# Arcanum Capital

> Arcanum Capital is a VC fund in Dover backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 62 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dover, United States
- Total investments: 62
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 8%
- Fund size: $12M
- Last fund: Mar 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcanumcapital/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/arcanumcapital
- Website: https://www.arcanum.capital/

Arcanum Capital is a VC fund in Dover focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. Arcanum Capital invests in early-stage companies at the intersection of fintech, blockchain, and AI.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 17 | 27% |
| Cryptocurrency | 15 | 24% |
| Information Technology | 11 | 18% |
| Finance | 10 | 16% |
| Financial Services | 10 | 16% |

49 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 32 | 52% |
| Pre-Seed | 10 | 16% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 5 | 8% |
| Series A | 2 | 3% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 3% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 13 | 21% |
| Singapore | 10 | 16% |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 10% |
| India | 2 | 3% |
| Canada | 2 | 3% |

11 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| James McDowall | Founding Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-mcdowall |
| Karthik Bupathi | Founding Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karthik-bupathi |
| Caleb August | Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caleb-august |
| Luchang Zheng | Founding Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luchang-zheng |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OP_NET | OPNET is a Bitcoin Layer 1 metaprotocol that enables smart contracts to function directly on the Bitcoin blockchain, without the use of sidechains or Layer 2 solutions. | $5M | Seed | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Utexo | Utexo develops payment infrastructure that enables stablecoin transactions to settle directly on the Bitcoin network. The platform provides an API and related tools that allow payment operators, exchanges, wallets, and financial platforms to process USDT transfers through Bitcoin-based rails. Its system integrates technologies such as the LightningNetwork and the RGB protocol to support instant settlement, encrypted transaction execution, and predictable transaction costs. Utexo also offers cloud infrastructure and developer tools that manage routing, liquidity, and node operations required for stablecoin payments on Bitcoin. These services allow organizations to integrate Bitcoin-based stablecoin settlement into existing applications without operating or maintaining underlying blockchain infrastructure. | $7.5M | Seed | Mar 06, 2026 |  |
| TR8DE.AI | TR8DE.AI is a fintech platform building a universal, non-custodial trading terminal that unifies access across exchanges and brokerages. Users trade directly at their existing venues—TR8DE.AI never takes custody of customer funds—while an agentic AI layer provides depth-aware execution support, real-time market insights, news intelligence, andone-click dual-venue hedging, all within user-defined guardrails. |  | Seed | Feb 24, 2026 |  |
| GAIB | GAIB is the economic foundation for the future of artificial intelligence and computers. GAIB is a crypto-AI platform under development that tokenize GPUs, making AI computing—the processing power required to train and run AI models—more accessible. | $10M | Corporate Round | Aug 01, 2025 |  |
| MSafe | MSafe develops a multi-signature, non-custodial digital assets management solution built on Move. They focus on true decentralization, enhanced security, and full interoperability. | $5M | Seed | Apr 03, 2025 |  |
| Capx | Capx's mission is to accelerate the flow of capital through the private markets, thereby enhancing global capital allocation. With secondary market and enterprise solutions, Capx combines high-quality collections of opportunities with efficient access for institutions and individual investors. | $3.1M | Seed | Mar 26, 2025 |  |
| Sati | Sati is revolutionising financial inclusion, beginning in Latin America, by making digital currencies more accessible. With our revolutionary WhatsApp-based platform, users can easily acquire, trade, and receive stable currencies and Bitcoin | $600K | Pre-Seed | Mar 06, 2025 |  |
| HIFI | HIFI is a next-generation payments infrastructure platform. The company powers a suite of modern payment APIs to enable businesses to move money faster on a global scale for the next chapter of the internet. Our payment rails powers businesses to move money instantly with near-zero cost to enhance cash flow, reduce inefficiencies, increasevisibility, and combat fraud.Zach Walsh and Mohamed Afifi founded the company in New York City in 2022. | $6M | Seed | Dec 10, 2024 |  |
| HIFI | HIFI is a next-generation payments infrastructure platform. The company powers a suite of modern payment APIs to enable businesses to move money faster on a global scale for the next chapter of the internet. Our payment rails powers businesses to move money instantly with near-zero cost to enhance cash flow, reduce inefficiencies, increasevisibility, and combat fraud.Zach Walsh and Mohamed Afifi founded the company in New York City in 2022. | $6M | Series A | Dec 10, 2024 |  |
| SatLayer | SatLayer to protect any sort of dApp or protocol as a Bitcoin Validated Service (BVS), significantly enhancing security for all of cryptocurrency. | $8M | Pre-Seed | Aug 21, 2024 |  |

10 of 62 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AU21 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/au21-capital) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Blockchain Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-founders-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Amber Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amber-ai) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Basics Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basics-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Dutch Crypto Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dutch-crypto-investors) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [LD Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ld-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Arcanum Capital invest in?

Arcanum Capital invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 62 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Arcanum Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Arcanum Capital?

The team at Arcanum Capital includes James McDowall (Founding Partner), Karthik Bupathi (Founding Partner) and Caleb August (Associate). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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