# Brian Fabian Crain

> Brian Fabian Crain is a seed investor at Chorus One (Berlin) backing Web3 and Bitcoin. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Chorus One](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chorus-one)
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/in/bfcrain
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/crainbf
- Website: https://x.com/crainbf

Brian Fabian Crain is a Berlin-based economist and entrepreneur. He is the founder and co-host of the blockchain podcast Epicenter (250+ episodes, 4m+ downloads), founder and ​organizer of Blockchain Meetup Berlin. He is also co-founder & CEO of Chorus One.​He has degrees in economics, philosophy and cognitive science from the University ofChicago, London ​School of Economics​ and University ​College ​London.​

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.3M–$13M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Web3 | 1 | 33% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 1 | 33% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Turtle Club | Turtle Club is a protocol for an on-chain liquidity allocation platform that focuses on connecting LPs, protocols, and partners through sustainable and transparent incentives. | $6.2M | Seed | May 12, 2025 |  |
| Bima Labs | Bima Labs provides Bitcoin-backed stable coins. | $2.3M | Seed | Jul 15, 2024 |  |
| Molecule | Molecule is a software platform used to decentralise intellectual property development in the biotech industry. The company was founded in 2020 by Paul Kohlhaas and Tyler Golato and is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. | $12.7M | Seed | Jun 13, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1kx](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1kx) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Amino Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amino-collective) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BACKED VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backed-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boom Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boom-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boost VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boostfunder) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cherry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cherry-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Chorus One

VC Fund · Rockville, United States

Chorus One is operating validating nodes and staking services for Proof-of-Stake blockchain networks. Our products enable token holders to earn interest on their cryptoassets and to shape the evolution of the decentralized networks they are invested in.

2 contacts available at Chorus One.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Fabian Crain | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-fabian-crain |
| Neal Roche | Business Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neal-roche |

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## FAQ

### What does Brian Fabian Crain invest in?

Brian Fabian Crain invests primarily in Web3, Bitcoin and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Brian Fabian Crain's check size?

Brian Fabian Crain typically joins rounds of $2.3M–$13M 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 Brian Fabian Crain participates in.

### When did Brian Fabian Crain last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brian Fabian Crain closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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