# Base Ecosystem Fund

> Base Ecosystem Fund is a VC fund backing Blockchain, Software and Cryptocurrency. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/buildonbase
- Website: https://base.org

Base Ecosystem Fund is a VC fund focused on Blockchain and Software. The Base Ecosystem Fund makes investments in and provides support for early-stage Base-based projects.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3M–$7.2M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.3M–$1.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 6 | 38% |
| Software | 5 | 31% |
| Cryptocurrency | 4 | 25% |
| Gaming | 3 | 19% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 19% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 56% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 31% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 44% |
| Singapore | 2 | 13% |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BlockRunAI | BlockRun.AI provides metered intelligence infrastructure that enables AI agents to access and pay for AI models and services through a pay-per-call model. The company operates an AI model gateway and data marketplace where autonomous agents discover, route, and pay for APIs using USDC via the x402 protocol without managing API keys orsubscriptions. It offers smart routing that classifies requests across multiple dimensions and routes them to optimal models while maintaining budget controls. |  | Seed | Jun 24, 2026 |  |
| Charms | Charms AI is an on‑chain mobile application focused on AI characters with persistent memory and user‑facing economies. The platform allows creators to build AI characters that can maintain long‑term conversational context and have their own wallets and tokenized assets, while users interact with, back, and trade around those characters. It sits atthe intersection of AI‑driven interaction, gaming‑style engagement, and blockchain‑based tokenization, with the overall design geared toward converting user attention and interaction into on‑chain economic flows. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | May 14, 2026 |  |
| Coop Records | Coop Records investing in next generation of music enabled by Web3. | $4.5M | Seed | Sep 23, 2025 |  |
| Limitless Labs | Limitless Labs is a research and development network focused on innovation in prediction markets, blockchain technology, and artificial intelligence. By leveraging cutting-edge research and collaborative efforts, it aims to create advanced solutions that enhance decision-making, transparency, and efficiency across various industries. | $4M | Seed | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| Towns | Towns is an on-chain messaging platform co-founded by the creator of Houseparty and Meerkat. | $3.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 10, 2025 |  |
| HeyElsa | Harness the power of AI in Crypto with Elsa, your crypto co-pilot. Uncover opportunities, trade smarter, and maximize returns, all with unparalleled ease and safety. | $3M | Seed | Jun 05, 2025 |  |
| Giza | Giza changes this by using zero-knowledge cryptography to bring model inferencing on-chain, unlocking a new depth for smart contract design. | $5.2M | Seed | May 15, 2025 |  |
| Trendies | Trendies is a provider of the Base Ecosystem Token Launch Platform, which is primarily designed for token holders. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Oct 11, 2024 |  |
| BSX | BSX is a trading company that offers specializes in options and perpetual futures trading. | $4M | Seed | Aug 21, 2024 |  |
| G8keep | G8keep is a Web3 token platform that allows consumers to discover and trade with all Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) networks. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Aug 21, 2024 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Echo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/echo-2e57) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Variant](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/variant-9ecc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [1confirmation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1confirmation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blockchain Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crypto-currency-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lemniscap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lemniscap) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Base Ecosystem Fund invest in?

Base Ecosystem Fund invests primarily in Blockchain, Software and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Base Ecosystem Fund's check size?

Base Ecosystem Fund typically joins rounds of $3M–$7.2M at Seed and $1.3M–$1.8M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Base Ecosystem Fund participates in.

### When did Base Ecosystem Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Base Ecosystem Fund closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 16 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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