# Ignite

> Ignite is a VC fund in Berkeley backing Blockchain and Finance. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berkeley, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6639645/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/tendermint_team
- Website: http://tendermint.com/

Ignite is a VC fund in Berkeley focused on Blockchain and Finance. Tendermint brings simplicity, security, and speed to the world’s blockchains.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Ignite. Shizune tracks 7 team members at Ignite. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/tendermint-2?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.6M–$10M |
| Series A | $23M–$32M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 5 | 71% |
| Finance | 2 | 29% |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 29% |
| Ethereum | 1 | 14% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 1 | 14% |
| Singapore | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alessio Treglia | Head of EMEA Partnership | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alessio-treglia |
| Brent Xu | Strategic Advisor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brent-xu |
| Chjango Unchained | Director of Community Development | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chjango-unchained |
| Fabian Weber | Technical Consultant | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fabian-weber-214a |
| Marko Baricevic | Developer Relations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marko-baricevic |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Composable Finance | 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 |  |
| Composable Finance | 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 |  |
| PolymerLabs | Polymer Labs is an infrastructure provider focused on IBC protocols. | $3.6M | Seed | Mar 02, 2022 |  |
| PStake | 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 | 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 | Umee is a decentralized infrastructure for cross-chain interactions between networks. | $6.3M | Seed | Jun 15, 2021 |  |
| Saga.xyz | 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 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Figment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/figment-networks) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [LongHash Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/longhash) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [The Spartan Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-spartan-group-4202) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alameda Research](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alameda-research) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blockchain Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crypto-currency-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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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 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ignite's check size?

Ignite typically joins rounds of $3.6M–$10M at Seed and $23M–$32M 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 Ignite participates 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 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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