# DuckDAO

> DuckDAO is a VC fund in Vienna backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 37 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Total investments: 37
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 3%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/duckdao
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/dao_duck?lang=en
- Website: https://duckdao.io/

DuckDAO is a community-backed incubator powered by a network of engaged investors in the digital asset ecosystem.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for DuckDAO. Shizune tracks 3 team members at DuckDAO. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/duckdao?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 20 | 54% |
| Cryptocurrency | 14 | 38% |
| Software | 6 | 16% |
| Web3 | 5 | 14% |
| FinTech | 5 | 14% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 21 | 57% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 6 | 16% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 14% |
| Series A | 3 | 8% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 19% |
| Singapore | 4 | 11% |
| Germany | 2 | 5% |
| South Korea | 2 | 5% |
| United States | 2 | 5% |

14 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ken Shin | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-shin-27a6 |
| Lukas Schiefer | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lukas-schiefer |
| Travis Derek | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/travis-derek |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ILITY | ILITY is a signal social platform that enables verification of holdings throughout ecosystem, while maintaining user wallet address privacy. | $2M | Seed | Apr 24, 2026 |  |
| Aetherium X | AetheriumX is a Web3 platform combining DeFi, GameFi, NFTs, and prediction markets in one non-custodial ecosystem. | $8M | Seed | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| AIAV | AIAV is a Platform to train, own, and grow AI Avatars from real conversations. | $4M | Seed | Dec 02, 2025 |  |
| MAGNE.AI | MAGNE.AI is a technology company building the next generation of secure, intelligent mobile infrastructure for the decentralized internet. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 08, 2025 |  |
| Openverse Global | Openverse operates as a Layer 0 hub, providing a foundational framework for decentralized applications and services. | $11M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 06, 2025 |  |
| BugsCoin | BugsCoin is a Web3-based platform designed for investment education and simulated trading experiences. | $12M | Series A | Apr 11, 2025 |  |
| Folks Finance | Folks Finance is the leading algorithmic capital markets protocol for lending and borrowing built and operated on top of the Algorand blockchain. Through the lending operations, Folks users can deposit liquidity and start earning a continuous economic return instantly. Through the borrowing operation, the users can request crypto loans by lockingdeposited funds as collateral. Folks Finance is the result of extensive research and engineering conducted by Blockchain Italia, a blockchain software house strongly focused on Algorand. The protocol innovations include a disruptive economic lending model designed for the soundness and security of the users, and the introduction of unique features such as staking of rewards, safety margins for cryptocurrency pairs, and an innovative liquidity provision system. | $3.2M | Series A | Nov 14, 2024 |  |
| Bitlayer | Bitlayer is the first Bitcoin second-layer network, based on BitVM, offering ultra-scalability and L1 security, aiming to be Bitcoin's computing layer. | $5M | Seed | Mar 27, 2024 |  |
| Privasea | Privasea is a company that provides global clients with tailored computing and data sharing solutions that conform to security standards while allowing user to use all of data, including sensitive types. | $5M | Seed | Mar 04, 2024 |  |
| Dyor Exchange | Dyor Exchange is a community-based investment platform. | $1.9M | Seed | Feb 21, 2024 |  |

10 of 37 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AU21 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/au21-capital) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Moonwhale Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moonwhale-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Blocksync Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blocksync-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [CSP DAO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/csp-dao) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [MV Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/master-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [X21 Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/x21-digital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does DuckDAO invest in?

DuckDAO invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Software startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 37 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact DuckDAO?

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### Who are the partners at DuckDAO?

The team at DuckDAO includes Ken Shin (Co-Founder), Lukas Schiefer (Co-Founder) and Travis Derek (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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