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NEAR Foundation

Europe, Zug, Switzerland, Zug

Description

NEAR Foundation is a non-profit foundation that is responsible for contracting protocol maintainers, funding ecosystem development.

Investor Profile

NEAR Foundation has made 38 investments, with 5 in the past 12 months and 39% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Grant (42%)
  • Seed (34%)
  • Pre Seed (11%)
  • Initial Coin Offering (5%)
  • Series B (3%)
  • Series A (3%)
  • Product Crowdfunding (3%)

Country Focus

  • United States (32%)
  • United Kingdom (11%)
  • Singapore (8%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • Sweden (8%)
  • Seychelles (5%)
  • Nigeria (5%)
  • Ireland (3%)
  • Australia (3%)
  • Hong Kong (3%)

Industry Focus

  • Blockchain
  • Web3
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Software
  • Financial Services
  • Fintech
  • Information Technology
  • Cyber Security
  • Video Games
  • Marketing
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does NEAR Foundation frequently co-invest with?

CV
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 2
GSR Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
Coinbase Ventures
North America, California, United States, Oakland
Co-Investments: 3
Ava Labs
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
Presto Labs
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 2
Polygon
Asia, Karnataka, India, Bengaluru
Co-Investments: 2
Mask Network
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 2
Solana Foundation
Europe, Zug, Switzerland, Zug
Co-Investments: 3
Arweave
Europe, Camden, United Kingdom, Holborn
Co-Investments: 2
MetaWeb Ventures
Asia, Shanghai, China, Shanghai
Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does NEAR Foundation often collaborate with?

Balaji Srinivasan
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Shared Deals: 2
Sandeep Nailwal
Asia, Indonesia
Shared Deals: 2
TO
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
ND
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Sumit Gupta
Asia, Maharashtra, India, Mumbai
Shared Deals: 1
DM
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
Ahmed Al-Balaghi
Asia, United Arab Emirates
Shared Deals: 1
Jaynti Kanani
Asia, Karnataka, India, Bengaluru
Shared Deals: 1
AT
North America, California, United States, Berkeley
Shared Deals: 1
IP
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Shared Deals: 4

What are some of recent deals done by NEAR Foundation?

Abound

San Francisco, California, United States

Abound is super app where money, commerce and content transcend geographical boundaries.

Financial Services
SeedMar 27, 2025
Amount Raised: $14,000,000
Pond

New York, New York, United States

Pond is a decentralized AI startup developing an extensive environment for training Web3 AI models.

BlockchainCryptocurrency
SeedNov 7, 2024
Amount Raised: $7,500,000

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
Open Forest Protocol

Zug, Zug, Switzerland

Open Forest Protocol is building the most transparent monitoring tools and financing mechanisms for nature-based climate solutions.

BlockchainCarbon CaptureEnvironmental ConsultingEnvironmental Engineering
SeedSep 10, 2024
Nuffle Labs

Altrincham, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Nuffle Labs develops NEAR Data Availability (DA) and the NEAR Fast Finality Layer (NFFL).

Blockchain
GrantJun 13, 2024
Amount Raised: $7,000,000
Analog

Newark, Delaware, United States

Analog is a decentralized, PoT based layer-0 network that aims to provide a secure and scalable way to transmit validated event data.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyMarketingSoftwareWeb3
SeedFeb 12, 2024
Amount Raised: $16,000,000

Creators of VDEX, built with Virtual Rollups: Ephemeral, ZK State Channels with Full Self-Custody and Sub-Millisecond Finality

BlockchainWeb3
Pre SeedNov 30, 2023
Amount Raised: $2,000,000
Relayz

Mahé, Beau Vallon, Seychelles

Relayz is a Web3 communication protocol that is extremely secure, protects privacy, is censorship-resistant, and is decentralized

Cloud Data ServicesCyber SecurityWeb3
SeedAug 22, 2023
Relayz

Mahé, Beau Vallon, Seychelles

Relayz is a Web3 communication protocol that is extremely secure, protects privacy, is censorship-resistant, and is decentralized

Cloud Data ServicesCyber SecurityWeb3
GrantAug 22, 2023
Analog

Newark, Delaware, United States

Analog is a decentralized, PoT based layer-0 network that aims to provide a secure and scalable way to transmit validated event data.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyMarketingSoftwareWeb3
SeedJul 1, 2023