# Alchemy

> Alchemy is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 63 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 63
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last fund: Sep 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alchemyinc
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/AlchemyPlatform
- Website: https://alchemy.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alchemyplatform

Alchemy is a web3 developer platform that helps companies to build reliable decentralized applications. Its mission is to provide developers with the fundamental building blocks they need to create the future of technology without the hassle of managing blockchain infrastructure in-house.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$16M |
| Pre-Seed | $1M–$6M |
| Series A | $6.7M–$40M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 30 | 48% |
| Cryptocurrency | 24 | 38% |
| Software | 17 | 27% |
| Web3 | 13 | 21% |
| FinTech | 10 | 16% |

50 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 36 | 57% |
| Series A | 8 | 13% |
| Pre-Seed | 7 | 11% |
| Grant | 3 | 5% |
| Series B | 3 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 36 | 57% |
| Israel | 3 | 5% |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 5% |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 3% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 3% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Guillaume Poncin | Head of Engineering | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guillaume-poncin-9ae4 |
| Joseph Lau | Cofounder & CTO | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joseph-lau-2 |
| Ajay Sharma | Investor | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajay-s-494f |
| Andy Cao | Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-cao |
| Arjun Patel | Product Growth | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arjun-patel |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Utexo | Utexo develops payment infrastructure that enables stablecoin transactions to settle directly on the Bitcoin network. The platform provides an API and related tools that allow payment operators, exchanges, wallets, and financial platforms to process USDT transfers through Bitcoin-based rails. Its system integrates technologies such as the LightningNetwork and the RGB protocol to support instant settlement, encrypted transaction execution, and predictable transaction costs. Utexo also offers cloud infrastructure and developer tools that manage routing, liquidity, and node operations required for stablecoin payments on Bitcoin. These services allow organizations to integrate Bitcoin-based stablecoin settlement into existing applications without operating or maintaining underlying blockchain infrastructure. | $7.5M | Seed | Mar 06, 2026 |  |
| Interstate | Interstate is an Ethereum pre-confirmation protocol. It aims to make Ethereum transactions near-instant and allow applications to self-order while maintaining full composability with L1. | $1.5M | Seed | Mar 05, 2026 |  |
| Pheasant Network | Pheasant Network uses intent-based bridging and an innovative cross-chain swap protocol to connect 30+ blockchain networks quickly and efficiently. |  | Grant | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| Giggles | Giggles is a social platform where users create and share content using artificial intelligence tools. The platform includes features for making short videos from prompts. Users can earn a digital currency called aura by engaging in activities and games. Digital assets are available for users to collect and trade. A waitlist is open for those whowant to join the platform. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Oct 05, 2025 |  |
| Primus Labs | Primus connects Web2 data to Web3, offering verified information to AI models while ensuring user privacy. | $6.5M | Seed | Feb 20, 2025 |  |
| Primus | Primus provides AI-powered intelligence in the Web3. It connects Web2 data to Web3, providing AI models with verified inputs while protecting user privacy. It enables DeFi, decentralized healthcare, and Web3 social applications to harness the predictive potential of AI while maintaining data integrity. | $3.5M | Seed | Jan 13, 2025 |  |
| Lens Protocol | Lens Protocol is a composable and decentralized social network serving the Web3 community. It enables creators to build their own web3 social media platforms and accounts, giving them control over their connections with their communities and also ownership over their content. | $31M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 18, 2024 |  |
| Avara Ventures | Avara Ventures operates is an investment firm. |  |  | Dec 18, 2024 |  |
| Gevulot | Gevulot is a blockchain technology solutions provider that focuses on zero-knowledge proofs. It allows developers to apply ZK proofs and delegate computing chores to a network of advanced hardware operators. |  | Seed | Dec 05, 2024 |  |
| 0G | 0G Labs is a technology business that specializes in blockchain technology, emphasizing decentralization for a range of industries and societal issues. | $40M | Seed | Nov 13, 2024 |  |

10 of 63 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SNZ Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/snz-holding) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Orange DAO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orange-fund) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Chapter One](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chapter-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Dispersion Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dispersion-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Wintermute Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wintermute-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Alchemy invest in?

Alchemy invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 63 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Alchemy's check size?

Alchemy typically joins rounds of $2M–$16M at Seed, $1M–$6M at Pre-Seed and $6.7M–$40M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Alchemy participates in.

### How do I contact Alchemy?

Public channels for Alchemy include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Alchemy?

The team at Alchemy includes Guillaume Poncin (Head of Engineering), Joseph Lau (Cofounder & CTO) and Ajay Sharma (Investor), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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