# Particle

> Particle is a VC fund backing Blockchain, FinTech and Freelance. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Particle is a VC fund focused on Blockchain and FinTech. Particle operates as an investment firm.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 2 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Freelance | 1 | 25% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 25% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 1 | 25% |
| Brazil | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zkchaos | Zkchaos is a developer of a blockchain-based protocol network aimed at enhancing privacy across a wide range of cryptocurrency transactions. The platform employs a decentralized privacy protocol capable of handling high transaction volumes generated by user participation, allowing token holders to conduct secure and anonymous trading acrossmultiple blockchain networks. |  | Seed | May 13, 2021 |  |
| Freela | Freela is the developer of a recruitment marketplace platform designed to connect skilled freelancers with job opportunities worldwide. The platform facilitates both business-to-business (B2B) and peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions without commissions, leveraging blockchain technology, decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) governance, anddecentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity pools. | $1.4M | Seed | May 08, 2021 |  |
| ChainSwap | ChainSwap is a cross-chain asset bridge & application hub for smart chains. ChainSwap allows projects to seamlessly bridge between ETH, BSC, and HECO. | $3M |  | Apr 07, 2021 |  |
| ChainSwap | ChainSwap is a cross-chain asset bridge & application hub for smart chains. ChainSwap allows projects to seamlessly bridge between ETH, BSC, and HECO. | $3M | Seed | Apr 07, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- NGC Ventures — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Spark Digital Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spark-digital-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alameda Research](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alameda-research) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AU21 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/au21-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CMS Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cms-holdings) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Continue Capital — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Particle invest in?

Particle invests primarily in Blockchain, FinTech and Freelance startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Particle's check size?

Particle typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Particle participates in.

### When did Particle last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Particle closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 4 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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