# Beacon

> Beacon is a VC fund in Remote backing Blockchain and Gaming. See 22 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Remote, United States
- Total investments: 22
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 86%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/0xbeacon
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/0xbeaconcom
- Website: https://www.0xbeacon.com

Beacon is an accelerator created by web3 founders. Beacon provides web3 startups with the resources they require to succeed. They provide funding, mentorship, and curated resources for web3 startups.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Beacon. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Beacon. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/beacon-78b0?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 6 | 27% |
| Gaming | 5 | 23% |
| Software | 5 | 23% |
| Cryptocurrency | 4 | 18% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 18% |

30 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 13 | 59% |
| Pre-Seed | 8 | 36% |
| Series A | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 9 | 41% |
| India | 1 | 5% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| Ireland | 1 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sam Lehman | Investor | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-lehman-f2bf |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FORMLESS | Formless is a music technology firm that seeks to challenge conventional identity structures in music and technology. | $2.2M | Seed | Dec 19, 2023 |  |
| Cube3.ai | Cube3.ai operates as a blockchain security company. | $8.2M | Seed | Aug 09, 2023 |  |
| Octane | Octane is a developer-focused platform that leverages cutting-edge artificial intelligence to battle-test smart contracts. |  | Pre-Seed | Aug 09, 2023 |  |
| Wasabi | Wasabi is the operator of a financial platform for NFT trading. The company's platform provides a decentralized NFT options protocol that makes information about securities, NFT tokens, and blockchain available to traders, allowing them to earn stable, low-risk income by collecting premiums and capitalizing on market volatility by executing ortrading options. |  | Seed | Aug 09, 2023 |  |
| Native | Native is the crypto's undetectable DEX layer. Each DEX is controlled by a single project and is embedded in that project's UI, providing liquidity throughout the entire network. |  | Pre-Seed | Aug 09, 2023 |  |
| Ryu Games | Ryu Games helps make games with cash tournaments where players compete for a cash prize. |  | Seed | Aug 09, 2023 |  |
| Vest Exchange | Vest Exchange is the operator of a financial platform designed to facilitate a decentralized future. The platform of the company specializes in the automated market maker and research institution for DeFi, providing traders, newcomers, retail, and institutional customers with a seamless, straightforward, and error-free experience. |  | Seed | Aug 09, 2023 |  |
| Hopscotch Labs | Hopscotch Labs is an intellectual property firm that offers digital asset management software to clients. |  | Seed | Aug 09, 2023 |  |
| Side Protocol | Side Protocol is a distributed mesh liquidity solution that makes use of cutting-edge inter-blockchain asset trading application protocols. Side Protocol, in contrast to liquidity hubs, intends to decentralize liquidity between various blockchain networks while maintaining interconnection. |  | Seed | Aug 09, 2023 |  |
| Planet Mojo | Planet Mojo is a player vs. player (PvP) cross-platform auto chess game reinvented for blockchain, allowing players to own their game characters (as NFTs) and play-to-earn in ongoing tournaments. Players will have the option to use their customized game characters and assets across an upcoming suite of games set inside the Planet Mojo universe. |  | Seed | Jan 10, 2023 |  |

10 of 22 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Republic capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/republic-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SALT Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/salt-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [300 DAO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/300-dao) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [a16z crypto](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a16z-crypto) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AU21 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/au21-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Beacon invest in?

Beacon invests primarily in Blockchain, Gaming and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Beacon?

Public channels for Beacon include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Beacon?

The team at Beacon includes Sam Lehman (Investor). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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