# Token Metrics

> Token Metrics is a VC fund backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 22 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 22
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tokenmetrics
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tokenmetricsinc
- Website: http://tokenmetrics.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/tokenmetrics

Token Metrics is a cryptocurrency investment research firm that provides timely insights on over 6,000 crypto and NFT projects by leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as a team of data scientists, quant traders, and crypto native research analysts.Token Metrics, headquartered in Austin, Texas, was founded in 2018 byIan Balina. It aims to create the best crypto analytics platform available anywhere, while also making its products accessible to everyone, including those on a limited budget.

## Contacts

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

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$5M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $1.8M–$5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 11 | 50% |
| Cryptocurrency | 6 | 27% |
| Web3 | 3 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 14% |
| Privacy | 2 | 9% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 13 | 59% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 9% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 5% |
| Series A | 1 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 27% |
| India | 2 | 9% |
| Singapore | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daniela Crompton | Chief Marketing Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniela-crompton |
| Ian Balina | Founder & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-balina |
| Leonardo Gedler | Digital Marketing Specialist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leonardo-gedler |
| Saikiran Sagiraju | Chief Operating Officer & Chief Customer Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saikiran-sagiraju |
| Veera Budhi | Chief Technology Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/veera-budhi-396f |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Badchain | Badchain is a satirical layer-2 blockchain network on Solana. It strives to promote a Web3 environment in which fun, culture, and community are equally important as technology. | $1M | Seed | Feb 27, 2025 |  |
| Master Protocol | Master Protocol is a revolutionary decentralized bitcoin restaking protocol. It outsources security to bitcoin L2s and applications from native bitcoin using a decentralized system similar to the ethereum beacon chain in exchange for yields, and it has an in-built layer that enables LSDFi and DeFi. |  | Seed | Apr 07, 2024 |  |
| peaq | peaq gives robots and machines everything they need to do business, on every chain. peaqOS enables machines — robots, vehicles, devices, AI agents — to show up on any chain as liquid assets with identities, wallets, reputation, and the ability to provide services, trade, and prove what they did. peaq is the economic system for a human-centricMachine Economy where autonomous machines are a new asset class and every human can have a stake. It is home to 60+ applications in 20+ industries and to the millions of machines that run on them. | $15M | Series A | Mar 27, 2024 |  |
| 0G | 0G Labs is a technology business that specializes in blockchain technology, emphasizing decentralization for a range of industries and societal issues. | $35M | Pre-Seed | Mar 26, 2024 |  |
| PLAY | READYgg is a game ecosystem and NFT infrastructure startup that attempts to migrate web2 gamers to web3. | $4M |  | Feb 28, 2024 |  |
| PLAY | READYgg is a game ecosystem and NFT infrastructure startup that attempts to migrate web2 gamers to web3. | $3M | Seed | Feb 28, 2024 |  |
| Gasp | A ZK-rollup L2 with universal connectivity to L1s, enabling cross-chain liquidity of native assets. Powered by Starkware zero-knowledge technology and Eigenlayer's restake finality. In it's core, MEV minimization and gas-free swaps are out of the box. | $5M | Initial Coin Offering | Feb 21, 2024 |  |
| Gasp | A ZK-rollup L2 with universal connectivity to L1s, enabling cross-chain liquidity of native assets. Powered by Starkware zero-knowledge technology and Eigenlayer's restake finality. In it's core, MEV minimization and gas-free swaps are out of the box. | $5M | Initial Coin Offering | Feb 21, 2024 |  |
| Gasp | A ZK-rollup L2 with universal connectivity to L1s, enabling cross-chain liquidity of native assets. Powered by Starkware zero-knowledge technology and Eigenlayer's restake finality. In it's core, MEV minimization and gas-free swaps are out of the box. | $5M | Seed | Feb 21, 2024 |  |
| Gasp | A ZK-rollup L2 with universal connectivity to L1s, enabling cross-chain liquidity of native assets. Powered by Starkware zero-knowledge technology and Eigenlayer's restake finality. In it's core, MEV minimization and gas-free swaps are out of the box. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 21, 2024 |  |

10 of 22 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cogitent Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cogitent-ventures) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Jets Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jets-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [MV Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/master-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [NGC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neo-global-capital-ngc) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [NGC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ngc-ventures-a900) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Polychain](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polychain-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Token Metrics invest in?

Token Metrics invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Web3 startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 22 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 Token Metrics's check size?

Token Metrics typically joins rounds of $1M–$5M at Seed and $1.8M–$5M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Token Metrics participates in.

### How do I contact Token Metrics?

Public channels for Token Metrics 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 Token Metrics?

The team at Token Metrics includes Daniela Crompton (Chief Marketing Officer), Ian Balina (Founder & CEO) and Leonardo Gedler (Digital Marketing Specialist). 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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