# Breed

> Breed is a VC fund backing Blockchain and Decentralized Finance (DeFi). See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/breed-vc/about/
- Website: https://breed.vc/

Breed is a investment firm which is advancing the decentralized world.

## Contacts

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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 4 | 40% |
| Decentralized Finance (DeFi) | 3 | 30% |
| Web3 | 2 | 20% |
| Finance | 2 | 20% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 50% |
| Series A | 3 | 30% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 10% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 30% |
| France | 1 | 10% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jed Breed | Founder and General Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jed-breed-a30d |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3Jane Protocol | 3Jane Protocol is a credit-based money market that permits unsecured credit lines underwritten against verifiable evidence. | $5.2M | Seed | Jun 04, 2025 |  |
| Perpl | Perpl improves financial systems by creating a clear pricing engine on an effective blockchain. | $9.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 13, 2025 |  |
| Usual | Usual Labs operates as a decentralized finance(DeFi) protocol. | $10M | Series A | Dec 23, 2024 |  |
| Perle AI | Kiva AI is a platform designed to supply high-quality and compliant data solutions at scale to create specialized AI applications in domains such as healthcare, finance, and law. | $7M | Seed | Oct 08, 2024 |  |
| Time.fun | Time.fun enables creators to tokenize and sell their time and allows creators to monetize direct interactions such as messages or calls. | $3M | Seed | Aug 29, 2024 |  |
| Kuru | Kuru is an on-chain order book exchange. | $2M | Seed | Jul 24, 2024 |  |
| Usual | Usual Labs operates as a decentralized finance(DeFi) protocol. | $7.2M |  | Apr 17, 2024 |  |
| Usual | Usual Labs operates as a decentralized finance(DeFi) protocol. | $4.2M | Seed | Apr 17, 2024 |  |
| Puffer | Puffer Finance operates as a blockchain infrastructure company. | $18M | Series A | Apr 16, 2024 |  |
| Monad | MONAD is a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain and decentralized computation platform that combines the best of performance and portability. | $225M | Series A | Apr 09, 2024 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Triton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kraken-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [BH Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bh-digital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [IOSG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iosg-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [CMS Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cms-holdings) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Electric Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/electric-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Breed invest in?

Breed invests primarily in Blockchain, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Web3 startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 10 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 Breed?

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### Who are the partners at Breed?

The team at Breed includes Jed Breed (Founder and General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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