# 1PAR Research

> 1PAR Research is a VC fund in Virgin backing Art, Music and Finance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Virgin, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1par/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/1PARcom
- Website: https://1par.com/

1PAR Research is a blockchain and Web3-focused early-stage research and investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Art | 1 | 100% |
| Music | 1 | 100% |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| eSports | 1 | 100% |
| Communities | 1 | 100% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GameDAO | GameDAO is a legal DAO fostering sustainability in financing of video games, creative content, digital arts, e-sports and gaming as a profession. It provides matchmaking and crowd based funding instruments, connecting and empowering loyal gamers, creators, publishers and investors. | $2M | Seed | Nov 22, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Automata Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/automata-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Outlier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/outlier-ventures-ltd-llp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Primal Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/primal-capital-48b8) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Scytale Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scytale-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Skybridge 20 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/skybridge-20-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Valhalla Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valhalla-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does 1PAR Research invest in?

1PAR Research invests primarily in Art, Music and Finance startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did 1PAR Research last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for 1PAR Research closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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