# Brad Lu

> Brad Lu is a seed investor at IVC (Taipei) backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [IVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/infinity-ventures-crypto)
- Location: Taipei, Taiwan
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luball13/

Brad Lu is a seed investor at IVC in Taipei focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. Brian Lu currently serves as a board member at Angkas. Brian also works with Hive Ventures as a venture partner.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 2 | 25% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 25% |
| eSports | 1 | 13% |
| Software | 1 | 13% |
| Online Games | 1 | 13% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Panama | 1 | 13% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 13% |
| Philippines | 1 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| XLD Finance | XLD is a borderless decentralized network that delivers financial services to emerging markets. | $13M | Seed | Jul 19, 2022 |  |
| Irreverent Labs | Irreverent Labs creates artificially intelligent hundred-year entertainment experiences on a blockchain. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Sheridan, Wyoming. | $40M | Series A | May 06, 2022 |  |
| Struct Finance | Struct Finance enables structured products on Decentralized Finance. Customize, Compose, and Invest in Superior Financial Instruments. | $3.9M | Seed | Mar 21, 2022 |  |
| Ignite Tournaments | esports, mobile games, streaming, crypto, blockchain, and tournament organization | $7M |  | Mar 03, 2022 |  |
| Ignite Tournaments | esports, mobile games, streaming, crypto, blockchain, and tournament organization | $7M | Seed | Mar 03, 2022 |  |
| Lootex | Lootex is a player-centric cross-chain NFT trading platform that shares the latest blockchain game info. We are devoted to building a gamer-centric game asset marketplace where gamers can easily browse, trade, and buy game assets across multiple blockchains. | $9M | Seed | Jan 11, 2022 |  |
| Lootex | Lootex is a player-centric cross-chain NFT trading platform that shares the latest blockchain game info. We are devoted to building a gamer-centric game asset marketplace where gamers can easily browse, trade, and buy game assets across multiple blockchains. | $9M | Seed | Jan 11, 2022 |  |
| XY Finance | Cross-chain swap aggregator and cap efficient liquidity. | $12M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 29, 2021 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Morningstar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morningstar-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Akatsuki Games Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akatsuki-3) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [M. H. Carnegie & Co.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/m-h-carnegie-co) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [PANONY](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/panony) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ROK Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rok-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About IVC

VC Fund · Taipei, Taiwan

IVC (Infinity Ventures Crypto) is a Web3 venture capital fund backed by leading Japanese gaming studios. We focus on Web3 gaming, digital entertainment, AI, DeFi, and infrastructure, and have invested in over 200 projects.

5 contacts available at IVC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| JT Law | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jt-law |
| Akio Tanaka | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akio-tanaka |
| Alex Yeh | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-yeh-588c |
| Ann Chien | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ann-chien |
| Brad Lu | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-lu-6f4e |

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## FAQ

### What does Brad Lu invest in?

Brad Lu invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and eSports startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Panama. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Brad Lu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brad Lu closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 8 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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