# DBA

> DBA is a VC fund in New York backing Blockchain, FinTech and Internet. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dba-crypto/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/dba_crypto
- Website: https://www.dba.xyz

DBA is a New York-based crypto investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 5 | 42% |
| FinTech | 2 | 17% |
| Internet | 2 | 17% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 17% |
| Apps | 1 | 8% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 42% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Payy | Payy is a fintech application that enables stablecoin transactions, seamless payments, cryptocurrency wallets, and exchange services. | $6M | Seed | Mar 25, 2026 |  |
| Polybase | The web3 database | $6M | Seed | Dec 31, 2025 |  |
| Melee | Melee Markets is a decentralized, Solana-based prediction platform that enables users to create and trade markets on any topic. | $3.5M | Pre-Seed | Sep 24, 2025 |  |
| DoubleZero | DoubleZero is developing a global fiber network intended for high-performance distributed systems and blockchains. It seeks to enhance blockchain performance by establishing a dedicated physical infrastructure layer for communication. | $28M | Initial Coin Offering | Mar 05, 2025 |  |
| FastLane | FastLane protocol is designed to generate revenue for validators while increasing the effectiveness of algorithmic traders. | $6M |  | Mar 04, 2025 |  |
| Alpen Labs | Alpen Labs is a startup scaling bitcoin with zero-knowledge technology. Its mission is to build universal rails for money by creating a scalable, private and programmable Bitcoin ecosystem. | $8.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 13, 2025 |  |
| Delta | Delta is a fully integrated solution designed from the ground up to eliminate the trade-off between sovereignty and interoperability for programmers. | $11M | Seed | Oct 10, 2024 |  |
| Astria | Astria is a shared sequencing network that allows many rollups to share a single decentralized network of sequencers. These sequencers are simple and permissionless to join, completely replacing centralized sequencers. | $12.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 01, 2024 |  |
| Eclipse | Eclipse customizable blockchain platform powered by Solana enables developers to build apps for Web2. | $50M | Series A | Mar 11, 2024 |  |
| Stride Labs | Stride lets you use your staked assets to compound your yield. Continue to earn staking yield, and earn additional yield by lending, LPing, and more. Set your own risk tolerance in Cosmos DeFi. Receive stTokens when you stake. These can be freely traded, and can be redeemed with Stride at any time to receive your original tokens.Stride wasestablished on June 23, 2022 in New York, United States. | $4M | Seed | Feb 02, 2024 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Robot Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robot-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Anagram](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anagram-43bc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Castle Island Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/castle-island-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Chorus One](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chorus-one) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Delphi Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delphi-digital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Delphi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delphi-ventures-3169) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does DBA invest in?

DBA invests primarily in Blockchain, FinTech and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 12 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 DBA last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for DBA closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 12 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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