Variant Fund — 2025 Investments
11 investments dated 2025 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
Cascade is a strategy execution platform that helps organizations turn long-term corporate strategy into actionable goals across teams, with AI-powered executive summaries and reporting to track progress.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Tom Wright(Founder)in
Co-investorsOneVenturesA16Z SpeedrunAda VenturesArchetypeBlitzscaling VenturesCarthona Capital+5 more
Cascade was a no-code data platform that let non-technical business analysts import, transform, and combine large datasets and present findings through interactive data apps.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jon(Co-founder)Jake Fuentes(Founder)in
Co-investorsExpaNat TurnerOctaveA16Z SpeedrunAda VenturesArchetype+2 more
MetaDAO is a Solana-based fundraising and governance platform where projects launch tokens and allocate capital via futarchy markets.
Kollan House(Founder)in
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupEquilibrium VenturesParadigm6th Man Ventures
Pluralis is a research lab developing decentralized and collective AI training infrastructure that enables community-driven, open-weight model development without centralizing power or sacrificing financial sustainability.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US
Alexander Long(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinFundUnion Square Ventures (USV)Balaji SrinivasanEden BlockTopology Ventures
Project Eleven builds post-quantum cryptography and migration tooling for Bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital asset networks.
Co-investorsCastle Island VenturesCoinbase VenturesFin CapitalLattice CapitalQuantonationBalaji Srinivasan+1 more
Speedstake is a Solana-based product that lets stakers sell their future staking rewards for SOL upfront without unstaking, keeping their principal delegated.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesMarin Digital VenturesPaper VenturesSolana Labs
Rialo builds blockchain infrastructure that enables native automation and intelligent systems without relying on offchain solutions.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer Tools
Ade Adepoju(Founder)Lu Zhang(Founder)
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesFabric VenturesHashedPantera CapitalFlowdeskMirana Ventures+1 more
Takenos is a digital wallet that lets users receive money from any country and spend it via global and local (Argentina) cards, with no maintenance fees.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechFuture of Work
Lucas Posada(Founder)inJoaquín Herrera(Founder)inSimon Bouche OcampoSimón Bouchéin
Co-investors500 GlobalLattice CapitalNIVReveriegumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)
Prediction market startup founded by ex-Polymarket and Kalshi staff, building regulated on-chain event markets; agreed to be acquired by Coinbase.
Co-investorsAsylum VenturesCoinbase VenturesCompoundEarl Grey CapitalEnsemble LabsHaun Ventures+5 more
Whetstone is a team of protocol and product builders working in the crypto and blockchain space, with backgrounds at projects including Uniswap, Primitive, and Aztec.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechFintech
Austin Adams(Founder)inMatt CzernikinClement LakhalCooper Kunzin
Co-investorsNascentAmbush CapitalCoinbase VenturesCredibly NeutralFigmentFigment Capital+2 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.


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