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Variant Fund — 2025 Investments

11 investments dated 2025 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Cascadecascade.appin𝕏Dec 2025

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

Cascadecascade.ioDec 2025

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

Meleemelee.marketsSep 2025

Melee is a prediction markets platform where users complete tasks and build a "Melee Score" to participate.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3

Nick Preszler(Founder)in

Co-investorsDBA

MetaDAOmetadao.fiinOct 2025

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 Researchpluralis.ai𝕏Mar 2025

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 Elevenprojecteleven.comJun 2025

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

Pyepye.fiin𝕏Dec 2025

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

Rialorialo.io𝕏Aug 2025

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

Takenostakenos.comin𝕏Oct 2025

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)

The Clearing Companyclearing.coAug 2025Acquired

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 Researchwhetstone.ccin𝕏Feb 2025 · $1.3M

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.