# Parallel

> Parallel is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Blockchain and Information Technology. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parallelstudios
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ParallelNFT
- Website: https://parallel.life

Parallel is a Sci-Fi Card Game based on the Ethereum blockchain. Parallel is an application that provides users with the opportunity to purchase, collect, and showcase digital blockchain collectibles.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Octav | Octav is a free and customizable data analytics platform that helps in analyzing decentralized finance investment activities. | $2.7M | Seed | Sep 12, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ACET Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acet-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Investmeows — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nascent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nascent-91c1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Polymorphic Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polymorphic-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Polymorphic Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polymorphic-capital-0c3e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Portofino Technologies — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Parallel invest in?

Parallel invests primarily in Blockchain and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Parallel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Parallel closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 1 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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