# Michael Novogratz

> Michael Novogratz is a seed investor at Galaxy Digital (New York) backing Blockchain and FinTech. See 32 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Galaxy Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galaxy-digital-lp)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 32
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 38%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-novogratz-04158814a/
- Website: https://x.com/novogratz

Michael Novogratz is a seed investor at Galaxy Digital in New York focused on Blockchain and FinTech. Michael E. Novogratz is based out of New York, New York, and is the Founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital. Michael previously served at Partner and President of Fortress Investment Group. Michael E. Novogratz attended Princeton University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$8.5M |
| Series A | $11M–$38M |
| Series B | $15M–$150M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 12 | 38% |
| FinTech | 8 | 25% |
| Cryptocurrency | 8 | 25% |
| Financial Services | 7 | 22% |
| Web3 | 4 | 13% |

45 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 22% |
| Series A | 5 | 16% |
| Series B | 5 | 16% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 9% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 14 | 44% |
| India | 2 | 6% |
| Germany | 2 | 6% |
| South Korea | 2 | 6% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 3% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Soter Insure | Soter Insure is a provider of insurance products tailored to the digital asset economy. It provides the Web3 ecosystem with institutional-grade insurance for broader adoption against a lack of appropriate products and scarce capacity. |  | Series B | Jul 29, 2026 |  |
| Curative | Curative provides employer-based health insurance plans and healthcare services. The company delivers a plan with no copays, no deductibles, and a fixed monthly premium, aiming to make medical care easier to access and manage. It offers preventive care including an annual baseline visit, behavioral health services, primary and specialty care,prescription drug coverage, and integration with a network of providers. Curative also supports virtual care through its telehealth offering, enabling members to consult clinicians remotely for common health issues. Previously, the company was involved in large-scale diagnostic testing and vaccine distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic, and has since shifted focus to its insurance and care management services. | $150M | Series B | Nov 28, 2025 |  |
| Forward Industries | Forward is a fully integrated design, development, and manufacturing solution provider to top tier medical and technology customers worldwide. Through its acquisition of Intelligent Product Solutions (“IPS”), the Company has expanded its ability to design and develop solutions for our existing multinational client base and expand beyond thediabetic product line into a variety of industries with a full spectrum of hardware and software product design and engineering services. In addition to our existing design and distribution of carry and protective solutions, primarily for handheld electronic devices, we are now a one-stop-shop for design, development and manufacturing solutions serving a wide range of clients in the industrial, commercial and consumer industries. | $1.7B | Post-IPO Equity | Sep 08, 2025 |  |
| Soter Insure | Soter Insure is a provider of insurance products tailored to the digital asset economy. It provides the Web3 ecosystem with institutional-grade insurance for broader adoption against a lack of appropriate products and scarce capacity. |  | Series A | Feb 13, 2025 |  |
| Mansa | Mansa develops a streaming platform featuring black culture. They are removing obstacles and integrating all formats. With tales from all over the world, they're displaying both fresh talent and seasoned pros. With their "Watch Out Loud Feature," they're linking viewers with one another, and with Web3 features, they'll beconnecting creators with their audiences. | $8M | Seed | Apr 18, 2023 |  |
| Mansa | Mansa develops a streaming platform featuring black culture. They are removing obstacles and integrating all formats. With tales from all over the world, they're displaying both fresh talent and seasoned pros. With their "Watch Out Loud Feature," they're linking viewers with one another, and with Web3 features, they'll beconnecting creators with their audiences. | $8M | Seed | Apr 18, 2023 |  |
| Candy Digital | Candy Digital is an rapid-growth NFT (Digital Collectables) company that allows fans to buy, sell, and trade officially licensed non-fungible tokens (also known as NFTs, Digital Assets, Digital Collectables). Candy was launched by Fanatics, Michael Rubin, Mike Novogratz, and Gary Vaynerchuk in 2021. Candy Digital's Chief Executive Officer isScott Lawin, an experienced and top performing serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in the financial and VC industries. | $38.4M | Series A | Jan 05, 2023 |  |
| Polygon | Polygon is a platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development and web3. Its growing suite of products offers developers easy access to all scaling and infrastructure solutions: L2 solutions (ZK Rollups and Optimistic Rollups), sidechains, hybrid solutions, stand-alone and enterprise chains, data availability solutions, and more.Polygon’s scaling solutions have seen widespread adoption with 7,000+ applications hosted, 1B+ total transactions processed, ~130M+ unique user addresses, and $5B+ in assets secured. | $450M | Initial Coin Offering | Feb 07, 2022 |  |
| Polygon | Polygon is a platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development and web3. Its growing suite of products offers developers easy access to all scaling and infrastructure solutions: L2 solutions (ZK Rollups and Optimistic Rollups), sidechains, hybrid solutions, stand-alone and enterprise chains, data availability solutions, and more.Polygon’s scaling solutions have seen widespread adoption with 7,000+ applications hosted, 1B+ total transactions processed, ~130M+ unique user addresses, and $5B+ in assets secured. | $450M |  | Feb 07, 2022 |  |
| Verandah | Verandah uses artisanal fabrics and hand embroidery from India for its luxury resort label. | $1.1M | Seed | Dec 23, 2021 |  |

10 of 32 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Hashed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hashed-f96b) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Arrington XRP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arrington-xrp-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Crowd Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crowd-token-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Republic capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/republic-labs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ZBS CAPITAL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zbs-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Galaxy Digital

VC Fund · New York, United States

Galaxy Digital operates as a technology-driven financial services and investment management firm that provides institutions and direct clients with a full suite of financial solutions spanning the digital assets ecosystem. Galaxy Digital operates five synergistic business lines: Trading, Asset Management, Principal Investments, Investment Banking,and Mining.

5 contacts available at Galaxy Digital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Jordan | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-jordan-1e84 |
| Sam Englebardt | Co-Founder and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-englebardt |
| Jason Urban | Co-Head Galaxy Digital Trading | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-urban |
| Luka Jankovic | Portfolio Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luka-jankovic |
| Marc Muinzer | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-muinzer-b592 |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Novogratz invest in?

Michael Novogratz invests primarily in Blockchain, FinTech and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 32 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 Michael Novogratz's check size?

Michael Novogratz typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$8.5M at Seed, $11M–$38M at Series A and $15M–$150M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Michael Novogratz participates in.

### When did Michael Novogratz last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Novogratz closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 32 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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