United States of America

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a prominent venture capital firm recognized for its strategic investments in innovative and high-growth technology companies. Founded in 2000 by Chris Schaepe, Barry Eggers, Ravi Mhatre, and Peter Nieh, Lightspeed has played a pivotal role in shaping the success stories of numerous startups across various sectors.

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Jump Crypto, a division of the Jump Trading Group, is a global leader in Web3 infrastructure development and investment.

Jump Crypto

Galaxy is a digital asset and blockchain leader helping institutions, startups, and qualified individuals shape a changing economy.

Galaxy

Coinbase Ventures is the venture capital arm of Coinbase, one of the largest and most well-known cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. Coinbase Ventures is focused on investing in early-stage companies and projects in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. It provides funding, resources, and support to startups and entrepreneurs working on innovative blockchain and crypto-related technologies and applications.

Coinbase Ventures

Hong Kong

HashKey Capital is a blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused venture capital and investment firm based in Hong Kong. They specialize in funding and supporting early-stage blockchain and cryptocurrency projects, startups, and companies.

HashKey Capital

Samsung NEXT is the innovation arm of the Samsung Group, a global conglomerate. Samsung NEXT is known for its role in identifying, investing in, and developing cutting-edge technologies and startups. The primary focus of Samsung NEXT is to explore and invest in emerging technology trends that align with Samsung's broader business strategies.

Samsung NEXT

United Kingdom

Wintermute is a truly value adding investor dedicated to supporting the innovation in the blockchain ecosystem.

Wintermute

Naval Ravikant is the CEO and a co-founder of AngelList. He previously co-founded Epinions (which went public as part of Shopping.com) and Vast.com. He is an active Angel investor, and have invested in dozens of companies, including Twitter, Uber, Yammer, Stack Overflow and Wanelo.

Naval Ravikant

PayPal Ventures invests in companies at the forefront of innovation in fintech, payments, commerce enablement, artificial intelligence, blockchain and cryptocurrency, and regulatory and cyber technology.

PayPal Ventures

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that invests in powerful, positive change that endures.

General Catalyst

An accelerator helping DeFi startups source liquidity and support from a broad industry network

DeFi Alliance

Polygon aims to transform Ethereum into a multi-chain ecosystem with secured Layer 2 & standalone chains

Polygon

Santiago Roel Santos is the Partner at ParaFi Capital

Santiago Roel Santos

Avalanche is the fastest smart contracts platform in the blockchain industry, as measured by time-to-finality

Avalanche Foundation

Primitive Ventures is an international venture investment firm that invests on blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies.

Primitive Ventures

Third Prime

Balaji S. Srinivasan is the CTO of Coinbase and cofounder of Counsyl, Earn, Teleport, and Coin Center. He was previously CEO at Earn.com, which was recently sold to Coinbase. Prior to taking the CEO role at Earn.com, Dr. Srinivasan was a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Prior to joining a16z, he was the cofounder and CTO of FoundersFund-backed Counsyl, where he won the Wall Street Journal Innovation Award for Medicine and was named to the MIT TR35. Dr. Srinivasan holds a BS, MS, and PhD in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University. He also teaches the occasional class at Stanford, including an online MOOC in 2013 which reached 250,000+ students worldwide.

Balaji Srinivasan

Tioga Capital operates as a private investment firm.

Tioga Capital

Folius Ventures invests, popularizes, and participates in the construction of the Web3 ecosystem.

Folius Ventures

Uniswap

THETA

Castle Island Ventures is a venture capital firm

Castle Island Ventures

Blockdaemon is a blockchain deployment facilitator that manages nodes and payment rails for blockchain networks.

Blockdaemon

OpenSea Ventures

Quiet Capital

Paul Veradittakit

Lyrik Ventures

Itay Malinger

Chaos Labs

Slow Ventures is known for its patient and supportive approach to investments. They often take a long-term view and provide guidance, mentorship, and resources to the startups they back.

Slow Ventures

Singapore

The Spartan Group primarily focuses on investments in digital assets, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain-related projects. They actively manage a portfolio of various cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, as well as other tokens and blockchain assets.

The Spartan Group

Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that funds consumer, enterprise, and healthcare startups.

Bessemer Venture Partners

Anatoly is the creator of Solana. He led development of operating systems at Qualcomm, distributed systems at Mesosphere, and compression at Dropbox. He holds 2 patents for high performance Operating Systems protocols, was a core kernel developer for BREW which powered every CDMA flip phone (100m+ devices), and led development of tech that madeProject Tango (VR/AR) possible on Qualcomm phones.

Anatoly Yakovenko

Haun Ventures

Francesco Agosti

Michael Shaulov

Kevin Weil

F-Prime Capital

Variant is an early-stage fund investing in web3. They believe the next generation of the internet will transform users into owners. They back mission-aligned founders at the earliest possible stage

Variant

1confirmation is a forward-thinking venture capital firm at the forefront of innovation in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. Established in 2017 by Nick Tomaino, a visionary in the industry, the firm is dedicated to identifying and supporting promising early-stage projects that are shaping the future of decentralized technologies.

1confirmation

Volt Capital is a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in early-stage startups in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space. Volt Capital is known for its focus on supporting innovative projects and teams within the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem.

Volt Capital

Cooper Turley

Ethereal Ventures a new venture fund established by Joseph Lubin

Ethereal Ventures

Pear VC

0xmons

Hungary

Day One Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund that works with entrepreneurs and technology start-ups from Europe.

Day One Capital

Liu Jiang

Data Community Fund

Palm Tree Crew

Koop

Electric Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on investments in blockchain and cryptocurrency-related projects and companies. Founded by Avichal Garg and Curtis Spencer, Electric Capital is known for its active involvement in the cryptocurrency space and its support for innovative blockchain technologies.

Electric Capital

Social Capital’s mission is to build the future. We do this by identifying emerging technology trends, partnering with entrepreneurs that are trying to solve some of the world's hardest problems and help them build substantial commercial and economic outcomes. Our returns have placed us among the top technology investors in the world and act as a signal that we have generally been on the right track.

Social Capital

The CMT Group has acted as a valued collaborator to numerous exchanges, clearing firms, and trading and investment teams, generating edge by pairing market insight with early adoption and innovation of nascent technologies.

CMT Digital

CoinFund is a blockchain-focused investment firm and cryptocurrency research company that specializes in supporting and investing in early-stage blockchain and crypto projects. Founded by Jake Brukhman and Alex Felix in 2015, CoinFund has been active in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space for several years

CoinFund

gumi Cryptos Capital is a blockchain and cryptographic asset fund that invests in the crypto native stack from L1 to the application layer, as well as in traditional businesses supporting the ecosystem.

gumi Cryptos Capital

Distributed Global is an investment firm focused on the blockchain and digital asset ecosystem.

Distributed Global

Alameda Research is a quantitative cryptocurrency trading firm that provides liquidity in cryptocurrency and digital assets markets.

Alameda Research

China

MSA Capital is a global venture capital and private equity firm that invests in technology-enabled companies from seed to growth stage.

MSA Capital

Goat Capital

A&T Capital

Old Fashion Research is a multi-strategy blockchain investment fund founded by executives from the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange.

Old Fashion Research

Alter Global is an early stage venture capital firm investing in emerging markets.

Alter Global

4DX Ventures is a pan-African venture capital firm. 4DX Ventures mission is to bring together people, ideas and capital to create a prosperous African continent and a vibrant global community.

4DX Ventures

Serena Ventures

Raba Capital

Nestcoin

Adaverse

Hashed Emergent is a web2.5 fund launched by Hashed dedicated to builders from emerging markets with a focus on India.

Hashed Emergent

Magic Fund

Base is a secure, low-cost, builder-friendly Ethereum L2 built to bring the next billion users onchain.

Base Ecosystem Fund

0xbrainjar

Malta

Binance Labs identifies, invests, and empowers viable blockchain entrepreneurs, startups, and communities, providing financing to industry projects that help grow the wider blockchain ecosystem. Binance Labs is committed to supporting fast-executing, technical teams who positively impact the crypto space and build the decentralised web.

Binance Labs

Investing in the crypto-powered Web3 and creator economy ecosystems

6MV (6th Man Ventures)

Solana Ventures' mission is to accelerate the growth of the Solana blockchain and adjacent ecosystems by providing capital to the most promising teams building in the crypto ecosystem.

Solana Ventures

Sfermion is a multi-strategy investment firm focused on the immersive internet. Sfermion's mission is to accelerate the emergence of the metaverse by investing in the companies and founders who are shaping our digital future.

Sfermion

India

Peak XV Partners (Formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA) is a leading venture capital and growth investing firm investing across India, South East Asia and beyond.

Peak XV Partners(ex-Sequoia India)

Lemniscap is an investment firm specializing in investments in emerging cryptoassets and blockchain companies

Lemniscap

United Arab Emirates

Morningstar Ventures is an investment firm focused on digital assets and blockchain technology.

Morningstar Ventures

Spark Digital Capital is a research-focused crypto fund that invests in the future of blockchain and technology.

Spark Digital Capital

Slovakia

Zee Prime Capital is a VC firm based in Bratislava, Slovakia. Investing in programmable assets and early-stage founders globally.

Zee Prime Capital

Corner Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in the B and C rounds of promising startups.

Corner Ventures

Openspace is a venture capital firm using active intelligence to find and back transformative companies in Southeast Asia.

Openspace

M13 provides strategic counsel and operational expertise to help founders grow their companies.

Zhen Cao is the Asia partner of Republic.co. She was the partner at JLAB, the cryptocurrency venture arm of JD Capital. JD Capital is the only publicly traded PE firm in China with peak $9B AUM.

Zhen Cao

Solar Eco Fund

Welinder & Shi Capital partners with high-net-worth individuals and make investments in Active Lifestyle and relevant Technologies.

Welinder & Shi Capital

Multicoin Capital is a thesis-driven investment firm that invests in cryptocurrencies, tokens, and blockchain companies reshaping trillion-dollar markets. They manage a hedge fund and several venture funds, investing across both public and private markets.

Multicoin Capital

Tribe Capital is a venture capital firm with over $1.6 billion in assets under management that focuses on using product science and data to design N-of-1 companies and investments.

Tribe Capital

Mechanism Capital is an investment firm that invests in the cryptocurrency industry with a focus on decentralized finance or DeFi.

Mechanism Capital

Valor is an investment firm that focuses on cross-border financial and investment opportunities. The firm operates across two investment strategies Growth Equity and Venture Capital. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Valor Capital Group

Animoca Brands is a global digital entertainment company that specializes in the development and publishing of mobile games, blockchain-based games, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). They are known for creating and publishing a wide range of popular games, including licensed intellectual properties such as Formula 1, Doraemon, and MotoGP. Animoca Brands is also heavily involved in the blockchain gaming space, leveraging the benefits of blockchain technology and NFTs to create unique gaming experiences.

Animoca Brands

Figment Capital launched its first fund in 2021 to invest in high-conviction, early-stage blockchain infrastructure projects. As an early-stage investor, they work closely with founders as they scale from idea to adoption and beyond.

Figment Capital

Terra

South Korea

FANTOM is the world's first DAG based smart contract platform.

Fantom Foundation

Defiance Capital is a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) focused cryptoasset fund that combines fundamental research with an activist investment approach.

DeFiance Capital

Play Ventures is a venture funding that invests globally in games and game services startups.

Play Ventures

XION

Arrington Capital is a thesis-focused digital asset and Web3 investing firm. Since 2017, Arrington Capital has invested in over 200 early-stage companies in the crypto ecosystem. Arrington Capital's crypto-native team of seasoned entrepreneurs, founders, and executives is committed to doubling down on efforts to ensure our partners' success.

Arrington XRP Capital

Circle Ventures focuses on proprietary capital investments in the technology sector.

Circle Ventures

Do Kwon is the Co-Founder and CEO of Terraform Labs (TFL)

Do Kwon

Sandeep Nailwal

Spartan Capital Securities is a financial services company offering investment advisory services.

Spartan Capital

Injective Protocol is a DeFi protocol that is used for cross-chain derivatives trading across a wide range of financial products. By providing the unrestricted and unprecedented ability to express diverse views in the decentralized financial markets, Injective gives individuals the ability to more efficiently allocate capital in the society.Injective Protocol's mission is to create a more free and inclusive financial system through decentralization.

Injective Protocol

DeFi Capital is a Decentralized Finance investment fund.

DeFi Capital

Vessel Capital

Delphi Digital is a dynamic research-driven firm at the intersection of blockchain technology and traditional finance. Founded by a team of seasoned professionals, the firm is committed to providing cutting-edge insights and strategic analysis in the rapidly evolving digital asset space.

Delphi Digital (Delphi Labs)

CMS Holdings may also invest in early-stage blockchain and cryptocurrency projects through private investments and strategic partnerships. They provide capital and support to innovative startups in the crypto space.

CMS Holdings

Jump Capital is a venture capital and growth equity firm that focuses on investing in technology-driven companies across various industries. With offices in Chicago and New York, Jump Capital has established itself as a strategic investor with a broad portfolio, encompassing sectors such as software, fintech, healthcare, and more.

Jump Capital

Digital Strategies is a cryptocurrency focused investment firm.

Digital Strategies

Decentral Park Capital delivers multi-faceted expertise, network, and capital to blockchain technology projects

Decentral Park Capital

Three Arrows Capital

Solana Foundation is to build, support, and grow the Solana network and its community while driving mass adoption for blockchain.

Solana Foundation

Hubble

Crypto.com is a payment and cryptocurrency platform that empowers users to buy, sell, and pay with crypto.

			Stage	Investors
Chaos Labs	$20.00 M	~$200.00 M	Seed Round	+25		--	Feb 2023
Koop	$5.00 M	~$50.00 M	Seed Round	+10		--	Aug 2022
Nestcoin	$6.45 M	~$64.50 M	Pre-seed	+13		Blockchain Service	Feb 1, 2022
GMT GMT	$5.00 M	$30.00 M	Private Sale	+16		Move To Earn	Jan 20, 2022
XION XION	$8.00 M	~$80.00 M	Series A	+11		Blockchain	Jan 17, 2022
HBB Hubble	$3.60 M	$30.00 M	Seed	+8		Protocol	Dec 2021
Aztec	$17.00 M	~$170.00 M	Series A	+13		Blockchain	Dec 2021
ZKL ZkLink	$8.50 M	~$85.00 M	Funding Round	+10		Multi-Chain Platform	Nov 22, 2021
XTK xToken	$2.00 M	~$20.00 M	Venture Round	+7		DeFi	Nov 3, 2021
JOY Joystream	$5.85 M	$60.00 M	Private Round	+22		Social	Nov 2021
BOT Starbots	$2.40 M	$15.00 M	Private Round	+11		Gaming	Nov 2021
SOLV Solv Protocol	$4.00 M	~$40.00 M	Series A Round	+11		DeFi	Nov 2021
Polynomial Protocol	$1.10 M	~$11.00 M	Pre-seed	+9		DeFi	Oct 20, 2021
Obol Labs	$6.15 M	~$61.50 M	Seed Round	+18		DeFi	Oct 18, 2021
OP Games	$8.60 M	~$86.00 M	Seed Round	+41		--	Oct 2021
SZNS SZNS	$4.00 M	~$40.00 M	Seed Round	+3		--	Sep 9, 2021
STRP Strips Finance	$8.50 M	$85.00 M	Private Round	+6		Derivatives	Sep 1, 2021
Coinshift	$2.50 M	~$25.00 M	Seed Round	+6	--	--	Sep 2021
ALI Artificial Liquid Intelligence	$16.00 M	$100.00 M	Private Round	+23		NFT	Aug 2021
VISR Visor	$3.50 M	~$35.00 M	Funding Round	+7		--	Jul 2021

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