# Gate

> Gate is a VC fund in Malta backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 82 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Malta, United States
- Total investments: 82
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gateio/?originalSubdomain=in
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/gate_io?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
- Website: https://www.gate.io
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/gateioglobal/about/?ref=page_internal

Gate is a VC fund in Malta focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. Established in 2013 by Dr. Lin Han, Gate is one of the world’s pioneering cryptocurrency exchanges, serving over 34 million users across more than 224 countries and regions. It supports trading for over 3,800 cryptocurrencies, ranking among the top 2 globally in spot trading volume and top 3 overall in comprehensive strength. Gate is the firstmainstreamexchange to commit to 100% reserves. As of July 11, 2025, Gate holds $10.504 billion in reserves with a 126.03% reserve ratio. The Gate ecosystem goes beyond trading to include: Gate Alpha – A platform for early-stage, high-potential on-chain assets. Gate Web3 – A Web3 gateway integrating wallet, cross-chain, staking, and Dapp access. Gate Ventures – A blockchain and fintech-focused venture capital fund. Gate Labs – Incubation and operational support for innovative startups. Gate Pay – A crypto payment solution for global merchants and users. Gate operates under multiple licenses and regulatory registrations in jurisdictions includingDubai, Japan, Lithuania, Malta, Italy, Gibraltar, Argentina, Bahamas, and Hong Kong. In 2025, Gate launched its new brand domain Gate.com to reflect its vision as a next-generation crypto exchange.

## Contacts

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

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$10M |
| Series A | $2.4M–$20M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $2M–$12M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 36 | 44% |
| Cryptocurrency | 26 | 32% |
| Web3 | 14 | 17% |
| Financial Services | 14 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 11 | 13% |

63 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 50 | 61% |
| Series A | 9 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 8 | 10% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 15 | 18% |
| Singapore | 7 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 4% |
| Sweden | 2 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2% |

20 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jae-Yong Hwang | Director Of Operations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jae-yong-hwang |
| Laura Inamedinova | Chief Ecosystem Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laura-k-inamedinova |
| Lin Han | Founder & CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lin-han-3ea5 |
| Marie Tatibouet | CMO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marie-tatibouet |
| Richard Li | General Partner of Gate Ventures | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-li-f86d |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DeepSafe | DeepSafe is a decentralized AI trusted verification network designed to ensure transparency, security, and reliability in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence systems. | $3M | Seed | Oct 30, 2025 |  |
| aPriori | aPriori is a monad-native MEV infrastructure and liquid staking mechanism developed for parallel executions. | $20M | Series A | Aug 28, 2025 |  |
| Capx | Capx's mission is to accelerate the flow of capital through the private markets, thereby enhancing global capital allocation. With secondary market and enterprise solutions, Capx combines high-quality collections of opportunities with efficient access for institutions and individual investors. | $3.1M | Seed | Mar 26, 2025 |  |
| DEXX | Dexx has merged bot trading mechanics with the usability of centralized exchanges (CEXs), creating a broader market for traders. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 21, 2025 |  |
| Fireverse | Fireverse is an AI-powered musical and Web-3 platform. | $2.5M | Series A | Feb 13, 2025 |  |
| Privasea | Privasea is a company that provides global clients with tailored computing and data sharing solutions that conform to security standards while allowing user to use all of data, including sensitive types. | $15M | Series A | Jan 10, 2025 |  |
| Lava Network | Lava Network aims to be a marketplace for blockchain data. | $12M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 09, 2025 |  |
| DuckChain | DuckChain engages in bridging telegram users into the blockchain space. | $5M | Seed | Dec 20, 2024 |  |
| TON | TON is a global, decentralized blockchain community dedicated to putting cryptocurrency into everyone's pockets. TON's aim is to empower 500 million users to own their digital identity, data, and assets by 2028 by establishing the Web3 ecosystem via Telegram Messenger. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 09, 2024 |  |
| Yellow | Yellow is a financial services provider of software, analytics, and investments in blockchain startups. | $10M | Seed | Sep 17, 2024 |  |

10 of 82 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gate) — VC Fund, 62 deals together
- [LD Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ld-capital) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [OKX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/okx-ventures) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [AU21 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/au21-capital) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Dutch Crypto Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dutch-crypto-investors) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 7 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Gate invest in?

Gate invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Web3 startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 82 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 Gate's check size?

Gate typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$10M at Seed, $2.4M–$20M at Series A and $2M–$12M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Gate participates in.

### How do I contact Gate?

Public channels for Gate 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 Gate?

The team at Gate includes Jae-Yong Hwang (Director Of Operations), Laura Inamedinova (Chief Ecosystem Officer) and Lin Han (Founder & CEO). 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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