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Informal Systems, VC Fund

Informal Systems

VC Fund

Toronto, Canada

Informal Systems is a VC fund in Toronto focused on Blockchain and Software. Informal Systems offer research and development at the intersection of formal verification and distributed systems.

Total investments:
8
Last investment:
Lead investor:
0%

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Industries Informal Systems invests in

BlockchainSoftwareWeb AppsOpen SourceCryptocurrency

Stages Informal Systems invests in

SeedSeries ASeries CFunding Round

Countries Informal Systems invests in

United StatesCanadaSwitzerland

Contacts

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Ethan Buchman Ethan Buchman

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Investment Focus

Industry

  • Blockchain 4 (50%)
  • Software 2 (25%)
  • Web Apps 1 (13%)
  • Open Source 1 (13%)
  • Cryptocurrency 1 (13%)
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Stage

  • Seed 4 (50%)
  • Series A 2 (25%)
  • Series C 1 (13%)
  • Funding Round 1 (13%)

Country

  • United States 3 (38%)
  • Canada 1 (13%)
  • Switzerland 1 (13%)

Team

NameTitleInvestmentsLinksEmail
Ethan Buchman
Ethan Buchman Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Chief Executive Officer & Founder Total investments: 0
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Investments

CompanyDescriptionRoundLinks
Noble XYZ Noble XYZ
Noble XYZ is an asset issuance appchain that seeks to communicate and exchange assets directly with each other by using blockchain communication. $15M / Series A / Nov 19, 2024
Range Labs Range Labs
Range is a blockchain and rollups security platform with the purpose of developing a security and risk infrastructure stack that prepares markets and institutions for the adoption of blockchain and rollups technologies by providing an enterprise-ready platform and a security-first strategy. $2.7M / Seed / Mar 14, 2024
Cosmology Cosmology
Cosmology is building a unified developer experience for interchain dApps $5M / Seed / Mar 07, 2024
Cosmology Cosmology
Cosmology is building a unified developer experience for interchain dApps $5M / Seed / Mar 07, 2024
Anoma Anoma
A sovereign, proof-of-stake blockchain protocol that enables private, asset-agnostic cash and private bartering among any number of parties. $25M / Series C / May 30, 2023
Skip Skip
Skip is a infrastructure to enable blockchains to harness MEV (Miner Extractable Value) to achieve financial sustainability and power better user experiences. $6.5M / Seed / Sep 22, 2022
Axelar Network Axelar Network
Axelar is a cross-chain communication tool developing interoperability software to connect blockchain ecosystems, applications, and users. Axelar Network consists of a protocol suite, tools, and APIs, designed to break down the barriers to cross-chain communication. Axelar enables developers to build on the best platform for their needs whileleveraging the Axelar stack to unlock cross-chain composability and liquidity.The company was founded by Sergey Gorbunov and Georgios Vlachos in 2020. Nov 22, 2021
Axelar Network Axelar Network
Axelar is a cross-chain communication tool developing interoperability software to connect blockchain ecosystems, applications, and users. Axelar Network consists of a protocol suite, tools, and APIs, designed to break down the barriers to cross-chain communication. Axelar enables developers to build on the best platform for their needs whileleveraging the Axelar stack to unlock cross-chain composability and liquidity.The company was founded by Sergey Gorbunov and Georgios Vlachos in 2020. Series A / Nov 22, 2021

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Informal Systems invests primarily in Blockchain, Software and Web Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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