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Seed crypto investors

68 of 98 seed crypto firms that report a preference say they can lead. 8 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active

Framework VenturesActive Oct 9

California · Fund $400M

Rajiv Patel-O'Connor, Michael Anderson+5 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCrypto

$3M to $30M+Can lead

Diagram VenturesActive Sep 27

Quebec

Charles Poire, Emily Haniotis+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +2Confirmed by the firm

$500K to $1MCan lead

Foundation CapitalActive Sep 25

California · Fund $600M Fund 11 (announced)

Charles Moldow, Rodolfo Gonzalez+10 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +2

$1M to $30M+Can lead

Griffin Gaming PartnersActive Sep 24

LATAM

Nick Tuosto, Peter Levin+12 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGaming and media +2

$1M to $30M+Can lead

Mercury FundActive Oct 14

Texas

Blair Garrou, Adrian Fortino+5 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +10

$100K to $10MCan lead

Valhalla VenturesActive Sep 30

Florida

Devan Malhotra, Rohan Pujara

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +4

$500K to $10MCan lead

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

CompoundActive Sep 27

New York

David Hirsch, Michael Dempsey+2 on the team

SeedSeries ADeep tech +4

Check size not reportedLead not reported

California · Fund $125M Fund III (2021)

Brett Shear, Nick Tomaino+1 on the team

SeedLeadsCrypto

Check size not reportedCan lead

New York · Fund $75M (2024)

Christopher Heymann, Lasse Clausen+4 on the team

SeedLeadsCrypto

Check size not reportedCan lead

6th Man Ventures

New York

Aaron Kern, Carl Vogel+2 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsCrypto

$1M to $10MCan lead

A.Capital Ventures

California

Kartik Talwar, Ramu Arunachalam+1 on the team

SeedLeadsCrypto

Check size not reportedCan lead

Altari Ventures

New York

Anna Garcia

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +2

$500K to $1MCan lead

California · Fund $30M+ (2021)

Jeff Dorman, Phil Liu+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

New York · Fund $100M Fund III (2025)

Ash Egan, Danny Sursock+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto

$500K to $10MCan lead

Arrington XRP Capital

Florida

Michael Arrington

SeedLeadsCrypto

Check size not reportedCan lead

BITKRAFT Ventures

California · Fund $1.05B (2024)

Carlos Pereira, Jens Hilgers+11 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGaming and media +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

New York · Fund $200M+ (2021)

Vera Im, Lydia Chiu

SeedSeries ALeadsCrypto

Check size not reportedCan lead

Blockchain Capital

California · Fund $2B+ AUM (2023)

Aleks Larsen, Bart Stephens+5 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCrypto

Check size not reportedCan lead

Blockchain Founders Capital

New York

Ben Horvath, Sagar Barvaliya+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto +1Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $500KCan lead

Blockchange Ventures

New York

Cailleach Dé Weingart-Ryan, Matt Immerso+1 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsCryptoConfirmed by the firm

$1M to $3MCan lead

Borderless Capital

Florida

Arul Murugan, David Garcia+8 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCrypto +2

Check size not reportedCan lead

Castle Island Ventures

Massachusetts · Fund $250M (2021)

Matthew Walsh, Nic Carter+4 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

California

Arvind Purushotham, Luis Valdich+1 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +5

Check size not reportedCan lead

Digital Currency Group

Connecticut

Barry Silbert

SeedLeadsCrypto

Check size not reportedCan lead

California · Fund $650M Fund IV

Bo Feng, Haseeb Qureshi+6 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCrypto

$3M to $30M+Can lead

California · Fund $80M (2026)

Andy Tang, Larry Li+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto

Check size not reportedCan lead

Electric Capital

California

Avichal Garg, Curtis Spencer+7 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +1

$1M to $30MCan lead

Escape Velocity

New York · Fund $61.74M (2025)

Mahesh Ramakrishnan, Salvador Gala

Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto

$500K to $3MCan lead

F-Prime Capital

Massachusetts

Stephen Knight, Amber Cai+17 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences +4

$1M to $30M+Can lead

California

Maria Alegre, Tomer Bariach+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto +2

Check size not reportedCan lead

New York · Fund $175M (2024)

Mike Giampapa, William Nuelle+3 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

Galaxy Interactive

New York

Sam Englebardt, Santiago Diaz

SeedSeries ALeadsGaming and media +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

gumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)

California · Fund USD110M Fund II

Hironao Kunimitsu, Miko Matsumura+2 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsCrypto

Check size not reportedCan lead

California · Fund $150M (2024)

Alexander Pack, Borna Shoa+6 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +1

$250K to $10MCan lead

California · Fund $1B (2026)

Diogo Monica, Katie Haun+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCrypto +1

$3M to $30M+Can lead

California

Samuel Kim, Hardik Mittal+1 on the team

SeedLeadsCrypto +1

$250K to $1MCan lead

Hivemind Capital Partners

New York

Matt Zhang, Emmanuel Vallod+4 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +2

$500K to $10MCan lead

Hypersphere Ventures

Florida

Jack Platts, Mehdi Farooq+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCrypto

Check size not reportedCan lead

IDEO CoLab Ventures

Massachusetts · Fund $21M (2020)

Joe Gerber, Reuben Brama

Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto +2

$250K to $3MCan lead

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Questions

How many seed crypto investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 131 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 8 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do seed crypto investors write?

The most reported band is $1M to $3M, reported by 39 firms on this list.

Which seed crypto investors lead rounds?

68 of 98 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.