Vitalik Buterin
Angel Investor @ Fenbushi Capital
Toronto, Canada
Vitalik Buterin is a seed investor at Fenbushi Capital in Toronto focused on Blockchain and Software. Vitalik Buterin is the Founder & Developer of TOKENEO. He previously worked at NextThought, LLC as a Developer Intern. Vitalik Buterin attended the University of Waterloo.
- Total investments:
- 17
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 35%
Last updated:
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Industries Vitalik Buterin invests in
Stages Vitalik Buterin invests in
Countries Vitalik Buterin invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $3.2M–$15M
- Angel
- $2.5M–$4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Blockchain 6 (35%)
- Software 4 (24%)
- Cryptocurrency 4 (24%)
- Ethereum 3 (18%)
- Financial Services 2 (12%)
Country
- United States 7 (41%)
- Australia 2 (12%)
- United Kingdom 2 (12%)
- Israel 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization | $4M / Seed / Jun 09, 2025 | ||
| RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization | $3.2M / Seed / May 19, 2025 | ||
| Rarimo Foundation, which aims to facilitate the development and growth of a new generation of social applications. | $2.5M / Angel / Nov 27, 2024 | ||
| Truemarkets is a decentralized prediction platform. | $4M / Seed / Nov 19, 2024 | ||
| Truemarkets is a decentralized prediction platform. | $4M / Angel / Nov 19, 2024 | ||
| RISE Labs is revolutionizing the Blockchain landscape with unprecedented performance. | $3.2M / Seed / Sep 16, 2024 | ||
| Etherealize is a company dedicated to connecting traditional financial institutions, particularly Wall Street, to the Ethereum blockchain environment. | Grant / Aug 01, 2024 | ||
| MegaETH is the first blockchain in real time and entirely on-chain, immediate, interactive apps are enabling mankind to reach its greatest potential. | $20M / Seed / Jun 27, 2024 | ||
| Polymarket enables participants to buy and sell shares that represent the probability of specific outcomes, with prices ranging between zero and one dollar to reflect market expectations. Trades occur in a peer-to-peer order book where users transact directly with one another rather than with a central counterparty. Polymarket uses USDC.e ascollateral and represents positions as conditional tokens that are settled through smart contracts on the Polygon blockchain. Event outcomes are resolved through a decentralized oracle process that verifies results before distributing payouts to holders of winning shares. The platform uses a non-custodial model where participants maintain control of their assets through personal wallets while all transactions and positions remain publicly verifiable onchain. | $45M / Series B / May 14, 2024 | ||
| 0xbow is an Ethereum privacy service provider that primarily offers support for Sky’s USDS stablecoin, delivering secure, confidential, and user-friendly transaction solutions within the decentralized finance ecosystem. | Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2024 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Fenbushi Capital
Fenbushi Capital is the first and most active blockchain-focused venture capital firm in Asia. Founded in Shanghai in 2015 by veterans across both blockchain and traditional financial industries, it has to date supported over 80 leading projects across 4 continents leveraging blockchain technology to reshape myriad industries such as finance,healthcare, supply chain, and consumer goods. Fenbushi’s mission is to drive healthy and sustainable growth in the global blockchain ecosystem, and actively works as a long-term strategic partner to its portfolio projects.
Fenbushi Capital Contacts
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Feng Xiao
General Partner
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Bella Zhang
Investment Manager
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Bo Shen
Founding/Managing Partner
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Clarence Zhou
Investment Director
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Kobby Chen
Investment Director
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FAQ
What does Vitalik Buterin invest in?
Vitalik Buterin invests primarily in Blockchain, Software and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 17 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 Vitalik Buterin's check size?
Vitalik Buterin typically joins rounds of $3.2M–$15M at Seed and $2.5M–$4M at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Vitalik Buterin participates in.
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When did Vitalik Buterin last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Vitalik Buterin closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 17 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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