Outlier Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm established in 2014 that concentrates on early-stage investments in Web3, crypto, and decentralized technologies. It operates Base Camp, a multi-month accelerator program that attracts thousands of applications and provides incubation space, back-office support, and ecosystem partnerships to pre-seed and seed projects. The firm supports a diverse portfolio across DeFi, NFTs, and blockchain infrastructure, with emphasis on Metaverse use cases such as avatar marketplaces and play-to-earn gaming. Through collaborations with leading protocols and brands, including Aptos, Filecoin/IPFS, Polygon, and FARFETCH, Outlier Ventures expands its accelerator footprint and offers advisory services for later-stage teams under its Ascent program. Its approach remains blockchain-agnostic, aiming to accelerate a new web paradigm that prioritizes user sovereignty, data ownership, and digital wealth, while pursuing elevated deal activity and portfolio growth in the Web3 ecosystem.
Animoca Brands is a global developer, publisher, and platform provider in the Web3, metaverse, and blockchain gaming space. It leverages gamification and blockchain to create and publish mobile games and IP-based products, including titles tied to well-known brands, while enabling digital property rights through non-fungible and fungible tokens. The company operates a platform that allows intellectual property holders to issue assets, monetize rights, and grow fan communities within Web3 ecosystems. It also supports a venture arm that finances and mentors creators and early-stage projects in blockchain, gaming, and related technologies. With regional initiatives to advance Web3 strategies for Japanese IP holders, Animoca Brands pursues global expansion of digital ownership, transparency, and new business models across gaming and branded content.
Polychain Capital is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, founded in 2016, that invests in blockchain technologies, protocols, and companies to advance global adoption of cryptocurrencies. The firm supports the development of the blockchain ecosystem and provides capital to projects across the space. It operates as a registered investment adviser (RIA).
Pantera Capital is a Menlo Park-based investment firm and venture capital firm focused exclusively on Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and blockchain technology. Founded in 2003 by Dan Morehead, the firm initially managed macro hedge fund investments before concentrating on crypto-focused advisory services. It operates as a private investment adviser and backs seed- through later-stage companies across blockchain, fintech, software, cybersecurity, and related infrastructure.
Shima Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 that invests in blockchain and web3 startups. Based in California, United States, the firm focuses on supporting ventures within the blockchain ecosystem.
MH Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm focused on the Web3 sector. Founded in 2021, it backs founder-led, early-stage Web3 projects and contributes to the growth of the Web3 ecosystem.
Digital Currency Group is a Stamford, Connecticut-based corporate venture capital and investment firm focused on the digital currency and blockchain ecosystem. It provides funding and support to fintech and blockchain companies across bitcoin, web3 infrastructure, decentralized finance, data, metaverse, and related sectors, and it owns and operates notable subsidiaries including CoinDesk, a media and events platform; Genesis Trading, a bitcoin brokerage; and Grayscale Investments, a digital currency asset management firm.
Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Singapore, NGC Ventures is a venture capital firm that targets early-stage investments in blockchain, artificial intelligence, fintech, and Web3 infrastructure projects.
Orange DAO is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2021 that concentrates on investments in crypto and web3 technologies. It supports past, present, and aspiring Y Combinator founders building the crypto ecosystem, with a focus on creating opportunities for a fairer future.
a16z crypto is the crypto-focused investment arm of Andreessen Horowitz, based in Menlo Park, California. It makes venture investments in cryptocurrency, blockchain, and related software infrastructure and protocols, supporting innovative companies building the crypto ecosystem.
Hashed is a venture capital firm and accelerator focused on blockchain technology and cryptocurrency startups. Founded in 2017, it is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, with an additional office in San Francisco, United States. The firm invests in technology and blockchain companies across early-stage and growth stages, aiming to support startup development and ecosystem advancement through investment and acceleration programs.
Multicoin Capital is a venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2017. It operates with a thesis-driven, long-term investment approach in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors, aiming to advance the shift from centralized institutions to decentralized networks and from permissioned to permissionless finance. The firm focuses on opportunities in web3 infrastructure, decentralized finance (DeFi), decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) tooling, and related business models, and it serves as a registered investment adviser.
Blockchain Founders Fund is a Singapore-based venture capital firm founded in 2018 that invests in blockchain and related technology startups globally, including Web3, metaverse, games, DeFi and NFTs. It offers a go-to-market oriented venture program and venture-building services to support early-stage founders across business functions, helping them accelerate growth. The firm targets opportunities in the United States, Canada and Europe and seeks to connect exceptional founders across the blockchain ecosystem.
IOSG Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 and based in Hong Kong, focused on the blockchain and crypto sectors. As a research and thesis-driven entity, IOSG Ventures aims to empower founders in creating community-driven protocols that can significantly impact the future of Web3. The firm invests in a diverse array of early-stage projects, including those in decentralized finance (DeFi), gaming (GameFi), and social finance (SocialFi), as well as infrastructure and middleware solutions. Its portfolio features notable investments such as 1inch, Illuvium, Arbitrum, and StarkWare, among others. IOSG Ventures is committed to fostering innovation in the crypto space by supporting developers and founders with a long-term perspective.
ConsenSys is an Ethereum software company that enables developers, enterprises, and individuals to build decentralized applications, deploy modern financial infrastructure, and access the decentralized web. Its product suite—Infura, Quorum, Truffle, Codefi, MetaMask, and Diligence—serves millions of users and supports billions of blockchain queries and digital assets. The company supports an ecosystem through ConsenSys Academy, which aims to bridge Ethereum knowledge globally, and through initiatives like ConsenSys Mesh, which combines investment, incubation, and development to accelerate Web3 breakthroughs.
Fenbushi Capital is a Shanghai-based blockchain-focused venture capital firm founded in 2015 by veterans from blockchain and traditional finance. It positions itself as a pioneering investor in the space and has supported numerous blockchain projects across multiple continents, spanning finance, healthcare, supply chain and consumer goods. The firm aims to drive healthy and sustainable growth in the global blockchain ecosystem and serves as a long-term strategic partner to its portfolio companies.
Framework Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that invests in cryptocurrency, decentralised finance, gaming, blockchain, artificial intelligence and infrastructure companies. It positions itself as a technology-focused firm formed by technologists, researchers and investors who build for and participate in open crypto networks, and it develops products and services to support the open blockchain ecosystems in which it invests.
Dragonfly Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2018 that focuses on investments in the crypto and blockchain space, maintains a global ecosystem to connect participants in the decentralized economy and support opportunities in the crypto asset class including crypto startups and related infrastructure, and backs innovative teams developing blockchain technology, decentralized finance, and crypto infrastructure for cross-border opportunities.
ParaFi Capital, established in 2018 and headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, is a specialized asset management firm focusing on digital assets. It offers liquid and venture strategies within the blockchain industry, having been one of the earliest institutional investors in this sector.
Borderless Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 that invests in early-stage startups operating in web3 and infrastructure, with a focus on the Algorand ecosystem and related technologies such as Algorand Standard Assets. It partners with founders to accelerate access, bootstrap adoption and create value across Algorand and EdgeFi ecosystems.
Big Brain Holdings is a venture capital firm headquartered in Los Angeles, founded in 2021. It invests in technology companies across business-to-business software and services, fintech, cryptocurrency and blockchain, gaming, decentralized finance and web3, with a particular emphasis on Solana-based projects.
Established in 2021, Mirana is a venture capital firm headquartered in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. It specializes in investing in Web3 technologies, cryptocurrency, and blockchain sectors.
Hack VC is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in the cryptocurrency, fintech, and marketplaces sectors. The firm was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
SNZ Holding, founded in 2016 by a group of engineers and blockchain enthusiasts, is a venture capital firm based in Beijing, China. The firm focuses on making minority investments across various stages, including seed, early, and later-stage opportunities. With a particular emphasis on the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors, SNZ Holding aims to support innovative projects and companies within these rapidly evolving industries.
Paradigm is a crypto-focused investment firm based in San Francisco that funds early-stage companies and protocols in the cryptocurrency space. Founded in 2018 by Matt Huang and Fred Ehrsam, the firm emphasizes research as the core of its approach, aiming to advance crypto technology, economics, and the emergence of a new internet platform for money and governance. It acts as both investor and builder, developing open-source software and tools to push the frontier of crypto. The team collaborates on research papers and provides guidance on product and business strategy for ambitious projects at the frontier.
Mechanism Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 and based in Liberty Hill, Texas, that invests in cryptocurrency-focused companies, with an emphasis on decentralized finance (DeFi).
Morningstar Ventures is a Dubai-based venture capital firm that invests in digital assets, blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, and related gaming initiatives. Led by founder and chief investment officer Danilo S. Carlucci, the firm pursues early-stage investments in token and equity opportunities and supports projects within the Elrond ecosystem. It has launched initiatives such as the Elrond Dubai incubator to foster development using Elrond technology.
Lemniscap is an investment firm focused on venture capital investments in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors, including emerging cryptoassets and blockchain companies. Founded in 2017 and based in George Town, Cayman Islands, the firm targets opportunities across the blockchain ecosystem.
Founded in 2018, 1kx is a venture capital firm based in the British Virgin Islands. It specializes in supporting early-stage startups focused on web3 technologies to grow, scale their platforms, and foster community-driven networks.
Maven 11 Capital is a venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 2015. The firm concentrates on blockchain and distributed ledger technology, including cryptocurrency and digital assets, and invests in ventures that utilize these technologies.
ZBS Capital is a Kyiv-based venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage blockchain, crypto and web3 companies to advance a decentralized world. Originating during the 2017 ICO era, it has assembled a global team with experience in blockchain, marketing, and finance and provides financing and advisory support to portfolio projects. The firm conducts fundamental research through analysts and traders, evaluating technical development, tokenomics, social impact, awareness, upcoming news and events, and the likelihood of achieving project goals.
Electric Capital is a Palo Alto-based investment firm that operates as a venture capital firm focused on early-stage blockchain and cryptocurrency companies, and it also functions as a crypto asset manager investing in tokens described as programmable money, including both liquid and illiquid assets tied to emerging technologies. The team comprises technology entrepreneurs and investors who have founded multiple companies and held leadership roles at major platforms such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter, and they have been active in cryptocurrencies since 2013.
LD Capital is a venture capital firm based in Beijing, China, specializing in value investing within the blockchain sector. As one of Asia's pioneering organizations in this field, it leverages its industrial resources and professional investment research teams to identify and invest in innovative projects. Notable investments include successful ventures in Qtum, Vechain, and Eos, which yielded significant returns. With teams operating across China, the United States, Europe, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea, LD Capital possesses extensive experience in traditional internet sectors, fintech, and advanced blockchain technologies. The firm is dedicated to promoting the globalization of blockchain and making quality investments across various domains, including finance, gaming, content publishing, and the Internet of Things. Through its efforts, LD Capital aims to enhance the infrastructure and overall development of the global blockchain ecosystem.
Signum Capital is a Singapore-based venture capital firm established in 2017 that invests in distributed ledger technologies and crypto assets. It supports innovative blockchain projects and aims to drive blockchain-enabled socioeconomic transformation. The team consists of crypto enthusiasts with diverse expertise, and Signum helps founders deploy their ideas and promote product adoption inside and outside the crypto community.
Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. Founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, it funds software and technology companies across seed to growth stages, with emphasis on web and mobile applications, cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, fintech, consumer Internet, artificial intelligence, and biotech-adjacent ventures. The firm focuses on technology-enabled businesses and provides strategic support and networks to portfolio companies.
Placeholder Venture Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 that seeks to invest in decentralized networks and Web3 services sectors.
Blockchain Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, California, specializing in blockchain and crypto-enabled technologies. The firm backs entrepreneurs across multiple stages, providing capital as well as domain expertise, partnerships, recruiting, and strategic guidance to help build blockchain-focused companies. It pursues investments in both equity and tokens and has financed more than 170 companies and projects since its inception. The firm emphasizes its focus on the Bitcoin and broader blockchain economy, and has positioned itself as one of the first dedicated VC funds to support blockchain ecosystems, including accepting capital calls in Bitcoin. With a global outlook, Blockchain Capital backs companies across the crypto and blockchain technology sectors while offering venture-building services to help portfolio companies grow and scale.
LongHash Ventures is a global blockchain accelerator and venture capital firm based in Singapore, founded in 2018. It supports early-stage blockchain startups and the Web 3.0 economy through a hands-on venture-building program that includes strategy, go-to-market support, and access to an investor network. The company sources projects worldwide and maintains a strong Asia network across Singapore, China, Hong Kong, and Japan. It operates LongHashX, an accelerator program that provides programs and funding to Web3 initiatives.
Sfermion is a Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that focuses on technology investments with a special emphasis on metaverse-native and esoteric digital assets.
Jump Crypto is the corporate venture capital arm of Jump Trading, a Chicago-based firm founded in 2015. It invests in companies operating in crypto, Web3 infrastructure, and blockchain technology, and aims to build cryptocurrency infrastructure to support the growth of blockchain and Web3 ecosystems.
GBV Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 and based in the Cayman Islands, specializing in investments in blockchain technology, digital currencies, and cryptocurrency with a focus on opportunities across Asia.
Founded in 2017, CMT Digital is a venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois. It focuses on investments in the crypto asset and blockchain technology sectors, with an emphasis on early-stage startups.
CoinFund is a private cryptoasset investor and blockchain research and advisory firm founded in 2015 and based in Brooklyn, New York. It focuses on crypto and blockchain investments and provides research and advisory services to the crypto ecosystem. The firm engages in venture capital activity in web3, crypto, and technology sectors and operates as a registered investment adviser.
Established in 2018, Momentum 6 is a venture capital firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. It focuses on investing in cryptocurrency and web3 technology sectors.
Kenetic is a financial firm headquartered in Hong Kong that combines proprietary trading and venture capital activities in digital assets and blockchain companies. It uses developed technology to support quantitative trading strategies and offers digital asset-related structured products to counterparties.
Hypersphere Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Miami Beach, Florida, established in 2019. It focuses on investing in financial services, information technology, and blockchain sectors, and supports blockchain technology development through on-chain treasuries, decentralized organizations, and governance to enhance the utility of blockchain networks.
Castle Island Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Boston that focuses on public blockchains, their infrastructure, and related applications. The firm backs companies creating infrastructure and application solutions to enable blockchain protocols to power scalable services for a broad user base.
WAGMI Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 that concentrates on cryptocurrency and web3 opportunities. Based in New York, it invests in crypto and web3 companies, often through a collective network to source and support portfolio growth.