# Ankr

> Ankr is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ankr/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ankr
- Website: https://ankr.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ankrnetwork/

Ankr is a Web3-native infrastructure platform.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Ankr. Shizune tracks 7 team members at Ankr. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/ankr?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $650k–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 8 | 53% |
| Cryptocurrency | 5 | 33% |
| Gaming | 3 | 20% |
| Developer APIs | 2 | 13% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 13% |

29 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 67% |
| Grant | 1 | 7% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 7% |
| Series A | 1 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 27% |
| Canada | 2 | 13% |
| Italy | 1 | 7% |
| Singapore | 1 | 7% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 7% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gregory Gopman | CMBDO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-gopman-3 |
| Yuvraj Chhibber | Management Staff | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuvraj-chhibber |
| Chandler Song | Co-Founder and CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chandler-song |
| Josh Neuroth | Head of Product | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-neuroth |
| Ryan Fang | Co-Founder and COO | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-fang |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TAC | TAC is a TON network extension that allows the EVM community to access Telegram users, and it enables Ton wallet holders to easily interact with EVM dApps deployed on TAC. | $6.5M | Seed | Nov 11, 2024 |  |
| DIN | Web3Go is a blockchain startup that provides data tools powered by artificial intelligence. | $4M | Seed | Aug 20, 2024 |  |
| Root Protocol | Root Protocol is developing an operating system that combines an intent-centric aggregator of digital identities, virtual accounts, social graphs, and other components to provide unified access to Web3. | $10M | Seed | Jan 19, 2024 |  |
| VIP3 | VIP3 is the FIRST all-in-one web3 benefits and membership platform, providing users with rewards and discounts. | $2M | Seed | Aug 07, 2023 |  |
| Playbux | Playbux is an e-commerce metaverse platform that sets up the shop and earns system, allowing users to shop at global merchants and earn cash back. They intended to integrate existing exchanges, loan platforms, and NFTs into the platform so that customers could access all services in one place. | $2M | Seed | Apr 21, 2023 |  |
| Soul Wallet | Soul Wallet is a smart contract wallet. | $3M | Seed | Mar 16, 2023 |  |
| AlterVerse | AlterVerse is a developer of PC and console-based VR games. They offer stunning graphics with modern design elements, smooth gameplay, and immersive 3D environments. They allow gamers to play its game with features that include built-in voice chat, instant messaging, and mounts over Oculus Rift and HTC Vive devices. They generate revenue throughpaid games. |  | Seed | Nov 14, 2022 |  |
| Superpower Squad | Superpower Squad is a superhero-themed, third-person shooter game. |  | Seed | Jun 09, 2022 |  |
| HOPR | HOPR provides the tools and framework for the Web3 ecosystem, ensuring everyone has control of their privacy, data, and identity as they navigate online. The HOPR protocol introduces the first-ever open incentivized mixnet, where anyone can earn tokens for staking and running nodes. Dr. Sebastian Bürgel, who helped draft the DLT (Distributed LedgerTechnology) Law in Switzerland, leads a diverse HOPR team which includes award-winning blockchain hackers and Silicon Valley tech veterans. HOPR combines the traditional association as a proven legal entity in Swiss jurisdiction with the tenets of a Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) which results in a Decentralized Community-Enabling Governance (DecenGov). HOPR has its main office in Zurich, Switzerland. | $1M | Grant | Feb 25, 2022 |  |
| NFT3 | NFT3 is the first Unified Decentralized Identity and Credit Network for Web3 and Your Portal to the Metaverse. | $7.5M | Seed | Jan 31, 2022 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Double Peak Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/double-peak-group) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [YZi Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/binance-labs-b05e) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [CMS Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cms-holdings) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Digital Finance Group (DFG)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-finance-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Gate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gate-io) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Genblock Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genblock-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Ankr invest in?

Ankr invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 15 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 Ankr's check size?

Ankr typically joins rounds of $650k–$10M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ankr participates in.

### How do I contact Ankr?

Public channels for Ankr 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 Ankr?

The team at Ankr includes Gregory Gopman (CMBDO), Yuvraj Chhibber (Management Staff) and Chandler Song (Co-Founder and CEO), among 7 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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