# Punk Ventures

> Punk Ventures is a VC fund backing Lending and Blockchain. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.punk-dao.xyz/

Punk Ventures is a VC investment DAO with membership on application. Punk Ventures invests in punks, punk-related projects, and the wider ecosystem, as well as supporting and advising portfolio investments.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lending | 1 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NFTfi | NFTfi is an NFT collateralized lending marketplace that can use NFT assets as collateral for a loan or lend to other users. It enables NFT holders to borrow cryptocurrency from lenders by using their NFTs as collateral. When they accept a loan offer, the NFT goes into a secure escrow smart contract and receives the wETH, DAI, or USDC from thelender directly to their wallet. To determine whether an NFT is worth a loan, users employ a common practice in the traditional art world in which banks, large galleries, or auction houses offer loans to artists. | $6M | Series A | Mar 11, 2024 |  |
| Ion Protocol | Ion Protocol is a lending protocol that accepts pledged and re-pledged assets, allowing users to deposit any validator-backed asset (including LST and re-pledged holdings, among others). | $2M | Seed | Jul 14, 2023 |  |
| Ion Protocol | Ion Protocol is a lending protocol that accepts pledged and re-pledged assets, allowing users to deposit any validator-backed asset (including LST and re-pledged holdings, among others). | $2M | Pre-Seed | Jul 14, 2023 |  |

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## Co-investors
- [Portal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portal-ventures-a465) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SevenX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sevenx-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Smrti Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smrti-lab) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Picks & Shovels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-picks-shovels-co) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bloccelerate VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bloccelerate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Breed VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breed-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Punk Ventures invest in?

Punk Ventures invests primarily in Lending and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Punk Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Punk Ventures closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 3 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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