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Pre-seed crypto investors in New York

16 of 22 pre-seed crypto firms that report a preference say they can lead. 1 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
VariantActive Sep 23
New York · Fund $222M Variant 4 (2026)
Jesse Walden, Alana Levin+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCrypto
$1M to $30MCan lead
Altari Ventures
New York
Anna Garcia
Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +2
$500K to $1MCan lead
Archetype
New York · Fund $100M Fund III (2025)
Ash Egan, Danny Sursock+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto
$500K to $10MCan lead
Blockchain Founders Capital
New York
Ben Horvath, Sagar Barvaliya+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto +1Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $500KCan lead
Escape Velocity
New York · Fund $61.74M (2025)
Mahesh Ramakrishnan, Salvador Gala
Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto
$500K to $3MCan lead
North Island Ventures
New York · Fund $125M Fund II
Glenn Hutchins, James Hutchins+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto
$250K to $3MCan lead
Placeholder
New York
Joel Monegro, Chris Burniske
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto
$250K to $3MCan lead
Polymorphic Capital
New York
Vitaly Spassky, Eldar Khamitov+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCryptoConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $3MCan lead
Portal Ventures
New York · Fund $80.5 (2024)
Catrina Wang, Evan Fisher
Pre-seedLeadsCrypto
$100K to $3MCan lead
Reciprocal Ventures
New York · Fund $201 million AUM; Fund III
Craig Burel, Michael Steinberg+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto
Check size not reportedCan lead
Redbeard Ventures
New York
Drew Austin, Elana Dickman+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto
$100K to $1MCan lead
Room40 Ventures
New York
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto
$500K to $3MCan lead
Strobe Ventures
New York
Steven Venino, Thomas Klocanas+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsCryptoConfirmed by the firm
$1M to $10MCan lead
Third Prime
New York
Keith Hamlin, Mike Kim+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +1Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $10MCan lead
Varys Capital
New York · Fund $30M (2023)
Darius Askaripour, Thomas Dunleavy
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +2
$250K to $3MCan lead
Volt Capital
New York
Jane Lippencott, Soona Amhaz
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCryptoConfirmed by the firm
$1M to $3MCan lead
A100x Ventures
New York · Fund $50M Fund II (2025)
Nisa Amoils, Sal Ternullo
Pre-seedSeedCrypto
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Bitcoin Frontier Fund
New York
Trevor Owens
Pre-seedSeedCrypto
$25K to $100KMostly follows
CoinFund
New York
Alex Felix, David Pakman+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BCrypto
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Credibly Neutral
New York
Lisa Cuesta Bunin, Viktor Bunin
Pre-seedSeedCrypto +1
$25K to $250KMostly follows
New Form Capital
New York · Fund >$100M AUM (2019)
Alex Marinier, Connor Klein+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedCrypto +1
$1M to $3MMostly follows
Rubik VC
New York
Curtis Cheng, Nu Dao
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BCrypto
Check size not reportedLead not reported
SNZ Holding
New York
Pre-seedSeedSeries ACrypto
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Spice Capital
New York
Maya Bakhai
Pre-seedSeedFintech +3
$250K to $500KMostly follows
Symbolic Capital
New York
Kenzi Wang, Sandeep Nailwal+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedCrypto
Check size not reportedLead not reported
The Fintech Fund
New York · Fund $10M (Fund II) (2024)
Nik Milanović
Pre-seedSeedFintech +1
$100K to $500KMostly follows
VaynerFund
New York
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BConsumer +2
$250K to $3MMostly follows

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Questions

How many pre-seed crypto investors in new york are there?

Mode VC tracks 27 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 1 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed crypto investors in new york write?

The most reported band is $1M to $3M, reported by 14 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed crypto investors in new york lead rounds?

16 of 22 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.