# Sam Williams

> Sam Williams is a seed investor at Arweave backing Web3, Blockchain and Software. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Arweave](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arweave)
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-williams-2b5111144/

Sam Williams is a Co-Founder and the Chief Executive Officer at Arweave.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Web3 | 2 | 29% |
| Blockchain | 2 | 29% |
| Software | 1 | 14% |
| Education | 1 | 14% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 14% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Grant | 1 | 14% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Poland | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microbiotica | Microbiotica is a developer of human microbiome therapeutics intended to discover and develop live bacterial therapeutics and biomarkers. The company's therapeutics identify gut bacteria linked to phenotype with unprecedented precision, enabling researchers to phenotype before testing of candidate bacteria in advanced human in vitro and invivo models. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 27, 2024 |  |
| Particle | Particle is a permissionless decentralized leverage trading technology that may be used with any digital asset, including tokens and NFTs. The Particle protocol allows traders to borrow directly from liquidity pools at automated market makers (AMMs) with concentrated liquidity |  | Seed | Jan 11, 2024 |  |
| Web3 Working Group | Web3 Working Group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its purpose is to educate about web3 infrastructure and cryptocurrency industry. | $2M | Seed | Dec 01, 2022 |  |
| Web3 Working Group | Web3 Working Group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its purpose is to educate about web3 infrastructure and cryptocurrency industry. | $2M | Grant | Dec 01, 2022 |  |
| RedStone | RedStone is a quickly growing blockchain startup, building two data-focused products aimed to unlock the potential of DeFi & Web3:1. RedStone Oracles: A new generation of blockchain oracles with a novel architecture that optimises the way data is delivered to decentralised Apps (dApps). RedStone provides 1,100+ data feeds delivered at a fewseconds refresh interval to Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, Arbitrum and 30+ other top chains. We support price feeds for assets such as popular & long-tail tokens, fiat currencies, commodities, stocks, NFTs floor and RedStone can deliver also other types of data i.e. transactions volume data or results of real-world events like sports games. Available feeds -> https://app.redstone.finance/ ; Sample integration on popular chains -> https://showroom.redstone.finance/2. Warp: A data-processing Smart Contract layer on top of the Arweave data storage chain. Warp is optimised for data-heavy use cases such as sophisticated gaming & social dApps, interactive NFTs, simple on-chain Machine Learning and other blockchain-based solutions that have not been feasible before, due to huge data processing costs on chains like Ethereum or Avalanche. Warp overview -> https://warp.cc/ ; Warp Academy -> https://academy.warp.cc/RedStone Gitcoin grant -> https://gitcoin.co/grants/5477/redstone-new-generation-of-oracles-for-defiWarp Gitcoin grant -> https://gitcoin.co/grants/7733/warp-contracts-on-arweave-revolution-of-on-chain- | $7M | Seed | Aug 30, 2022 |  |
| Microbiotica | Microbiotica is a developer of human microbiome therapeutics intended to discover and develop live bacterial therapeutics and biomarkers. The company's therapeutics identify gut bacteria linked to phenotype with unprecedented precision, enabling researchers to phenotype before testing of candidate bacteria in advanced human in vitro and invivo models. | $67.7M | Series B | Feb 07, 2022 |  |
| RedStone | RedStone is a quickly growing blockchain startup, building two data-focused products aimed to unlock the potential of DeFi & Web3:1. RedStone Oracles: A new generation of blockchain oracles with a novel architecture that optimises the way data is delivered to decentralised Apps (dApps). RedStone provides 1,100+ data feeds delivered at a fewseconds refresh interval to Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, Arbitrum and 30+ other top chains. We support price feeds for assets such as popular & long-tail tokens, fiat currencies, commodities, stocks, NFTs floor and RedStone can deliver also other types of data i.e. transactions volume data or results of real-world events like sports games. Available feeds -> https://app.redstone.finance/ ; Sample integration on popular chains -> https://showroom.redstone.finance/2. Warp: A data-processing Smart Contract layer on top of the Arweave data storage chain. Warp is optimised for data-heavy use cases such as sophisticated gaming & social dApps, interactive NFTs, simple on-chain Machine Learning and other blockchain-based solutions that have not been feasible before, due to huge data processing costs on chains like Ethereum or Avalanche. Warp overview -> https://warp.cc/ ; Warp Academy -> https://academy.warp.cc/RedStone Gitcoin grant -> https://gitcoin.co/grants/5477/redstone-new-generation-of-oracles-for-defiWarp Gitcoin grant -> https://gitcoin.co/grants/7733/warp-contracts-on-arweave-revolution-of-on-chain- | $525K | Pre-Seed | Jul 13, 2021 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Akash Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akash-network) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bering Waters Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bering-waters-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [British Patient Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-patient-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Cambridge Innovation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cambridge-innovation-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Flerie Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flerie-invest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Livepeer](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/livepeer) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Arweave

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Arweave is an information technology company that specializes in data storage, blockchain, and serverless web. It features a software platform thet offers unparalleled levels of data replication and security for users and financial incentives for participants in the network. The company was founded in 2017 and headquartered in London, England.

4 contacts available at Arweave.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India Raybould | Web/UI/UX Designer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/india-raybould |
| Sam Williams | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-williams-7fad |
| Sebastian Campos Groth | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sebastian-campos-groth |
| ian foley | Chief Business Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-foley |

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## FAQ

### What does Sam Williams invest in?

Sam Williams invests primarily in Web3, Blockchain and Software startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Poland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sam Williams last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sam Williams closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 7 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?

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