# VC3 DAO

> VC3 DAO is a VC fund in Portarlington backing Software and Blockchain. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Portarlington, Ireland
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vc3dao
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/vc3dao
- Website: https://www.vc3dao.xyz

VC3 DAO is a VC fund in Portarlington focused on Software and Blockchain. VC3 is a decentralized venture capital that bring together a vetted network of venture professionals.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for VC3 DAO. Shizune tracks 6 team members at VC3 DAO. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/vc3-dao?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $6.2M–$8.5M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.5M–$2.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 2 | 33% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 67% |
| Argentina | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Cayce | Genesis Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-cayce |
| Júlio Alquéres | VP of Startup Pipeline and Analytics | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j%C3%BAlio-alqu%C3%A9res |
| Marcos Polanco | Chair Programs Committee | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marcos-polanco |
| Ramphis Castro | Limited Partner / Founding Genesis Member / Founding Governance Committee Co-Chair | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ramphis-castro |
| Vishal Harnal | Founding Member | 34 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vishal-harnal |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Num Finance | Num Network offers businesses a fast and efficient way to scale operations in emerging markets with yield, loans and digital assets through our ramps and local stablecoins, via platform or API.Stay ahead of the competition with the money tools of the future. Our cutting-edge technology is powered by web 3, providing fast and secure access tofinancial services. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | May 23, 2023 |  |
| Brassica | Brassica Finance develops an investment infrastructure for private securities and digital assets. Its API-forward solutions are designed to seamlessly integrate with the existing infrastructure of the investment platform. | $8M | Seed | Apr 11, 2023 |  |
| Redeem | Redeem uses Web3 technology to enable users to send and redeem non-fungible tokens (NFT) by using their phone numbers. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2023 |  |
| Virtualness | Virtualness is a mobile-first platform created to assist brands and creators in navigating the challenging Web3 environment. It prioritizes artists and is developing the manual for simple design, effective sharing, and smooth digital commerce. | $8M | Seed | Nov 16, 2022 |  |
| Nibiru Chain | Nibiru Chain is a breakthrough L1 blockchain and smart contract ecosystem providing superior throughput and unparalleled security. Nibiru aims to be the most developer-friendly and user-friendly smart contract ecosystem, leading the charge toward mainstream Web3 adoption by innovating at each layer of the stack: dApp development, infrastructure,consensus, a comprehensive developer toolkit, and value accrual.Since late 2022, dozens of projects have begun building on Nibiru across sectors such as DeFi, gaming, real-world assets, NFTs, developer tools, and bridges—each sharing the common mission of making interactions with digital assets fast, secure, and user-friendly for everyone.Core Token Utility: The staking and utility token of Nibiru Chain is called ‘NIBI’. This token plays a pivotal role in powering the network’s Proof-of-Stake consensus and decentralized governance, a process by which NIBI stakers can decide on and bring about changes in the network. Additionally, NIBI is utilized to secure the network and pay for computation in the form of gas fees, essential for facilitating the creation of new blocks on the chain.“Dev Gas” Royalty Mechanism: Imagine protocols like Uniswap or Aave earning half of the ETH expended on them. This distinctive feature attracts developers to Nibiru, where builders automatically earn half of the NIBI gas expended on their smart contracts, encouraging network growth and sustained development of the ecosystem. | $8.5M | Seed | Sep 15, 2022 |  |
| Origami | Origami is building the world’s most valuable DAOs. We help the most ambitious communities launch and grow their DAOs. | $6.2M | Seed | Apr 26, 2022 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Broadhaven Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/broadhaven-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NGC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neo-global-capital-ngc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NGC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ngc-ventures-a900) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alpha Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Armyn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/armyn-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund
- [Polychain](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polychain-capital) — VC Fund
- [Digital Currency Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-currency-group) — VC Fund

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

### Similar country
- [Newtopia VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newtopia-vc) — VC Fund
- [NXTP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nxtp-ventures) — VC Fund
- [Alaya Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alaya-capital) — VC Fund

## Featured in investor lists
- [Cryptocurrency VC Funds in LATAM](https://shizune.co/investors/cryptocurrency-vc-funds-latam)
- [Cryptocurrency Investors in Argentina](https://shizune.co/investors/cryptocurrency-investors-argentina)
- [Payments Investors in Argentina](https://shizune.co/investors/payments-investors-argentina)
- [Payments VC Funds in Argentina](https://shizune.co/investors/payments-vc-funds-argentina)
- [Financial Services VC Funds in Argentina](https://shizune.co/investors/financial-services-vc-funds-argentina)
- [Cryptocurrency Investors in Cayman Islands](https://shizune.co/investors/cryptocurrency-investors-cayman-islands)

## FAQ

### What does VC3 DAO invest in?

VC3 DAO invests primarily in Software, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 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 VC3 DAO's check size?

VC3 DAO typically joins rounds of $6.2M–$8.5M at Seed and $1.5M–$2.5M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds VC3 DAO participates in.

### How do I contact VC3 DAO?

Public channels for VC3 DAO 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 VC3 DAO?

The team at VC3 DAO includes Brian Cayce (Genesis Member), Júlio Alquéres (VP of Startup Pipeline and Analytics) and Marcos Polanco (Chair Programs Committee), among 6 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co