# First Block Capital

> First Block Capital is a VC fund backing Blockchain and Information Technology. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/firstblockcapital
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/1stblockcapital
- Website: https://www.firstblock.capital/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FirstBlockCapital/

First Block Capital is a VC fund in Vancouver focused on Blockchain and Information Technology. First Block Capital is Canada’s first fully regulated PM, IFM and EMD crypto investment firm. FBC provides a diversified on-ramp for exposure to the digital currency asset class. Our investment interests range across the cryptocurrency and blockchain space, facilitating direct investment in cryptocurrency itself and investment in companiescreating, implementing and adopting blockchain solutions.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 2 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 50% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 25% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |
| Ethereum | 1 | 25% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marc van der Chijs | Founder and Chief Strategy Officer | 16 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-van-der-chijs |
| Sean C Clark | CEO & Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sean-clark-331c |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Boundary Labs | Boundary Labs is a financial technology business that offers USBD, a stablecoin built primarily for institutional and professional customers. | $2M | Pre-Seed | May 11, 2026 |  |
| Syntropy | Syntropy is transforming the public internet into a secure and user-centric internet through a unifying layer where the encryption and optimized performance are built-in and automatically enabled for anything and everything connected to it. | $4M | Seed | May 23, 2023 |  |
| WonderFi | WonderFi is a technology company that develops, incubates, and invests in EVM-compatible decentralized products and protocols. It offers a range of digital asset services through its regulated platforms, Bitbuy and Coinsquare, which provide cryptocurrency trading, staking, and custody solutions. The company also operates SmartPay, a paymentprocessing platform facilitating cryptocurrency transactions for businesses. Under WonderFi Labs, it develops decentralized finance products, including Wonder Chain, a Layer 2 blockchain built on Ethereum, and WonderFi Wallet, a non-custodial wallet compatible with EVM-based networks. Additionally, WonderFi manages Bitcoin.ca, an educational platform focused on Bitcoin-related content for Canadian users. | $2.9M | Seed | May 22, 2021 |  |
| WonderFi | WonderFi is a technology company that develops, incubates, and invests in EVM-compatible decentralized products and protocols. It offers a range of digital asset services through its regulated platforms, Bitbuy and Coinsquare, which provide cryptocurrency trading, staking, and custody solutions. The company also operates SmartPay, a paymentprocessing platform facilitating cryptocurrency transactions for businesses. Under WonderFi Labs, it develops decentralized finance products, including Wonder Chain, a Layer 2 blockchain built on Ethereum, and WonderFi Wallet, a non-custodial wallet compatible with EVM-based networks. Additionally, WonderFi manages Bitcoin.ca, an educational platform focused on Bitcoin-related content for Canadian users. | $1.5M | Seed | Mar 09, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alpha Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-group-706c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alphemy Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alphemy-capital-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bigg Digital Assets](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bigg-digital-assets) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BlackWood Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackwood-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Denali Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/denali-digital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Galaxy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galaxy-ventures-bdfa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does First Block Capital invest in?

First Block Capital invests primarily in Blockchain, Information Technology and Bitcoin startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is First Block Capital's check size?

First Block Capital typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$4M 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 First Block Capital participates in.

### How do I contact First Block Capital?

Public channels for First Block Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at First Block Capital?

The team at First Block Capital includes Marc van der Chijs (Founder and Chief Strategy Officer) and Sean C Clark (CEO & Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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