# Tegan Kline

> Tegan Kline is a seed investor at Edge & Node backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Edge & Node](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edge-node)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tegan-kline-17306b60
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/theklineventure
- Website: https://www.tegankline.com

Tegan Kline is a seed investor at Edge & Node in San Francisco focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. Tegan Kline, Co-Founder and CEO at Edge & Node, working to make The Graph the Internet’s unbreakable foundation of open data to create a world powered by individual autonomy shared self-sovereignty and limitless collaboration. She was on the initial team that launched The Graph. The Graph is Edge & Node’s first protocol, an indexing andquery protocol organizing the world’s open blockchain data and making open data a public good. Tegan helps leaders and innovators connect more deeply with stakeholders across the blockchain ecosystem. Tegan made Forbes 30 under 30’s class of 2022. The Information’s 30 Most Powerful People in Crypto List. Tegan Kline is the former International Business Development Manager and Investor Relations Lead for an A16z and Sequoia backed blockchain company that created tools and protocols for users to obtain digital freedom and an open and accessible internet. Tegan has launched 3 unicorns in her lifetime. Tegan began her career on Wall Street in Investment Banking at BAML and, prior to discovering blockchain, worked in Sales and Trading at Barclays.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$12M |
| Series A | $7.5M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 7 | 54% |
| Cryptocurrency | 5 | 38% |
| Software | 4 | 31% |
| Finance | 3 | 23% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 23% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 54% |
| Series A | 4 | 31% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 54% |
| Singapore | 1 | 8% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Swaap | We build the market neutral AMM protocol. | $4.6M | Seed | Apr 19, 2023 |  |
| RISC Zero. | RISC Zero provides a platform enabling users to trust programs run anywhere while allowing developers to use the tools they already know. RISC Zero builds scaling solutions using Zero Knowledge Proofs which will make blockchains accessible. The company was founded by a team of Seattle-based hackers committed to enabling users to control theirexperience on the internet through the creation of privacy-enhancing decentralization technology. | $12M | Seed | Aug 09, 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 |  | 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 |  |
| 3Box | 3Box storage is simple, secure, and private by design. Apps that store data with users on 3Box are lighter, more trustworthy, and enjoy reduced data management liability. | $30M | Series A | Feb 16, 2022 |  |
| Ceramic Network | Ceramic Network is a provider of protocols for decentralized and composable data applications. The network decentralizes application databases, making data universally composable and reusable across applications. It consists of three core parts: a highly-scalable, decentralized infrastructure for data availability and consensus, a marketplace ofcommunity-created data models, and a suite of standard APIs for storing, updating, and retrieving data from those models. | $30M | Series A | Feb 16, 2022 |  |
| XMTP | XMTP is an open, crypto-native communication protocol that connects communities, applications, and users. It was founded in 2021 and is based in Austin, Texas. | $20M | Series A | Aug 31, 2021 |  |
| ClayStack | ClayStack is the next-generation blockchain-agnostic staking protocol that enables users to unlock the power of staked digital assets in the form of liquid staking derivative tokens. | $5.2M | Seed | Jul 13, 2021 |  |
| Jet Protocol Holdings | Jet Protocol Holdings offers a borrowing agreement focusing on innovative loan products and cross-chain interest rate arbitrage, allowing users to simplify borrowing and lending transactions. | $4.8M | Seed | Jun 10, 2021 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [CoinFund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinfund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Distributed Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/distributed-global) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Pareto Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pareto-holdings) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [C² Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c2-ventures-b56d) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Edge & Node

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Edge & Node is the initial team behind The Graph.

5 contacts available at Edge & Node.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jannis Pohlmann | Co-Founder and Head of Engineering at Edge & Node | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jannis-pohlmann |
| Jeremy Sklaroff | General Counsel and Ops | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-sklaroff |
| Rodrigo Coelho | Chief of Staff | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rodrigo-coelho |
| Simon Emanuel Schmid | Solutions Engineer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simon-schmid |
| Tegan Kline | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tegan-kline |

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## FAQ

### What does Tegan Kline invest in?

Tegan Kline invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 13 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 Tegan Kline's check size?

Tegan Kline typically joins rounds of $1M–$12M at Seed and $7.5M–$30M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Tegan Kline participates in.

### When did Tegan Kline last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tegan Kline closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 13 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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