# Dunstan Teo

> Dunstan Teo is a seed investor at Sanctum Global Ventures backing Information Technology. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sanctum Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sanctum-global-ventures)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dunstanteo/

Dunstan Teo is a seed investor at Sanctum Global Ventures focused on Information Technology and Blockchain. Dunstan is a polymath that was self taught and later mentored in Economics, business strategies, game theories, sociology, behavioural psychology and social conditioning. He co-authored the book titled The Bitcoin Dystopia – The Prelude. He is a well known OG in the Bitcoin space since he started mining Bitcoin 11 years ago. He is a FoundingPartners of VC Funds, Global Venture Builder to big and small enterprises, a builder of sovereign level tech, a creator of new economic models, a president of a multi-family office advisory, an advisor to exchanges and many more to come

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 3 | 75% |
| Blockchain | 2 | 50% |
| Consulting | 1 | 25% |
| Procurement | 1 | 25% |
| Food Delivery | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 1 | 25% |
| Singapore | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5ire | 5ire is a blockchain network that brings sustainability, technology, and Innovation to build the 5th industrial revolution (5IR). The mission of the 5ire ecosystem is to embed the for-benefit paradigm at the heart of the blockchain, highly incentivize practices that align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), facilitate thetransition from the 4IR to 5IR and accelerate the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The company's primary offering is 5ireChain, a layer one, sustainability-driven 5th generation blockchain that ensures adherence to the philosophy of 5IR, creating a net positive impact on the planet and serving humanity. | $21M | Seed | Oct 28, 2021 |  |
| Safle Network | Safle Network is a tech ecosystem enabler that works to empower stakeholders with tools and services. | $900K | Seed | Oct 18, 2021 |  |
| Philcoin | Philcoin’s mission is to help people build a digital economy while chatting, watching television, playing video games, getting educated and shopping. As well as using our philanthropic partnerships which allows everyone an equal opportunity in generating digital wealth through a ERC20 Token marked “PHL”, Philcoin uses Smart contracts whichdemonstrate a high level of a transparency, and a user-friendly environment, whilst fulfilling the purpose of the 17 SDGs and every humanitarian support in our ecosystem. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 11, 2021 |  |
| World Food Chain | World Food Chain provides food procurement and operational challenges services for the food manufacturers and suppliers. They also provide market algorithm measurable, business, reduce layering cost, and analytics solutions. |  | Pre-Seed |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Almora Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almora-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alphabit Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alphabit-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alpha Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-capital-a6e5) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Avalon Wealth Club](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avalon-wealth-club) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Brotherhood Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brotherhood-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Diamond hands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crypto-specialist) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sanctum Global Ventures

VC Fund · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sanctum Global Ventures has a diverse portfolio of investment opportunities across Emerging Technologies, Healthcare, and Real Estate. Emerging Markets are a unique investment opportunity as not only do they offer the potential for competitive returns over the long term, they are also a good diversifier for your investment portfolio. The globaleconomy is undergoing a digital transformation and our projects are fundamental drivers of this by helping to connect the digital and physical world. If you would like to learn more about the investment opportunities currently available with us

2 contacts available at Sanctum Global Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dunstan Teo | Co-Founder and President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dunstan-teo |
| Rico Pang | Co-Founder and Group CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rico-pang |

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## FAQ

### What does Dunstan Teo invest in?

Dunstan Teo invests primarily in Information Technology, Blockchain and Consulting startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Dunstan Teo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dunstan Teo closed in Oct 2021. Shizune tracks 4 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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