Learn about the top VC investment projects in the DeFi field in one article
Editor's Note: This article comes fromChatting with Xiaozha (ID: xiaonazha88), reprinted by Odaily with authorization.
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Chatting with Xiaozha (ID: xiaonazha88)
Chatting with Xiaozha (ID: xiaonazha88)
1、1kx
, reprinted by Odaily with authorization.
As the DeFi ecology continues to heat up, the presence of DeFi venture capital is naturally indispensable. If a well-known DeFi venture capital invests in a certain project, it is a kind of endorsement for the project. It can be a reference for you who want to discover high-quality projects on DeFi.
The fire of DeFi has burned from abroad to China, and most of the high-quality projects in the DeFi field are foreign projects. Therefore, there are still many venture capital companies that have made achievements in the DeFi field at this stage.
The following share William M. Peaster statistics of 13 well-known foreign venture capital companies in the DeFi field, and some of the projects they have invested in.
2、a16z
1kx, a self-proclaimed Token Network Fund, is a venture capital firm run by Lasse Clausen and Christopher Heymann.
1kx bets on projects that embed encryption economic incentives in mainstream things, and 1kx aims to become "the most friendly and helpful early capital source for tokenization projects for founders."
Notable investments: Arweave, Matter Labs, Nexus Mutual, Flexa
3、Coinbase Ventures
More information: Website: 1kx.network; Twitter: @1kxNetwork.
a16z is a powerful venture capital company. Those who pay attention to cryptocurrency have seen this venture capital company more or less. They are very familiar with the DeFi field. a16z manages nearly 1 billion US dollars.
Notable investments: Arweave, Augur (REP), Coinbase, dYdX, Keep Network, Libra, Maker (MKR)
4、ConsenSys
More information: Website: a16z.com; Twitter: @a16z.
Coinbase Ventures is the venture capital arm of American cryptocurrency exchange giant Coinbase. The company's investment objective is "companies that build open financial systems."
Notable investment projects: Arweave, Aztec, Compound, Dharma, Etherscan, Graph Protocol, InsaDApp, OpenSea, Staked, StarkWare, UMA
More information: Website: ventures.coinbase.com; Twitter: @coinbase.
ConsenSys is an Ethereum development studio that supports some of the well-regarded Ethereum infrastructure services. The company manages investments through ConsenSys Labs, which also runs the Tachyon accelerator for young blockchain startups.
Notable investments: 3Box, Atomic Loans, Gitcoin, Gnosis, Grid+, Infura, MetaMask, OpenLaw, RocketPool, Ujo, Unlock
More information: Website: consensus.net; Twitter: @ConsenSys
6、DTC Capital
5. Dragonfly Capital
Dragonfly Capital, with offices in Beijing and San Francisco, is a venture capital firm with a strong presence in the Asian market. The firm helped purchase $27.5 million worth of MKR tokens in 2019.
Notable investments: Compound, Cosmos, dYdX, Maker, Nuo.Network, Paradigm Labs, UMA
7、Framework Ventures
More information: Website: dcp.capital; Twitter: @dragonfly_cap.
DTC Capital is a “crypto-native investment fund” managed by Spencer Noon, author of the new crypto analytics publication Our Network.
Notable investments: Graph Protocol, InstaDApp, Keep Network, PoolTogether, Skale Network
8、IDEO CoLab Ventures VC
More information: Website: dtc.capital; Twitter: @dtccapital.
Framework Ventures is a venture capital firm as well as an R&D firm. Its main investment focus is on Web 3.0 and DeFi projects.
Notable investments: Chainlink, Common Labs, Futureswap, Synthetix
9、Pantera Capital
More information: Website: framework.ventures; Twitter: @hiframework.
IDEO CoLab Ventures, also known as IDEOVC, invests in "early-stage distributed web startups." When supporting projects, the company positions itself as a design partner.
Notable investments: InstaDApp, OpenZeppelin, Optimism, PoolTogether
10、Paradigm
More information: Website: ideocolab.com/ventures; Twitter: @ideocolab.
Pantera Capital is an investment firm and hedge fund focused on blockchain and cryptocurrency venture capital. Founded in 2013, the firm bills itself as "the first bitcoin investment firm in the United States."
Notable investments: 0x Protocol, Ampleforth, Audius, Brave, Circle, InsaDApp, Kyber Network, Livepeer OmiseGo, Paradex, Staked, Zcash
11、Placeholder
More information: Website: panteracapital.com; Twitter: @PanteraCapital.
San Francisco-based Paradigm is a cryptocurrency-focused investment firm founded by Fred Ehrsam and Matt Huang that invests in early and late-stage opportunities across the DeFi ecosystem.
Notable investments: Argent, Compound, Maker (MKR), Numerai, Optimism, StarkWare, Uniswap
12、Polychain Capital
More information: Website: paradise.xyz; Twitter: @paradigm.
Based in New York City, Placeholder is a venture capital firm that specializes in blockchain and cryptocurrency investments. The firm theorizes the "Age of Encryption," the next major technology market cycle following the hardware, software and networking era of previous decades.
Notable investments: 0x Protocol, Aragon, Fortmatic, Maker (MKR), Numerai, UMA, Zerion
13、Union Square Ventures
More information: Website: placeholder.vc; Twitter: @placeholdervc.
Founded by Coinbase's first employee, Olaf Carlson-Wee, Polychain Capital is a hedge fund focused on all cryptocurrencies. The company aims to provide “exceptional returns” through active management of a portfolio of blockchain assets.
Notable investments: Compound, Horizon Games, Paradigm Labs, Ren
More information: Website: polychain.capital; Twitter: @polychaincap.
USV is a venture capital firm that has ventured into cryptoeconomic investments in recent years. The company was founded in 2003 by Fred Wilson.
Notable investments: Arweave, Coinbase, Numerai, OpenBazaar
