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Stani Kulechov

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

Description

Stani Kulechov is the founder and CEO of Aave and ETHLend. He is a seasoned entrepreneur with extensive experience developing technology in ...

Investor Profile

Stani Kulechov has backed more than 54 startups, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 2% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Pre Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Australia, Singapore.
  • Strong thematic focus on Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (57%)
  • Series A (20%)
  • Pre Seed (11%)
  • Series Unknown (6%)
  • Initial Coin Offering (4%)
  • Series B (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (46%)
  • Australia (9%)
  • Singapore (4%)
  • France (4%)
  • Switzerland (4%)
  • Spain (4%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • South Korea (4%)
  • United Kingdom (4%)
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Financial Services
  • Software
  • Fintech
  • Information Technology
  • Ethereum
  • Web3
  • Trading Platform
  • Decentralized Finance (Defi)
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Stani Kulechov frequently co-invest with?

IC
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 6
Coinbase Ventures
North America, California, United States, Oakland
Co-Investments: 11
Distributed Global
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Co-Investments: 5
PC
North America, Connecticut, United States, Greenwich
Co-Investments: 9
Robot Ventures
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 8
Framework Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 7
Alliance DAO
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 6
The LAO
North America, New York, United States, Brooklyn
Co-Investments: 7
CoinFund
North America, New York, United States, Brooklyn
Co-Investments: 8
Alameda Research
Asia, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Central and Western
Co-Investments: 6

Which angels does Stani Kulechov often collaborate with?

RL
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 8
Balaji Srinivasan
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Shared Deals: 5
RS
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 5
Sandeep Nailwal
Asia, Indonesia
Shared Deals: 8
AS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 7
FM
Europe, Portugal
Shared Deals: 8
Kain Warwick
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Shared Deals: 18
RS
North America, Virginia, United States, Charlottesville
Shared Deals: 7
MD
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 6
SR
Europe, Monaco
Shared Deals: 6

What are some of recent deals done by Stani Kulechov?

Bloom

London, England, United Kingdom

Bloom enables others to find, replicate, and gain knowledge from your performance.

Pre SeedJul 24, 2025
Amount Raised: $1,600,000
RISE Chain

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

RISE is a fast, scalable Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain delivering instant transactions with full decentralization.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyEthereum
SeedJun 9, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,000,000

Chronicle Labs are the developers of Chronicle Protocol, a blockchain-agnostic layer for securely & verifiably transitioning data on-chain

BlockchainData IntegrationWeb3
SeedMar 25, 2025
Amount Raised: $12,000,000

Karpatkey provides financial services and treasury management solutions to DeFi protocols

Financial ServicesProfessional ServicesRisk Management
SeedOct 22, 2024
Amount Raised: $7,000,000
RISE Labs

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

RISE Labs is a software company that revolutionizes the Blockchain landscape with performance.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyInternet
SeedSep 16, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,200,000
Fantom Foundation

Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

Fantom Foundation is a smart contract platform for digital assets and dApps.

BlockchainInformation TechnologySmart Contracts
Series UnknownMay 24, 2024
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
ether.fi

George Town, Midland, Cayman Islands

ether.fi is a non-custodial decentralized ETH staking method that distributes staking to node operators in exchange for rewards.

FinTechInformation Technology
Series AFeb 28, 2024
Amount Raised: $27,000,000
Llama

New York, New York, United States

Llama is an access control and governance architecture for smart contracts.

Information Technology
SeedNov 6, 2023
Amount Raised: $6,000,000
Orb

San Francisco, California, United States

An everyday app for web3 social.

BlockchainCryptocurrencySocial Media
Pre SeedSep 21, 2023
Amount Raised: $2,100,000
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
SeedMay 22, 2023
Amount Raised: $350,000