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Investment thesis
TVP focuses on Bitcoin-native venture capital, backing companies building on Bitcoin and its infrastructure such as the Lightning Network. The firm produces research and whitepapers on the emerging Bitcoin-native startup investment landscape and positions itself around the long-term potential of Bitcoin in the digital economy.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 24 of 30 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×12Fintech ×10AI & Machine Learning ×8Creator Economy ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3Digital Health ×3SaaS ×3Consumer ×2
HQs:United States×15Indonesia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×43 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
The University of Texas at Austin ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×3Economics ×2Engineering ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 15 founders with career history
Columbia University ×2Motorola ×2VMware ×2
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 72024 · 32023 · 42022 · 32021 · 12019 · 12018 · 120 dated
Company with a big vision for global telecommunications.
Cedar Park, US
Lyle Pratt(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardTimothy Noah Hayes(Director)
Board seatChristopher Calicott· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsTVP Bitcoin Venture
Payward is the parent company behind Kraken and a portfolio of financial products covering trading, custody, payments, lending, onchain finance, and benchmarks.
Crypto & Web3FintechCheyenne, US
Jesse Powell(Director)inStephanie Lemmerman(Executive Officer)David Ripley(Executive Officer)inArjun Sethi(Executive Officer, Director)inNicholas Percoco(Executive Officer)Mayur Gupta(Executive Officer)in
Board seatChristopher CalicottChristopher Calicott· per SEC Form D · $25.3M raise · filed Aug 2026
Co-investorsRadicle ImpactDRW Venture CapitalNasdaq VenturesTribe Capital FirstlookTVP Bitcoin Venture
StyleSage (Centric Market Intelligence) provides retail market intelligence software that collects and normalizes competitor eCommerce data to analyze assortments, pricing, discounting, and product trends.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRetail TechNew York City, US
Jade Huang(Executive Officer, Director)inRobert Figiel(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatChristopher Calicott· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalGeekdomTechstars
Aethero designs and manufactures space-rated, high-performance edge computing modules and distributed computing platforms for spacecraft ranging from CubeSats to orbital data centers and space stations.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSpace TechGrand Forks, US
Josh Klug(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMatt Dunlevy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsKindred VenturesPioneerService Provider CapitalAlumni VenturesGiant Step CapitalNeo
Deezy unlocks Bitcoin's value by hunting rare satoshis that trade at a premium and reselling them to collectors, while providing data and API tools for the ordinals market.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsHivemind Ventures, Llc
Fedi is a mobile wallet application that integrates messaging, financial transactions, and mini-apps within a community-controlled network powered by Bitcoin.
Crypto & Web3FintechSocialAustin, US
Obinna Nwosu(Executive Officer, Director)Justin Moen(Director)
BoardJeffrey Booth(Director)
Co-investorsHivemind Ventures, LlcRecursive CapitalTen31Block IncConcentricTBD
Galoy builds Bitcoin-native banking software and infrastructure for regulated financial institutions, enabling banks to offer Bitcoin services to their customers.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Nicolasin
Co-investorsBrad MillsFulgur VenturesHivemind Ventures, LlcKube VCValor Equity PartnersCraft Ventures
Hedera is a permissioned distributed ledger platform designed for enterprise applications, offering fast transaction finality, regulatory compliance, and institutional governance.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechRichardson, US
Mance Harmon(Chief Executive Officer, Manager)inLeemon Baird(Manager)in
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCBlockchain AssetsBlockwallDigital Currency GroupDigital StrategiesEterna Capital+10 more
Impervious builds Bitcoin-based technology and infrastructure focused on privacy, security, and self-sovereignty.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity
Chase Perkins(Founder)in
Co-investorsLemniscapLightning VenturesStrategic Cyber Ventures
Infinimmune discovers and develops antibody therapeutics using proprietary sequencing technology and AI-powered optimization.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices
Lance Hepler(Founder)inKatie Pfeiffer(Founder)inMichael Gibbons(Founder)inWyatt McDonnell(Founder)indavid jaffe(Founder)in
Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcPear VCPlayground GlobalRA CapitalAxial VCPaladin Capital Group
Kraken 360 Investments provides capital and launch infrastructure to blockchain protocols in pre-token and early post-token phases, offering custody, staking, treasury, and liquidity services alongside fundraising support.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Jesse Powell(Founder)inMichael Gronager(Founder)inThanh Luu(Founder)David RipleyinArjun Sethiin
Co-investors1/1 Capital10T Fundalphabet angelsAltari VenturesAweh VenturesBlockchain Capital+44 more
Kronologic is an AI platform that automatically books sales meetings for revenue teams by engaging existing customers, warm leads, and prospects through intelligent outreach and calendar negotiation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechAustin, US
Ben Parker(Founder)inTrey Allison(Founder)inAaron Bollinger(Founder)in
Co-investorsEast 11 VenturesGeekdomLong View Technology VenturesNext Coast VenturesSilverton PartnersSignal Peak Ventures
Modrinth operates an open-source platform and marketplace for discovering, distributing, and managing Minecraft mods, resource packs, and other content, serving both players and creators.
Creator EconomyGamingMarketplaces
Co-investorsMakers Fund
Superpower offers personalized health testing and monitoring for consumers, analyzing 100+ biomarkers across multiple body systems.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Jacob Peters(Founder)inDr Anant Vinjamoori
Co-investorsAOKI LABSAurumBackwards CapitalBasic CapitalBlack FlagForerunner Ventures+16 more
Synota develops technology for decentralized energy systems.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3EnergyFintechPowell, US
Austin Mitchell(Chief Operating Officer & Director)inAlan Schroeder(Director)Lisa Scott(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsFulgur VenturesHivemind Ventures, LlcRev1 VenturesRecursive Capital
Telegram is a cross-platform messaging application with encrypted, self-destructing messages, multi-device sync, and large group chats.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Co-investorsAfford.CapitalAlphabit FundAngelONE CapitalArrington CapitalBitDAOCapitânia Investimentos+46 more
The Graph organizes and indexes blockchain data through a decentralized network, providing web3 developers with fast, cost-efficient access to smart contract data via subgraphs and GraphQL queries.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAGE CryptoAndromeda CapitalAngelONE CapitalBig Brain HoldingsBollinger Investment GroupBootNode+31 more
Unchained provides bitcoin financial services including loans and custody solutions built on collaborative custody structures.
Crypto & Web3FintechAustin, US
Joe Kelly(Founder)inDhruv Bansal(Founder)inJoseph Kelly(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Komaransky(Director)Mike Erwin(Director)
BoardEzra Galston(Director)in
Co-investorsKube VCLightning VenturesStarting LineTen31Valor Equity PartnersVisary Capital+9 more
Valar Atomics is developing and scaling high-temperature gas nuclear reactors for grid-independent applications including hydrogen production, data center power, and clean hydrocarbon fuel production.
CleantechDeep TechEnergySan Rafael, US
Isaiah Taylor(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpAlumni VenturesBalaji SrinivasanBalerion Space VenturesBVVCContrary+15 more
VIDA provides identity verification and fraud prevention services, enabling individuals and businesses to verify identity securely across borders and in emerging markets.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDigital HealthFintechIndonesia, ID
Niki Luhur(Founder & Group CEO)in
Co-investorsBreyer CapitalJungle VenturesAlpha JWC VenturesConcentric
VIDA helps governments, donors, and investors identify gaps in infrastructure such as energy, water, and roads across underserved communities in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East using geospatial data and AI.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
VIDA
Co-investorsCusp CapitalConcentric
Vida Health delivers personalized, human-centered digital health care addressing both physical and mental health.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Joe Murad(CEO)Mike Rollain
BoardRichard Frank
Co-investorsAlly Bridge GroupAspect VenturesCanvas VenturesGeneral AtlanticHLM Investment PartnersNGP Capital+5 more
Voltage is a Bitcoin and Lightning Network payments platform that lets businesses move Bitcoin and stablecoins with instant settlement at near-zero fees.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechWichita, US
Graham Krizek(Founder)in
Co-investorsFulgur VenturesGV (Google Ventures)STILLMARKStrategic Cyber VenturesAlpha Sigma CapitalAngelDAO+15 more
Wavlake is a platform for musicians and podcasters to publish and distribute audio content across multiple platforms while receiving direct bitcoin payments from listeners.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Media & Entertainment
Michael Rhee(Founder)in
Co-investorsHivemind Ventures, LlcLightning Ventures
ZBD is a payment service provider focused on disrupting payments in the gaming industry through globally compliant payment solutions.
Creator EconomyFintechGamingHoboken, US
Simon Cowell(Co-founder, CEO)inAndré Neves(Co-founder, CTO)in
BoardStephen McKeon(Director)inNicholas Brand(Director)David Osojnik(Director)
Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyFulgur VenturesCadenza
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
NavierPopulariumRainmaker TechnologyZebedee
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.
Exits · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1VIDA GlobalNYSE: VIDA
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Payward · pymnts.com · Sep 11, 2026
Aethero · finsmes.com · Jun 11, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) made?
- Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) has 30 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) invest at?
- Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) focus on?
- Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) located?
- Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) is headquartered in Austin, US.
- Does Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) lead rounds?
- Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) has led 5 of the 7 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) co-invest with?
- Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) most often shares deals with Fulgur Ventures, Hivemind Ventures, Llc, Digital Currency Group, among 62 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamChristopher Calicott on Trammell Venture Partners & Building a Bitcoin-Native VC Fund | TLS124
Kevin Rooke · Christopher Calicott
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Co-investors · 11
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Makers Fund is a global venture capital firm focused on games and interactive entertainment, backing early-stage founders.
Starship Ventures is an early-stage deep tech venture firm backing founders building frontier technology.
Accelerator Ventures is a seed-stage venture fund that provides the first institutional check to early-stage startups, having backed over 130 companies including several that reached IPO or were acquired.
Helium-3 Ventures is a venture capital firm backing founders building innovative companies across sectors including space, energy, robotics, and consumer, on Earth and beyond.
SRB Ventures is a technology venture investment fund founded and led by Sahil Bloom, investing across all stages and sectors.
The Venture Collective (TVC) is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports a portfolio of startups across sectors such as energy and consumer products.
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Firms observed investing alongside Trammell Venture Partners (TVP), from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Trammell Venture Partners (TVP)'s recorded portfolio.
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