# James Basnett

> James Basnett is a pre-seed investor in Vancouver backing Web3 and Music. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-basnett
- Website: https://x.com/jamesbasnett

James Basnett is a pre-seed investor in Vancouver focused on Web3 and Music. James Basnett is the Chief Metaverse Officer at Alpha Metaverse Technologies Inc. He previously worked at Momentus Software Inc. as a CSO. James Basnett attended The University of British Columbia.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Web3 | 1 | 100% |
| Music | 1 | 100% |
| Metaverse | 1 | 100% |
| Digital Entertainment | 1 | 100% |
| Media and Entertainment | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RELICSxyz | RELICS is a provider of copyright-licensed visual songs and virtual music players for Metaverse worlds. It is created by a desire to support art and culture through partnerships with ethical record labels, talented visual artists, established musicians, gaming studios, Web3-centric brands, and a variety of artists from different backgrounds. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Sep 28, 2022 | https://relics.xyz/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [2 Punks Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2-punks-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coop Records](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coop-records) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DAO Jones](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dao-jones) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LongHash Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/longhash) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Narcissus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/narcissus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Noise DAO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/noise-dao) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does James Basnett invest in?

James Basnett invests primarily in Web3, Music and Metaverse startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact James Basnett?

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### When did James Basnett last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Basnett closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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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