# BlackEdge Capital

> BlackEdge Capital is a VC fund in Chicago backing Blockchain and Software. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackedge-capital/about/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/blackedgecap
- Website: http://www.blackedge.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlackEdgeCapital

BlackEdge Capital is a proprietary trading firm

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.6M–$20M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 7 | 35% |
| Software | 3 | 15% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 15% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 15% |
| FinTech | 2 | 10% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 60% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 15% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 15% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 2 | 10% |
| United States | 2 | 10% |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 10% |
| India | 1 | 5% |
| Poland | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joshua Mateffy | Founder & Managing Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joshua-mateffy-e424 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eris Exchange | Eris Exchange is a U.S. futures exchange registered as a Designated Contract Market with the CFTC.The Exchange lists USD cash-settled interest rate swap futures that trade electronically on the ErisSwapBook and clear through CME Clearing. Current open interest in Eris USD Interest Rate SwapFutures is over 180,000 contracts, and they receiveseamless margin offsets against the CME ratescomplex, including Eurodollar and U.S. Treasury Futures. Trademarks of Eris Exchange and/or itsaffiliates include Eris, Eris Exchange, Eris SwapBook, Eris BlockBox, Eris PAI, Eris Methodology, ErisPricing Engine and the Eris Logo. For more information, visit Eris Exchange online athttp://www.erisfutures.com or follow Eris on Twitter @erisfutures. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 19, 2026 |  |
| E Money Network | E Money Network is a modular Real-World Asset (RWA) blockchain technology designed with compliance at its core. |  | Seed | May 31, 2024 |  |
| Genesis Shards | Genesis Shards is transforming NFTs into a liquidity vehicle for Pre-IDO tokens and a whole new suite of DeFi products. | $2.7M | Seed | Nov 08, 2022 |  |
| Ethernity | Ethernity Chain is a community-oriented platform that has a marketplace that specializes in NTF. | $20M |  | Feb 15, 2022 |  |
| Ethernal Labs | Ethernal Labs is a multidisciplinary studio that is leveraging the interactivity and utility of web 3 technology. Ethernal Labs is the premier creative and technology studio for NFT Creation, Metaverse Integration, Fan Tokens, P2E Gaming, and Virtual experiences. | $20M | Seed | Feb 10, 2022 |  |
| Ethernity | Ethernity Chain is a community-oriented platform that has a marketplace that specializes in NTF. | $20M | Seed | Feb 10, 2022 |  |
| Alphadex | Alphadex is the ultimate cross-chain AMM, incubator and NFT launchpad powered by Moonriver. | $3M | Seed | Jan 18, 2022 |  |
| Project SEED | Project Seed is an one-stop blockchain gaming ecosystem that accelerates mass-adaption. | $3.1M | Seed | Nov 01, 2021 |  |
| Trace Network Labs | Trace Network Labs is a metaverse technology firm for fashion and lifestyle that offers a shopping experience through a metaverse. | $1.6M | Seed | Jun 21, 2021 |  |
| MOAR Finance | MOAR Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform designed to unlock the potential of inter-chain derivative primitives. The platform aims to enhance capital efficiency and interoperability across blockchain networks by enabling advanced financial instruments in a decentralized ecosystem. |  | Seed | Apr 19, 2021 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Spark Digital Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spark-digital-capital) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [AU21 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/au21-capital) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
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- [Moonwhale Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moonwhale-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does BlackEdge Capital invest in?

BlackEdge Capital invests primarily in Blockchain, Software and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is BlackEdge Capital's check size?

BlackEdge Capital typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$20M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds BlackEdge Capital participates in.

### How do I contact BlackEdge Capital?

Public channels for BlackEdge Capital 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 BlackEdge Capital?

The team at BlackEdge Capital includes Joshua Mateffy (Founder & Managing Partner). 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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