# Trung Nguyen

> Trung Nguyen is a seed investor at Axie Infinity backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Axie Infinity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axie-infinity)
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trungfinity/

Trung Nguyen is a seed investor at Axie Infinity focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. Trung Nguyen CEO at Axie Infinity. He attended FPT University during 2010-2017.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.2M–$5.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 6 | 75% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 38% |
| Web3 | 2 | 25% |
| Gaming | 2 | 25% |
| Apps | 1 | 13% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 63% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 3 | 38% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |
| Finland | 1 | 13% |
| Australia | 1 | 13% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RISE Labs | RISE Labs is revolutionizing the Blockchain landscape with unprecedented performance. | $3.2M | Seed | Sep 16, 2024 |  |
| Moku | Moku is a web3 gaming platform that enables players connect to gaming guilds, NFT casting pages, game strategy communities, and more. | $5.4M | Seed | Sep 09, 2024 |  |
| Bitlayer | Bitlayer is the first Bitcoin second-layer network, based on BitVM, offering ultra-scalability and L1 security, aiming to be Bitcoin's computing layer. | $5M | Seed | Mar 27, 2024 |  |
| Curieous | AI-powered app to make written content beautiful and viral-able on social media |  | Pre-Seed | May 29, 2023 |  |
| Adroverse | Adroverse is a decentralized multi-chain initiative that creates a metaverse encompassing various decentralized games and applications. | $3M | Initial Coin Offering | Mar 21, 2022 |  |
| Ancient8 | Ancient8 create a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) that develops a platform to enable everyone to play and build the metaverse while earning rewards. | $4M | Seed | Jan 19, 2022 |  |
| Pluang | Pluang is a financial technology application that opens public access opportunities to financial products easily and affordably. The company offers a gold savings product that allows investments starting from 0.01 grams and provides users with real-time liquidity and peace of mind as the gold is kept in a government-backed institution through theofficial Indonesian commodities exchange.Founded in 2019, Pluang is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia. | $55M | Series B | Jan 12, 2022 |  |
| Rens Original | Rens Original is a manufacturing company. It upcycles post-industrial plastic and spent coffee grounds into finished items. The company offers waterproof sneakers made from coffee. It recycles plastic air intake placed at the heel and sole to increase ventilation and breathability while maintaining waterproof protection. | $3.4M | Seed | Dec 31, 2021 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [C2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c2-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Dutch Crypto Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dutch-crypto-investors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MH Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mh-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Shima Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shima-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [3twelve Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3twelve-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [A16Z GAMES Speedrun](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a16z-games) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Axie Infinity

VC Fund · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Axie Infinity is a game about collecting and raising fantasy creatures called Axie, on the Ethereum platform. Besides collecting and raising, you can make a team of Axies to battle in the arena. You can also buy, sell, and trade Axies with others on the marketplace.

3 contacts available at Axie Infinity.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Trung Nguyen | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trung-nguyen-eb19 |
| Aleksander Leonard Larsen | Co-Founder and COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aleksander-leonard-larsen |
| Jeffrey Zirlin | Growth Lead | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeffrey-zirlin |

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## FAQ

### What does Trung Nguyen invest in?

Trung Nguyen invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Web3 startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Trung Nguyen's check size?

Trung Nguyen typically joins rounds of $3.2M–$5.4M 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 Trung Nguyen participates in.

### When did Trung Nguyen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Trung Nguyen closed in Sep 2024. Shizune tracks 8 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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