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Arcanum Capital

VC
London, UKWebsite

Arcanum Capital is a Seed venture capital firm based in London, UK investing in Other, Fintech, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $75K–$300K checks and has 74 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$75K – $300K

AUM

$12M

Portfolio

74+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2025Investments in last 12 months: 16

Investment Thesis

Focused on backing early-stage companies driving adoption of decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions and accelerating mainstream participation.

How Arcanum Capital invests

Arcanum Capital is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Fintech, AI / ML. It does not invest in Healthcare, Education.

Arcanum Capital typically writes checks of $75K–$300K per investment, backed by approximately $12M in assets under management.

Investing since at least 2021, Arcanum Capital has backed 74 companies in our records, including Amity Ventures, Hashed Fund, Hack VC. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2025, with 16 investments logged over the last 12 months.

Meet the Team

JM

James McDowall

Partner

fintech
blockchain
AI
VN

Vikram Nagrani

GP

Crypto
DeFi Ecosystem
LZ

Luchang Zheng

Founding Partner

fintech
blockchain
AI
KB

Karthik Bupathi

Founding Partner

Web3
blockchain infrastructure
decentralized applications
JT

Jeremiah Thompson

Principal

investment sourcing
deal leadership
portfolio management

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Fintech
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Healthcare
Education

Portfolio Companies (74)

2025

AM

Amity Ventures

Modular
HA

Hashed Fund

DePIN
HA

Hack VC

DePIN
FA

Faction

DePIN
BI

Bitcoin Ecosystem

Bitcoin Ecosystem
BL

Blockchain Founders Fund

DeFi
TH

The Spartan Group

DePIN
CI

Circle

DeFi
QU

Questbook

Gaming
NP

NPC Group

Gaming
How to pitch Arcanum Capital
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Fintech, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $75K – $300K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as James McDowall, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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