# ARKN Ventures

> ARKN Ventures is a VC fund backing Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Finance. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/77877758/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ArknVentures
- Website: https://arkn.io/

ARKN Ventures is a research-focused blockchain advisory service.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 3 | 33% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 33% |
| Finance | 2 | 22% |
| Software | 2 | 22% |
| Metaverse | 2 | 22% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 33% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 11% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Olas | Olas is an innovative platform designed to leverage autonomous AI agents in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. By employing specialized agents that collaborate, Olas aims to offer complex and comprehensive services tailored to the needs of users in the rapidly evolving world of digital currencies. | $13.8M |  | Feb 04, 2025 |  |
| Multisynq | Multisynq is a decentralized and low-latency synchronization network. | $2.2M | Seed | Apr 12, 2024 |  |
| Croquet | Croquet Corporation is on a mission to build an open, democratized Metaverse with Croquet OS, its web standards based operating system for the Metaverse. Based on browser technologies that are cross platform to any device, it delivers virtual worlds on the Metaverse that can be published anywhere and be accessed today by hundreds of millions ofInternet and mobile users. Croquet OS makes development of multiuser Metaverse virtual worlds simple for 17M JavaScript developers. |  | Seed | Dec 04, 2022 |  |
| Pacific NW Rural Broadband Alliance | Providing broadband and wireless communication networks to rural, under-served, and unconnected communities |  | Seed | Jul 01, 2022 |  |
| Subsquid | Subsquid provides a query node infrastructure with a high level of customization and scalability to make blockchain data usable. Subsquid offers an easy way to build and deploy a custom ETL or GraphQL API for on-chain data. | $5.2M | Series A | Apr 25, 2022 |  |
| Auki Labs | We're building advanced peer-to-peer positioning protocols and AR cloud infrastructure to enable a new era of spatial computing: 1) Instant Calibration - Get absolute positioning consensus between multiple devices instantly without physical markers or point cloud comparisons.2) Share Across Apps - Any app connected to the Aukiverse cansee its inhabitants and creations. This interoperability layer is the future of AR.3) Asset Cloud - Allow interoperability across apps, and smaller executables, by storing and retrieving assets in the Aukiverse.4) A Firm Hand - Real-time 3D reconstruction of your hands allow you to interact intuitively with a virtual world.5) Foundational - The Aukiverse protocol is the foundation of the future AR metaverse and spatial computing. | $13M | Seed | Mar 24, 2022 |  |
| MetaMirror | "MetaMirror is a company specializing in Decentralized Identity (DID), focused on empowering individuals with control over their personal data. Our solution utilizes the privacy-preserving blockchain infrastructure of Oasis Network to facilitate ethical data monetization, ensuring the privacy of users.Our process begins with users tokenizingtheir Web2 and Web3 data into confidential personal data assets. These assets are then managed by a smart DID, known as AI Buddy. By analyzing the user's identity properties, such as demographics and preferences, AI Buddy identifies earning opportunities, such as paid ads and surveys, and offers data-driven services to generate income for the user." | $750K | Seed | Dec 01, 2021 |  |
| Duet | Duet is a Multi-chain synthetic asset protocol that sharpens all assets for use in the blockchain world. Duet protocol allows traders to replicate the real-world tradable assets in a decentralized finance ecosystem. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 19, 2021 |  |
| zCloak Network | zCloak Network offers zero-knowledge proof as a service for the Polkadot network. It enables the computation and analysis of personal data without sending them to third-party servers. | $1.3M | Seed | Apr 10, 2021 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Digital Finance Group (DFG)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-finance-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [PAKA Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paka-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Republic Crypto](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/republic-crypto) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Titans Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/titans-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Zee Prime Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zee-prime-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [1kx](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1kx) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ARKN Ventures invest in?

ARKN Ventures invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did ARKN Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ARKN Ventures closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 9 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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