# Darius Askaripour

> Darius Askaripour is a seed investor at Varys Capital backing Blockchain and FinTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Varys Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/varys-capital)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusaskaripour/
- Website: https://x.com/dariusaskari

Darius Askaripour is a seed investor at Varys Capital focused on Blockchain and FinTech. Darius Askaripour is the Managing Principal of Varys Capital. He previously worked at Creative Equity Group as a managing partner. Darius Askaripour attended the Fordham University School of Law.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 3 | 100% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Lending | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Panama | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MSafe | MSafe develops a multi-signature, non-custodial digital assets management solution built on Move. They focus on true decentralization, enhanced security, and full interoperability. | $5M | Seed | Apr 03, 2025 |  |
| Momentum | Momentum is a move central liquidity engine with multi-sig treasury management, token vesting, and liquidity provisioning. | $10M |  | Mar 01, 2025 |  |
| Blueberry Protocol | Blueberry is an interface for interacting with the rest of DeFi with the ability to leverage and hedge by borrowing from an internal lending market. | $2.5M | Series A | Jun 04, 2024 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Circle Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circle-ventures-5201) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Dewhales Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dewhales-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MonkeVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monkeventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Selini Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/selini-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sui Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sui-foundation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Varys Capital

VC Fund · New York, United States

Varys Capital is a total return fund providing secure access to the digital asset class through its dual approach to investment returns in venture capital.

2 contacts available at Varys Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Darius Askaripour | Managing Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darius-askaripour |
| Thomas Dunleavy | Head of Venture | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-dunleavy-449d |

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## FAQ

### What does Darius Askaripour invest in?

Darius Askaripour invests primarily in Blockchain, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Darius Askaripour last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Darius Askaripour closed in Apr 2025. 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?

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