VOLT CAPITAL
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Pre-Seed–Seed · 4 people tracked
Also known as VOLT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
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Investment thesis
Early-stage crypto-native investor in startups using crypto rails with Web2-style business models, targeting overlooked areas from previous cycles and leveraging Token Daily roots plus validator arm for blockchain insight.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through VOLT CAPITAL went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 26 of 31 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×17Fintech ×10Developer Tools ×7SaaS ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4Consumer ×2Creator Economy ×2
HQs:United States×10Canada×1Colombia×1France×1
Investments · 31 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 42023 · 22022 · 32020 · 110 dated
Cartridge provides infrastructure for onchain games, including a game-native wallet and identity system (Cartridge Controller) and a deterministic onchain game engine (Dojo Engine).
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsGaming
Co-investorsChapter OneSpice CapitalBITKRAFT Ventures
Cashmere provides a multi-signature Solana wallet that allows enterprises and startups to manage cryptocurrency holdings across multiple authorized signers rather than concentrating control in a single account.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Shashank Khanna(Founder)inRebecca Lee(Founder)inCharlotte McGinn(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesNotation CapitalSouth QuadY CombinatorCanapi VenturesFBG Capital+8 more
Center was a crypto developer-tools business that provided APIs (including an NFT rendering API) aggregating on-chain data from EVM blockchains, marketed via a consumer website at center.app.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsLattice CapitalMadrona Venture GroupTop Tier Capital Partners
Coinshift offers institutional credit yield products that are liquid and composable onchain.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Tarun Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investorsEarl Grey CapitalGraph Paper CapitalLongHash VenturesEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.iSeedPolygon Studios+3 more
Cozy provides modular on-chain risk protection for DeFi protocols, offering tools like yield tranches, asset reserves, and market-based protection contracts to cover risks such as bad debt, hacks, and exploits.
Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTechSeattle, US
Tony Sheng(Director)inPayom Dousti(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesDragonflyElectric CapitalMetastableVariant FundRobot Ventures+1 more
Daisy Intelligence provides AI-powered software for retailers to optimize merchandise planning decisions including promotional item selection, pricing, demand forecasting, inventory allocation, assortment, and space planning.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSToronto, CA
Siva Vakalapudi(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalFramework Venture PartnersEv3 Ventures Llc
Daisy Pay is a marketing platform that activates networks of micro and macro creators to amplify brand content through organic engagement via comments, shares, and reposts.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsEv3 Ventures LlcInception Capital (ex OP Crypto)Framework Venture Partners
Daisy provides property management software and services that combine smart technology with structured operational support to simplify building management and improve resident experience.
Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS
Co-investorsFinTech CollectiveCottonwood Technology FundEv3 Ventures LlcFramework Venture PartnersSonae IMTramway Venture Partners
Daisy is a national brand for smart home and small business technology installation and ongoing service, covering smart shades, lighting, home theater, audio, and security systems.
ConsumerHardwareIoT
Hagan Kappler(Co-Founder & CEO)inDion Persson(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAtacama VenturesBungalow CapitalFifth Down CapitalWestern Technology InvestmentBullishEv3 Ventures Llc
FocusTree is a mobile study app that offers a study timer with automatic distraction blocking, spaced-repetition flashcards, and social features like shared digital gardens and group challenges.
ConsumerEdTechSocialParis, FR
Gabin B(Founder)
Gevulot builds Zenith, an Ethereum-compatible execution environment (EVM) that extends the Canton Network for high-frequency institutional finance, offering EVM and SVM deployment and custom blockchain environments with atomic settlement.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsMoonhill CapitalRockawayX
Kravata provides APIs and modules that let companies offer secure transactions, multi-currency global accounts, cross-border payments, and compliance-as-a-service, enabling conversion between fiat currencies and digital assets.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)IOSG VenturesKoyamaki VenturesMagma PartnersCircle VenturesFramework Ventures+1 more
Lagrange builds cryptographic infrastructure for verifiable compute, with two products: Halo, which coordinates distributed autonomous systems in degraded or contested conditions for defense applications, and DeepProve, which generates zero-knowledge proofs verifying that AI inference outputs came from a specific model and inputs.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Defense Tech
Co-investors1k(x)1kxArchetypeBitDAOLattice CapitalMantle Network+3 more
LayerZero builds decentralized infrastructure for interoperability across blockchains and asset issuance, enabling applications and chains to connect liquidity and extend reach across ecosystems.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Bryan Pellegrino(Founder & CEO)inRaz Zarick(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBitDAOBixin CapitalBixin Ventures+30 more
Magic Eden is a crypto trading and entertainment platform that enables users to trade, mint, and collect digital assets including NFTs, tokens, and collectibles across multiple blockchains.
Crypto & Web3GamingMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Jack Lu(Co-founder & CEO)inSidney Zhang(Co-founder & CTO)inZhuoxun Yin(Co-founder & COO)inZhuojie Zhou(Co-founder & Chief Engineer)inRex Zhou(Founder)inJack L.(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlameda ResearchBitcoin FrontierCoinbase VenturesDraft Ventures LlcElectric CapitalGreylock Partners+9 more
Magic provides an API for embedded wallet creation, transaction signing, and onchain automation, serving developers and applications building on blockchain infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsSan Francisco, US
Jaemin J(Founder)
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCCoinFundDigital Currency GroupPlaceholder VCSur VenturesEarl Grey Capital+2 more
Farcaster is a decentralized social network where users own their identity and can discover people and express themselves.
Crypto & Web3SocialVenice, US
Daniel Romero(Executive Officer, Director)Varun Srinivasan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzArchetypeChapter One+11 more
Metahood was an experiment exploring virtual land and shared 3D worlds, but the project is no longer active.
Gwendall
Co-investors1confirmationResolute Ventures
Nansen is a trading platform that combines onchain intelligence and AI to help investors discover trading opportunities, execute trades, and monitor portfolios across multiple blockchain networks and protocols.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Alex Svanevik(Founder)inEvgeny Medvedev(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAccelAndreessen HorowitzBR CapitalCoinbase VenturesFabric Ventures+6 more
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Pinata is an IPFS-based content storage and distribution platform for NFT and web3 creators, developers and marketplaces.
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalTq Ventures LlcGreylock PartnersOffline VenturesOpenSea
Pinata provides developers with IPFS file storage and AI agent hosting, offering decentralized and private storage infrastructure plus tools to deploy and manage agents.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechOmaha, US
Kyle Tut(Co-Founder & CEO)inMatt Ober(Co-Founder & CTO)inElise Jones(Head of People & Operations)inDrew Trombley(Business Development & Partnerships)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesGreylock PartnersOpenSeaPantera CapitalOffline Ventures
Piñata provides a platform that rewards renters for paying rent, offering benefits like rewards points, credit score improvements, and discounts.
B2B MarketplacesFintechNew York, US
Lily Liu(Executive Officer, Director)inDimitri Falk(Executive Officer, Director)inLarry Spada(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJason Kimmel(Director)Adam Demuyakor(Director)inMichael Fawkes(Director)
Co-investorsBDev VenturesChartline Capital PartnersRelevance VenturesWilshire Lane CapitalGreylock PartnersOffline Ventures+1 more
Plural Everything Inc. is a financial technology company providing private capital market infrastructure and investment management solutions for institutional investors, including broker-dealers, investment banks, family offices, wealth managers, and equity crowdfunding platforms.
Climate TechEnergyFintechSan Francisco, US
Spencer Marr(President & Co-founder)Adam Silver(Founder)inAlexander Fong(Founder)in
Co-investorsCompoundMaven 11Necessary VenturesParadigm
Plural is a developer-focused company building around Kubernetes and related technologies (Elixir, Go, React) to enable collaboration among developers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Samuel Weaver(Founder)in
Co-investorsMotive ForcePrimary Venture PartnersSignalFireAtomicoNeoclassic CapitalParadigm
Puffpaw manufactures smart vapes with Bluetooth connectivity that track vaping activity and reward users with cryptocurrency tokens for reducing nicotine intake.
Crypto & Web3HardwareHealthtech
Co-investorsHypersphere VenturesLemniscapEVGFolius VenturesKaratageSeed Club Ventures+2 more
Mobile-first cross-chain crypto trading app acquired by NFT marketplace Magic Eden in April 2025.
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesD1 VenturesDigital Currency GroupElectric CapitalMantis CapitalNascent+4 more
Sound was a music platform for artists and collectors to mint and collect music onchain; the platform is now offline as of January 2026, with all collected music and metadata preserved on decentralized storage.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3
David Greenstein(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzArchetypeCoinbase VenturesCollab+Currency+7 more
Squads delivers financial services to businesses, individuals, and developers using open infrastructure and global internet capital markets.
Fintech
Stepan Simkin(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyElectric CapitalMulticoin CapitalPlaceholder VCReciprocal Ventures+9 more
The Giving Block is a fundraising platform that lets nonprofits accept cryptocurrency, stock and donor-advised fund donations.
Co-investorsAusum VenturesDraft Ventures LlcF-Prime CapitalMulticoin CapitalNascent
thirdweb provides a developer platform for building web3 applications, offering tools for creating and managing tokens, bridging and swapping across blockchain networks, and wallet infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3Developer Tools
Co-investorsBitDAODraft Ventures LlcFoundersHaun VenturesMantle NetworkShrug Capital+6 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiescenter · techjacksolutions.com · Aug 29, 2026
LayerZero · genfinity.io · Aug 25, 2026
Plural · sifted.eu · Aug 20, 2026
Daisy · ocbj.com · Aug 17, 2026
Sound.xyz · trysignalbase.com · Jul 7, 2026
Nansen · financefeeds.com · Jun 22, 2026
Cashmere · thesaasnews.com · Jun 15, 2026
Squads · fintechfutures.com · May 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has VOLT CAPITAL made?
- VOLT CAPITAL has 31 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What stage does VOLT CAPITAL invest at?
- VOLT CAPITAL invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is VOLT CAPITAL's typical check size?
- VOLT CAPITAL typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What sectors does VOLT CAPITAL focus on?
- VOLT CAPITAL focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is VOLT CAPITAL located?
- VOLT CAPITAL is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does VOLT CAPITAL lead rounds?
- VOLT CAPITAL typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does VOLT CAPITAL co-invest with?
- VOLT CAPITAL most often shares deals with Coinbase Ventures, Greylock Partners, OpenSea, among 4 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 42
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Electric Capital is an early-stage venture firm founded in 2018 that backs founders building trust-minimized technologies across AI, crypto, fintech, and related sectors.
Robot Ventures is a $75M early-stage crypto fund founded and led by Robert Leshner (Compound) and Tarun Chitra (Gauntlet), who actively run major DeFi companies while managing the fund, giving founders direct access to operators at the center of on-chain markets. The fund specializes in backing highly technical crypto primitives at the pre-seed stage before they become marquee names, leveraging deep quant research expertise to evaluate complex DeFi mechanisms that many generalist VCs struggle to understand.
Multicoin Capital is a thesis-driven investment firm focused on cryptoassets, tokens, and blockchain companies, managing a hedge fund and several venture funds across public and private markets.
Earl Grey Capital is an early-stage venture fund founded by operators who previously built Clearbit, an API-first data company acquired by HubSpot in 2023.
Archetype is an early-stage venture fund backing crypto founders building new markets and protocols.
Weekend Fund is an early-stage venture fund started by Ryan Hoover (founder of Product Hunt) and Vedika Jain, writing checks into consumer and B2B startups globally.
Digital Currency Group (DCG) is a long-term investor in and operator of businesses across the crypto and blockchain industry, holding equity, fund, and token positions.
Placeholder is a venture capital firm that has invested in over 75 early-stage crypto companies and decentralized networks since 2017.
Nascent is a crypto-focused investment firm that builds, invests in, and competes across open markets and permissionless technologies, deploying both venture and liquid strategies as active participants in the crypto ecosystem.
Resolute Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that leads pre-seed and seed rounds, backing founders with grit, energy and conviction.
▶30 more co-investors
Pantera CapitalWinklevoss CapitalCoinFundDragonflySeed Club VenturesSamsung NextFinTech CollectiveMechanism CapitalTechstarsRedpoint VenturesKleiner PerkinsHack VCBlockchain CapitalNorthzoneAwesome People VenturesAnorak VenturesSarona VenturesStealth CapitalTTV CapitalLudlow VenturesNIVCambrian Asset ManagementAglae VenturesHyperchain CapitalGround Up VenturesOrange DAOMorgan Creek Capital13books CapitalDevelopment Bank of Waleschaotic capital
Firms observed investing alongside VOLT CAPITAL, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with VOLT CAPITAL's recorded portfolio.
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