# FTX

> FTX is a VC fund in Nassau backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 35 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nassau, Bahamas
- Total investments: 35
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 34%
- Fund size: $2B
- Last fund: Jan 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ftx/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/FTX_official
- Website: https://ftx.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ftx.official

FTX is a VC fund in Nassau focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. FTX Exchange is a cryptocurrency exchange company that develops a platform for professional trading firms. They strive to build a platform suitable for professional trading firms and intuitive enough for first-time users. FTX supports quarterly and perpetual futures for all cryptocurrencies, leveraged tokens, and OTC.FTX was incubated by AlamedaResearch, a top cryptocurrency liquidity provider. Because of this, FTX has had industry order books from day one.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for FTX. Shizune tracks 9 team members at FTX. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/ftx-exchange?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.8M–$21M |
| Series A | $13M–$70M |
| Series B | $60M–$580M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 14 | 40% |
| Cryptocurrency | 12 | 34% |
| Financial Services | 8 | 23% |
| FinTech | 6 | 17% |
| Software | 6 | 17% |

44 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 20% |
| Series A | 6 | 17% |
| Series B | 3 | 9% |
| Series C | 3 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 6% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 16 | 46% |
| Australia | 2 | 6% |
| Japan | 1 | 3% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 3% |
| Singapore | 1 | 3% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Constance Wang Zhe | COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/constance-wang-zhe |
| Devon Bernard | Software Engineer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/devon-bernard |
| Souhil Benkorichi | Co-Founder & CTO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gary-wang-f252 |
| Chris McCann | Seed Investor | 42 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-mccann |
| Jen Chan | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jen-chan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kwil | Kwil is a decentralized, community-owned SQL database solution for building advanced dApps and protocols. Kwil brings together the robust capabilities of existing databases with the permissionless nature of blockchains, extending the promises of Web3 to more intricate, data-intensive applications. Kwil provides the infrastructure to power datastorage and retrieval for the next generation of Web3-enabled applications. | $9.7M | Seed | Sep 23, 2022 |  |
| Limit Break | Limit Break is a blockchain game company. | $200M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 29, 2022 |  |
| Meow | Meow provides corporate treasurers a regulated way to source yields from new asset classes. | $22M | Series A | Jul 18, 2022 |  |
| Empiric Network | Empiric is the oracle on Starknet, built to empower native protocols to realize their ambitious potential. | $7M | Seed | Jul 15, 2022 |  |
| SecureSave | SecureSave provides a purpose-built emergency savings solution. Emergency savings are the foundation of financial wellness. Help your employees get started. Make an immediate impact on your team for a fraction of the cost of other workplace savings programs. | $11M | Seed | Jun 08, 2022 |  |
| Kwil | Kwil is a decentralized, community-owned SQL database solution for building advanced dApps and protocols. Kwil brings together the robust capabilities of existing databases with the permissionless nature of blockchains, extending the promises of Web3 to more intricate, data-intensive applications. Kwil provides the infrastructure to power datastorage and retrieval for the next generation of Web3-enabled applications. | $9.6M |  | May 01, 2022 |  |
| Anthropic | Anthropic conducts AI research and develops AI products, including the Claude AI model family. The company focuses on building AI for human well-being, emphasizing safety in its research, policy work, and product design. Anthropic offers various Claude models, such as Opus and Sonnet, for AI-powered applications and custom experiences, supportingcoding and AI agents. | $580M | Series B | Apr 29, 2022 |  |
| Swim | Swim provides a simple way to transfer tokens across chains via multi-token liquidity pools and Solana's Wormhole. No more delays, centralized bridges, or wrapped assets. | $4M | Seed | Mar 09, 2022 |  |
| PlayUp | PlayUp is an online-only Sports Betting and Fantasy Sports Company that owns its own proprietary wagering and fantasy platform and operates its in-house risk and trading team. The PlayUp Group offers legal products in Australia, New Zealand, India and the USA. It has many differentiating products such as Horseracing Products (fixed and pari mutualodds), eSports Betting and Fantasy on Horseracing and even eSports. They company serves as a one-stop-shop for sports fans. | $34.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 20, 2022 |  |
| Web3Auth | Web3Auth makes cryptographic key management easy for users and applications. By abstracting the management of private keys, they allow users to use familiar authentication methods like Google, Facebook, or Passwordless logins on Web3 applications. Their vision is to empower individuals with self-sovereignty by making key management globallyaccessible to everyone. | $13M | Series A | Jan 12, 2022 |  |

10 of 35 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Solana](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/solana-io) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Paradigm](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paradigm-b23a) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Alameda Research](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alameda-research) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Digital Currency Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-currency-group) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [6th Man Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/6th-man-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does FTX invest in?

FTX invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 35 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is FTX's check size?

FTX typically joins rounds of $2.8M–$21M at Seed, $13M–$70M at Series A and $60M–$580M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds FTX participates in.

### How do I contact FTX?

Public channels for FTX 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 FTX?

The team at FTX includes Constance Wang Zhe (COO), Devon Bernard (Software Engineer) and Souhil Benkorichi (Co-Founder & CTO), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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