# Chris Waclawek

> Chris Waclawek is a seed investor at World (San Francisco) backing Web3 and FinTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [World](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/worldcoin)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriswaclawek
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/chriswaclawek
- Website: http://moneyfornia.com

Chris Waclawek is an Executive at Worldcoin. He attended the University of Warsaw.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$8.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Web3 | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Lending | 1 | 33% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 33% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Country

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Privy | Privy creates authentication, authorization, and data control tooling to enable developers to create products that keep users safe. It creates simple, powerful APIs for managing user data, allowing them to easily integrate user data into their products. Privy bridges the gap between users' on-chain activity and their off-chain data, allowingusers to create delightful experiences without putting themselves or the product at risk. | $8.3M | Seed | Apr 20, 2022 |  |
| PWN | PWN is a hub for peer-to-peer loans backed by digital assets. | $1M | Seed | Feb 01, 2022 |  |
| PWN | PWN is a hub for peer-to-peer loans backed by digital assets. | $1M | Seed | Feb 01, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Dialectic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dialectic) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Archetype](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acrylic-b04d) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Archetype](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archetypefund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BlueYard Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blueyard-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Protocol Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/protocol-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About World

VC Fund · Berlin, Germany

Worldcoin is a new global digital currency that will launch by giving a free share to every human on Earth.

5 contacts available at World.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Waclawek | Worldcoin | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-waclawek |
| Alex Blania | CEO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-blania |
| Sam Altman | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-altman |
| Saturnin Pugnet | Founding member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saturnin-pugnet |
| Thomas Scott | Chief Legal Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-scott-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Chris Waclawek invest in?

Chris Waclawek invests primarily in Web3, FinTech and Lending startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Chris Waclawek's check size?

Chris Waclawek typically joins rounds of $1M–$8.3M 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 Chris Waclawek participates in.

### When did Chris Waclawek last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chris Waclawek closed in Apr 2022. 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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