# Bankless

> Bankless is a VC fund backing Blockchain and Financial Services. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://banklesshq.com/

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## Contacts

5 contacts available for Bankless. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Bankless. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/bankless?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 3 | 75% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 50% |
| Web3 | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David Hoffman | Founder | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-hoffman-0a72 |
| Lucas Matney | Editorial Chief | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lucas-matney |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 0G | 0G Labs is a technology business that specializes in blockchain technology, emphasizing decentralization for a range of industries and societal issues. | $35M | Pre-Seed | Mar 26, 2024 |  |
| Diva | Diva is a community-driven Liquid Staking protocol. | $3.5M | Seed | Jan 17, 2023 |  |
| LI.FI | Li.Finance provides the cross-chain swap across all liquidity pools and bridges. Li.Finance is a mesh of aggregated cross-chain liquidity networks and protocols that makes liquidity available when needed to fuel next-generation DeFi initiatives with superior UX. It is founded in 2021 and is based in Berlin, Germany. | $5.5M |  | Jul 11, 2022 |  |
| Aztec | Aztec develops an ethereum trading protocol that enables private transactions across the public blockchain. Its renowned research team is the force behind PLONK, the lightning-fast standard in zero-knowledge technologies. The team has brought multiple R&D breakthroughs to Layer 2 on Ethereum and has deep experience in deploying complexcryptosystems to Web3. | $17M | Series A | Dec 16, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [OKX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/block-dream-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [OKX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ok-blockdream-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [OKX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/okx-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Scalar Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scalar-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [1kx](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1kx) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [6th Man Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/6th-man-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Bankless invest in?

Bankless invests primarily in Blockchain, Financial Services and Web3 startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Bankless?

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### Who are the partners at Bankless?

The team at Bankless includes David Hoffman (Founder) and Lucas Matney (Editorial Chief). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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