Ignite
VC Fund
Berkeley, United States
Ignite is a VC fund in Berkeley focused on Blockchain and Finance. Tendermint brings simplicity, security, and speed to the world’s blockchains.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 13%
Last updated:
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Industries Ignite invests in
Stages Ignite invests in
Countries Ignite invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 7 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $3.6M–$10M
- Series A
- $23M–$32M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Blockchain 5 (63%)
- Finance 2 (25%)
- Software 2 (25%)
- Cryptocurrency 2 (25%)
- Ethereum 1 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (38%)
- Series A 2 (25%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (13%)
- Convertible Note 1 (13%)
Country
- Germany 1 (13%)
- Singapore 1 (13%)
- United States 1 (13%)
- United Kingdom 1 (13%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alessio Treglia
Head of EMEA Partnership
|
Head of EMEA Partnership | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Brent Xu
Strategic Advisor
|
Strategic Advisor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Chjango Unchained
Director of Community Development
|
Director of Community Development | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Fabian Weber
Technical Consultant
|
Technical Consultant | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Marko Baricevic
Developer Relations
|
Developer Relations | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composable Finance is creating infrastructure to unlock the multi-layer, and multi-chain future of Ethereum, and other layers 1 blockchain. | $32M / Series A / Mar 31, 2022 | ||
| Polymer Labs is an infrastructure provider focused on IBC protocols. | $3.6M / Seed / Mar 02, 2022 | ||
| Pstake is a platform that stakes your assets safely to receive staking rewards and pegged staked representative tokens that can be utilized in DeFi. | $10M / Seed / Nov 16, 2021 | ||
| Sommelier consists of the Cosmos Stargate SDK, its Tendermint-based consensus layer and a decentralized, bi-directional Ethereum bridge, managed by a global network of validators. Liquidity Providers (LPs) will be able to use Sommelier to author and execute complex, automated financial transactions, such as portfolio rebalancing, limit orders, aswell as a host of other features that token holders have come to expect from centralized finance (CeFi), but that are not currently available in DeFi. | $23M / Series A / Oct 20, 2021 | ||
| Umee is a decentralized infrastructure for cross-chain interactions between networks. | $6.3M / Seed / Jun 15, 2021 | ||
| Saga.xyz gives visionaries the high-end tools and support they need to turn their blockchain dreams into reality. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2021 | ||
| Fumarii Technologies is a startup which has developed technology that allows anyone to expand the storage, memory and processing power of their computer instantaneously. | $20K / Convertible Note / Mar 20, 2019 | ||
| See all 8 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Ignite invest in?
Ignite invests primarily in Blockchain, Finance and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Ignite invest in?
Ignite typically joins rounds of $3.6M–$10M at Seed and $23M–$32M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Ignite's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Ignite took part in.
How do I contact Ignite?
Public channels for Ignite include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) 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 Ignite?
The team at Ignite includes Alessio Treglia (Head of EMEA Partnership), Brent Xu (Strategic Advisor) and Chjango Unchained (Director of Community Development), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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