# Jan Smejkal

> Jan Smejkal is a seed investor at Stacks Accelerator backing Bitcoin. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Stacks Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stacks-accelerator)
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://cn.linkedin.com/in/yourchinaguy
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/yourchinaguy?lang=en
- Website: https://x.com/yourchinaguy?lang=en

Jan Smejkal is a seed investor at Stacks Accelerator in Shenzhen focused on Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency. Jan Smejkal, sometimes known as YourChinaGuy, resides in Shenzhen and is the Founder of YCG.YCG is a boutique cross-border business expansion firm that facilitates cross-border independence in order to help companies realize value in China.YCG's global mindset, diverse team (fluent both in language and culture) and a vast business networkmake them a strong trusted partner to solve problems and drive your next generation cross-border success.Jan Smejkal is also:Venture Partner @ Black Panther Capital (new generation of multi-family office) Entrepreneur-in-Residence @ Stacks Accelerator (investing in DeFi, FinTech, NFTs and Web 3.0 startups)

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 50% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arch | Arch is a Blockchain Infrastructure Premier Bitcoin-Native Application Platform | $7M | Seed | May 09, 2024 |  |
| Ord.io | Ord.io develops a platform that allows users to explore Bitcoin. It enables users to browse different ordinals and upvote their favorite ones. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Apr 17, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Portal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portal-ventures-a465) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [UTXO Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/utxo-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ABCDE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abcde) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Antalpha](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antalpha) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arca](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arca-5fb9) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Big Brain Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-brain-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Stacks Accelerator

VC Fund

Stacks Accelerator invest in outstanding startup teams building on the Stacks Blockchain.

5 contacts available at Stacks Accelerator.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrea Zaragoza Ballesteros | Program Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrea-zaragoza-ballesteros |
| Charles Bains | Managing Director and Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyle-ellicott |
| Grace Ng | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grace-ng |
| Jan Smejkal | Entrepreneur in Residence | — |
| Trevor Owens | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trevor-owens |

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## FAQ

### What does Jan Smejkal invest in?

Jan Smejkal invests primarily in Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Jan Smejkal?

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### When did Jan Smejkal last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jan Smejkal closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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