# dao5

> dao5 is a VC fund in Virgin backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 63 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Virgin, United States
- Total investments: 63
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last fund: May 2025
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dao5
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/daofive
- Website: https://www.dao5.com

dao5 is a VC fund in Virgin focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. An experimental cryptocurrency investment fund that will convert into a decentralized autonomous organization.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for dao5. Shizune tracks 1 team members at dao5. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/dao-5?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$29M |
| Pre-Seed | $2M–$35M |
| Series A | $13M–$38M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 29 | 46% |
| Cryptocurrency | 16 | 25% |
| Software | 8 | 13% |
| Information Technology | 8 | 13% |
| Internet | 7 | 11% |

53 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 35 | 56% |
| Series A | 11 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 7 | 11% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 5 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 24 | 38% |
| Singapore | 5 | 8% |
| Australia | 2 | 3% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tekin Salimi | founder | 21 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tekin-salimi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cluster Protocol | Cluster Protocol is the co-ordination layer for AI agents, a carnot engine fueling the AI economy making sure the AI developers are monetized for their AI models and users get an unified seamless experience to build that next AI app/ agent within a virtual disposable environment facilitating the creation of modular, self-evolving AI agents. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 23, 2026 |  |
| Seismic | Seismicy enables developers to establish innovative financial partnerships and investment instruments. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 12, 2025 |  |
| Greenlane | Greenlane is a distributor of premium cannabis accessories, packaging, vape solutions, and lifestyle products. It serves a diverse and expansive customer base with more than 8,000 retail locations, including licensed cannabis dispensaries, smoke shops, and specialty retailers. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida. | $110M | Post-IPO Equity | Oct 20, 2025 |  |
| Flora Growth Corp. | Flora Growth is a global cannabis company that leverages natural, cost-effective cultivation practices to supply cannabis derivatives to its diverse business divisions of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, hemp textiles, and food and beverage.The company makes organic cannabis oils, food and drink with added cannabidiol, and pharmaceutical-, medical-,and cosmetic-grade cannabis plant derivatives.Flora Growth was established in 2019 by | $401M | Post-IPO Equity | Sep 19, 2025 |  |
| Heritage Distilling | Heritage Distilling is a craft distillery based in Gig Harbor, Washington. HDC is the most awarded craft distillery in North America by the American Distilling Institute 5 years in a row from 2014, 2015 to 2018. Each of the Heritage Distilling product lines and services was developed with a particular story in mind. Some are rooted in the historyand heritage of their company founders, while others are centered on the collective heritage and history they all long to create and share. The company is majority-owned by women and family operated. As a Craft Distillery, they manage the entire process of making their spirits by hand = from identifying and working directly with the farmers growing their grains, to ensure the purity of their water source, to milling the grain, making their own mash and wort and running their own custom made stills. HDC currently has four distillery locations, 2 in Gig Harbor, Washington, 1 in Eugene, Oregon, and their newest facility in Roslyn, Washington. | $223.8M | Post-IPO Equity | Aug 25, 2025 |  |
| Mill City Venture III | Mill City Ventures III is a non-bank lender and specialty finance company. Mill City Ventures fund the client's operations whether it’s real estate bridge mortgages and loans, cash for operations, or general-purpose loans with sufficient collateral. | $450M | Post-IPO Equity | Jul 28, 2025 |  |
| CEA Industries | CEA Industries is an agriculture company that offers indoor cultivation services. | $500M | Post-IPO Equity | Jul 28, 2025 |  |
| Camp Network | Camp Network is a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain to power AI agents. | $25M | Series A | Apr 29, 2025 |  |
| Seismic | Seismicy enables developers to establish innovative financial partnerships and investment instruments. | $7M | Seed | Mar 06, 2025 |  |
| Fluent Labs | Fluent Labs is a blockchain development company. It aims to simplify blockchain development and enhance compatibility across different virtual machines. | $8M | Seed | Feb 19, 2025 |  |

10 of 63 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Polychain](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polychain-capital) — VC Fund, 24 deals together
- [OKX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/okx-ventures) — VC Fund, 16 deals together
- [OKX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/block-dream-fund) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [Foresight Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foresight-ventures-e03b) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Nomad Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nomad-capital-5d8c) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Symbolic Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/symbolic-capital) — VC Fund, 12 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does dao5 invest in?

dao5 invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 63 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 dao5's check size?

dao5 typically joins rounds of $2M–$29M at Seed, $2M–$35M at Pre-Seed and $13M–$38M 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 dao5 participates in.

### How do I contact dao5?

Public channels for dao5 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 dao5?

The team at dao5 includes Tekin Salimi (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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