Emin Gün Sirer
Founder and CEO @ Ava Labs
Ithaca, United States
Emin Gün Sirer is a seed investor at Ava Labs in Ithaca focused on Blockchain and Web3. Emin Gun Sirer has developed the Avalanche Consensus protocol underlying the Avalanche blockchain platform, and is currently the CEO and co-founder of Ava Labs.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Emin Gün Sirer invests in
Stages Emin Gün Sirer invests in
Countries Emin Gün Sirer invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $5.2M–$10M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Blockchain 2 (67%)
- Web3 1 (33%)
- EdTech 1 (33%)
- Software 1 (33%)
- Freelance 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (67%)
- Angel 1 (33%)
Country
- Poland 1 (33%)
- United Kingdom 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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V12
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V12 is an autonomous, AI-powered offensive security agent designed to audit source code, discover critical software vulnerabilities, and generate automated code patches. | $10M / Seed / Jul 30, 2026 | |
RedStone
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RedStone is a quickly growing blockchain startup, building two data-focused products aimed to unlock the potential of DeFi & Web3:1. RedStone Oracles: A new generation of blockchain oracles with a novel architecture that optimises the way data is delivered to decentralised Apps (dApps). RedStone provides 1,100+ data feeds delivered at a fewseconds refresh interval to Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, Arbitrum and 30+ other top chains. We support price feeds for assets such as popular & long-tail tokens, fiat currencies, commodities, stocks, NFTs floor and RedStone can deliver also other types of data i.e. transactions volume data or results of real-world events like sports games. Available feeds -> https://app.redstone.finance/ ; Sample integration on popular chains -> https://showroom.redstone.finance/2. Warp: A data-processing Smart Contract layer on top of the Arweave data storage chain. Warp is optimised for data-heavy use cases such as sophisticated gaming & social dApps, interactive NFTs, simple on-chain Machine Learning and other blockchain-based solutions that have not been feasible before, due to huge data processing costs on chains like Ethereum or Avalanche. Warp overview -> https://warp.cc/ ; Warp Academy -> https://academy.warp.cc/RedStone Gitcoin grant -> https://gitcoin.co/grants/5477/redstone-new-generation-of-oracles-for-defiWarp Gitcoin grant -> https://gitcoin.co/grants/7733/warp-contracts-on-arweave-revolution-of-on-chain- | $350K / Angel / May 22, 2023 | |
Neol
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Neol is a technology company that develops an AI-powered network intelligence and talent management platform designed to help organizations understand, manage, and mobilize their professional networks. The platform transforms fragmented organizational data about people, partners, and communities into a structured intelligence layer that allowscompanies to discover expertise, connect collaborators, and assemble teams more efficiently. | $5.2M / Seed / Jun 21, 2022 |
Co-Investors
Common Prefix
1 deal together
Electric Capital
1 deal together
FJ Labs
1 deal together
Galata Business Angels
1 deal together
Global Ventures
1 deal together
HypurrCollective
1 deal together
About Ava Labs
AVA Labs makes it simple to launch finance applications using blockchain technology–with highly scalable and efficient networks, customizable public and private blockchains, the capability to create any digital asset, and more. We are empowering people to build an open, simple, and democratic internet of finance.
Ava Labs Contacts
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John Wu
President
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Justin Kim
Head of Korea
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Kevin Sekniqi
Chief Protocol Architect
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Emin Gün Sirer
Founder and CEO
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Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
VP of Marketing
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FAQ
What does Emin Gün Sirer invest in?
Emin Gün Sirer invests primarily in Blockchain, Web3 and EdTech startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Poland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Emin Gün Sirer's check size?
Emin Gün Sirer typically joins rounds of $5.2M–$10M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Emin Gün Sirer participates in.
When did Emin Gün Sirer last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Emin Gün Sirer closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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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