# VanEck

> VanEck is a VC fund in New York backing Cryptocurrency and Blockchain. See 43 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 43
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last fund: Oct 2024
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vaneck/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/vaneck_us
- Website: http://www.vaneck.com/

VanEck is a VC fund in New York focused on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain. VanEck’s mission is to offer investors forward-looking, intelligently designed investment strategies that take advantage of targeted market opportunities. Founded in 1955, the firm is a pioneer in global investing with a history of placing clients’ interests first in all market environments.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for VanEck. Shizune tracks 4 team members at VanEck. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/vaneck?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cryptocurrency | 9 | 21% |
| Blockchain | 7 | 16% |
| Financial Services | 6 | 14% |
| Web3 | 4 | 9% |
| FinTech | 4 | 9% |

61 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 21% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 7 | 16% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 12% |
| Series A | 3 | 7% |
| Series B | 2 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 15 | 35% |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 5% |
| Singapore | 2 | 5% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan van Eck | CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-van-eck |
| John van Eck | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-van-eck |
| Juan Lopez | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juan-lopez-5870 |
| Rick Stamberger | Trustee, VanEck ETF Trust | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rick-stamberger |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sapiom | The agentic economy is here, but it cannot progress until AI agents can autonomously access and operate across real-world systems and services.Sapiom gives AI agents trusted access to the API economy.We provide the essential infrastructure (KYA, wallets, spending and usage controls, and multi-rail payments) to unlock secure, programmaticcommerce for the AI era.Built for the next era of commerce where agents buy, sell, and negotiate on our behalf.We're backed by world-class investors and are hiring exceptional engineers in SF to define the financial infrastructure for the agentic era.Learn more & join us: https://www.sapiom.ai | $35M | Series A | Aug 05, 2026 |  |
| Adjacent Markets | Adjacent Markets is a project that builds prediction market indices. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| Morpho Labs | Morpho is an on-chain peer-to-peer layer on top of lending pools. Rates are seamlessly improved for borrowers and lenders while preserving the same guarantees. Morpho combines the efficiency of P2P with the liquidity of lending pools. Users enjoy an improved APY while maintaining the pool’s flexibility | $175M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 09, 2026 |  |
| Morpho Labs | Morpho is an on-chain peer-to-peer layer on top of lending pools. Rates are seamlessly improved for borrowers and lenders while preserving the same guarantees. Morpho combines the efficiency of P2P with the liquidity of lending pools. Users enjoy an improved APY while maintaining the pool’s flexibility | $175M |  | Jun 09, 2026 |  |
| True Anomaly | True Anomaly develops space security technologies, including spacecraft, software platforms, and mission systems for orbital operations. The company builds satellites and autonomous systems that support monitoring, maneuvering, and coordination in space environments. Its offerings include simulation tools and mission planning software that helpoperators model scenarios and manage on-orbit activities. The organization also provides hardware and integrated systems that enable responsive deployment and control of space assets. Its work focuses on supporting government and commercial missions that require situational awareness and operational capabilities beyond Earth. | $600M | Series D | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| Devoted Health | Devoted Health is a new healthcare company serving seniors. Aiming to launch Medicare Advantage plans in 2019, their mission is to build a healthcare solution good enough for Mom. They will be devoted to the health and wellness of their members by helping them navigate the health care system with personal guides, by utilizing world-class technologyto enable a simplified experience, and by partnering with top providers for better health outcomes. | $366M | Series F | Jan 30, 2026 |  |
| Architect | Architect gives traders customizable infrastructure that reimagines access to international markets for digital assets. Building institutional-grade infrastructure to link different crypto venues across centralized and decentralized exchanges is one of the project's goals. | $35M | Series A | Dec 23, 2025 |  |
| ZAR | ZAR is a financial software company that develops a digital dollar wallet designed to bridge the gap between cash-based economies and Web3. | $12.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 28, 2025 |  |
| ZAR | ZAR establishes a connection between cash-based economies and the web3 framework, facilitating adoption of stablecoins. | $12.9M | Seed | Oct 28, 2025 |  |
| Lemon Cash | Lemon Cash is digital wallet with FIAT and crypto capabilities. End to end digital ecosystem for Latin America. | $20M | Series B | Oct 10, 2025 |  |

10 of 43 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Mirana](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirana) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Amber Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amber-ai) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [BlackRock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackrock) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Dragonfly Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dragonfly-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does VanEck invest in?

VanEck invests primarily in Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 43 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact VanEck?

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### Who are the partners at VanEck?

The team at VanEck includes Jan van Eck (CEO), John van Eck (Founder) and Juan Lopez (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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