# Kinsa Durst

> Kinsa Durst is a seed investor at Republic backing Cryptocurrency, Web3 and Bitcoin. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Republic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/republic-co)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kinsadurst/

Kinsa Durst is a seed investor at Republic in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Cryptocurrency and Web3. Kinsa Durst is the Director of Marketing, Republic Crypto. Kinsa Durst attended New York University Shanghai.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 67% |
| Web3 | 1 | 33% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Ethereum | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joyn | Joyn is a collaborative platform designed to support the large-scale co-creation of Web3 media. | $3.5M | Seed | Apr 07, 2022 |  |
| Syndicate | Syndicate is a decentralized asset management platform and social network. | $800K | Seed | Jun 30, 2021 |  |
| Portal to Bitcoin | Portal is a financial services company that trades crypto anywhere without putting coins at risk, all from within a controllable wallet. Founded in 2018, Portal is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $8.5M | Seed | Jun 01, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Akatsuki Games Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akatsuki-3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arrington XRP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arrington-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arrington XRP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arrington-xrp-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AU21 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/au21-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Autonomy Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/autonomy-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Avalon Wealth Club](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avalon-wealth-club) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Republic

VC Fund · New York, United States

Republic gives people the opportunity to invest in the future they believe in by providing access to startup, real estate, crypto, and video game investments. Focused on creating a diverse, sustainable, and connected world, Republic has facilitated over $500 million in investments from over one million members of the global community. With a globalteam in six countries, Republic is backed by Galaxy Digital, The Motley Fool, Binance, Naspers, AngelList, and more.

5 contacts available at Republic.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kendrick Nguyen | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kendrick-nguyen |
| Kinsa Durst | Director of Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kinsa-durst-656d |
| Matt Melbourne | Head of Investment Team & Business Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-melbourne |
| Shrina Kurani | Vice President Business | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shrina-kurani |
| Zhen Cao | Partner, Asia | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zhen-cao |

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## FAQ

### What does Kinsa Durst invest in?

Kinsa Durst invests primarily in Cryptocurrency, Web3 and Bitcoin startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kinsa Durst last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kinsa Durst closed in Apr 2022. 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?

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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