# Darkpool Ventures

> Darkpool Ventures is a VC fund backing Software, Gaming and Information Technology. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Darkpool Ventures is a venture capital firm.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $750k–$4.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 30% |
| Gaming | 2 | 20% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 20% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 10% |
| FinTech | 1 | 10% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 70% |
| Angel | 1 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 10% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 2 | 20% |
| United States | 2 | 20% |
| Brazil | 1 | 10% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 10% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forward Protocol | Forward Protocol is a pioneer of a new education model based on blockchain that connects the #EdTech sector; designed to become the WordPress for EdTech.5 core smart contracts will be available in Forward Protocol:1. Proof of Value-Delivered \| 2. Proof of Value \| 3. Distributed Reward & Revenue Sharing \| 4. Proof of Ownership \| 5. InitialKnowledgeOffering (IKO) | $1.3M | Seed | Dec 14, 2021 |  |
| Forward Protocol | Forward Protocol is a pioneer of a new education model based on blockchain that connects the #EdTech sector; designed to become the WordPress for EdTech.5 core smart contracts will be available in Forward Protocol:1. Proof of Value-Delivered \| 2. Proof of Value \| 3. Distributed Reward & Revenue Sharing \| 4. Proof of Ownership \| 5. InitialKnowledgeOffering (IKO) | $1.3M |  | Dec 08, 2021 |  |
| WallStreetNinja | WallStreetNinja is a full-stack decentralization platform that runs on Internet Computer and StackOS. |  | Angel | Nov 23, 2021 |  |
| Cypher | Cypher is a decentralized synthetic asset protocol, allowing retail and institutional investors to create and trade pre-public markets. | $2.1M | Seed | Nov 18, 2021 |  |
| MonoPolist | MonoPolist offers a cross-platform gaming universe with NFT features and rewards players with MONO and MOB tokens. | $750K | Seed | Oct 31, 2021 |  |
| GooseFX | GooseFX is your premier destination for everything | $4.5M | Seed | Oct 25, 2021 |  |
| Olivex | OliveX is a digital lifestyle company with a focus on the health and fitness industry. It operates as a subscription-based business, providing applications, smart technology, and a user experience that is built on artificial intelligence, gamification, and premium content. With users in over 170 countries including Hong Kong, Australia, and China,OliveX enables brands, influencers, and fitness coaches to engage with their consumers when at home. | $1.7M | Post-IPO Equity | Oct 21, 2021 |  |
| Continuum World | Continuum World is the native currency in the game. It allows token holders to play, invest and also be part of the game. They offers resources when exploring the world or that can farm their land. They provides purchase game items, staking rewards, play to earn, and governance. | $2.1M | Seed | Sep 22, 2021 |  |
| BullPerks | BullPerks is a community of like-minded individuals who want to leverage their power and invest together in the best projects on equal terms with VCs. | $1.8M | Seed | Jun 03, 2021 |  |
| Freela | Freela is the developer of a recruitment marketplace platform designed to connect skilled freelancers with job opportunities worldwide. The platform facilitates both business-to-business (B2B) and peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions without commissions, leveraging blockchain technology, decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) governance, anddecentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity pools. | $1.4M | Seed | May 08, 2021 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AU21 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/au21-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [X21 Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/x21-digital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Basics Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basics-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Genblock Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genblock-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Magnus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/magnus-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [MEXC Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mexc-global) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Darkpool Ventures invest in?

Darkpool Ventures invests primarily in Software, Gaming and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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

Darkpool Ventures typically joins rounds of $750k–$4.5M 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 Darkpool Ventures participates in.

### When did Darkpool Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Darkpool Ventures closed in Dec 2021. Shizune tracks 10 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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