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Alliance DAO

VC
Remote/GlobalWebsite

Alliance DAO is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Remote/Global investing in Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $150K–$500K checks and has 146 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$150K – $500K

AUM

$50M

Portfolio

146+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Alliance DAO supports emerging blockchain and Web3 startups, with a focus on infrastructure and applications that expand crypto adoption.

How Alliance DAO invests

Alliance DAO is a vc firm based in Remote/Global. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML. It does not invest in Consumer Hardware.

Alliance DAO typically writes checks of $150K–$500K per investment, backed by approximately $50M in assets under management.

Alliance DAO has backed 146 companies in our records, including DYDX, Ribbon Finance, Pump.

Meet the Team

CM

Carter McAlister

Director of Engineering

JF

Jacob Franek

Chief Operating Officer

Web3
Early-stage startups
Product-market fit
JR

Jocelyn Robancho

Head of Accelerator

SC

Simon Chamorro

Growth Manager

ZA

Zainab A

Fund Operations Manager

QW

Qiao Wang

Founding Partner

Blockchain/Crypto
Growth
IK

Imran Khan

Founder & Core Contributor, Alliance DAO

Web3
Crypto Ventures
Acceleration
Early-stage investing
RR

Roberto Riccio

Head of Product

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Developer Tools
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Hardware

Portfolio Companies (146)

Other

DY

DYDX

DeFi
RI

Ribbon Finance

Blockchain/Crypto
PU

Pump

RA

Rain

MA

Manta Network

0X

0x

DE

deBridge

PE

Pendle

MO

Moonshot

SP

Space and Time

How to pitch Alliance DAO
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $150K – $500K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Carter McAlister, Director of Engineering.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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