# Vitalik Buterin

> Vitalik Buterin is a seed investor at TOKENEO (Toronto) backing Blockchain and Software. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TOKENEO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tokeneo)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 35%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitalik-buterin-267a7450
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin
- Website: https://vitalik.ca
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VitalikButerinCa

Vitalik Buterin is a seed investor at TOKENEO 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.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.2M–$15M |
| Angel | $2.5M–$4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 6 | 35% |
| Software | 4 | 24% |
| Ethereum | 3 | 18% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 18% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 12% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 59% |
| Angel | 2 | 12% |
| Grant | 1 | 6% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 6% |
| Series A | 1 | 6% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 41% |
| Australia | 2 | 12% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 12% |
| Israel | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RISE Chain | 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 Chain | 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 | Rarimo Foundation, which aims to facilitate the development and growth of a new generation of social applications. | $2.5M | Angel | Nov 27, 2024 |  |
| Truemarket | Truemarkets is a decentralized prediction platform. | $4M | Seed | Nov 19, 2024 |  |
| Truemarket | Truemarkets is a decentralized prediction platform. | $4M | Angel | Nov 19, 2024 |  |
| RISE Labs | RISE Labs is revolutionizing the Blockchain landscape with unprecedented performance. | $3.2M | Seed | Sep 16, 2024 |  |
| Etherealize | Etherealize is a company dedicated to connecting traditional financial institutions, particularly Wall Street, to the Ethereum blockchain environment. |  | Grant | Aug 01, 2024 |  |
| MegaETH | 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 | fka Union.market | $45M | Series B | May 14, 2024 |  |
| 0xbow | 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 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Digital Asset Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-asset-capital-management) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ether.fi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ether-fi) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Finality Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finality-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Dragonfly](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dragonfly-capital-partners-eed4) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Galaxy Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galaxy-digital-lp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hack VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hack-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About TOKENEO

VC Fund · Kraków, Poland

Tokeneo is a service created for people interested in the cryptocurrency industry, investors and fans of new technologies, for readers who want to expand their knowledge about virtual tokens, Tokeneo is also Cryptocurrency Exchange where users can buy and sell cryptocurrencies.

2 contacts available at TOKENEO.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vitalik Buterin | Founder & Developer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vitalik-buterin |
| Aleksandra Walek | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aleksandra-walek |

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## FAQ

### What does Vitalik Buterin invest in?

Vitalik Buterin invests primarily in Blockchain, Software and Ethereum 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.

### 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.

### 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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