# Wayne Lin

> Wayne Lin is a pre-seed investor at Axia8 Ventures (Huangpu) backing News and Finance. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Axia8 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axia8-ventures)
- Location: Huangpu, China
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-lin-01923617/

Wayne Lin is a pre-seed investor at Axia8 Ventures in Huangpu focused on News and Finance. Wayne Lin

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PARSIQ | PARSIQ is a blockchain monitoring and event tracking platform. It offers tools for analyzing, detecting, and preventing cryptocurrency fraud. PARSIQ is a brand new tool for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other Blockchain transaction tracking. The platform provides a transparent way of obtaining an analytical view of the transaction history of differentblockchains. It also provides real-time monitoring of accounts, transactions, and related blockchain state. PARSIQ supports both B2B and B2C business models, offering services to enterprises and private users. | $3M | Series A | Jun 15, 2021 |  |
| The Defiant | The Defiant operates as an information company at the intersection of tech and finance. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Apr 12, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Krypital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/krypital-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Solana Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/solana-foundation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blockchange Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchange-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cluster Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cluster-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CoinUnited](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinunited) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DeFiance Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/defiance-capital-96c1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Axia8 Ventures

VC Fund · Shanghai, China

Axia8 Ventures is a venture capital and private equity firm that invests in both digital asset and equity.

1 contacts available at Axia8 Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wayne Lin | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wayne-lin-4a31 |

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## FAQ

### What does Wayne Lin invest in?

Wayne Lin invests primarily in News, Finance and Internet startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Wayne Lin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Wayne Lin closed in Jun 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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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