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Alliance DAO — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($150K–$500K Checks)

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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.

Check size
$150K–$500K
Portfolio
146 companies on record
Partners
8 listed
AUM
$50M
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML
HQ
Remote/Global

Last verified: 2026-05-23

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.

Partners & Team

CM

Carter McAlister

Director of Engineering

JR

Jocelyn Robancho

Head of Accelerator

ZA

Zainab A

Fund Operations Manager

JF

Jacob Franek

Chief Operating Officer

Web3
Early-stage startups
Product-market fit
IK

Imran Khan

Founder & Core Contributor, Alliance DAO

Web3
Crypto Ventures
Acceleration
Early-stage investing
QW

Qiao Wang

Founding Partner

Blockchain/Crypto
Growth
SC

Simon Chamorro

Growth Manager

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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