George McDonaugh
Co-Founder, CEO and Managing Director @ KR1
London, United Kingdom
George McDonaugh is a seed investor at KR1 in London focused on Blockchain and Casino. I've been involved in blockchain technology since 2011. Before then I was an advertising copywriter for London based agencies. I have a masters degree in Anthropology and a further degree in Creative Advertising. I helped form one of London's most popular blockchain meetups and co-founded kr1 in early 2016 and as such it become the firsttoken focussed investment company in the world. We have the longest track record in the space and a global network of funds, developers and investors.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 40%
Last updated:
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Industries George McDonaugh invests in
Stages George McDonaugh invests in
Countries George McDonaugh invests in
Round sizes
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.4M–$6M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Blockchain 4 (80%)
- Casino 1 (20%)
- Gaming 1 (20%)
- Bitcoin 1 (20%)
- FinTech 1 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (40%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (20%)
- Series A 1 (20%)
- Initial Coin Offering 1 (20%)
Country
- France 1 (20%)
- Singapore 1 (20%)
- United States 1 (20%)
- United Kingdom 1 (20%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Tanssi is an app chain infrastructure protocol that simplifies app chain deployment, making it secure, efficient, and easy while eliminating the lengthy and complex process of traditional blockchain implementation. | $6M / Seed / Mar 21, 2024 | ||
| Side Protocol is a distributed mesh liquidity solution that makes use of cutting-edge inter-blockchain asset trading application protocols. Side Protocol, in contrast to liquidity hubs, intends to decentralize liquidity between various blockchain networks while maintaining interconnection. | $300K / Pre-Seed / Jul 26, 2023 | ||
| myNFT is an NFT marketplace platform that allows users to buy and sell NFTs using fiat currency. It believes that the current NFT industry is riddled with impediments that prevent this revolutionary technology from being accessible to all. It aims to change this in ways that no other platform has before by supporting multi-chain payment methods,including fiat. | $7M / Series A / May 30, 2022 | ||
| Acala Network is a decentralized finance hub and stablecoin platform powering cross-blockchain liquidity and applications. It offers a suite of financial primitives: a multi-collateralized stablecoin backed by cross-chain assets such as Bitcoin, a trustless staking derivative, and a decentralized exchange to unleash liquidity to power morefinancial innovations. | $1.4M / Seed / Mar 27, 2020 | ||
| FunFair is a decentralised gaming platform powered by Ethereum smart contracts. Thanks to our breakthrough technology, it is the first platform to solve the big challenges that have made other blockchain casinos unplayable.Our vision is a limitless universe of transparent, secure casinos that can be easily created by anyone, anywhere, where gamesare fun, fast and fair. That’s why we’re called FunFair. | $26M / Initial Coin Offering / Jul 06, 2017 |
Co-Investors
About KR1
KR1 plc (KR1:AQSE) is Europe's leading digital asset investment company focused on decentralised and open-source blockchain networks. Founded in March 2016 and publicly traded on London’s AQSE Exchange, KR1 plc has been an early investor in many foundational projects in the emerging digital asset industry.
KR1 Contacts
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George McDonaugh
Co-Founder, CEO and Managing Director
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Janos Berghorn
Head of Research
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Keld van Schreven
Co-Founder and Managing Director
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FAQ
What does George McDonaugh invest in?
George McDonaugh invests primarily in Blockchain, Casino and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does George McDonaugh invest in?
George McDonaugh typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$6M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not George McDonaugh's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds George McDonaugh took part in.
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When did George McDonaugh last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for George McDonaugh closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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