# Advanced Blockchain

> Advanced Blockchain is a VC fund backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 42 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 42
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/advanced-blockchain-ag/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/BlockchainAG
- Website: https://www.advancedblockchain.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlockchainAG/

Advanced Blockchain is a VC fund in Berlin focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. Advanced Blockchain AG is a venture builder and investor in the blockchain industry equipped with a comprehensive team of researchers, developers, auditors, economists, and mathematicians dedicated to engineering the future of Web 3.0. The group has more than 160 developers worldwide spanning diverse disciplines that equip Advanced Blockchain AG toinnovate in multiple ecosystems across the industry.Additional information on Advanced Blockchain AG and its other projects and investments can be found at www.advancedblockchain.com.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 25 | 60% |
| Cryptocurrency | 17 | 40% |
| Finance | 8 | 19% |
| Information Technology | 8 | 19% |
| Decentralized Finance (DeFi) | 7 | 17% |

43 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 24 | 57% |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 14% |
| Series A | 4 | 10% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 2 | 5% |
| Angel | 1 | 2% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 17% |
| Germany | 6 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 10% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 5% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |

13 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Kraft | Head of Incubations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-kraft |
| Hatem Elsayed | COO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hatem-elsayed-9686 |
| Maik Laske | Chief Finance Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maik-laske |
| Michael Ganser | Supervisory Board Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-ganser |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| XMAQUINA | XMAQUINA decentralize robotics by uniting a global community to collaboratively support, develop, and govern transformative autonomous technologies for the collective good. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2025 |  |
| Silencio Network LLC | Silencio is a data-driven platform specializing in the collection, processing, and monetization of noise pollution data. Through innovative decentralized technologies, it offers comprehensive, real-time noise mapping solutions, catering to sectors such as real estate, hospitality, and urban planning, enabling better decision-making and fostering aharmonious living environment. | $2.5M | Seed | Dec 18, 2024 |  |
| Silencio Network LLC | Silencio is a data-driven platform specializing in the collection, processing, and monetization of noise pollution data. Through innovative decentralized technologies, it offers comprehensive, real-time noise mapping solutions, catering to sectors such as real estate, hospitality, and urban planning, enabling better decision-making and fostering aharmonious living environment. | $2.5M | Seed | Dec 18, 2024 |  |
| AO computer | AO computer is a decentralized, actor-oriented computing environment built on the Arweave network. | $100K | Initial Coin Offering | Oct 10, 2024 |  |
| TLX | TLX is a provider of leveraged tokens protocol platforms. |  | Seed | Oct 07, 2024 |  |
| Laconic Network | Laconic Network develops a multi-chain verifiable data marketplace that accelerates development, interoperability, and adoption. |  | Seed | Oct 07, 2024 |  |
| Celestia | Celestia is a pluggable consensus and data availability layer, to enable anyone to quickly deploy a decentralised blockchain without the overhead of bootstrapping a new consensus network. |  | Series B | Oct 16, 2023 |  |
| Ithil | Ithil is a financial interoperability layer that connects the whole web3 space facilitating new value creation via crowdlending. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| SDG Exchange | SDG Exchange is a global sustainability marketplace that focuses on reversing climate change within the environmental sector. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Stela Labs | Stela Labs is a smart contract auditing firm that specializes in dual functionalities in auditing and developing smart contracts. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |

10 of 42 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hypersphere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hypersphere-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [dlab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dlabvc) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Rarestone Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rarestone-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [The Spartan Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-spartan-group-4202) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Advanced Blockchain invest in?

Advanced Blockchain invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 42 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 Advanced Blockchain?

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### Who are the partners at Advanced Blockchain?

The team at Advanced Blockchain includes Christopher Kraft (Head of Incubations), Hatem Elsayed (COO) and Maik Laske (Chief Finance Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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