# BitFury Capital

> BitFury Capital is a VC fund backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- Website: http://bitfurycapital.com/

BitFury Capital is a VC fund in Amsterdam focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. BitFury’s investment arm which supports the growth of the Bitcoin ecosystem through strategic partnerships and business opportunities.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 3 | 50% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 50% |
| FinTech | 2 | 33% |
| Finance | 2 | 33% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 50% |
| Kenya | 1 | 17% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marat Kichikov | Managing partner | 26 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marat-kichikov |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UNest | UNest is an app democratizing access to smart financial solutions for all families. It helps parents build a better financial future for their children. In five minutes, you can open a UTMA account for your child and no paperwork is required. All members receive access to advisor-guided investment plans, the app's simple gifting feature,UNest Rewards and they can easily set up recurring contributions. In 2018, Ksenia Yudina founded UNest in North Hollywood, California. | $26M | Series B | Nov 11, 2021 | https://unest.co |
| NuCypher | NuCypher is a cryptography company that builds privacy-preserving infrastructure and protocols. It is an Ethereum token that can be staked to run a node on the NuCypher network. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $10.7M | Initial Coin Offering | Oct 07, 2019 | https://nucypher.com/ |
| NuCypher | NuCypher is a cryptography company that builds privacy-preserving infrastructure and protocols. It is an Ethereum token that can be staked to run a node on the NuCypher network. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $10.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 15, 2018 | https://nucypher.com/ |
| Crystal Intelligence | Crystal Intelligence provides blockchain intelligence solutions for governments, crypto businesses, and financial institutions. The company offers tools for investigating cryptocurrency crimes and managing crypto risk. Crystal's AML solution complies with global crypto regulatory requirements, making it suitable for banks, fintechs, exchanges,and other financial entities. The platform is available as a free blockchain explorer, SaaS, or API, and is also used by universities for research purposes. |  | Seed | Feb 01, 2018 | https://x.com/crystalplatform |
| AZA Finance | AZA Finance is a global payments and FX fintech. Founded in Nairobi, AZA Finance makes it easier for companies around the world to exchange currencies, make payments, and settle easily in all major African and G20 currencies (including digital currencies). AZA Finance was the first company in the world to trade digital currencies using mobile moneyand the first ever to make a market directly between digital currencies and African currencies. They service frontier market businesses as well as multinational corporates paying partners and suppliers around the world, and works with several of the largest global remittance firms to send white-label payments to dozens of bank networks and mobile money operators across Africa. | $1.5M | Seed | Feb 29, 2016 | https://azafinance.com |
| BitGo | BitGo is the world's largest processor of on-chain Bitcoin transactions, processing 15% of all global Bitcoin transactions, and $15 billion per month across all cryptocurrencies. BitGo supports over 200 coins and tokens, and has over $2 billion in assets in wallet. Our customer base includes the world's largest cryptocurrency exchangesand spans more than 50 countries. In 2018, we introduced BitGo Custody and launched BitGo Trust Company, the first qualified custodian purpose-built for storing digital assets. In 2019, we began providing clearing and settlement.Ben Davenport, Michael Belshe, and Will O'Brien founded BitGo in 2013. It has its headquarters in Palo Alto in California. |  |  | Sep 04, 2014 | http://www.bitgo.com/ |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arrington XRP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arrington-xrp-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bitmain](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitmain) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CoinFund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinfund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DHVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danhua-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hashed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hashed-f96b) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Compound](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metamorphic-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does BitFury Capital invest in?

BitFury Capital invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 6 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 BitFury Capital?

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### Who are the partners at BitFury Capital?

The team at BitFury Capital includes Marat Kichikov (Managing partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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