# Algorand Foundation

> Algorand Foundation is a VC fund in Singapore backing Blockchain and FinTech. See 57 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 57
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 44%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/algorandfoundation/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/AlgoFoundation
- Website: https://algorand.foundation/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlgorandFoundation/

Algorand Foundation is a VC fund in Singapore focused on Blockchain and FinTech. Algorand Foundation is dedicated to fulfilling the global promise of blockchain technology by leveraging the Algorand protocol and open-source software, which was initially designed by Silvio Micali and a team of leading scientists. With core beliefs in the establishment of an open, public, and permissionless blockchain, the Algorand Foundation hasa vision for an inclusive ecosystem that provides an opportunity for everyone to harness the potential of an equitable and truly borderless economy.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$4.5M |
| Grant | $20k–$5.8M |
| Pre-Seed | $35k–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 25 | 44% |
| FinTech | 9 | 16% |
| Cryptocurrency | 9 | 16% |
| Education | 7 | 12% |
| Financial Services | 7 | 12% |

83 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 27 | 47% |
| Seed | 13 | 23% |
| Pre-Seed | 9 | 16% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 4% |
| Series A | 1 | 2% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 21 | 37% |
| India | 5 | 9% |
| Singapore | 5 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 5% |
| Italy | 2 | 4% |

15 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Woods | Chief Technology Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-woods-f7fd |
| Daniel Yang | Head of Defi | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-yang-a8da |
| Deirdre Halligan | Chief Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deirdre-halligan-95d7 |
| Harpal Singh | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harpal-singh-5580 |
| Jessica Tsai Chin | Chief Marketing Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jessica-tsai-chin |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LW3 | LW3 offers sustainable traceability and provenance solutions by utilizing advanced, non-cloneable physical IDs (such as QR codes and NFC tags), integrated with interoperable blockchain technology to support a circular economy |  | Grant | Nov 11, 2024 |  |
| Arvo | ARVO aims to enable brands in a variety of industries by guaranteeing that their products are traceable, verifiable, and trustworthy, consequently improving customer experiences worldwide. |  | Grant | Nov 11, 2024 |  |
| FilmFinance | FilmFinance's objective is to transform the film business by employing cutting-edge technology. It aims to democratize film finance, making it available to producers and investors globally,empower filmmakers to realize their dreams, and provide investors with unique and exciting opportunities. |  | Grant | Nov 11, 2024 |  |
| Astrix | Astrix wants to revolutionize the ticketing sector by utilizing blockchain technology. Astrix envisions an enhanced event experience, real-time updates, and a system that is impenetrable to fraud. Astrix is an ecosystem that serves as a gateway to a more complex and captivating live event experience. |  | Grant | Nov 11, 2024 |  |
| automaxis | The goal of Automaxis is to facilitate international trade by offering safe, automated, and transparent solutions that make freight, paperwork, payments, and risk management easier for companies everywhere. |  | Grant | Nov 11, 2024 |  |
| Vessel Finance | Vessel Finance is a ZK-powered order book exchange, seeks to combine the dependability of DEXs with the speed of CEXs. | $10M | Seed | Aug 08, 2024 |  |
| CoBuy | CoBuy simplifies buying and owning a home with friends or family. Plan, structure, and manage your co-ownership, together — in one place. | $150K | Grant | Jul 06, 2024 |  |
| Kilde | We make it easy for institutions and high-net-worth individuals to invest in private debt. Our products offer safe and controlled access to consumer and small business loans, giving investors a diversified portfolio with smart risk management. Kilde holds a Capital Markets Services Licence (CMS101016) issued by the Monetary Authority of Singaporeto deal in capital markets products under the Securities and Futures Act (Cap. 289). | $1.1M | Seed | Jun 05, 2023 |  |
| Parcision | Parcision revolutionizes the hiring process on Wall Street by introducing a crucial element: quantifiable skill. The current Wall Street hiring practice puts too much emphasis on alma mater and network connection, which deters many candidates. We aim to establish a quantitative approach that enables individuals from all backgrounds to assess theirskills and demonstrate their accuracy in analyzing critical market events, such as company earnings and economic announcements. We firmly believe that regardless of identity, sex, race, location, or educational background, everyone deserves an equal opportunity to pursue a rewarding career in the financial industry. Through our blind hiring and skills-first approach, we hope to change the DNA of Wall Street.To achieve this, we harness the power of Web 3 technology, specifically smart contracts, to facilitate and oversee tamper-proof tests that quantify candidates' analytical capabilities. By leveraging this advanced technology, we ensure a transparent, auditable, and provable performance metric for participants. The most accomplished participants are duly acknowledged financially and reputationally based on their exceptional proficiency. This recognition is facilitated through participants' undeniable track records on Parcision.Parcision is chess for financial analysts. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 17, 2023 |  |
| PlanetWatch | We decentralize and incentivize air quality monitoring by leveraging IoT sensors, the Algorand blockchain and the direct participation of the population. In this way we can rapidly deploy low-cost, dense surveillance networks delivering real-time data. | $3.3M | Convertible Note | Jan 26, 2023 |  |

10 of 57 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Algorand Foundation invest in?

Algorand Foundation invests primarily in Blockchain, FinTech and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 57 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 Algorand Foundation's check size?

Algorand Foundation typically joins rounds of $1M–$4.5M at Seed, $20k–$5.8M at Grant and $35k–$2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Algorand Foundation participates in.

### How do I contact Algorand Foundation?

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### Who are the partners at Algorand Foundation?

The team at Algorand Foundation includes John Woods (Chief Technology Officer), Daniel Yang (Head of Defi) and Deirdre Halligan (Chief Operating Officer), among 9 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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