# Earnest Ventures

> Earnest Ventures is a VC fund in New York backing Fuel and Finance. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.earnestventures.co/

Earnest Ventures is an early stage venture fund supporting the intersection of real-world and digital assets

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fuel | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Fuel Cell | 1 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Saif Naqvi | General Partner | 2 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| End-Labs | End Labs builds defi protocol primitives, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and enterprise APIs to build the future of borrower-led capital acquisition. Their APIs abstract all token and blockchain technology from enterprises and provide a simple solution to access capital at their lowest cost of capital. | $12M | Seed | Aug 01, 2022 |  |
| TerraLIX | TerraLIX is a manufacturer of fuel cell products. | $8.9M | Series B | Apr 21, 2022 |  |
| Planetarium | Planetarium is a company that wants to return the sovereignty of online games to users through blockchain technology. | $1.9M | Series A | Jun 06, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [44 Venture Opportunities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/44-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ascentia Financial Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascentia-financial-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blockchain Customer support](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-coinvestors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Block Crafters](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/block-crafters) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BlockTower Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blocktower-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Circle](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circle-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Earnest Ventures invest in?

Earnest Ventures invests primarily in Fuel, Finance and Fuel Cell startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Earnest Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Earnest Ventures?

The team at Earnest Ventures includes Saif Naqvi (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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