# Hercules Ventures

> Hercules Ventures is a VC fund backing Gaming, Software and Blockchain. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.hercules.ventures

Hercules Ventures is an a investment firm, it investing in Web3 projects.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$3M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $1.3M–$12M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 2 | 25% |
| Software | 2 | 25% |
| Blockchain | 2 | 25% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 25% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 13% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 38% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 25% |
| Portugal | 1 | 13% |
| Lithuania | 1 | 13% |
| Singapore | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Orix AI | Orix is an ultra-fast AI agent and intelligent blockchain execution engine. By combining advanced AI reasoning with smart contract capabilities, Orix automates complex technical tasks, allowing developers, founders, traders, and enterprises to build and scale decentralized applications in seconds. The platform provides an all-in-one blockchaindevelopment suite, featuring automated smart contract generation (ranging from standard tokens to complex DeFi protocols), lightning-fast security auditing, vulnerability detection, and gas optimization tools. Orix accelerates product timelines by automating the engineering workflows behind backend architecture, frontend Web3 implementation, and tokenomics design. | $3M | Seed | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Lympid | We believe that anyone should have access to the amazing opportunities found on the blockchain, from DeFi protocols (aave, compound, yearn…) to Crypto Indexes, there's so much to discover! At Lympid you will be able to do it all easily in the same app, and directly through EUR. | $1.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 01, 2024 |  |
| Shiba Inu Coin | Shiba Inu Coin is an Internet Publishing Company. | $12M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 22, 2024 |  |
| TREAT | TREAT is a token in the Shiba Inu Ecosystem, introduced on the Ethereum blockchain. | $12M | Initial Coin Offering | Apr 22, 2024 |  |
| GAMES.GG | GAM3S.GG's objective is to bring the next 100 million gamers into web3 through game discovery, content, live streaming, community events, and much more! | $2M | Seed | Mar 22, 2024 |  |
| Kaskade Finance | Kaskade finance solves the cold start liquidity problem. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 11, 2024 |  |
| Imaginary Ones | Imaginary Ones is a developer of a gaming platform designed to gain a different digital asset based on a special rarity. |  |  | Feb 29, 2024 |  |
| Imaginary Ones | Imaginary Ones is a developer of a gaming platform designed to gain a different digital asset based on a special rarity. |  | Seed | Feb 29, 2024 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cypher Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cypher-capital-e62f) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Illuminati Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/illuminati-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [NxGen.xyz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nxgen-xyz) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [P2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polygon-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Andromeda Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andromeda-capital-3c3c) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Hercules Ventures invest in?

Hercules Ventures invests primarily in Gaming, Software and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Hercules Ventures's check size?

Hercules Ventures typically joins rounds of $2M–$3M at Seed and $1.3M–$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 Hercules Ventures participates in.

### When did Hercules Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hercules Ventures closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 8 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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