# Leland Ventures

> Leland Ventures is a VC fund in Denver backing Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Gaming. See 26 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Denver, United States
- Total investments: 26
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last fund: Aug 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lelandventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/lelandventures
- Website: https://www.leland.ventures/

Leland Ventures is a VC fund in Denver focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. Leland Ventures was a crypto hedge fund that founded by a professional invest team.From the underlying technical architecture of the blockchain to the decision-making of the macro top-level economic design, Leland Ventures focuses on on new technologies and decentralized practices and empowers blockchain startups with the global resources andcommunity influencers.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $200k–$10M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $200k–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 8 | 31% |
| Cryptocurrency | 4 | 15% |
| Gaming | 3 | 12% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 12% |
| Bitcoin | 2 | 8% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 15 | 58% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 12% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 12% |
| Series A | 1 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 8 | 31% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 8% |
| Australia | 1 | 4% |
| Singapore | 1 | 4% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Konnex World | Konnex is building the decentralized coordination, verification, and payment layer for autonomous robots. Powered by Large Behavioral Models and Proof-of-Physical-Work, it connects machines into a single global network where robots can understand, collaborate, and transact. | $15M | Seed | Jan 15, 2026 |  |
| B² Network | B² Network is a Bitcoin Layer 2 network that utilizes ZK rollup and on-chain logical gate commitment verification mechanisms. It is a supplementary network that runs on top of the Bitcoin Network. It also introduces smart contracts to Bitcoin, which could open up new possibilities for DeFi, NFTs, and derivatives. |  | Seed | Oct 21, 2024 |  |
| zkPass | zkPass is a privacy-preserving protocol for private data verification. It is built on the foundation of Multi-Party Computation (MPC), Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKP), and three-party Transport Layer Security (3P-TLS). zkPass provides TransGate, which enables users to selectively and privately validate their data on any HTTPS website to the web3 world.It can cover various data types such as legal identity, financial records, healthcare information, social interactions, work experience, education and skill certifications, etc. All these types of verifications can be done securely and privately without the need to disclose or upload any sensitive personal data to third parties. | $12.5M | Series A | Oct 17, 2024 |  |
| Castile | Castile is a Web3 gaming platform that promotes a revolutionary game model that enables users to earn more sustainably. | $8M | Seed | Sep 10, 2024 |  |
| E-Pal | E-Pal is the Best-in-class social network for gaming enthusiasts, gamers pay for skill and interest-based matching with skillful ePals. | $30M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 05, 2024 |  |
| We.Rich | We.Rich operates as a User Generated Assets(UGA) platform. | $2M | Seed | Jul 31, 2024 |  |
| ZKM | ZKM is a Unified Native Liquidity across all blockchains by utilizing the power of zkMIPS. | $5M | Seed | May 07, 2024 |  |
| MYX | MYX is a decentralized derivative exchange that "uses intelligent rates and exposure hedging mechanisms to ensure protocol stability and provide sustainable high returns" through a peer-to-pool-to-peer paradigm. | $5M | Seed | Nov 28, 2023 |  |
| dappOS | dappOS a project aimed at developing an operating protocol to lower the barriers to entry for Web3 apps by developing solutions that increase their usability and accessibility. |  | Seed | Jul 20, 2023 |  |
| dappOS | dappOS a project aimed at developing an operating protocol to lower the barriers to entry for Web3 apps by developing solutions that increase their usability and accessibility. |  | Seed | Jul 20, 2023 |  |

10 of 26 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Leland Ventures invest in?

Leland Ventures invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 26 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 Leland Ventures's check size?

Leland Ventures typically joins rounds of $200k–$10M at Seed and $200k–$30M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Leland Ventures participates in.

### When did Leland Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Leland Ventures closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 26 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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