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Chainfund Capital

VC
Berlin, GermanyWebsite

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.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.5M

Portfolio

16+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

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

EC

Emily Chen

GP

Blockchain
Web3

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Developer Tools
Security
Fintech

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Tech

Portfolio Companies (16)

Other

PO

Polkadot

Blockchain Protocol
BA

Babylon

Crypto infrastructure / Bitcoin staking / L2·Series A / private token round

Bitcoin-native staking and re-staking protocol that lets Bitcoin holders stake into other chains while keeping security anchored to Bitcoin.

AL

Algorand

L1 blockchain / base protocol·Early-stage / private token sale or seed‑like financing

Layer‑1 blockchain protocol focused on high throughput and low-latency finality for decentralized finance and payments.

ZI

Zilliqa

L1 blockchain / smart-contract platform·Community sale / early token sale

Public blockchain platform that introduced sharding to scale transaction throughput, targeting high‑performance decentralized applications.

SO

Solana

L1 blockchain / base protocol·Not publicly specified

High‑performance Layer‑1 blockchain optimized for low fees and high throughput, used by DeFi, NFT, and on‑chain trading applications.

AR

Arweave

Decentralized storage / infrastructure·Not publicly specified

Decentralized permanent data storage protocol designed to store data on-chain-like structures backed by a “permaweb.”

OA

Oasis

Privacy L1 / DeFi infrastructure·Not publicly specified

Privacy‑focused Layer‑1 blockchain and smart‑contract platform enabling confidential compute for DeFi and data applications.

CE

Certik Security

Blockchain security / infrastructure·Not publicly specified

Blockchain security company focused on smart‑contract audits and on‑chain security monitoring tools.

QU

Quantstamp

Blockchain security / infrastructure·Not publicly specified

Protocol and company providing security audits and verification for smart contracts and blockchain systems.

NE

NEO

L1 blockchain / smart‑contract platform·Not publicly specified

Early smart‑contract‑capable public blockchain platform that originated in China (formerly “Antshares”).

How to pitch Chainfund Capital
  • 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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