# Jesse Walden

> Jesse Walden is a Series A investor at Variant backing Software and Cryptocurrency. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Variant](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/variant-9ecc)
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 45%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewalden/

Jesse Walden is a Series A investor at Variant focused on Software and Cryptocurrency. Jesse Walden is the founder and general partner at variant. He attended McGill University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $6.3M–$7.8M |
| Series A | $9M–$25M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 27% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 27% |
| FinTech | 2 | 18% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 18% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 18% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 6 | 55% |
| Seed | 2 | 18% |
| Series C | 1 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 64% |
| Germany | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Phantom | Phantom is a digital wallet reimagined for DeFi and NFTs. Phantom makes it safe & easy for you to store, send, receive, stake, and swap tokens on the Solana blockchain. It was founded in 2021 and is based in San Francisco, California. | $150M | Series C | Jan 16, 2025 |  |
| Hyperbolic | Hyperbolic is the open-access AI cloud made for AI developers, providing fast, affordable access to compute, inference, and AI services. | $12M | Series A | Dec 10, 2024 |  |
| Alluvial Finance | Alluvial Finance is a software development company that provides robust solutions. | $4.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 12, 2024 |  |
| Modulus | Modulus uses cryptography to verify that AI results weren't doctored. It was founded in 2021 and is located in San Francisco, California. | $6.3M | Seed | Nov 01, 2023 |  |
| Alluvial Finance | Alluvial Finance is a software development company that provides robust solutions. | $12M | Series A | Jul 11, 2023 |  |
| Burrata | Burrata is a computer software provider and developer that bridges Web2 to Web3. | $7.8M | Seed | Dec 09, 2021 |  |
| World | Worldcoin is a new global digital currency that will launch by giving a free share to every human on Earth. | $25M |  | Oct 21, 2021 |  |
| World | Worldcoin is a new global digital currency that will launch by giving a free share to every human on Earth. | $25M | Series A | Oct 21, 2021 |  |
| Tools For Humanity | Tools for Humanity is a software company that develops tools to support the Worldcoin protocol. The company is currently building the tools to bring blockchain and digital identity technologies and products to people by contributing to the development and growth of the Worldcoin ecosystem and other projects. | $25M | Series A | Oct 21, 2021 |  |
| Phantom | Phantom is a digital wallet reimagined for DeFi and NFTs. Phantom makes it safe & easy for you to store, send, receive, stake, and swap tokens on the Solana blockchain. It was founded in 2021 and is based in San Francisco, California. | $9M | Series A | Jul 14, 2021 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Day One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/day-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Fifty Years](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fifty-years) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Hashed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hashed-f96b) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Hypersphere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hypersphere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Variant

VC Fund · New York, United States

Variant is a web3-focused early-stage fund. According to the firm, the next iteration of the internet would turn consumers into owners. Variant was established in 2020 in New York, United States.

4 contacts available at Variant.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Roberts | Editor in Chief | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-roberts |
| Jesse Walden | Founder/Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jesse-walden-efc8 |
| Spencer Noon | General Partner/ Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spencer-noon |
| Tina Dai | Investment Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tina-dai |

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## FAQ

### What does Jesse Walden invest in?

Jesse Walden invests primarily in Software, Cryptocurrency and FinTech startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Jesse Walden's check size?

Jesse Walden typically joins rounds of $6.3M–$7.8M at Seed and $9M–$25M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Jesse Walden participates in.

### When did Jesse Walden last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jesse Walden closed in Jan 2025. Shizune tracks 11 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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