# DeSpread

> DeSpread is a VC fund in Seoul backing Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/despread-creative
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/DeSpreadTeam
- Website: https://despread.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeSpreadCreative

DeSpread is a web3 growth studio providing data-driven strategy for global teams looking to expand into the Asian market.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for DeSpread. Shizune tracks 2 team members at DeSpread. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/despread?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 50% |
| Bitcoin | 2 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 17% |
| Software | 1 | 17% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 17% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hungary | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GM Chung | Co-founder & CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gm-chung |
| Jason Ye | Co-founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gm-chung-76f0 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hamilton Labs | Bitcoin isn’t just digital gold—it’s the new foundational layer of capital markets. Hamilton leverages Bitcoin’s unmatched security and decentralization to tokenize real-world assets (RWA), providing global access to institutional-grade financial products. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Jan 20, 2025 |  |
| AM Management | AM Management is a company that offers quantitative-based digital asset solutions. It is the second company in the world to deliver quantitative solutions to the worldwide virtual asset exchange. |  | Seed | Feb 01, 2024 |  |
| Xverse | Xverse develops a user-friendly Bitcoin wallet. It is available for Chrome on desktop and for iOS and Android. | $5M | Seed | Aug 09, 2023 |  |
| Analog | Analog is the world’s first layer-0, Omni-chain platform that leverages proof-of-time (PoT) to validate time data (events). With PoT, all nodes have a fair chance of being selected to validate time data and participate in the consensus process on the Timechain (an ordered sequence of immutable verified time data). This contrasts with proof-of-work(PoW)-powered networks that require computationally-intensive resources to mine blocks or proof-of-stake (PoS)-enabled networks where nodes must stake enough coins. The Analog network is the first realistic attempt in helping the world to move from a “timeless mess” to a “time-driven” environment via PoT consensus. Besides solving the problem of verifiability of time data, the Analog network also prioritizes interoperability. It establishes a radically decentralized, secure, and trustless layer-0 where multiple networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum can anchor their transactions. Most importantly, the Analog Timegraph leverages zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) to create a validated pipeline of time data that businesses can privately leverage to power the next generation of time-dependent applications. Unlike other Blockchain application programming interface (API) models that involve the use of third-party oracles, Analog’s Timegraph API allows data providers to become their own oracles on the Timechain. This creates an entirely new marketplace of time data that is set to power the next generation of decentralized applications (DApps). |  | Seed | Jul 01, 2023 |  |
| DLC.link | Bitcoin has proven itself as a store of value. But to earn yield on their Bitcoin, users have to first send it to a centralized custodian. This is extremely risky, as over $40Bn has been lost to date due to custodial hacks and failures.The DLC.link platform lets users lock their Bitcoin in escrow, directly in their wallet. Users can supply theirBitcoin as collateral and earn a yield while maintaining full ownership.Currently only 2% of Bitcoin is utilized. Escrow will unlock the remaining 98%, making over $1 Trillion in Bitcoin liquidity available for lending on Ethereum and other blockchains. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Jun 15, 2022 |  |
| BlockSurvey | Privacy-focused surveys, polls & forms | $500K | Pre-Seed | Feb 07, 2022 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gossamer Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gossamer-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Stacks Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stacks-accelerator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [a41 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a41-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ABCDE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abcde) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alliance VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alliance-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Badhouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/badhouse-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does DeSpread invest in?

DeSpread invests primarily in Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Hungary. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact DeSpread?

Public channels for DeSpread 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 DeSpread?

The team at DeSpread includes GM Chung (Co-founder & CEO) and Jason Ye (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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