California

Primitive Ventures

Primitive Ventures backs crypto and Web3 startups at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages, can lead rounds, and writes checks from $100k to $10M from California.

Entry stagePre-seed, Seed, Series A
Check size$100K to $10M
Leads roundsYes
FocusCrypto
Latest fundn/a
Investing team1 peopleNo activity since Sep

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1 person on the investing team, 1 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

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Writes $100K to $10M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Long substance, short status; Long freedom, short coercionPrimitive Ventures is a crypto venture firm led by industry veteran Dovey Wanprimitive.ventures
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What stage does Primitive Ventures invest in?

Primitive Ventures reports entry at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How much does Primitive Ventures invest?

Primitive Ventures reports checks of $100K to $10M.

Does Primitive Ventures lead rounds?

Yes. Primitive Ventures says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Primitive Ventures?

Dovey Wan (Founding Partner).

Is Primitive Ventures active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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