# Axia8 Ventures

> Axia8 Ventures is a VC fund in Shanghai backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 68 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, China
- Total investments: 68
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axia8-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Axia8Ventures
- Website: http://www.axia8.com/

Axia8 Ventures is a venture capital and private equity firm that invests in both digital asset and equity.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$10M |
| Series A | $3M–$8.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 18 | 26% |
| Cryptocurrency | 7 | 10% |
| Financial Services | 7 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 10% |
| Software | 6 | 9% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 17 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 11 | 16% |
| Series A | 5 | 7% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 3% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 2 | 3% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 6 | 9% |
| United States | 5 | 7% |
| Taiwan | 2 | 3% |
| Vietnam | 2 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |

12 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wayne Lin | Founder | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wayne-lin-4a31 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |  |
| Oh Gamers | Oh Gamers is a developer and operator of an online community platform for Web3 gamers. The company evaluates high-quality Web3 games and delivers information to blockchain game users. | $3M | Seed | Jul 17, 2024 |  |
| Ink Finance | Ink Finance is a financial SaaS that supports on-chain issuance, settlement, clearing, and analysis of Non-Fungible financial products. Ink enables the financialization of metaverse NFTs, the tapping of DeFi liquidity by venture funds, and the transformation of Web2 finance regime to that of the Web3 era. | $5M | Seed | Jun 07, 2024 |  |
| Raiinmaker | Raiinmaker offers a social engagement platform, allowing the community and project to collaborate for mutual gain. The platform collects data on social engagements using distributed ledger technology to capture, measure, and distribute the value of collective social interactions. All of a user's interactions and referrals are combined to givea comprehensive view, allowing projects to better assess returns on digital interactions and reward influencers and affiliates alike. Align incentives with brand objectives to increase word-of-mouth and fan affinity. Fans should be able to explore, progress, and receive rewards through social activity. | $7.5M | Seed | Apr 03, 2024 |  |
| YIN Finance | YIN Finance is an NFT liquidity management platform that allows users to subscribe project strategies to achieve an effective high yield. YIN Finance offers active liquidity management, automatically re-invested, and multi-party yield farming. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Conductive.ai | Conductive.ai creates software for game developers to reward player engagement. |  | Seed | Aug 01, 2023 |  |
| Sigmadex | Sigmadex is a cross-chain multi-asset marketplace built on a community-driven and game theory-enhanced liquidity protocol. Sigmadex utilizes smart contracts, DeFi incentives, community governance, and inflationary/deflationary medium to provide an autonomous liquidity gateway, enabling users to purchase and sell tokens with cross-chaincapabilities. It also utilizes game theory to optimize penalty and reward mechanisms. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Gametaverse | Gametaverse is a GameFi portal designed for users to track their NFT yields and game records. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Genesis Shards | Genesis Shards is transforming NFTs into a liquidity vehicle for Pre-IDO tokens and a whole new suite of DeFi products. | $2.7M | Seed | Nov 08, 2022 |  |
| Ambrus Studio | Ambrus Studio develops games and a metaverse to connect player communities from all over the world. | $65M | Initial Coin Offering | Jul 28, 2022 |  |

10 of 68 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Krypital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/krypital-group) — VC Fund, 26 deals together
- [GBV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesis-block-ventures) — VC Fund, 16 deals together
- [LD Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ld-capital) — VC Fund, 14 deals together
- [AU21 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/au21-capital) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [Genblock Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genblock-capital) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 11 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Axia8 Ventures invest in?

Axia8 Ventures invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 68 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Axia8 Ventures's check size?

Axia8 Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$10M at Seed and $3M–$8.4M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Axia8 Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Axia8 Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Axia8 Ventures?

The team at Axia8 Ventures includes Wayne Lin (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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