# Joseph Young

> Joseph Young is a seed investor at Cointelegraph backing FinTech, Finance and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Cointelegraph](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cointelegraph)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamjosephyoung/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/iamjosephyoung
- Website: https://x.com/iamjosephyoung

Joseph Young is a seed investor at Cointelegraph focused on FinTech and Finance. Joseph Young resides at Hong Kong, Co-Founder and CIO of Decentralised Gaming Ventures and former Head of SEA at HASHED.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 33% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aura Network | Aura Network is an NFT – centric blockchain platform that provides infrastructure assisting to bring assets to the decentralized market. The company aims to provide an open system, maximize interoperability, and moẻ utilities for NFTs on the Internet of blockchain. Aura Network was founded in 2021. | $4M | Seed | Feb 15, 2023 |  |
| Coin98 | Coin98 is a Crypto-focused software company. | $11.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 20, 2021 |  |
| Coin98 | Coin98 is a Crypto-focused software company. | $1.3M | Seed | Apr 14, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [The Spartan Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-spartan-group-4202) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [IOSG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iosg-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [K300 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k300-venture) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Multicoin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/multicoin-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ParaFi Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/parafi-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Arche Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coin98-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Cointelegraph

VC Fund · New York, United States

Cointelegraph is a completely independent publication covering cryptocurrency, the blockchain, decentralized applications, the internet of finance and the next gen web. We offer the latest news, prices, breakthroughs and analysis with emphasis on expert opinion and commentary from the digital currency community.The world of digital currenciesflourishes with the greater fervor with each passing day. With an increasing number of businesses, entrepreneurs, startups and consumers adopting this technology, we are proud to spend every day at work and play increasing awareness of the many intricacies and advantages offered by these innovations.About one thing we are certain: it is increasingly important to educate oneself in and be aware of new financial and technological innovations. Cointelegraph welcomes you.Cointelegraph was founded in 2013 when cryptocurrency was about to hit a peak. We could see clearly the market for information in this vertical would be growing and understood the potential for our media group to establish ourselves as the trusted information source for this niche. In 4 years, we have become a known leader in the cryptocurrency information market.

5 contacts available at Cointelegraph.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aleksander Raserei | Head of Publishers and Artists | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aleksander-raserei |
| Elissa Shevinsky | Chief Product & Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elissa-shevinsky |
| Joseph Young | Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joseph-young-96f6 |
| Kristina Lucrezia Corner | Managing Editor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kristina-lucrezia-corner |
| Stephen Chase | Strategic Partnerships and Board Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephen-chase |

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## FAQ

### What does Joseph Young invest in?

Joseph Young invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Software startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Vietnam. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Joseph Young last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joseph Young closed in Feb 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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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