# Sfermion

> Sfermion is a VC fund in Chicago backing Blockchain and Gaming. See 125 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 125
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 10%
- Fund size: $100M
- Last fund: Nov 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sfermion/about/
- Website: https://www.sfermion.io/

Sfermion is a metaverse-native firm investing in esoteric digital assets.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Sfermion. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Sfermion. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/sfermion?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$8.5M |
| Series A | $5M–$25M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $1.7M–$16M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 45 | 36% |
| Gaming | 33 | 26% |
| Cryptocurrency | 29 | 23% |
| Software | 17 | 14% |
| Online Games | 11 | 9% |

83 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 77 | 62% |
| Series A | 17 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 8 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 6 | 5% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 6 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 46 | 37% |
| Singapore | 10 | 8% |
| France | 4 | 3% |
| Philippines | 4 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 3% |

14 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Steinwold | Managing Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-steinwold |
| Dan Patterson | General Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-patterson-e1c0 |
| Grant Gryska | Head Of Research | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grant-gryska-691a |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KOR Protocol | KOR Protocol is a decentralized intellectual property (IP) infrastructure designed to empower creators, protect rights, and enable seamless collaboration and monetization of IP assets across various industries, including music, film, TV, gaming, and art. Backed by notable entities like Animoca Brands, Republic, Niantic, Sfermion, Solana, andprominent creators such as Black Mirror, Disclosure, deadmau5, and Richie Hawtin, KOR leverages blockchain, AI, and DeFi to offer a transparent, efficient, and scalable environment for IP expansion. | $7.5M | Series A | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Blockworks | Blockworks is a financial media brand that delivers breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors. Our editorial content, newsletters, podcasts and events provide investors with the critical analysis and information they need to make smarter decisions about digital assets. |  | Series A | Apr 29, 2026 |  |
| AKEDO | AKEDO is a AI framework that creates and designs engaging games. | $5M | Seed | Jan 17, 2026 |  |
| Printr | Printr is a chain-abstracted memecoin launchpad that instantly prints and trades memes. | $2M | Seed | Oct 21, 2025 |  |
| Lit Protocol | Lit Protocol is a decentralized access control infrastructure designed to bring more utility to the web. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 19, 2025 |  |
| Temple Digital Group | Capital Markets Built On Canton. A privacy focused technical stack for trading digital assets. | $5M | Seed | Oct 16, 2025 |  |
| Modhaus | Modhaus is an open architecture K-Pop agency dedicated to leading the global music industry. The firm is committed to establishing a fan-centered entertainment system. It strives to work diligently to ensure that our fans are involved in significant stages of production through encouragement and proactive communication. The company focuses oncontent and entertainment that encourages fan participation. | $15.1M | Series B | Aug 08, 2025 |  |
| Football.Fun | football. Fun is a fantasy football platform that combines the dynamics of cryptocurrency markets with football player trading. | $2M | Seed | Jul 18, 2025 |  |
| Titan Content | Titan Content is a metaverse music service provider that seeks to fuse Web3, metaverse, and artificial intelligence innovations with conventional Korean pop music business models and content. | $16M | Series A | Apr 02, 2025 |  |
| Slingshot DAO | SlingShot DAO is a dynamic and community-driven platform to empower creatives around the globe. SlingShot DAO is a community-driven gaming ecosystem platform that allows members to cooperate using the slingshot APP to turn ideas into game experiences. SlingShot DAO values "community first" and encourages an action-oriented approach. | $16M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 17, 2025 |  |

10 of 125 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 23 deals together
- [CMT Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cmt-digital-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 21 deals together
- [IVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/infinity-ventures-crypto) — VC Fund, 16 deals together
- [The Spartan Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-spartan-group-4202) — VC Fund, 15 deals together
- [Shima Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shima-capital) — VC Fund, 14 deals together
- [Collab+Currency](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collab-currency) — VC Fund, 12 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Sfermion invest in?

Sfermion invests primarily in Blockchain, Gaming and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 125 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 Sfermion's check size?

Sfermion typically joins rounds of $2M–$8.5M at Seed, $5M–$25M at Series A and $1.7M–$16M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sfermion participates in.

### How do I contact Sfermion?

Public channels for Sfermion include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Sfermion?

The team at Sfermion includes Andrew Steinwold (Managing Partner), Dan Patterson (General Partner) and Grant Gryska (Head Of Research). 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 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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