# Relayer Capital

> Relayer Capital is a VC fund backing Decentralized Finance (DeFi). See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/relayer-capital
- Website: https://relayer.capital/

Relayer Capital is a VC fund focused on Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Cryptocurrency. Relayer Capital supports the builders of the infrastructure, protocols, and applications that will drive mainstream crypto adoption.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Decentralized Finance (DeFi) | 5 | 56% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 33% |
| Web3 | 2 | 22% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 11% |
| FinTech | 1 | 11% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 78% |
| Series A | 1 | 11% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 33% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Austin Barack | Founder and Managing Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/austin-barack |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Turtle Club | Turtle Club is a protocol for an on-chain liquidity allocation platform that focuses on connecting LPs, protocols, and partners through sustainable and transparent incentives. | $5.5M | Seed | Oct 20, 2025 |  |
| Empery Digital | Volcon is an off-road power sports company that offers electric off-road vehicles. Volcon's mission is to build industry-leading products that connect people to outdoor experiences through the intentional blending of leading technology and design. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Austin, Texas, United States. | $501.4M | Post-IPO Equity | Jul 17, 2025 |  |
| Veda | Veda operates as a vault infrastructure platform
in DeFi. | $18M | Series A | Jun 22, 2025 |  |
| Rover | Rover is a liquid staking protocol on Botanix that exchanges Bitcoin for rovBTC. | $4.1M | Seed | May 20, 2025 |  |
| Neptune Protocol | Neptune Protocol is a decentralized lending platform. It enhances capital efficiency by enabling customers to obtain liquidity in a secure manner. | $3.9M | Seed | Dec 10, 2024 |  |
| Magma | Magma is a decentralized liquid staking protocol built on the Monad Network, an Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 blockchain. | $3.9M | Seed | Oct 30, 2024 |  |
| Fluid Protocol | Fluid Protocol is a decentralized, over-collateralized lending mechanism designed especially for Fuel Network. In order to maximize capital efficiency, Fluid offers users a safe and effective method of releasing liquidity from their collateral without having to liquidate their underlying assets. | $3.9M | Seed | Oct 23, 2024 |  |
| Eigenpie | Eigenpie is a restaking SubDAO that gives holders of Liquid Staking Tokens the chance to enhance their earning potential by restaking assets. |  | Seed | Sep 12, 2024 |  |
| Corn | Corn is a new Ethereum Layer 2 network that aims to be the best platform for utilizing Bitcoin. | $6.7M | Seed | Aug 20, 2024 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Maelstrom](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maelstrom) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Wise3 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wise3-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Animoca Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Bloccelerate VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bloccelerate) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Builder Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/builder-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Relayer Capital invest in?

Relayer Capital invests primarily in Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Cryptocurrency and Web3 startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Relayer Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Relayer Capital?

The team at Relayer Capital includes Austin Barack (Founder and Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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