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Kraken Ventures

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Kraken Ventures invests in businesses and projects at the nexus of both the fintech and blockchain/crypto revolutions.

Investor Profile

Kraken Ventures has made 54 investments, with 13 in the past 12 months and 9% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (50%)
  • Series A (28%)
  • Series Unknown (9%)
  • Series B (7%)
  • Pre Seed (4%)
  • Initial Coin Offering (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (33%)
  • France (13%)
  • Singapore (13%)
  • Cayman Islands (6%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)
  • Switzerland (6%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • Norway (4%)
  • Bermuda (2%)
  • Austria (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Financial Services
  • Software
  • Fintech
  • Web3
  • Information Technology
  • Payments
  • Decentralized Finance (Defi)
  • Compliance
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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 Kraken Ventures frequently co-invest with?

IOSG Ventures
Asia, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Co-Investments: 4
Hypersphere Ventures
North America, Florida, United States, Miami
Co-Investments: 3
GSR
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 9
Coinbase Ventures
North America, California, United States, Oakland
Co-Investments: 13
Fenbushi Capital
Asia, Shanghai, China, Shanghai
Co-Investments: 4
Mantle Network
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 3
Co-Investments: 3
Kima Ventures
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Co-Investments: 3
Formless Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
Tribe Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does Kraken Ventures often collaborate with?

SN
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
Sandeep Nailwal
Asia, Indonesia
Shared Deals: 2
CH
Europe, France
Shared Deals: 1
CG
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
AK
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
AL
Europe, Oslo, Norway
Shared Deals: 2
GV
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 1
JC
Europe, Mazowieckie, Poland, Warsaw
Shared Deals: 1
DCF GOD
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Kraken Ventures?

1Money Network Technologies

Hamilton, Hamilton, Bermuda

1Money Network Technologies is a payment network that enables users to transfer money.

BlockchainFinTechWeb3
SeedJan 15, 2025
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Reown

Newark, Delaware, United States

Reown is an open source standard for connecting desktop Dapps to mobile wallets using end-to-end encryption by scanning a QR code.

CryptocurrencyEthereumInternetUX Design
Series BJan 14, 2025
Amount Raised: $13,000,000
Usual

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

The new playbook for financial freedom.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)Financial Services
Series ADec 23, 2024
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
Sphere

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The operating system for stablecoins.

B2BBlockchainPaymentsSoftware
Series UnknownDec 11, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Schuman Financial

Cham, Zug, Switzerland

Schuman Financial develops technologies, infrastructure, and products that bring financial services on-chain.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinancial Services
SeedNov 26, 2024
Amount Raised: $7,344,154

CAP Labs is a stablecoin developer platform that produces various denominations of redeemable stablecoins.

BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrency
Pre SeedOct 28, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,900,000
Morpho Labs

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Morpho is a decentralized cryptocurrency lending protocol that provides lending and borrowing services.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinancial ServicesLending
Series UnknownAug 1, 2024
Amount Raised: $50,000,000
RedStone

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

RedStone builds two products: A cross-chain data Oracles for Web3 & DeFi protocols; And Warp, data-driven Smart Contracts layer on Arweave.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyData StorageSmart ContractsSoftwareWeb3
Series AJul 2, 2024
Amount Raised: $15,000,000
OpenQ

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

OpenQ provides a DRM platform to optimize developer relations and engagement for businesses.

CRMInformation TechnologySoftware
SeedJun 17, 2024
Unite

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Unite focused on enhancing the player experience with in-game earning capabilities.

SeedJun 11, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,000,000