# KuCoin

> KuCoin is a VC fund in Mahé backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 80 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mahé, Seychelles
- Total investments: 80
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 21%
- Fund size: $100M
- Last fund: Nov 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kucoin/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/kucoincom
- Website: https://www.kucoin.com/ucenter/signup?utm_source=crunchbase
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KuCoinOfficial/

KuCoin is a VC fund in Mahé focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. KuCoin offers a comprehensive platform for buying, trading, and earning cryptocurrencies, catering to a global user base. The exchange provides various services, including spot trading, margin trading, and crypto derivatives, to help users maximize their investment potential.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for KuCoin. Shizune tracks 7 team members at KuCoin. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/kucoin?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$12M |
| Initial Coin Offering | $2M–$20M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 37 | 46% |
| Cryptocurrency | 22 | 28% |
| Gaming | 14 | 18% |
| Information Technology | 9 | 11% |
| Financial Services | 8 | 10% |

52 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 44 | 55% |
| Funding Round | 14 | 18% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 6 | 8% |
| Series A | 4 | 5% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 8% |
| Australia | 4 | 5% |
| Singapore | 4 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 5% |
| Estonia | 3 | 4% |

23 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chun Gan | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gan-chun |
| Eric Tang | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-tang-37fc |
| James Pinch | Managing Director of Australia | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-pinch |
| Kent Li | Co-Founder & VP | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kent-li-7c40 |
| Mete Umut Elmas | Business Development, Turkey-Balkans-MENA | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mete-umut-elmas |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Utexo | Utexo develops payment infrastructure that enables stablecoin transactions to settle directly on the Bitcoin network. The platform provides an API and related tools that allow payment operators, exchanges, wallets, and financial platforms to process USDT transfers through Bitcoin-based rails. Its system integrates technologies such as the LightningNetwork and the RGB protocol to support instant settlement, encrypted transaction execution, and predictable transaction costs. Utexo also offers cloud infrastructure and developer tools that manage routing, liquidity, and node operations required for stablecoin payments on Bitcoin. These services allow organizations to integrate Bitcoin-based stablecoin settlement into existing applications without operating or maintaining underlying blockchain infrastructure. | $7.5M | Seed | Mar 06, 2026 |  |
| Domin Network | Domin Network is a decentralized business network that connects software and hardware in many business situations using the NFT middleware protocol and DePIN rollup technology. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 17, 2025 |  |
| Wave | Wave is a US blockchain SUI ecosystem that offers DeFi and GameFi products. |  | Seed | Jan 07, 2025 |  |
| E Money Network | E Money Network is a modular Real-World Asset (RWA) blockchain technology designed with compliance at its core. |  | Seed | May 31, 2024 |  |
| E Money Network | E Money Network is a modular Real-World Asset (RWA) blockchain technology designed with compliance at its core. | $3.3M |  | May 31, 2024 |  |
| AutoLayer | AutoLayer is a Liquid Restaking Tokens (LRT) Finance application. | $2.5M | Seed | Apr 02, 2024 |  |
| TEN (Obscuro Labs) | Obscuro is a layer 2 solution for Ethereum that brings privacy. It ensures the inputs, ledger state and execution are always encrypted. No changes to Dapps, just migrate and gain privacy. | $9M |  | Mar 15, 2024 |  |
| TEN (Obscuro Labs) | Obscuro is a layer 2 solution for Ethereum that brings privacy. It ensures the inputs, ledger state and execution are always encrypted. No changes to Dapps, just migrate and gain privacy. | $9M | Seed | Mar 15, 2024 |  |
| Scallop | Scallop is the pioneering Next Generation peer-to-peer Web3 Decentralized Finance lending Money Market. | $3M | Seed | Mar 03, 2024 |  |
| Exverse | Exverse - is a gamer’s companion as they explore adventurous quests, participate in battle tournaments, celebrate, and engage through social activities. | $3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 15, 2024 |  |

10 of 80 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Shima Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shima-capital) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [KuCoin Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kucoin-labs) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [IVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/infinity-ventures-crypto) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Big Brain Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-brain-holdings) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Morningstar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morningstar-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does KuCoin invest in?

KuCoin invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 80 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 KuCoin's check size?

KuCoin typically joins rounds of $2M–$12M at Seed and $2M–$20M at Initial Coin Offering. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds KuCoin participates in.

### How do I contact KuCoin?

Public channels for KuCoin include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at KuCoin?

The team at KuCoin includes Chun Gan (Founder), Eric Tang (Founder) and James Pinch (Managing Director of Australia), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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