# Archetype

> Archetype is a VC fund in Brooklyn backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 37 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brooklyn, United States
- Total investments: 37
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 51%
- Fund size: $150M
- Last fund: May 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acrylicvc?trk=public_profile_topcard-current-company
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/acrylicvc
- Website: https://www.acrylic.co/

Archetype is an early-stage venture firm focused on backing the next generation of crypto founders and accelerating the decentralized future

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Archetype. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Archetype. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/acrylic-b04d?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 16 | 43% |
| Cryptocurrency | 15 | 41% |
| Software | 10 | 27% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 19% |
| Web3 | 5 | 14% |

46 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 26 | 70% |
| Series A | 7 | 19% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 21 | 57% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 5% |
| India | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ash Egan | Founder | 42 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ash-egan |
| Katherine Wu | Venture Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katherine-wu |
| Danny Sursock | Principal & Chief of Staff | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danny-sursock |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stack | Stack provides with loyalty points as an onchain primitive, along with simple tools for managing points programs. | $3M | Seed | Mar 04, 2024 |  |
| Flood | Flood is a DeFi aggregator that offers its platform to provide the best price available for all supported assets. | $5.2M | Seed | Feb 08, 2024 |  |
| Privy | Privy creates authentication, authorization, and data control tooling to enable developers to create products that keep users safe. It creates simple, powerful APIs for managing user data, allowing them to easily integrate user data into their products. Privy bridges the gap between users' on-chain activity and their off-chain data, allowingusers to create delightful experiences without putting themselves or the product at risk. | $18M | Series A | Nov 21, 2023 |  |
| Rated | Rated offers data on validators and node operators, which makes it easier for users to compare and contrast their performance. | $12.8M | Series A | Sep 27, 2023 |  |
| Freatic | Freatic bridges the gap between people who have untapped knowledge and actors who can capitalize on these opportunities. The Freatic strategy, which employs decentralization, game theory, and current cryptography, tries to overcome these constraints and allow untapped information marketplaces to grow. | $3.6M | Seed | Sep 21, 2023 |  |
| Sound | Sound connects artists and listeners to take ownership over the culture they create together. | $20M | Series A | Jul 12, 2023 |  |
| Satsuma | Satsuma is a blockchain indexing platform that lets developers create custom Web3 APIs for powering frontends and backends. They offer automatic decoding, real-time transformations, multichain support, and more. | $5M | Seed | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| Gyroscope | Gyroscope develops an asset-backed stablecoin built on resilient Defi infrastructure. It leverages a diversified reserve and autonomous monetary policy. | $4.5M | Seed | Mar 09, 2023 |  |
| Obol Labs | Obol Labs Inc. is promoting the adoption of distributed validator technology by creating the Obol Network and its ecosystem. Its research and software development team focused on proof-of-stake infrastructure for public blockchain networks. | $12.5M | Series A | Jan 17, 2023 |  |
| Station | Station is a crypto-based platform that empowers digital-native contributions and collaborations. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |

10 of 37 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Archetype](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archetypefund) — VC Fund, 34 deals together
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [A.Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-partners-l-p) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Robot Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robot-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Castle Island Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/castle-island-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Scalar Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scalar-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Archetype invest in?

Archetype invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 37 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Archetype?

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### Who are the partners at Archetype?

The team at Archetype includes Ash Egan (Founder), Katherine Wu (Venture Partner) and Danny Sursock (Principal & Chief of Staff). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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