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NEAR

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Near develops an application platform designed to bring blockchain to a wide variety of mainstream applications.

Investor Profile

NEAR has made 21 investments, with 7 in the past 12 months and 24% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Pre Seed (33%)
  • Seed (24%)
  • Grant (19%)
  • Series Unknown (14%)
  • Angel (5%)
  • Convertible Note (5%)

Country Focus

  • United States (52%)
  • Singapore (10%)
  • Canada (5%)
  • Australia (5%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • Estonia (5%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)
  • Switzerland (5%)

Industry Focus

  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Web3
  • Fintech
  • Software
  • Finance
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Ethereum
  • Information Technology
  • Bitcoin
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Who does NEAR frequently co-invest with?

Dapper Labs
North America, British Columbia, Canada, Vancouver
Co-Investments: 2
Black Dragon Capital
North America, Florida, United States, Miami Beach
Co-Investments: 3
Hashed
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Coinbase Ventures
North America, California, United States, Oakland
Co-Investments: 3
Canonical Crypto
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
SV Angel
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Co-Investments: 2
Foresight Ventures
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 2
SALT Fund
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
Symbolic Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does NEAR often collaborate with?

Balaji Srinivasan
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Shared Deals: 1
SW
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
Sandeep Nailwal
Asia, Indonesia
Shared Deals: 2
EO
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
PT
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
BF
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
DC
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
KN
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
IP
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by NEAR?

Templar Protocol is a startup that focuses on creating a lending platform for cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and other digital assets.

BitcoinCryptocurrencyWeb3
Pre SeedMar 13, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Nevermined

Zug, Zug, Switzerland

Nevermined is building the decentralized AI payments protocol.

Asset ManagementCyber SecurityFinancial ServicesGenerative AIWeb3
SeedJan 9, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
GAIB

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

GAIB is the economic foundation for the future of artificial intelligence and computers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Internet
Pre SeedNov 3, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,000,000

A decentralized platform for open-source AI model hosting, secure inference execution, agentic reasoning, and application deployment.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BlockchainMachine LearningWeb3
SeedOct 9, 2024
Amount Raised: $8,500,000
OpenGradient

New York, New York, United States

OpenGradient enables secure, permissionless deployment of open-source models.

FinanceInformation Technology
SeedOct 9, 2024
Amount Raised: $8,500,000
idOS

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

idOS is a identity layer of web3.

Blockchain
SeedJul 9, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,500,000
Questflow

Emeryville, California, United States

Questflow Labs is pioneering a novel approach to decentralized AI agentic workflows.

SoftwareWeb Development
AngelJul 8, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,500,000
KINO

Los Angeles, California, United States

KINO is a web3 film finance company that democratizes film and protects artists' rights.

FilmFilm ProductionFinanceWeb3
Pre SeedOct 10, 2023
Amount Raised: $4,350,000
MAP Protocol

San Francisco, California, United States

MAP Protocol is a layer-2 Bitcoin protocol designed for peer-to-peer cross-chain interoperability.

BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrency
GrantJul 17, 2023
Opolis

Denver, Colorado, United States

Opolis operates as a digital employment cooperative for independent workers.

BlockchainHuman ResourcesProfessional ServicesSharing Economy
Convertible NoteJul 13, 2023
Amount Raised: $6,600,000