# Alex Adelman

> Alex Adelman is a seed investor in New York backing Software and Blockchain. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexadelman
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/alexadelman
- Website: https://x.com/alexadelman

Alex Adelman is a seed investor in New York focused on Software and Blockchain. Alex Adelman is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Lolli. Alex was previously the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Cosmic (acquired by PopSugar, then Ebates). He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and currently resides in New York, New York. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in Economics.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$7M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.1M–$3M |
| Series A | $9M–$40M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 4 | 22% |
| Cryptocurrency | 4 | 22% |
| FinTech | 3 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 17% |

43 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 44% |
| Series A | 4 | 22% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 14 | 78% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daylight | Daylight is an Application Programming Interface (API) for collecting Web3 benefits. | $3M | Seed | Nov 30, 2022 | https://www.daylight.xyz/ |
| Sequence | Horizon is building a New Dimension where Internet economies are fun, accessible, and for the benefit of all participants. We have two amazing products to make this real:Sequence, which consists of i) a friendly crypto, NFT + Web3 smart wallet, and ii) a seamless developer platform for Ethereum, NFTs, Web3, DeFi and Dapps. Sequence makes it easyfor users to access and for developers to build the next generation of Internet economies and experiences.Skyweaver, a digital trading card game—powered by Sequence + blockchain—where players actually own the game items they win and purchase. For the first time, gamers can easily and securely sell and trade their items. | $40M | Series A | Oct 03, 2022 | https://horizon.io/ |
| Limit Break | Limit Break is a blockchain game company. | $200M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 29, 2022 |  |
| NFT Now | nft now is an award-winning web3 media platform on a mission to empower the creators of culture and bring NFTs from niche to mainstream. They believe this technology will redefine how creators and their communities share in the value they create and power a new economic model of prosperity. | $5.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 24, 2022 | https://nftnow.com |
| Mad Realities | Mad Realities is reimagining entertainment for the modern world, powered by ownership incentives of the new internet. | $6M | Seed | Apr 25, 2022 | https://www.madrealities.xyz |
| Sardine | Sardine specializes in providing risk management solutions primarily for the financial services sector. They focus on using artificial intelligence and machine learning to help enterprises manage risks associated with fraud, credit, and compliance. The company aims to serve businesses in the digital economy by offering tools and services thatenhance operational efficiency and ensure regulatory compliance. | $19.5M | Series A | Feb 10, 2022 | https://www.sardine.ai/ |
| Party Round | Party Round is building better tools for founders, starting with an automated fundraising tool. Generate and send docs, collect signatures, and receive funds, automating your raise from open to close. | $7M | Seed | Nov 18, 2021 | https://www.partyround.com/ |
| Afterparty | Afterparty is a technology company behind the new Web3 platform enabling creators to directly monetize and manage NFT collector relationships | $3M | Seed | Nov 03, 2021 | https://afterparty.ai/ |
| Fig | Fig makes the terminal more accessible to beginners, more efficient for advanced engineers, and more collaborative for teams. It is building an app store ecosystem for the terminal. Its first app is autocomplete. Fig was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $2.2M | Seed | Aug 25, 2021 | https://fig.io |
| Phantom | Phantom is a digital wallet reimagined for DeFi and NFTs. Phantom makes it safe & easy for you to store, send, receive, stake, and swap tokens on the Solana blockchain. It was founded in 2021 and is based in San Francisco, California. | $9M | Series A | Jul 14, 2021 | https://phantom.app |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Chapter One](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chapter-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Digital Currency Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-currency-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [FinTech Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fintech-collective) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Alex Adelman invest in?

Alex Adelman invests primarily in Software, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 18 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 Alex Adelman's check size?

Alex Adelman typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$7M at Seed, $1.1M–$3M at Pre-Seed and $9M–$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 Alex Adelman participates in.

### How do I contact Alex Adelman?

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### When did Alex Adelman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alex Adelman closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 18 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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