# Jonathan Chu

> Jonathan Chu is a Series A investor at Protofund (Los Angeles) backing Blockchain and FinTech. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Protofund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/protofund)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanwchu
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/jonathanwchu
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jwchu

Jonathan Chu is a Series A investor at Protofund in Los Angeles focused on Blockchain and FinTech. Jonathan is co-founder and managing partner of Protofund. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $6M–$35M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 4 | 80% |
| FinTech | 3 | 60% |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 40% |
| Developer Platform | 2 | 40% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Argentina | 1 | 20% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pintu | Pintu is a crypto assets platform for buying, selling, and investing in Bitcoin and Blockchain-based assets. Its application provides the opportunity to access a new open financial system to let users buy, sell, manage, and utilize cryptocurrency easily and quickly. | $35M | Series A | Aug 09, 2021 |  |
| Buenbit | Buenbit is a Cryptocurrency Exchange and Cross-Border payment platform. Cryptocurrency exchange with presence in Argentina & Perú. Leveraging cryptocurrency trading to offer a low cost Cross-Border payment solution. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. | $11M | Series A | Jul 10, 2021 |  |
| Pintu | Pintu is a crypto assets platform for buying, selling, and investing in Bitcoin and Blockchain-based assets. Its application provides the opportunity to access a new open financial system to let users buy, sell, manage, and utilize cryptocurrency easily and quickly. | $6M | Series A | May 25, 2021 |  |
| NEAR | NEAR is decentralized storage and compute platform that is secure enough to manage high-value assets like money or identity. NEAR is a scalable smart contract platform that supports decentralized applications of almost any kind. Leverage an ecosystem of components backed by cutting edge technology.NEAR was founded in 2017 and is headquartered inCalifornia. | $21.6M | Initial Coin Offering | May 04, 2020 |  |
| Instadapp | Instadapp is a DeFi middleware for users and developers to seamlessly manage multiple DeFi applications to maximize returns in various protocols in a fraction of the time. With Instadapp, developers can build use-cases and monetize their models to earn money by serving their users with high reliability. | $2.4M | Seed | Oct 01, 2019 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Pantera Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pantera-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alameda Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alameda-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Castle Island Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/castle-island-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Intudo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intudo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Protofund

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

Protofund is an early-stage venture fund founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. We invest in passionate teams building blockchain/web3 and consumer products.

3 contacts available at Protofund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Edward Moncada | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moncada-edward |
| Jonathan Chu | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-chu-4 |
| Naveen Molloy | Partner + VP Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/naveen-molloy-870b |

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## FAQ

### What does Jonathan Chu invest in?

Jonathan Chu invests primarily in Blockchain, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 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 Jonathan Chu's check size?

Jonathan Chu typically joins rounds of $6M–$35M 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 Jonathan Chu participates in.

### When did Jonathan Chu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jonathan Chu closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 5 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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