# North Island Ventures

> North Island Ventures is a VC fund backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 80 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 80
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 30%
- Fund size: $125M
- Last fund: Sep 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/north-island-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/NorthIslandVC
- Website: http://northisland.ventures

North Island Ventures is a cryptocurrency investment company. The company believes that the emergence of new enabling technologies creates the best technology investment opportunities. Enabling technologies are innovation platforms; they provide a set of new capabilities that entrepreneurs can use and combine to create applications and experiencesthat did not previously exist.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3M–$12M |
| Series A | $10M–$60M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 23 | 29% |
| Cryptocurrency | 12 | 15% |
| Financial Services | 9 | 11% |
| Software | 8 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 9% |

56 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 35 | 44% |
| Series A | 11 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 7 | 9% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 5% |
| Series B | 3 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 21 | 26% |
| Canada | 3 | 4% |
| Israel | 3 | 4% |
| Singapore | 3 | 4% |
| Taiwan | 2 | 3% |

11 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Glenn Hutchins | Co-Founder and Chairman | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/glenn-hutchins |
| Travis Scher | Co-Founder, Managing Partner | 21 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/travis-scher |
| James Hutchins | Co-Founder, Managing Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-hutchins-aaf5 |
| Jeremy Henderson | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-henderson |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Venice | Venice provides private, uncensored AI chat and image generation, with API and token-based access for developers and users. | $65M | Series A | Jul 01, 2026 |  |
| MNX | MNX is a company focused on decentralized futures exchanges in the AI economy. | $6.4M | Pre-Seed | Jun 10, 2026 |  |
| Squid | Squid is a routing protocol that connects users and developers with cross-chain liquidity. It allows any token to be swapped between blockchains and unlocks access to apps across chains with a single click. | $6M |  | May 22, 2026 |  |
| Variational | Variational is a decentralized liquidity network for bilateral derivatives that automates the process of trading and clearing end-to-end. | $50M | Series A | May 20, 2026 |  |
| DePay | DePay is an Argentina-based real-time payments infrastructure startup. | $4M | Seed | Apr 09, 2026 |  |
| Midas | Midas is a cryptocurrency application that allows users to sell and invest in cryptocurrency and tokens. | $50M | Series A | Mar 30, 2026 |  |
| Takenos | Takenos provides the best way to get paid in LATAM for freelancers and contractors. | $5M | Seed | Oct 06, 2025 |  |
| Distinct Possibility Studios | Distinct Possibility Studios operates as a game development studio. Distinct Possibility Studios is an indie game studio led by MMO and FPS veterans. | $30.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 03, 2025 |  |
| Limited | Limited offers a global self-custodial experience, allowing global customers to spend, save, invest, and transact globally. | $7M | Seed | Jun 02, 2025 |  |
| T-Rex | T-Rex is a new blockchain ecosystem intended specifically for consumer-facing applications, with the goal of transforming the Web3 attention layer via its revolutionary Proof of Engagement (PoE). |  |  | May 08, 2025 |  |

10 of 80 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 15 deals together
- [Digital Currency Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-currency-group) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Polychain](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polychain-capital) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does North Island Ventures invest in?

North Island Ventures invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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 North Island Ventures's check size?

North Island Ventures typically joins rounds of $3M–$12M at Seed and $10M–$60M 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 North Island Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact North Island Ventures?

Public channels for North Island Ventures 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 North Island Ventures?

The team at North Island Ventures includes Glenn Hutchins (Co-Founder and Chairman), Travis Scher (Co-Founder, Managing Partner) and James Hutchins (Co-Founder, Managing Partner). 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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