Wintermute Ventures
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
Wintermute Ventures is a VC fund in London focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. Wintermute Ventures is the investment arm of Wintermute, a global algorithmic trading firm, liquidity provider, and leading OTC desk in digital assets. Drawing from Wintermute's expertise in pioneering DeFi trading and powering liquidity across the entire ecosystem, Wintermute Ventures is uniquely positioned to back early-stage Web3 projectswith hands-on support. Focused on long-term growth, the company takes a flexible approach, investing from early ideation to later-stage expansion. Committed to developing strategic relationships and driving positive outcomes, Wintermute Ventures prioritizes decentralized ownership, ensuring its investments align with the company’s broader vision of a decentralized future. Since 2020, it has invested in over 100 projects.
- Total investments:
- 116
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 7%
Last updated:
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Industries Wintermute Ventures invests in
Stages Wintermute Ventures invests in
Countries Wintermute Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $2.7M–$20M
- Series A
- $7.6M–$50M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Blockchain 52 (45%)
- Cryptocurrency 46 (40%)
- Financial Services 22 (19%)
- FinTech 17 (15%)
- Information Technology 12 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 46 (40%)
- Series A 31 (27%)
- Funding Round 14 (12%)
- Series B 9 (8%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (3%)
Country
- United States 31 (27%)
- Singapore 6 (5%)
- United Kingdom 6 (5%)
- Cayman Islands 5 (4%)
- France 4 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Data is a data product that brings essential intelligence and efficiency to markets. | $30.5M / Series A / Aug 04, 2026 | ||
| Velocity provides a unified platform for efficiently moving and managing funds across both traditional banks and blockchains. | $38M / Series A / Jul 14, 2026 | ||
| 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 | ||
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$4.5M / Seed / Apr 27, 2026 | ||
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$4.5M / Seed / Mar 25, 2026 | ||
| Crossover Markets Group develops trading technology for digital asset markets and operates CROSSx, an execution-only electronic communication network used for cryptocurrency transactions. The platform connects institutional participants such as liquidity providers, brokers, and trading firms to execute spot digital asset trades through a matchingengine that processes orders and generates market pricing. It separates trade execution from custody and brokerage functions, allowing participants to choose their own counterparties and service providers for settlement and credit relationships. The system supports configurable liquidity pools, order matching rules, and connectivity through APIs and graphical interfaces for trading and market data access. Crossover Markets Group also maintains infrastructure and tools that facilitate order routing, liquidity interaction, and continuous trading in cryptocurrency markets. | $31M / Series B / Mar 04, 2026 | ||
| Payment protocol for Web 3.0 | $11.5M / Series A / Feb 22, 2026 | ||
| Tenbin Labs is a New York-based startup developing a tokenized asset protocol for real-world assets like commodities and foreign exchange markets. | $7.1M / Seed / Jan 27, 2026 | ||
| Ostium enables users to trade off their assets directly on-chain. Ostium Labs is developing a quick trading mechanism for real-world goods on the chain, driven by Arbitrum and Chainlink. | $20M / Series A / Dec 03, 2025 | ||
| Inversion is a technology-first investment company that acquires and transforms legacy businesses with blockchain technology. | $26.5M / Seed / Sep 08, 2025 | ||
| See all 116 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Wintermute Ventures invest in?
Wintermute Ventures invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 116 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 Wintermute Ventures's check size?
Wintermute Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.7M–$20M at Seed and $7.6M–$50M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Wintermute Ventures participates in.
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Who are the partners at Wintermute Ventures?
The team at Wintermute Ventures includes Jonas Elschner Kristensen (Head). 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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