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

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?

ORO AI

New York, New York, United States

ORO facilitates the transformation of data into advanced forms of intelligence, representing the next generation of analytical capabilities.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Business IntelligenceData Management
SeedApr 16, 2025
Amount Raised: $6,000,000

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