Major VC In The Crypto World (Funds And Exchanges)


In this article I will write which are the largest investment funds that focus on crypto and blockchain projects. Both VC (Venture Capitals) and exchange funds will be mentioned. It is clear that some projects backed by these large funds have nevertheless failed (above all Terra but also FTX). What's interesting is Paradigm's investments are often synonymous with airdrops!

 

Paradigm
Founded by Fred Ehrsam (co-founder of Coinbase) and Matt Huang (former partner of Sequoia Capital), Paradigm is a fund focused exclusively on cryptocurrencies and blockchain. They have invested in projects such as Chainalysis, MakerDAO, Uniswap, Optimism, Blur and Symbiotic (competitor of Eigenlayer). Paradigm is known for supporting several projects that have airdropped their token, namely Uniswap, 1inch, DyDx, Optimism, Gitcoin, ENS (Ethereum Name Service), Ribbon Finance, Aevo, Starkware (Starknet), Blur and Blast. Comp (Compound) should also be added to the list, even though it was liquidity mining/farming and not an airdrop.

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Dragonfly Capital
Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco (USA) they have invested in projects such as Compound, Avalanche, dYdX, MakerDAO and Ethena.

Pantera Capital
One of the first cryptocurrency-focused investment funds, Pantera Capital invests in a wide range of blockchain projects, including Ton, Bitstamp, and Zcash.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
One of the best-known VC funds, with a fund dedicated to cryptocurrencies and blockchain. They have invested in projects such as Coinbase, Opensea, MakerDAO, Uniswap and Dapper Labs. They are based in California (USA).

Digital Currency Group (DCG)
The parent company of Grayscale, CoinDesk and Genesis Trading. DCG has invested in Ripple, Coinbase and Kraken. They have managed tens of billions of dollars in blockchain investments.

Multicoin Capital
An investment fund that focuses on crypto and blockchain projects, with investments in projects such as Solana, Near Protocol, The Graph and Helium.

Sequoia Capital
While not exclusively focused on cryptocurrencies, Sequoia has made significant investments in this sector, including in projects such as (the failed) FTX, Polychain Capital, Filecoin, and StarkWare (the parent company behind Starknet and Starkex).

Polychain Capital
They have invested in projects such as Filecoin, Dfinity, Polkadot and Celo.

Union Square Ventures (USV)
Another traditional venture capital fund that has invested in crypto projects such as Coinbase, Algorand, Dapper Labs and Blockstack.

Lightspeed Venture Partners
This traditional venture capital fund has also made significant investments in crypto projects, including Ripple, Blockchain.com, and FTX.

Delphi Ventures
Headed by Delphi Digital, a research and consultancy company specializing in crypto and blockchain. It has invested in projects such as Aave, Synthetix, Axie Infinity, Terra and dYdX. They invest a lot in gaming and NFTs.

Wintermute
It is a trading and market-making company for cryptocurrencies and digital assets. He has invested in projects such as 1inch, dYdX, HOPR and other emerging startups in the crypto sector.

BlockTower Capital
BlockTower Capital is a digital asset management and investment fund focused on cryptocurrencies and blockchain. It has invested in projects such as MakerDAO, Compound, Orchid and Hedera Hashgraph.

CMT Digital
It is a division of CMT Group that focuses on investments in blockchain technologies, cryptocurrency trading and regulatory activities.
He has invested in projects such as Bakkt, ErisX, BlockFi and Digital Asset.

Nascent
It is an investment company focused on early-stage cryptocurrencies and blockchain projects. It has invested in projects such as Solana, Serum, Reflexer Labs and Perpetual Protocol.
Focus: Innovative start-ups, DeFi protocols, and blockchain infrastructures.

 

Investment funds managed by exchanges are also very influential in the sector because they anticipate a probable listing of the token on their exchange (it is not 100% certain but probable).

Binance Labs
Binance Labs is the venture capital arm of Binance, it would be impossible to mention the thousands of projects incubated by Binance. However, investments in FTT (crypto of the rival exchange FTX), CertiK, Audius, Stepn, The Sandbox, Axie Infinity, Zircuit, Terra and Ethena are remembered. It supports early-stage startups and innovative blockchain projects, including DeFi protocols, NFT, and blockchain infrastructure.

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Coinbase Ventures
This fund belonging to the American exchange has invested in projects such as Compound, BlockFi, Etherscan, OpenSea and Zksync among others. They also invest heavily in DeFi infrastructure and platforms.

Bybit Ventures
Bybit Ventures has invested in projects such as BitDAO (later to become Mantle. In fact the BIT token, now known as MNT, is used in the launchpads and in the various earn opportunities that the exchange offers) and Ethena.

OKX Ventures
OKX Ventures has invested in projects such as NEAR Protocol, Serum, Solana, LayerZero and Ethena.

Kraken Ventures
This is the investment arm of Kraken, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, close to listing on the stock exchange (like Coinbase).

KuCoin Ventures
This exchange-owned fund has invested in a variety of projects including MojitoSwap, Univers Network, Bit.Country and edaFace. Many projects on their chain in DeFi (Kucoin Community Chain).

Crypto.com Capital
Crypto.com Capital has launched a $200 million fund for investments in early-stage projects. He has invested in projects such as Efinity (an NFT project on Polkadot), Injective Protocol, and Hoo.com.

HTX Ventures
HTX Ventures (formerly Huobi) headed by Justin Sun (founder of Tron) has invested in projects such as Polkadot, Filecoin and the defunct Terra.

BitMEX Ventures
This is a fund belonging to one of the largest derivatives trading exchanges (this was true 4-5 years ago, then they were overtaken by the competition). It has invested in projects such as Blockfolio (acquired by FTX), FinFabrik and FRST. Connected to them, the former CEO or Arthur Hayes, investor in emerging projects.

FTX Ventures
FTX Ventures was the fund of FTX, an exchange as you know that ended up bankrupt. FTX Ventures managed around $2 billion and had invested in almost all of the Solana ecosystem tokens.

 

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