and therapeutic performance of poorly soluble drugs.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechCopenhagen, DK
Korbinian LöbmanninJorrit Waterin
Co-investorsElmehøj VenturesBitscale CapitalBlockchain.com VenturesCoinbase VenturesContinue CapitalDCG+8 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsEnsoacq. by Snyk
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesGitcoin · gitcoin.co · Mar 5, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has THE LAO made?
- THE LAO has 16 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What sectors does THE LAO focus on?
- THE LAO focuses on Crypto & Web3.
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