Mechanism Ventures
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Mechanism Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Blockchain and Bitcoin. Mechanism is an early-stage venture firm that partners with and funds extraordinary talent to cofound and scale $1B+ companies. Our core hypothesis is that world-class talent who have the right guidance and support can become startup CEOs, achieve early profitability, and, through aggressive reinvestment, can scale $1B+ companies with minimal risk.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Mechanism Ventures invests in
Stages Mechanism Ventures invests in
Countries Mechanism Ventures invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Blockchain 2 (40%)
- Bitcoin 1 (20%)
- Cryptocurrency 1 (20%)
- Venture Capital 1 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (20%)
- Series A 1 (20%)
- Funding Round 1 (20%)
- Initial Coin Offering 1 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (20%)
Country
- United States 1 (20%)
- Cayman Islands 1 (20%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Breanden Beneschott
Cofounder and CEO
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Cofounder and CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Denis Grosz
Cofounder
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Cofounder | Total investments: 4 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Build on Bitcoin
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Build on Bitcoin is a hybrid Layer-2 network Bitcoin blockchain | $10M / Seed / Mar 27, 2024 | |
AlchemyNFT
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AlchemyNFT is a non-fungible token (NFT) service. | $6M / Jul 29, 2021 | |
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AlchemyNFT
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AlchemyNFT is a non-fungible token (NFT) service. | $6M / Initial Coin Offering / Jul 29, 2021 | |
PureStake
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PureStake provides infrastructure as a service, API as a service, and validator services for proof of stake networks. We believe in the power of blockchain technology to radically change and disrupt the traditional status quo in finance by allowing open protocols to govern the movement of value. We also believe in next-gen networks employing proofof stake-based consensus mechanisms as the path forward to solve existing blockchain scalability challenges. | $6M / Series A / Mar 30, 2021 | |
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PureStake
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PureStake provides infrastructure as a service, API as a service, and validator services for proof of stake networks. We believe in the power of blockchain technology to radically change and disrupt the traditional status quo in finance by allowing open protocols to govern the movement of value. We also believe in next-gen networks employing proofof stake-based consensus mechanisms as the path forward to solve existing blockchain scalability challenges. | $6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 30, 2021 |
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FAQ
What does Mechanism Ventures invest in?
Mechanism Ventures invests primarily in Blockchain, Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Mechanism Ventures?
The team at Mechanism Ventures includes Breanden Beneschott (Cofounder and CEO) and Denis Grosz (Cofounder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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