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DBA

North America, New York, United States, New York

Description

DBA is a New York-based crypto investment firm.

Investor Profile

DBA has backed more than 9 startups, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 6 rounds, about 67% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series Unknown, Pre Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Blockchain, Ethereum, Cryptocurrency.
  • Led 3 rounds in the past year.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (33%)
  • Series Unknown (22%)
  • Pre Seed (11%)
  • Series A (11%)
  • Undisclosed (11%)
  • Initial Coin Offering (11%)

Country Focus

  • United States (78%)

Industry Focus

  • Blockchain
  • Ethereum
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Internet
  • Fintech
  • Information Technology
  • Decentralized Finance (Defi)
  • Software
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does DBA frequently co-invest with?

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North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
GSR
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 2
Delphi Ventures
North America, Midland, Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman
Co-Investments: 2
Robot Ventures
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 4
Maven 11 Capital
Europe, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, Amsterdam
Co-Investments: 2
BV
North America, Virginia, United States, Norfolk
Co-Investments: 2
Polychain
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
FC
North America, New York, United States, Nyack
Co-Investments: 2
Anagram
North America, Midland, Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman
Co-Investments: 2
Tribe Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does DBA often collaborate with?

AF
North America, New York, United States, New City
Shared Deals: 1
Sandeep Nailwal
Asia, Indonesia
Shared Deals: 1
AS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
CD
Europe, Lombardia, Italy, Bellagio
Shared Deals: 1
MA
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
SK
North America, California, United States, San Diego
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
AY
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1
BM
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Shared Deals: 1
Dawn Song
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by DBA?

DoubleZero is developing a global fiber network intended for high-performance distributed systems and blockchains.

BlockchainInternet
Initial Coin OfferingMar 5, 2025
Amount Raised: $28,000,000
FastLane

Los Angeles, California, United States

FastLane builds MEV-aware infrastructure and smart contracts to make DeFi useable and keep it decentralized.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyDecentralized Finance (DeFi)Software
UndisclosedMar 4, 2025
Amount Raised: $6,000,000
Alpen Labs

New York, New York, United States

Alpen Labs is a startup scaling bitcoin with zero-knowledge technology.

Information TechnologyInternet
Series UnknownJan 13, 2025
Amount Raised: $8,500,000

Delta is a fully integrated solution designed from the ground up to eliminate the trade-off between sovereignty.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTech
SeedOct 10, 2024
Amount Raised: $11,000,000
Astria

New York, New York, United States

Astria is a shared sequencing network that allows many rollups to share a single decentralized network of sequencers.

Series UnknownJul 1, 2024
Amount Raised: $12,500,000
Eclipse

San Francisco, California, United States

Eclipse is Ethereum's fastest L2, powered by the Solana Virtual Machine.

BlockchainEthereum
Series AMar 11, 2024
Amount Raised: $50,000,000
Stride Labs

New York, New York, United States

Stride Labs is a major contributor to the Stride Protocol (stride.zone), a protocol for multichain liquid staking

Blockchain
SeedFeb 2, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Eclipse

San Francisco, California, United States

Eclipse is Ethereum's fastest L2, powered by the Solana Virtual Machine.

BlockchainEthereum
SeedSep 30, 2022
Amount Raised: $9,000,000
Eclipse

San Francisco, California, United States

Eclipse is Ethereum's fastest L2, powered by the Solana Virtual Machine.

BlockchainEthereum
Pre SeedSep 27, 2022
Amount Raised: $6,000,000