Reciprocal Ventures
VC Fund
New York, United States
Reciprocal Ventures is a VC fund in New York focused on Software and Blockchain. Reciprocal is an early-stage venture firm backing the future of web3.
- Total investments:
- 90
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 7%
- Fund size:
- $1.6M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Reciprocal Ventures invests in
Stages Reciprocal Ventures invests in
Countries Reciprocal Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $2M–$8M
- Series A
- $6M–$30M
- Series B
- $12M–$50M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 17 (19%)
- Blockchain 17 (19%)
- Cryptocurrency 17 (19%)
- Financial Services 15 (17%)
- FinTech 13 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 34 (38%)
- Series A 24 (27%)
- Series B 7 (8%)
- Pre-Seed 4 (4%)
- Funding Round 4 (4%)
Country
- United States 35 (39%)
- Canada 3 (3%)
- United Kingdom 3 (3%)
- Estonia 1 (1%)
- Germany 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Burel
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
|
Ali Sheikh
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Elle Leemay Chen
Associate
|
Associate | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Michael Steinberg
Founder & General Partner
|
Founder & General Partner | Total investments: 6 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blockworks is a data and software platform for investors and onchain businesses. | Series A / Apr 29, 2026 | ||
| Coinflow is a payment solution that allows Web3 companies to accept traditional payment methods and payout their customers by converting cryptocurrency to USD in their traditional bank account. | $25M / Series A / Oct 07, 2025 | ||
| CEA Industries is an agriculture company that offers indoor cultivation services. | $500M / Post-IPO Equity / Jul 28, 2025 | ||
| TrueX is a non-custodial, stablecoin-native exchange that represents the next stage in crypto markets. | $11M / Series A / May 20, 2025 | ||
| True Markets provides digital asset market analytics, real-time trends, and portfolio optimization tools for traders and businesses. | $11M / Series A / May 20, 2025 | ||
| Warlock Labs is a provider of an omni-chain liquidation engine that improves the safety and profitability of decentralized protocols by recapturing the maximum extractable value. | $8M / Seed / Mar 27, 2025 | ||
| NymCard is a full-stack, API-first embedded finance platform that provides payment infrastructure for banks, fintechs, enterprises, and telecom providers. The platform enables seamless card issuance, transaction processing, digital lending, and real-time money movement through its proprietary nCore system. Operating across multiple countries,NymCard owns its processing and switching technology, offering greater control and flexibility without reliance on third-party providers.The company is licensed by the Central Bank of the UAE, ensuring compliance with financial regulations while helping institutions scale their financial services. By integrating with global and regional payment networks, NymCard supports businesses in launching and managing payment products efficiently. | $33M / Series B / Mar 18, 2025 | ||
| DoubleZero is developing a global fiber network intended for high-performance distributed systems and blockchains. It seeks to enhance blockchain performance by establishing a dedicated physical infrastructure layer for communication. | $28M / Initial Coin Offering / Mar 05, 2025 | ||
| Plume Networks develops built-in integrations, making it easy to deploy projects and capital on-chain. | $20M / Series A / Dec 18, 2024 | ||
| Predicate network simplifies transaction prerequisites. | $7M / Seed / Oct 15, 2024 | ||
| See all 90 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Reciprocal Ventures invest in?
Reciprocal Ventures invests primarily in Software, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 90 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 Reciprocal Ventures's check size?
Reciprocal Ventures typically joins rounds of $2M–$8M at Seed, $6M–$30M at Series A and $12M–$50M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Reciprocal Ventures participates in.
How do I contact Reciprocal Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Reciprocal Ventures?
The team at Reciprocal Ventures includes Craig Burel (Partner), Ali Sheikh (Principal) and Elle Leemay Chen (Associate). 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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