# Caladan

> Caladan is a VC fund in Singapore backing Cryptocurrency and Blockchain. See 29 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 29
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alphalab-capital
- Website: https://alphalab.capital/

Caladan is a VC fund in Singapore focused on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain. AlphaLab Capital Group is a technology-driven trading group that transacts over $2B daily in cryptoassets on 40+ exchanges, both centralized and decentralized. Since 2017, we have consistently generated exceptional returns (aka alpha). We were one of the first movers in quantitative trading on the blockchain, and today we operate thousands ofalgorithms 24/7 on a globally distributed network of trading servers. We see blockchain as the foundational technology of our generation. Just as ship-building innovations in the 1450s launched the Age of Exploration or TCP/IP in the 1970s launched the internet as we know it, blockchain now opens up new worlds of possibility. Much of the infrastructure, applications, and software that we will all take for granted in a few decades are only glimmers in someone’s imagination today. We founded AlphaLab because there is huge potential in building that future. It’s also going to be a lot of fun.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$11M |
| Series A | $6M–$225M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $4M–$9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cryptocurrency | 12 | 41% |
| Blockchain | 11 | 38% |
| Financial Services | 7 | 24% |
| Trading Platform | 5 | 17% |
| Software | 4 | 14% |

35 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 16 | 55% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 5 | 17% |
| Series A | 4 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 7% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 17% |
| Singapore | 3 | 10% |
| Taiwan | 2 | 7% |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 7% |
| Sweden | 1 | 3% |

11 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Gu | Founder & CEO | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-gu-2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open Campus | Open Campus is a community-led Web3 education protocol aiming to tokenize the world’s educational content by enabling educators and creators to monetize their content.$EDU will play a critical role in the Open Campus ecosystem to power the tokenization of educational content. $EDU will be used to govern the protocol DAO and as a use of funding,means of payment, on-chain revenue sharing, smart donations, and much more! | $5M | Seed | Oct 10, 2025 |  |
| Variational | Variational is a decentralized liquidity network for bilateral derivatives that automates the process of trading and clearing end-to-end. | $1.5M |  | Jun 04, 2025 |  |
| Hyperdrive | Hyperdrive delivers investment growth strategies utilizing a portfolio-centered approach. | $6M | Series A | May 23, 2025 |  |
| Kaia | Kaia is a public blockchain that utilizes Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT) for enhanced reliability and performance. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| IMUA | IMUA is a Layer 1 blockchain that provides shared security by combining decentralized security from well-known blockchains. | $5M | Seed | Feb 24, 2025 |  |
| Fountain | Fountain operates in the finance industry, providing a wallet platform specifically designed for teams. The platform allows users to create permission-controlled wallets in a matter of seconds, offering a centralized location for managing all transactions and treasury. In addition to its wallet services, Fountain also offers a unique way to enjoypodcasts, further diversifying its product offerings. With a team of six, Fountain continues to innovate in the realm of finance and entertainment. | $3.5M | Seed | Sep 10, 2024 |  |
| Agent | Agent can assist users in navigating DeFi's complexities more efficiently and flexibly, by offering easy creation and management of multiple sub-accounts. | $1M | Seed | Jul 29, 2024 |  |
| MoreMarkets | Nuffle Labs develops NEAR Data Availability (DA) and the NEAR Fast Finality Layer (NFFL). | $6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 13, 2024 |  |
| API3 | API3 data feeds, dAPIs, aggregate data from first-party oracles, operated by some of the world’s premier API providers. | $4M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 29, 2024 |  |
| Agora | Agora operates as a cross-chain governance platform. | $5M | Seed | May 01, 2024 |  |

10 of 29 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mirana](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirana-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Caladan invest in?

Caladan invests primarily in Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 29 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 Caladan's check size?

Caladan typically joins rounds of $1M–$11M at Seed, $6M–$225M at Series A and $4M–$9M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Caladan participates in.

### How do I contact Caladan?

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### Who are the partners at Caladan?

The team at Caladan includes John Gu (Founder & CEO). 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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