# ao Ventures

> ao Ventures is a VC fund backing Software, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aotheventures
- Website: https://x.com/aoTheVentures

ao Ventures is a venture capital program provides mentorship and technical resources to web3 and blockchain startups.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 50% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LiquidOps | LiquidOps is a lending and borrowing protocol that providers users the ability to earn interest on their Arweave and AO assets. As well as borrowers the ability to use that lent liquidity in various decentralised applications. | $325K | Pre-Seed | Jan 07, 2025 |  |
| Astro | AstroUSD is a platform that supports cross-chain stablecoin functionality. It enables bridging, trading, and earning with USDA, the native stablecoin of the AO network in the Arweave and AO ecosystem. The platform supports activities such as trading, lending, borrowing, prediction markets, GameFi, and AgentFi, with integrations for assets likeUSDC, USDT, and DAI. | $410K | Pre-Seed | Sep 18, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Community Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/community-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does ao Ventures invest in?

ao Ventures invests primarily in Software, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did ao Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ao Ventures closed in Sep 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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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