# Hub Culture

> Hub Culture is a VC fund in London backing Blockchain and Gamification. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/264228
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/hubculture
- Website: https://hubculture.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hubculture

Hub Culture is a global collaboration service anchored by the Ven digital currency. The company operates physical locations trading in Ven and manages a micropayment platform for content, groups, products, services and events. Hub Culture is a leader in P2P exchange, commodity trading, M2M/AI exchange and virtual financial services.Itwas founded in November 2002. The Hub Culture group of companies is privately held with offices in Bermuda, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, San Francisco and New York. Dedicated representatives are in over 60 locations worldwide. The site has been noted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Wired, PSFK, Harvard Business Review, CNNMoney, Forbes, WSJ, Finextra, Bloomberg and other financial media.In 2008, Hub Culture began developing Pavilions, member based workspaces in key cities offering coworking, concierge and consulting services, meeting space, and online collaboration tools on an internet based technology platform. Hub Culture Pavilions, both temporary and permanent, have appeared in London, Copenhagen, Cannes, Beijing, New York City, Los Angeles, Ibiza, Rio de Janeiro, Durban, Ho Chi Minh City, Cancun and other locations. As of July 2013, Hub Culture lists over 25,000 members and has exchanged over 20 million units of Ven. The currency is priced from a basket of currencies, commodities and carbon, and floats against other major currencies at floating exchange rates. In a partnership with Thomson Reuters, Ven became the first virtual currency available in the financial markets, with realtime exchange rates available on <.VEN> on over 500,000 trading terminals worldwide. Ven first appeared as an application in Facebook on 4 July, 2007. In late 2008, the Ven became available to anyone with an email address, making it the first global digital currency to move from an online social network into the real world. In November 2009, Ven expanded as an online micropayment platform for content and group subscriptions, creating a new economic model for online paid journalism with single click micropayment options down to the fraction of a cent, and earn/pay options that can be used for multiple content forms. By the end of 2009 hundreds of services and items (ranging from private jet service to juice) were available in Ven at Hub Culture Pavilions - the first physical locations in the world to operate entirely on a virtual currency.In 2010 Ven added Carbon to its basket components, alongside multiple currencies and commodities, making it the first green currency, with a theoretical carbon offset attached to each transaction. Its stability in the international markets has made Ven an attractive pricing option in the commodities sector, where physical trades for goods priced in Ven are now taking place on a bespoke exchange platform created by the company. By 2012, Ven had expanded into the first virtual currency funds focused on commodities, micro-finance, equity stake vehicles and P2P exchange.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 1 | 100% |
| Gamification | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edie Lush | Executive Editor | 0 | — |
| Jess Southall | Global Pavilions Manager | 0 | — |
| Meg Thomson | Executive Producer | 0 | — |
| Stan Stalnaker | Founding Director | 0 | — |
| Tina Frank | Strategic Director | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Data Guardians Network | We’re redefining how AI is trained, putting data ownership and rewards back into the hands of people, not platforms.D-GN (pronounced De-Gen) is a decentralized data annotation network built to serve enterprise-grade AI needs at unmatched speed, quality and cost-efficiency. Through gamified microtasks and a global contributor base, we deliverclean, bias-audited datasets for computer vision, NLP, speech and other modalities.For EnterprisesOur platform offers custom AI training missions and scalable datasets with 98-99% auditable verified accuracy, built by a human-powered, blockchain-verified workforce. Reduce costs by up to 90% and meet compliance standards with confidence.For ContributorsEarn $USDT and level up with $DGN, our native utility token, by completing data annotation missions, from swiping to identify brands to training next-gen voice models. Your efforts don’t just earn, they shape the future of AI.For TalentWe’re building a world-class team passionate about AI, ethics and empowering digital economies. Whether you’re a technologist, designer or community builder, this is your chance to shape a movement from the ground up. Get in touch! We may lead with ducks and gamification but under the hood, D-GN is serious infrastructure designed to create a safe and ethical AI future . | $5M | Pre-Seed | Jul 24, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- droppGroup — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hub Culture invest in?

Hub Culture invests primarily in Blockchain, Gamification and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Hub Culture?

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### Who are the partners at Hub Culture?

The team at Hub Culture includes Edie Lush (Executive Editor), Jess Southall (Global Pavilions Manager) and Meg Thomson (Executive Producer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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