Blockchain Capital

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Blockchain Capital was founded in 2013 with the mission of helping entrepreneurs build world-class companies and projects based on blockchain technology. The firm provides founders with capital, domain expertise, partnerships, recruiting, and strategy. Blockchain Capital is an active venture investor in the blockchain industry, having financed 75+ companies and projects since its inception. It invests in both equity and tokens and is a multi-stage investor.

Category:

Crypto-Native Fund

Founded: 2013

Location: United States

Team

Bart Stephens

Founder and Managing Partner

W Bradford Stephens

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Aleks Larsen

General Partner

Kinjal Shah

General Partner

Spencer Bogart

General Partner

Tony Schmidt

Operating Partner & Chief Operating Officer

Yuan Han Li

Principal

Jason Di Piazza

Head of Capital Formation

Zalia Aliriza

CFO & CCO

H. Joshua Rivera

Operating Partner

Anay Simunovic

Investor

Investment Map

Investment Size

Investments

Securitize

Digital asset securities firm

Kaia

Asia’s Gateway to Web3

Lens Protocol

The Social Layer of Web3

Blockstream

Blockchain development company

Solv Protocol

Decentralized Bitcoin Staking Protocol

RedStone

Cross-chain data oracle

EigenLayer

The Ethereum Restaking Collective

BitGo

Institutional digital asset custody, trading, and finance

Worldcoin

Inclusive cryptocurrency network

Ledger

Cryptocurrency hardware wallet

zkSync

A scaling and privacy engine for Ethereum

Uniswap

Decentralized trading protocol

Safe

Multi-signature wallet provider

Circle

Payments & treasury infrastructure for the internet

Opensea

NFT marketplace

CoinList

Token sale platform

Paxos

Regulated blockchain infrastructure

Aave

Decentralized lending-borrowing protocol

Arweave

Decentralized Data Storage Protocol

Ripple

International remittance solution

Stacks

Bitcoin L2

Kraken

Cryptocurrency exchange

Coinbase

Cryptocurrency exchange

CoW Protocol

DEX Aggregator

Drift

Solana On-Chain Asset Trading Center

Allora

Decentralized AI platform

Espresso Systems

Global confirmation layer

Archway

Cosmos ecological blockchain

Custodia

Digital asset banking, custody, and payment solutions

Messari

Provider of crypto market intelligence products

0x

Open source, decentralized transaction infrastructure

Nirvana

AI agent infrastructure for DeFi

Shapeshift

Decentralized cryptocurrency trading platform

Anchorage

Crypto custodian for institutional investors

Index Coop

Decentralized asset management protocol

1inch

Decentralized Exchange Aggregator

Forta Network

Blockchain real-time detection network

Abra

One-stop cryptocurrency investment platform

UMA

Optimistic-based oracle

Balancer

DeFi automated market making protocol

Bounce Finance

Decentralized auction platform

Bancor

Decentralized on-chain AMM network

Nexus Mutual

Decentralized Insurance Protocol

Nervos Network

Layer1 public chain

Internet Computer / Dfinity

Open-source blockchain network

Block1

Blockchain investment compan

Kin

The Community for the digital world

Filecoin

Decentralized storage network

Across Protocol

Optimistic cross-chain bridge protocol

Bitwise

Crypto asset manager

BounceBit

BTC native restaking chain

Bluesky

Decentralized social network

Yellow Card

Cryptocurrency exchange

Fabric Cryptography

Building hardware for cryptography

QED Protocol

zk-Native Blockchain Protocol

Polymer

Ethereum Interoperability Hub

Chainflip

Cross-chain liquidity network

RISC Zero

Next generation scalable blockchain

LedgerX

Institutional derivatives exchange platform

Acquired

Pangea

The Open Index Protocol

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Ethereum L2 powered by zkSharding.

Quasar Finance

Application-specific capital management blockchain in the Cosmos ecosystem

Blocknative

Real-time Web3 infrastructure company

Bitwave

Crypto tax and accounting software provider

TRM Labs

Digital asset compliance & risk management solutions

Stardust

Game developers platform

Teller

Decentralized liquidity pool

Hxro Network

On-chain derivatives protocol

PowerLoom

The Composable Data Network for Web3

Gamma

Liquidity management platform for Uniswap v3

Velora

DeFi aggregator

Badger DAO

Bringing bitcoin to DeFi

Xapo

Private bank

Acquired

AZA Finance

Global payments and FX fintech

BitFury

Full-service blockchain technology company

Oasis Network

Decentralized Layer1 network based on PoS consensus

Tari

Privacy-focused network

Templum

Institutional-grade technology platform for capital raising and secondary trading

Civic

Web3 digital identity solutions

Powerledger

On-chain tools for environmental protection

DeFinity Network

Decentralised exchange specialised in trading FX assets

Decred

Cryptocurrency based on hybrid (PoW/PoS) consensus

Parity Technologies

Blockchain infrastructure company

Energy Web

Digital infrastructure for a decentralized energy system

Camp Network

Autonomous IP Layer 1 Blockchain

Tally

DAO operations platform

Merit Systems

Open source economic infrastructure

Gameplay Galaxy

Decentralized competitive gaming ecosystem

BSX

Institutional-grade derivatives DEX

Mamori

Web3 security firm

SO-COL

Web3 social platform

Toku

Token-based payroll and tax compliance solution

Modular Cloud

Block explorer for modular blockchains

Spatial Labs

Software and hardware tools that connect brands and consumers

Catapult

Web3 native, intuitive onboarding platform

Bitaccess

Bitcoin ATM Software Provider

Acquired

Pine Street Labs

A non-custodial API for managing wallets

Community Labs

Arweave-native software development company and venture studio

Unlockd

Cross-chain NFT liquidity protocol

Seed Club

The Leading Network for DAO Builders & Operators

Composable Finance

The interoperable infrastructure for Modular DeFi

Gem

cryptocurrency API company

Acquired

ArDrive

Permanent storage application

Unicly

The protocol to combine, fractionalize, and trade NFTs

NFT Oasis

An experience for the NFT community in immersive VR

Snickerdoodle

Creating the cookie of web3 to empower people, brands and data

Bison Trails

Blockchain infrastructure platform

Acquired

AlphaPoint

White label platform for exchanges, brokerages and tokenization of assets

Orchid Protocol

Decentralized VPN Marketplace

SFOX

Cryptocurrency prime dealer

Unikrn

E-sports cryptocurrency betting platform

Witnet

Decentralized oracle

BlockCypher

The infrastructure fabric for blockchain applications

Bolt Global

Building web3-enabled platforms and services

BitClout

The Crypto Social Network

Computable

Internet infrastructure and privacy technologies for decentralized data markets

Celestia

Modular blockchain network

Wave BL

Blockchain-based digital platform

Fuel

High-performance Ethereum L2

Wyre

Fiat-to-cryptocurrency and payment infrastructure company

Diem

Blockchain-based stablecoin payment system

Acquired

Kine Protocol

Decentralized derivatives protocol

Harbor

Digital securities platform

Acquired

Tierion

Data verification network

Rio Network

The liquid restaking network

Acquired

Radar Relay

Non-custodial and peer-to-peer relayer

Acquired

Greenwood

Wealth management platform for decentralized finance

Paradex

Cryptocurrency trading platform

Acquired

HashRabbit

Digital asset mining for enterprise clients

Name	Round	Amount	Valuation	Date
Camp Network *	Series A	$ 25 M	--	Apr 29
KaiaKAIA *	--	--	--	Apr 29
Tally *	Series A	$ 8 M	--	Apr 22

Investment Overview

Rounds in the past year

13

Total rounds

132

Portfolio Numbers

129

Lead Investment

45

Significant Events

Jun 23, 2021

Blockchain Capital raises $300 million Fund

May 22, 2018

Blockchain Capital Closes Fund IV at $150 Million

Jan 27, 2016

Blockchain Capital closes second venture fund at $13 mln

Cooperations

Polychain

20 Rounds

Coinbase Ventures

19 Rounds

Pantera Capital

14 Rounds

Andreessen Horowitz

10 Rounds

Fenbushi Capital

10 Rounds

Maven 11

10 Rounds