# zkValidator

> zkValidator is a VC fund backing Blockchain, Software and Cryptocurrency. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zkvalidator/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ZKValidator
- Website: https://zkvalidator.com/

zkValidator is a VC fund focused on Blockchain and Software. zkValidator provides cryptography research across a range of blockchains.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4M–$11M |
| Series A | $8M–$55M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 8 | 62% |
| Software | 5 | 38% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 23% |
| FinTech | 2 | 15% |
| Ethereum | 2 | 15% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 6 | 46% |
| Seed | 5 | 38% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 54% |
| Canada | 1 | 8% |
| Ukraine | 1 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anna Rose | Co-Founder | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-rose |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ligero | Ligero is a blockchain privacy startup | $4M | Seed | Feb 26, 2025 |  |
| Delta | Delta is a fully integrated solution designed from the ground up to eliminate the trade-off between sovereignty and interoperability for programmers. | $11M | Seed | Oct 10, 2024 |  |
| Fermah | Fermah can generate proofs for any instance in which ZK is used. Fermah is credibly neutral and architected to support all proof systems. This includes zkVMs, zkEVMs, Groth16, and all other proof systems. It is optimized for cheap, fast, and reliable ZK proof generation. | $5.2M | Seed | Sep 09, 2024 |  |
| Succinct | Succinct reads Ethereum state securely on any chain. | $55M | Series A | Mar 21, 2024 |  |
| Clique | Clique is building identity oracles that connect web2 user behavior data with web3 applications. | $8M | Series A | Mar 14, 2024 |  |
| Cubist | Cubist brings modern software engineering practices and first-class security to web3 builders. Cubist’s toolkit makes it safe and easy to build, test and deploy multi-chain and cross-chain dapps in automated pipelines that handle keys and sequencing. | $7M | Seed | Mar 09, 2023 |  |
| Aztec | Aztec develops an ethereum trading protocol that enables private transactions across the public blockchain. Its renowned research team is the force behind PLONK, the lightning-fast standard in zero-knowledge technologies. The team has brought multiple R&D breakthroughs to Layer 2 on Ethereum and has deep experience in deploying complexcryptosystems to Web3. | $17M | Series A | Dec 16, 2021 |  |
| Axelar Network | Axelar is a cross-chain communication tool developing interoperability software to connect blockchain ecosystems, applications, and users. Axelar Network consists of a protocol suite, tools, and APIs, designed to break down the barriers to cross-chain communication. Axelar enables developers to build on the best platform for their needs whileleveraging the Axelar stack to unlock cross-chain composability and liquidity.The company was founded by Sergey Gorbunov and Georgios Vlachos in 2020. |  |  | Nov 22, 2021 |  |
| Axelar Network | Axelar is a cross-chain communication tool developing interoperability software to connect blockchain ecosystems, applications, and users. Axelar Network consists of a protocol suite, tools, and APIs, designed to break down the barriers to cross-chain communication. Axelar enables developers to build on the best platform for their needs whileleveraging the Axelar stack to unlock cross-chain composability and liquidity.The company was founded by Sergey Gorbunov and Georgios Vlachos in 2020. |  | Series A | Nov 22, 2021 |  |
| Aurora | Aurora is an Ethereum Virtual Machine created by the team at the NEAR Protocol, delivering a turn-key solution for developers to operate their apps on an Ethereum-compatible, high-throughput, scalable and future-safe platform, with low transaction costs for their users. | $12M | Series A | Oct 15, 2021 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [zkValidator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zkvalidator) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Polychain](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polychain-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Robot Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robot-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Lemniscap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lemniscap) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Variant](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/variant-9ecc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bankless Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bankless-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does zkValidator invest in?

zkValidator invests primarily in Blockchain, Software and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 13 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 zkValidator's check size?

zkValidator typically joins rounds of $4M–$11M at Seed and $8M–$55M 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 zkValidator participates in.

### How do I contact zkValidator?

Public channels for zkValidator 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 zkValidator?

The team at zkValidator includes Anna Rose (Co-Founder). 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.

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