# 18.ventures

> 18.ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Blockchain and Apps. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/18ventures/
- Website: https://www.18.ventures/

18.Ventures is a venture capital firm that primarily invests in companies with a significant nexus to Israel. It works closely with mission-driven investors and leverages its resources, experience, and expertise to prepare each of our portfolio companies for the next stage of growth. The company is dedicated to investing in organizations thathave demonstrated proof of concept and have the potential to disrupt an industry.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 2 | 29% |
| Apps | 1 | 14% |
| Gaming | 1 | 14% |
| Fashion | 1 | 14% |
| Shopping | 1 | 14% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 71% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David Meister | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-meister |
| Nik Talreja | Founder / Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nik-talreja |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MeliBio | MeliBio is a technology-based company focusing on plant biology, precision fermentation, and food science that replaces honeybees with microorganisms as a medium for honey production. The company was founded in 2020 by Aaron M. Schaller, PhD and Darko Mandich and is headquartered in Oakland, California, United States. TIME named MeliBio'sapproach in making honey without bees as Best Inventions 2021. In 2023, MeliBio launched consumer-facing brand Mellody. | $5.7M | Seed | Mar 17, 2022 |  |
| Galaxy Fight Club | Galaxy Fight Club is a cross-IP, cross-platform PvP fighting game for different NFT collectors to battle with each other to earn rewards. | $7M | Seed | Feb 01, 2022 |  |
| Polygen | Polygen provides a breath of fresh air in the world of blockchain launchpads. Current solutions all foster innovation on a specific blockchain, but they also look and operate the same. Fueling innovation in this industry requires the removal of all intermediaries and gatekeepers. Additionally, there is a need for more transparency, automatedprocesses, and post-launch support. | $2.3M | Seed | Nov 02, 2021 |  |
| Trace Network Labs | Trace Network Labs is a metaverse technology firm for fashion and lifestyle that offers a shopping experience through a metaverse. | $1.6M | Seed | Jun 21, 2021 |  |
| Ethermon | Ethermon is a startup building blockchain-based games and gaming platform. Ethermon is the company's flagship title and has been in top 2 most popular dApp game not long since its release. The team is partnering with many notable projects such as Decentraland and Zilliqa in blockchain space to build game on VR and find a good scalabilitysolutions for games. In a longer term, Ethermon team will empower game builders to build more games on blockchain to re-shape the traditional gaming industry. |  | Seed | Apr 15, 2021 |  |
| MeliBio | MeliBio is a technology-based company focusing on plant biology, precision fermentation, and food science that replaces honeybees with microorganisms as a medium for honey production. The company was founded in 2020 by Aaron M. Schaller, PhD and Darko Mandich and is headquartered in Oakland, California, United States. TIME named MeliBio'sapproach in making honey without bees as Best Inventions 2021. In 2023, MeliBio launched consumer-facing brand Mellody. | $850K | Pre-Seed | Mar 30, 2021 |  |
| MeliBio | MeliBio is a technology-based company focusing on plant biology, precision fermentation, and food science that replaces honeybees with microorganisms as a medium for honey production. The company was founded in 2020 by Aaron M. Schaller, PhD and Darko Mandich and is headquartered in Oakland, California, United States. TIME named MeliBio'sapproach in making honey without bees as Best Inventions 2021. In 2023, MeliBio launched consumer-facing brand Mellody. | $325K | Pre-Seed | Dec 18, 2020 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AU21 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/au21-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Big Idea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-idea-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blocksync Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blocksync-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Capital V](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-v) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DAO Maker](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dao-maker) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does 18.ventures invest in?

18.ventures invests primarily in Blockchain, Apps and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact 18.ventures?

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### Who are the partners at 18.ventures?

The team at 18.ventures includes David Meister (Managing Partner) and Nik Talreja (Founder / Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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