# Etienne vantKruys

> Etienne vantKruys is a seed investor at TRGC (Amsterdam) backing Blockchain and Web3. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TRGC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trg-token-research-group)
- Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vantkruys/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/EtienneTRGC/
- Website: http://trgc.io

Etienne vantKruys is a seed investor at TRGC in Amsterdam focused on Blockchain and Web3. GP/LP | Venture Capital | Angel Investor. Fascinated by the impact of Venture Capital on society with a long-term horizon. Keeping a close eye on the following industries: FinTech, Pharmaceuticals, SaaS, Semiconductors, Cloud Infra, Analytics, AI, Web3/Crypto.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 2 | 100% |
| Web3 | 1 | 50% |
| DevOps | 1 | 50% |
| Database | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KRNL Labs | KRNL Labs is a decentralized infrastructure protocol that makes smart contracts and develops an open, multichain software registry for the Web3 ecosystem. That allows developers to build dApps that can leverage multiple blockchains simultaneously. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Oct 29, 2024 |  |
| Agnostic | Agnostic develops a blockchain data cloud platform. The company platform is an app development and analytics technology that helps businesses bring proper blockchain data to customers, DevOps, and executives. | $2.2M | Seed | Mar 04, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Atka](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atka) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blockchain Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-founders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BlueYard Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blueyard-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Builder Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/builder-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dominance Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dominance-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kima-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About TRGC

VC Fund · New York, United States

We back visionary teams and companies that are in pursuit of a better global financial system, with an aim to foster the growth of the world’s most promising projects in the emerging technologies sector. Leveraging both our deep understanding of the ecosystem and our extensive industry connections, we are able to put capital to work efficiently,supporting the next wave of trailblazing blockchain, Web3 and DeFi innovators.

2 contacts available at TRGC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Roebuck | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-roebuck |
| Etienne vantKruys | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/etienne-vantkruys |

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## FAQ

### What does Etienne vantKruys invest in?

Etienne vantKruys invests primarily in Blockchain, Web3 and DevOps startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Etienne vantKruys last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Etienne vantKruys closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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