# Erik Voorhees

> Erik Voorhees is a seed investor at Venice (Zug) backing Bitcoin, FinTech and Blockchain. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Venice](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venice-ba17)
- Location: Zug, Switzerland
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikvoorhees
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/erikvoorhees
- Website: https://x.com/erikvoorhees
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erik.voorhees

Erik Voorhees is a seed investor at Venice in Zug focused on Bitcoin and FinTech. Erik Voorhees is based out of United States and is the Founder of Venice. Erik previously worked at ShapeShift as a CEO & Founder. Erik Voorhees attended the University of Puget Sound.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $600k–$4M |
| Series A | $10M–$14M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bitcoin | 3 | 38% |
| FinTech | 3 | 38% |
| Blockchain | 3 | 38% |
| Software | 2 | 25% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 63% |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 2 | 25% |
| United States | 2 | 25% |
| Germany | 1 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nordic Air Defence | Nordic Air Defence maintains democratic values, which are essential to both societal stability and human advancement in a world that is changing quickly. | $1.3M | Seed | Nov 12, 2024 |  |
| Citrea | Citrea is the first rollup that enhances the capabilities of Bitcoin blockspace with zero-knowledge technology, making it possible to build everything on Bitcoin. | $14M | Series A | Oct 31, 2024 |  |
| Start9 Labs | Start9 Labs develops EmbassyOS, a graphical operating system for running self-hosted software.The plug-and-play personal server offers one-click installation and a simple configuration of open source software services that run over Tor V3.Aaron Greenspan, Keagan Mc Clelland, Matt Hill, and Aiden Mc Clelland founded the company in 2020 inDenver, Colorado. | $1.2M |  | Sep 14, 2021 |  |
| Start9 Labs | Start9 Labs develops EmbassyOS, a graphical operating system for running self-hosted software.The plug-and-play personal server offers one-click installation and a simple configuration of open source software services that run over Tor V3.Aaron Greenspan, Keagan Mc Clelland, Matt Hill, and Aiden Mc Clelland founded the company in 2020 inDenver, Colorado. | $1.2M | Seed | Sep 14, 2021 |  |
| Ctrl Wallet | XDEFI Wallet is a browser extension wallet that is engineered to give Defi and NFT users an edge. It is the world’s only wallet with native integrations on THORChain, Terra, Ethereum, and several EVM networks. | $1.2M | Seed | Mar 24, 2021 |  |
| ShapeShift | ShapeShift is a web and API platform formed in July of 2014 to provide instant Bitcoin and altcoin conversion with the maximum level of consumer protection and efficiency. In summer of 2019, the new ShapeShift platform launched to enable B2C users to self-custody their crypto assets, and buy, sell, trade, track, send, and receive all withouttrusting a 3rd party. ShapeShift also built and operates the real-time crypto market data service CoinCap.io, and acquired hardware wallet company KeepKey in mid-2017. The company is run by industry veteran Erik Voorhees. | $10.4M | Series A | Mar 29, 2017 |  |
| Safello | Safello operates a bitcoin exchange and related services in the European market. It partners with various payment providers such as Bankgirot. The company receives payments through SEPA, Bankgiro, Handelsbanken Direkt, International Bank Transfer, Swish, and many other payment methods. Founded in 2013, Safello is a government registered AB companybased in Stockholm, Sweden, and it complies with anti-money laundering laws. | $600K | Seed | Feb 17, 2014 |  |
| Warden | Warden builds Warden Protocol, a project described at wardenprotocol.org. The organization focuses on blockchain infrastructure for digital asset operations, emphasizing key management, policy-driven approvals, and cross-chain coordination. Public materials highlight tooling for application integrations and developer workflows. The platformpresents components intended for wallets, dApps, and services that require programmable transaction rules. Available resources include documentation and community updates that outline the roadmap and integration paths. Details may change as additional specifications and releases become available. | $4M | Seed |  |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Collider](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collider-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ten31](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ten31) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [0G](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/0g-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Access Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/access-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alameda Research](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alameda-research) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blockchain Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crypto-currency-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Venice

VC Fund

Venice provides private, uncensored AI chat and image generation, with API and token-based access for developers and users.

3 contacts available at Venice.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Erik Voorhees | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erik-voorhees |
| Jesse Proudman | Co-Founder and CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jesse-proudman |
| Teana Baker-Taylor | Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/teana-baker-taylor |

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## FAQ

### What does Erik Voorhees invest in?

Erik Voorhees invests primarily in Bitcoin, FinTech and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Erik Voorhees's check size?

Erik Voorhees typically joins rounds of $600k–$4M at Seed and $10M–$14M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Erik Voorhees participates in.

### When did Erik Voorhees last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Erik Voorhees closed in Nov 2024. Shizune tracks 8 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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