# SMAPE Capital

> SMAPE Capital is a VC fund in Hamburg backing Blockchain and Web3. See 33 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Total investments: 33
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 3%
- Last fund: Jan 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smape-capital/about/
- Website: https://www.smape.capital/

SMAPE Capital is an interdisciplinary team, based out of Europe, investing without global limits

## Contacts

5 contacts available for SMAPE Capital. Shizune tracks 4 team members at SMAPE Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/smape-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.9M–$12M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.5M–$2.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 14 | 42% |
| Web3 | 7 | 21% |
| Cryptocurrency | 7 | 21% |
| Finance | 5 | 15% |
| Software | 5 | 15% |

38 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 15 | 45% |
| Pre-Seed | 9 | 27% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 15% |
| Series A | 1 | 3% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 1 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 15% |
| Singapore | 3 | 9% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 9% |
| Germany | 2 | 6% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Lenz | Founder, General Partner, COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-lenz |
| Astrid Woollard | Founder, General Partner, CIO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astrid-woollard |
| Christian Niedermüller | Founder, General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-niederm%C3%BCller |
| Moritz Müller | Senior Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moritz-m%C3%BCller |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ryder | Ryder develops the Ryder One hardware wallet to provide an easy and secure way for users to control their cryptocurrency holdings offline. The wallet uses simple tap-to-pay technology for fast setup and transaction authorization, combined with an EAL6+ Secure Element for protection against digital and physical attacks. | $3.2M | Seed | Oct 17, 2025 |  |
| Forest AI | Forest AI develops an open-source protocol and tooling that enable AI projects to be deployed, evaluated, and funded within a shared ecosystem. The platform structures continuous, rolling funding linked to measured model performance, inviting contributors to submit models through documented workflows. Public materials reference the Forest AI stackand the Trepa beta program, which use wallet-based participation for contributions and rewards. Offerings include deployment guidance, evaluation pipelines, scoreboards, and process documentation for integrating models and datasets. Code repositories and specifications describe how to run experiments, report results, and take part in governance around funding allocation. |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 15, 2025 |  |
| Bio.xyz | Bio.xyz is a Community and Marketplace e-commerce Company Founded on 2025 in New York, United States. |  |  | Sep 01, 2025 |  |
| NodeOps | NodeOps offers AI-enabled infrastructure to Node Operators, speeding Web3 protocol development. |  | Seed | Aug 15, 2025 |  |
| Energy Web Foundation | Energy Web Foundation (EWF) is a global nonprofit unleashing blockchain’s potential in the energy sector. With offices in Switzerland, Germany, and the United States, they’ve assembled a stellar team of experienced energy and blockchain professionals to achieve their vision.Blockchain technology applied in the energy sector has the potential toreduce transaction costs, enhance data security and transparency, open markets to a larger number of active participants (consumers and devices), and accelerate the transition towards a digitalized, decarbonized, decentralized, democratized and resilient energy system. |  |  | May 01, 2025 |  |
| Berachain | Berachain claims that its technology will enable staked assets to be utilised in DeFi protocols, increasing on-chain liquidity and capital efficiency. Staked assets, such as staked ether (ETH), are now locked while being utilised to safeguard the underlying blockchain's network. Berachain claims that its "proof of liquidity"consensus will allow users to stake assets on Berachain while also trading, borrowing, or lending on-chain. |  |  | Apr 01, 2025 |  |
| Infrared Finance | Infrared Finance is a proof-of-liquidity protocol that enables liquidity staking within the Berachain ecosystem using Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL). | $14M | Series A | Mar 04, 2025 |  |
| Orochi Network | Orochi Network's Verifiable Data Infrastructure is a promising step towards a more secure, scalable, and user-friendly Web3. | $12M | Seed | Feb 27, 2025 |  |
| Olas | Olas is an innovative platform designed to leverage autonomous AI agents in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. By employing specialized agents that collaborate, Olas aims to offer complex and comprehensive services tailored to the needs of users in the rapidly evolving world of digital currencies. | $13.8M |  | Feb 04, 2025 |  |
| Ooga Booga | Ooga Booga is a liquidity aggregator designed to support the goal of becoming the most capital efficient blockchain. | $1.5M | Seed | Jan 10, 2025 |  |

10 of 33 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mask Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dimension-293e) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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- [1kx](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1kx) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does SMAPE Capital invest in?

SMAPE Capital invests primarily in Blockchain, Web3 and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 33 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 SMAPE Capital's check size?

SMAPE Capital typically joins rounds of $1.9M–$12M at Seed and $1.5M–$2.9M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds SMAPE Capital participates in.

### How do I contact SMAPE Capital?

Public channels for SMAPE Capital 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 SMAPE Capital?

The team at SMAPE Capital includes Alexander Lenz (Founder, General Partner, COO), Astrid Woollard (Founder, General Partner, CIO) and Christian Niedermüller (Founder, General Partner). 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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