Primal Capital
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
Primal Capital is an early stage and growth investor in Web3 and emerging technology companies. Our current portfolio consists of 50+ investments in Web3 & blockchain applications focused on consumer and enterprise adoption.
- Total investments:
- 39
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 8%
Last updated:
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Industries Primal Capital invests in
Stages Primal Capital invests in
Countries Primal Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.1M–$13M
- Pre-Seed
- $100k–$3.7M
- Series A
- $22M–$25M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Blockchain 11 (28%)
- Cryptocurrency 8 (21%)
- Artificial Intelligence 8 (21%)
- Web3 6 (15%)
- FinTech 4 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 25 (64%)
- Pre-Seed 7 (18%)
- Series A 3 (8%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (8%)
- Initial Coin Offering 1 (3%)
Country
- United States 7 (18%)
- United Kingdom 4 (10%)
- Israel 2 (5%)
- Switzerland 2 (5%)
- Japan 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Trent Barnes
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Macropod
|
Seed / Mar 08, 2026 | ||
| Asgard helps fearless investors take confident, strategic positions in the evolving Internet Capital Markets, providing the tools, insights, and support they need to act boldly and capitalize on emerging digital opportunities. | $2.2M / Seed / Dec 08, 2025 | ||
| Curvance is a crosschain lending market for yield-bearing assets and any other ERC-20 tokens on Ethereum, Polygon zkEVM, Base, Arbitrum, and Optimism and aspires to establish itself as the de-facto money market for any ERC-20 token. | $4M / Seed / Nov 11, 2025 | ||
| Senpi is an on-chain AI assistant that acts as a mentor, advisor, and companion for crypto users exploring on-chain markets. | $4M / Seed / Sep 16, 2025 | ||
| Transak is a global web3 payment and onboarding infrastructure provider, facilitating seamless transitions between traditional finance and crypto assets. Its product suite includes robust fiat-to-crypto services (On/Off-Ramps), a fiat-to-smart-contract solution (Transak One), and a fiat-to-NFT checkout solution. As a regulated, non-custodialpayments layer, Transak supports onboarding to 160+ crypto assets across 75+ blockchains. Trusted by over 350+ applications, including MetaMask and Coinbase Wallet, Transak is making web3 applications more accessible. | $16M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 12, 2025 | ||
| Ooga Booga is a liquidity aggregator designed to support the goal of becoming the most capital efficient blockchain. | $1.5M / Seed / Jan 10, 2025 | ||
| Agents World operates as an web3 AI firm. | Seed / Sep 20, 2024 | ||
| Fountain operates in the finance industry, providing a wallet platform specifically designed for teams. The platform allows users to create permission-controlled wallets in a matter of seconds, offering a centralized location for managing all transactions and treasury. In addition to its wallet services, Fountain also offers a unique way to enjoypodcasts, further diversifying its product offerings. With a team of six, Fountain continues to innovate in the realm of finance and entertainment. | $3.5M / Seed / Sep 10, 2024 | ||
| 375ai operates as a decentralized edge data intelligence network. | $5M / Seed / Aug 08, 2024 | ||
| Zest Protocol is a pioneering financial service platform focused on enhancing the utility of Bitcoin. It offers a unique borrowing and lending ecosystem that allows Bitcoin holders to earn more BTC or borrow against their holdings. Zest Protocol is recognized as the first on-chain Bitcoin lending protocol, aiming to make Bitcoin productive bycreating opportunities for its holders to engage in a vibrant borrowing and lending market. The platform emphasizes security and innovation, leveraging Bitcoin and Layer 2 solutions to minimize risks, such as counterparty risk, associated with traditional Bitcoin lending solutions. Users can participate in yield pools using Stacks and Bitcoin addresses, with rewards provided in USDC/T on Ethereum, denominated in USD. | $3.5M / Seed / May 13, 2024 | ||
| See all 39 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Primal Capital invest in?
Primal Capital invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 39 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Primal Capital invest in?
Primal Capital typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$13M at Seed, $100k–$3.7M at Pre-Seed and $22M–$25M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Primal Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Primal Capital took part in.
How do I contact Primal Capital?
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Who are the partners at Primal Capital?
The team at Primal Capital includes Trent Barnes (General 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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