# Synaps

> Synaps is a VC fund in Lyon backing Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Software. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lyon, France
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 10%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/synaps-id/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/synaps_id
- Website: http://synaps.io

Synaps is a VC fund in Lyon focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. Synaps customers comes from many industries including banking, insurance, gambling, cryptocurrency and many more.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $750k–$12M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 6 | 60% |
| Cryptocurrency | 4 | 40% |
| Software | 2 | 20% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 20% |
| Web3 | 1 | 10% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 70% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 30% |
| Germany | 1 | 10% |
| Seychelles | 1 | 10% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IPOR Labs | IPOR Labs specializes in development of blockchain based derivatives software and is based in Zug, Switzerland. The IPOR Protocol is the heartbeat of DeFi and consists of three parts: the IPOR Index, Interest Rate Derivative(s), and the Liquidity Pool and Automated Market Maker (AMM). | $5.6M |  | Apr 20, 2022 |  |
| IPOR Labs | IPOR Labs specializes in development of blockchain based derivatives software and is based in Zug, Switzerland. The IPOR Protocol is the heartbeat of DeFi and consists of three parts: the IPOR Index, Interest Rate Derivative(s), and the Liquidity Pool and Automated Market Maker (AMM). | $5.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 20, 2022 |  |
| EthSign | EthSign is an e-signing platform that utilizes blockchain technology to offer a decentralized, customizable and transparent version of traditional signature service. EthSign aims to tackle data security issues caused by an over-reliance on centralized providers and build back trust in electronic signature services. With its Web3 technology(decentralized Identity, smart contract platforms and decentralized storage networks), the platform enables users to comment on, edit and access each version of an electronic agreement seamlessly and securely. | $12M | Seed | Mar 09, 2022 |  |
| Venue One | Venue One is a non-custodial blockchain predictions exchange that takes positions in sports, eSports, finance, events and more. | $3.4M | Seed | Jan 19, 2022 |  |
| Colony Lab | Colony Lab is a community-driven initiative to power the Avalanche Platform growth by investing in early-stage projects. | $1M | Seed | Oct 21, 2021 |  |
| Decentology | Decentology operates as a block-chain startup. Decentology is the innovative company behind Hyperverse, the open, composable smart contracts marketplace that makes it easy for developers to discover, build and monetize web3 applications. | $4.3M | Seed | Oct 19, 2021 |  |
| OP Games | OP Games enables developers and the community to own, run, and monetize games as a collective. | $8.6M | Seed | Oct 07, 2021 |  |
| MoonEdge | MoonEdge envisions to accelerate the development of the Polygon ecosystem by encouraging mass adoption and by working alongside each project. |  |  | Jun 03, 2021 |  |
| MoonEdge | MoonEdge envisions to accelerate the development of the Polygon ecosystem by encouraging mass adoption and by working alongside each project. |  | Seed | Jun 03, 2021 |  |
| bitsCrunch | The Ecosystem Guardians - Analytics firm making giant strides in the blockchain ecosystem by providing AI enabled securing services that protects the ecosystem integrity, with a cross-functional team of experts backed by the leaders in the industry. | $750K | Seed | Jun 01, 2021 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [X21 Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/x21-digital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Synaps invest in?

Synaps invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Software startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 10 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 Synaps's check size?

Synaps typically joins rounds of $750k–$12M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Synaps participates in.

### When did Synaps last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Synaps closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 10 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?

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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