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Alpine DeFi Fund — Seed VC Firm ($100K–$5.0M Checks)

VC
Boston, MAWebsite

Alpine DeFi Fund is a Seed venture capital firm based in Boston, MA investing in Other, AI / ML, Consumer. The firm typically writes $100K–$5.0M checks and has 15 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$5.0M
Portfolio
15 companies on record
Partners
11 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, AI / ML, Consumer, Security, Fintech
HQ
Boston, MA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-11

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$100K – $5.0M

Portfolio

15+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Specialized seed-stage fund deploying capital into transformative DeFi platforms and blockchain-native fintech solutions.

How Alpine DeFi Fund invests

Alpine DeFi Fund is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Consumer, Security, Fintech. It does not invest in Consumer, Gaming.

Alpine DeFi Fund typically writes checks of $100K–$5.0M per investment.

Alpine DeFi Fund has backed 15 companies in our records, including Goldfinch, Alpine Empower, Tarik Moon.

Partners & Team

DS

Dan Sanner

General Partner

MS

Mark Strauch

General Partner

MM

Matt Moore

Partner

JW

John Wanglin

Partner

HV

Haley Van Cleve

Partner

DC

Daniel Cohen

Partner

BM

Billy Maguy

General Partner

GW

Graham Weaver

General Partner

AS

April Smith

Partner

JB

Jake Brodsky

Partner

JZ

Jacob Zodikoff

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Consumer
Security
Fintech

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Gaming

Portfolio Companies (15)

Other

GO

Goldfinch

Private Credit
AL

Alpine Empower

TA

Tarik Moon

FA

Fahim Aziz

SA

Samiul Kabir

PR

Prosenjit Chowdhury

SH

Shahjalal Shohag

RA

Rafid Eesha

DA

Daniel Schaffield

PA

Payoneer

How to pitch Alpine DeFi Fund
  • •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $100K – $5.0M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Dan Sanner, General Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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