# CRUST

> CRUST is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Web3 and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/crust-network/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/CrustNetwork
- Website: https://crust.network/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrustNetwork/

CRUST is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Web3 and Software. It supports multiple storage layer protocols such as IPFS, and exposes storage interfaces to application layer. Crust's technical stack is also capable of supporting a decentralized computing layer. It is designed to build a decentralized cloud ecosystem that values data privacy and ownership.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for CRUST. Shizune tracks 1 team members at CRUST. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/crust?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $115k–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Web3 | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 33% |
| Social Media | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bova Chen | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bova-chen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Matters Lab | Matters Lab builds a Web3 social media ecosystem that lets users collaboratively create and monetize digital assets with their control. | $2M | Seed | Jan 27, 2022 |  |
| Matters Lab | Matters Lab builds a Web3 social media ecosystem that lets users collaboratively create and monetize digital assets with their control. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Jan 27, 2022 |  |
| Functionland | Monetizing open-source development through blockchain. Dream of free applications that pay the developers coming to life. | $115K | Pre-Seed | Jul 24, 2021 |  |

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## Co-investors
- [Protocol Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/protocol-labs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Assembly Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/assembly-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mask Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dimension-293e) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Incuba Alpha](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incuba-alpha) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Infinity Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/infinity-labs-48e7) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LongLing Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/longling-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does CRUST invest in?

CRUST invests primarily in Web3, Software and Blockchain startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is CRUST's check size?

CRUST typically joins rounds of $115k–$2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds CRUST participates in.

### How do I contact CRUST?

Public channels for CRUST include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at CRUST?

The team at CRUST includes Bova Chen (Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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