# Cardano Foundation

> Cardano Foundation is a VC fund in Zug backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zug, Switzerland
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cardano-foundation/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/CardanoStiftung
- Website: https://cardanofoundation.org
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/CardanoFoundation/

Cardano Foundation is a blockchain and cryptocurrency organisation based in Zug, Switzerland. The Foundation's core mission is to "standardise, protect and promote" the Cardano Protocol technology.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Cardano Foundation. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Cardano Foundation. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/cardano-foundation?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 3 | 75% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 75% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 75% |
| Banking | 2 | 50% |
| Web3 | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vietnam | 2 | 50% |
| Spain | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Charles Hoskinson | Founder | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-hoskinson |
| Frederik Gregaard | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frederik-gregaard |
| Tilmar Goos | Legal Counsel | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tilmar-goos |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FC TOKUSHIMA | FC Tokushima NFT is an NFT that can be owned even by those who do not have a wallet. Purchasing it will lead to supporting players and you can receive benefits such as participating in voting. | $100K | Seed | Oct 08, 2023 |  |
| Bit2Me | Bit2Me is the leading blockchain services suite in Spain since 2014 and one of the first blockchain companies in the world. Proud creators of Bit2Me Academy, the largest blockchain academy in Spanish in our mission to promote the mass adoption. We’ve already reached 21 services, +1M unique users, +100.000 clients, +100M euros invoiced, +250physical points of sale | $15.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 15, 2023 |  |
| Minswap Labs | Minswap is a decentralized finance exchange that provides its users with swap tokens and farm yields on their holdings. |  | Pre-Seed | Aug 09, 2021 |  |
| Protego Trust Bank | Protego Trust Bank is a financial service company that offers regulated crypto services to institutional investors. The company provides clients comprehensive digital asset services including custody, trading, lending, and issuance - all within one vertically integrated partner. Protego Trush Bank was founded in 2017 and is based in Seattle, WA. | $70M | Series A | Jan 01, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Wavemaker Genesis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wavemaker-genesis) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Avalanche](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avalanche-f0c4) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coinbase](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Digital Currency Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-currency-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FTX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ftx-exchange) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Investcorp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investcorp-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Cardano Foundation invest in?

Cardano Foundation invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Vietnam. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Cardano Foundation?

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### Who are the partners at Cardano Foundation?

The team at Cardano Foundation includes Charles Hoskinson (Founder), Frederik Gregaard (Chief Executive Officer) and Tilmar Goos (Legal Counsel). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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