Chainfund Capital
Chainfund Capital is a Seed venture capital firm based in Berlin, Germany investing in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.5M checks and has 16 portfolio companies in our records.
Seed
$1.0M – $3.5M
16+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Chainfund Capital invests in the next generation of blockchain infrastructure startups, emphasizing Web3 innovations.
How Chainfund Capital invests
Chainfund Capital is a vc firm based in Berlin, Germany. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Security, Fintech. It does not invest in Consumer Tech.
Chainfund Capital typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.5M per investment.
Chainfund Capital has backed 16 companies in our records, including Polkadot, Babylon, Algorand.
Meet the Team
Emily Chen
GP
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Portfolio Companies (16)
Other
Polkadot
Babylon
Bitcoin-native staking and re-staking protocol that lets Bitcoin holders stake into other chains while keeping security anchored to Bitcoin.
Algorand
Layer‑1 blockchain protocol focused on high throughput and low-latency finality for decentralized finance and payments.
Zilliqa
Public blockchain platform that introduced sharding to scale transaction throughput, targeting high‑performance decentralized applications.
Solana
High‑performance Layer‑1 blockchain optimized for low fees and high throughput, used by DeFi, NFT, and on‑chain trading applications.
Arweave
Decentralized permanent data storage protocol designed to store data on-chain-like structures backed by a “permaweb.”
Oasis
Privacy‑focused Layer‑1 blockchain and smart‑contract platform enabling confidential compute for DeFi and data applications.
Certik Security
Blockchain security company focused on smart‑contract audits and on‑chain security monitoring tools.
Quantstamp
Protocol and company providing security audits and verification for smart contracts and blockchain systems.
NEO
Early smart‑contract‑capable public blockchain platform that originated in China (formerly “Antshares”).
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.5M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Emily Chen, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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