# Factor

> Factor is a VC fund backing Database, Internet and Blockchain. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://f.actor/

Factor is a VC fund focused on Database and Internet. Factor operates as a venture capital firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Database | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 33% |
| Advertising | 1 | 33% |
| Social Media | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kinetex | The Kinetex Decentralized Finance Ecosystem (DeFi) is a set of blockchain-based applications and services that enable various financial transactions without the involvement of centralized institutions such as banks. DeFi uses smart contracts to automate processes and reduce risks. The main advantages of DeFi are decentralization, anonymity,security and low fees. |  | Seed | Nov 13, 2023 | https://kinetex.io/ |
| Phaver | Phaver is platform to start communities around products, places, web pages and apps while earning affiliate revenue on recommendations. With Phaver, experts can generate recurring revenue from their knowledge and users can discover better products and places. | $7M | Seed | Oct 05, 2023 | https://www.phaver.com |
| Rated | Rated offers data on validators and node operators, which makes it easier for users to compare and contrast their performance. | $12.8M | Series A | Sep 27, 2023 | https://www.rated.network |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1confirmation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1confirmation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Archetype](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acrylic-b04d) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alphanonce](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alphanonce) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Archetype](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archetypefund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cherry Crypto](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cherry-crypto) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chorus One](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chorus-one) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Factor invest in?

Factor invests primarily in Database, Internet and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Factor last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Factor closed in Nov 2023. 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.

### 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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