# Bancor

> Bancor is a VC fund in Zug backing Blockchain, Sports and eSports. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zug, Switzerland
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bancor-foundation/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bancor
- Website: https://www.bancor.network/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bancor/

Bancor is a VC fund in Zug focused on Blockchain and Sports. Bancor Protocol™ is a standard for the creation of Smart Tokens™, cryptocurrencies with built-in convertibility directly through their smart contracts. Bancor utilizes an innovative token “Connector” method to enable formulaic price calculation and continuous liquidity for all compliant tokens, without needing to match two parties in an exchange.Smart Tokens™ interconnect to form token liquidity networks, allowing user-generated cryptocurrencies to thrive. For more information, please visit the website and read the Bancor Protocol™ Whitepaper.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Bancor. Shizune tracks 11 team members at Bancor. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/bancor-protocol?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 2 | 100% |
| Sports | 1 | 50% |
| eSports | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Digital Entertainment | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Malta | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brock Pierce | Adviser | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brock-pierce |
| Eyal Hertzog | Product Architect | 0 | — |
| Galia Benartzi | Co-Founder, Business Development | 0 | — |
| Guy Ben-Artzi | Co-Founder | 0 | — |
| Ilana P. | VP Engineering | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spacemesh | Spacemesh is a fair blockmesh operating system designed to run general-purpose smart contracts at web-scale. It is powered by a novel consensus protocol that is secure, proof of work free and highly incentive-compatible. Spacemesh is designed to create a highly-decentralized p2p blockchain computer formed by individuals from around the globerunning Spacemesh on their desktop PCs at home. Spacemesh is as a free open source software that aims to become a core Internet protocol for blockchain computation. | $3M | Seed | May 07, 2018 | https://spacemesh.io |
| Chiliz | Chiliz developed the Socios.com sports fan engagement platform which is built on the Chiliz blockchain infrastructure & uses $CHZ as it’s exclusive on-platform currency. | $66M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 18, 2018 | https://www.chiliz.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Binance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/binance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BRM Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brm-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ceyuan Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ceyuan-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FBG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fbg-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [iAngels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iangels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [OK Blockchain Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/okblockchain-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Bancor invest in?

Bancor invests primarily in Blockchain, Sports and eSports startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Malta. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Bancor?

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### Who are the partners at Bancor?

The team at Bancor includes Brock Pierce (Adviser), Eyal Hertzog (Product Architect) and Galia Benartzi (Co-Founder, Business Development), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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