# Cipholio Ventures

> Cipholio Ventures is a VC fund in New York backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 30 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 30
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 3%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cipholio-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/cipholio
- Website: https://www.cipholio.com/

Cipholio Ventures is a research-driven investment firm specializing in cryptocurrencies, tokens, and blockchain projects that have the potential to reshape the trillion-dollar markets. The company serve as a bridge to connect people, technology, and capital in the decentralized world. The company aim to seek opportunities in Web 3.0, DeFi,GameFi, Metaverse, and Layer 2 based on our deep understanding of the industry and data-driven decisions.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.5M–$17M |
| Series A | $6.7M–$45M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 13 | 43% |
| Cryptocurrency | 9 | 30% |
| Mobile Apps | 3 | 10% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 10% |
| Apps | 2 | 7% |

31 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 14 | 47% |
| Series A | 6 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 10% |
| Angel | 1 | 3% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 1 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 23% |
| China | 1 | 3% |
| India | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 3% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ME Group | MetaEra is a one-stop resource aggregator for Web3.0. Meta Era focuses on blockchain and metaverse exploration, pursuing professional, thorough, and reliable information and data. |  | Seed | Apr 08, 2025 |  |
| Aperture Finance | Cross-chain Investment Made Easy | $6.7M | Series A | May 28, 2024 |  |
| AINN Layer2 | AINN Layer2 is a decentralized Bitcoin Layer2 network development.It promotes large-scale AI applications |  | Seed | Mar 21, 2024 |  |
| ME Group | MetaEra is a one-stop resource aggregator for Web3.0. Meta Era focuses on blockchain and metaverse exploration, pursuing professional, thorough, and reliable information and data. |  |  | Jun 01, 2023 |  |
| PoseiSwap | PoseiSwap is a decentralized exchange service provider. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 18, 2023 |  |
| C14 | C14 enables seamless, ecommerce-like payments widget that can be embedded in websites and dApps across partner blockchain ecosystems. | $2.5M | Seed | Jan 09, 2023 |  |
| Boba Network | Boba Network is an EVM-equivalent hybrid computing platform built on an optimistic rollup architecture, helping developers build more feature-rich apps by enabling smart contracts to leverage complex off-chain computations or bring in off-chain data. Boba offers one of the easiest to use blockchain platforms for end-users through their multi-tokenon-ramp, fast exit, and NFT bridge. | $45M | Series A | Apr 05, 2022 |  |
| IQ Labs | IQ Protocol develops a decentralized money market for digital asset renting and on-chain subscriptions. It enables digital asset owners to earn passive income by safely lending their NFTs & Fungible Tokens. | $12M | Seed | Mar 03, 2022 |  |
| ArDrive | ArDrive offers permanent, secure, always-on data storage for a simple one-time price. Store documents, photos, and videos in an indelible vault and keep them secure for a lifetime. | $17.2M | Seed | Feb 26, 2022 |  |
| ar.io | ArDrive provides permanent, secure, always-on data storage for a single, one-time fee. Keep documents, photos, and videos safe in an indelible vault for a lifetime. The company in 2020 was founded by Phil Mataras. | $17.2M | Seed | Feb 26, 2022 |  |

10 of 30 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Shima Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shima-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
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- [Fenbushi Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fenbushi-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Cipholio Ventures invest in?

Cipholio Ventures invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Mobile Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 30 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Cipholio Ventures's check size?

Cipholio Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$17M at Seed and $6.7M–$45M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Cipholio Ventures participates in.

### When did Cipholio Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cipholio Ventures closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 30 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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