# Blockchain.com Ventures

> Blockchain.com Ventures is a VC fund backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 49 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 49
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blockchain/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/blockchain
- Website: https://www.blockchain.com/ventures
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blockchain/

Blockchain.com Ventures is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. Blockchain Ventures support and invest in distributed ledger technology (DLT) projects that advance the industry and provide positive societal impact. With support from Blockchain.com, Blockchain Ventures aims to contribute to the creation of an open, fair, and accessible financial system and promote DLT use-cases that are revolutionary beyondfinance.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.6M–$4.5M |
| Series A | $5.5M–$35M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 22 | 45% |
| Cryptocurrency | 20 | 41% |
| FinTech | 15 | 31% |
| Financial Services | 13 | 27% |
| Bitcoin | 8 | 16% |

48 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 16 | 33% |
| Seed | 9 | 18% |
| Series B | 6 | 12% |
| Funding Round | 6 | 12% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 6 | 12% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 19 | 39% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 10% |
| Singapore | 3 | 6% |
| Japan | 1 | 2% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 2% |

11 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Peter Smith | CEO | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-smith-2 |
| Samuel Harrison | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 36 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samuel-harrison |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Galxe | Galxe is the leading Web3 credential data network in the world. A collaborative credential infrastructure enabling brands and developers to engage communities and build robust products in Web3. (Previously known as Project Galaxy) |  | Series A | Jun 01, 2023 |  |
| PolySign | PolySign develops state-of-the-art, secure, scalable infrastructure for financial institutions to fully leverage their digital assets. The company also develops a secure and scalable infrastructure for financial institutions to fully leverage their digital assets. They aim to integrate with existing financial organizations and global markets, andrigorously embrace the highest standards for regulation. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 12, 2023 |  |
| NEAR | NEAR is decentralized storage and compute platform that is secure enough to manage high-value assets like money or identity. NEAR is a scalable smart contract platform that supports decentralized applications of almost any kind. Leverage an ecosystem of components backed by cutting edge technology.NEAR was founded in 2017 and is headquartered inCalifornia. | $350M |  | Apr 06, 2022 |  |
| BCB Blockchain | BCB is Blockchain 4.0 which integrates Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Virtual Reality, Robotics and hardware to create a smart city solution that interconnects cities across distances and improves the quality of life for people, businesses and governments. BCB Innovation Pte Ltd is a Singapore registered company, founded byGBCI Ventures Pte Ltd. With more than 500 staff and seven offices across seven countries, BCB visions to create and support the economies of 1000 smart cities of the future. For more information, visit https://www.bcbchain.io | $60M | Series A | Jan 24, 2022 |  |
| Grove | Pocket Network is decentralized infrastructure for developers who want to build peer-to-peer applications. Pocket Network was founded to make the exponential growth of cryptocurrencies coming into existence easier to use and more accessible for people worldwide. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 06, 2022 |  |
| Matter Labs | Matter Labs is scaling Ethereum with zero-knowledge proofs to accelerate public blockchain adoption. The company started out of scientific curiosity, the joy of engineering, and a deep conviction, the most impactful way to improve the world today is to provide an open and free alternative to its existing, deeply flawed financial system.Thecompany was founded in 2018 with its head office in Berlin, Germany. | $50M | Series B | Nov 08, 2021 |  |
| Elementus | Elementus, a data science and blockchain intelligence company at its core, is defining the future of crypto intelligence. Founded in New York in 2017, Elementus combines proprietary data with patented algorithms to deliver unique insights, increase productivity, and enable fast, actionable decision-making within the crypto economy. | $12M | Series A | Oct 28, 2021 |  |
| Symbiosis Finance | Symbiosis Finance is a decentralized multi-chain liquidity enabler. | $2M | Seed | Oct 21, 2021 |  |
| Yellow Card | Yellow Card is the easiest and most convenient way to buy and sell Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies—no bank account required. | $15M | Series A | Sep 26, 2021 |  |
| BitClout | BitClout is an open-source social media platform that builds a Proof-of-Work blockchain for its users.BitClout is a new type of social network that speculates on people and posts with real money, and it’s built from the ground up as its own custom blockchain. Its architecture is similar to Bitcoin, only it can support complex social network datalike posts, profiles, follows, speculation features, and much more at significantly higher throughput and scale. | $200M | Initial Coin Offering | Sep 21, 2021 |  |

10 of 49 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Pantera Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pantera-capital) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Fenbushi Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fenbushi-capital) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Alliance DAO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/defi-alliance) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Heavybit](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heavybit-industries) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Blockchain.com Ventures invest in?

Blockchain.com Ventures invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and FinTech startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 49 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 Blockchain.com Ventures's check size?

Blockchain.com Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$4.5M at Seed and $5.5M–$35M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Blockchain.com Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Blockchain.com Ventures?

Public channels for Blockchain.com Ventures 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 Blockchain.com Ventures?

The team at Blockchain.com Ventures includes Peter Smith (CEO) and Samuel Harrison (Co-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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