# Mechanism Capital

> Mechanism Capital is a VC fund backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 153 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 153
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 23%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mechanism-capital/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mechanismcap
- Website: https://www.mechanism.capital/

Mechanism Capital is an investment firm that invests in the cryptocurrency industry with a focus on decentralized finance or DeFi.

## Contacts

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

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$9M |
| Series A | $3M–$22M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 58 | 38% |
| Cryptocurrency | 26 | 17% |
| Gaming | 24 | 16% |
| Software | 20 | 13% |
| Financial Services | 18 | 12% |

75 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 84 | 55% |
| Series A | 14 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 14 | 9% |
| Pre-Seed | 10 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 10 | 7% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 39 | 25% |
| Singapore | 10 | 7% |
| Canada | 6 | 4% |
| Philippines | 5 | 3% |
| Australia | 4 | 3% |

20 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Fakhoury | Junior Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-fakhoury |
| Steve Cho | Partner - Head of Mech Play | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-cho-3 |
| Andrew Kang | Co-Founder | 16 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-kang-df5e |
| Marc Weinstein | Head of Portfolio Development | 32 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-weinstein-feb5 |
| Marc Weinstein | Head of Portfolio Development | 15 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-weinstein-aac1 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kapkap | Kapkap is a web3 platform that uses AI for attention based value distribution in gaming. | $10M | Seed | Oct 30, 2025 |  |
| SuperIntent | SuperIntent is a cryptocurrency AI app that streamlines on-chain earning tactics. Developed on a multi-agent framework with abundant yield sources. |  | Seed | Sep 09, 2025 |  |
| Inference Labs | Inference Labs is advancing the use of zero-knowledge cryptography to guarantee the computational integrity of off-chain AI models. This approach enables AI operators to safeguard and conceal the Intellectual Property inherent in their Neural Networks, without disclosing the confidential weights and biases of their proprietary models. InferenceLabs is creating a network that aggregates verified intelligence (zk-VIN), offering a suite of tools for owners, users, and operators to efficiently integrate their artificial intelligence using zero-knowledge cryptography. | $5.3M | Seed | Jun 26, 2025 |  |
| MagicBlock | MagicBlock Labs is a gaming and technology firm that creates infrastructure for fully on-chain games. | $7.5M | Seed | Apr 24, 2025 |  |
| DeFi.app | DeFi.app helps to make DeFi trading easier while keeping full ownership of crypto assets. It also helps to manage CEFI and DEFI more effectively. | $4M | Seed | Feb 13, 2025 |  |
| Mirai Labs | Mirai Labs is a game development company that offers web3, mobile apps, and blockchain services. | $4M | Seed | Feb 11, 2025 |  |
| Canopy | Canopy is a DeFi platform built on Movement that leverages a dynamically balanced dual-token ecosystem of $LEAF and $OAK, as well as the ability for users to offer liquidity with single asset deposits. | $1.2M | Seed | Jan 29, 2025 |  |
| DeFi.app | DeFi.app helps to make DeFi trading easier while keeping full ownership of crypto assets. It also helps to manage CEFI and DEFI more effectively. | $2M | Seed | Dec 04, 2024 |  |
| Exponent Finance | Exponent Finance is a Solana Network DeFi fixed price market that creates time-locked tokens that can generate set returns or be traded for yield. | $2.1M | Seed | Nov 21, 2024 |  |
| Nectar AI | Nectar AI is a virtual AI companion platform that offers users the ability to create and interact with the digital customized personalities and companions. | $3.9M | Seed | Aug 26, 2024 |  |

10 of 153 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Morningstar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morningstar-ventures) — VC Fund, 32 deals together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 31 deals together
- [DeFiance Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/defiance-capital-96c1) — VC Fund, 21 deals together
- [The Spartan Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-spartan-group-4202) — VC Fund, 19 deals together
- [Alameda Research](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alameda-research) — VC Fund, 18 deals together
- [Delphi Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delphi-digital) — VC Fund, 18 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Mechanism Capital invest in?

Mechanism Capital invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 153 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 Mechanism Capital's check size?

Mechanism Capital typically joins rounds of $2M–$9M at Seed and $3M–$22M 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 Mechanism Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Mechanism Capital?

Public channels for Mechanism Capital 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 Mechanism Capital?

The team at Mechanism Capital includes Brian Fakhoury (Junior Partner), Steve Cho (Partner - Head of Mech Play) and Andrew Kang (Co-Founder). 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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