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Crypto Valley Ventures

VC
Zug, SwitzerlandWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, pre-series-a

Check Size

$500K – $8.0M

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

13 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused exclusively on investing in blockchain and crypto companies, particularly platforms solving cross-border payments and financial infrastructure challenges.

Meet the Team

MR

Mathias Ruch

CEO

JK

Jarryd Kennedy

Director of Investments

BW

Bastian Wetzel

Head of Investments

OH

Olaf Hannemann

Co-Founder

MR

Mathias Ruch

CEO

DL

David Long

Chief Commercial Officer

BN

Brenton Naicker

Head of Growth

JK

Jarryd Kennedy

Director of Investments

BW

Bastian Wetzel

Head of Investments

DL

David Long

Chief Commercial Officer

BN

Brenton Naicker

Head of Growth

PH

Peter Hoffmann

Managing Partner

Blockchain
Crypto
Stablecoins
OH

Olaf Hannemann

Co-Founder

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Goods
Media

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

PA

Paxful

Crypto/FinTech
UT

UTU

Emerging Markets/TrustTech
XE

Xend Finance

DeFi/Payments
AR

Arf Financial

Cross-Border Payments
CH

Chainalysis

Blockchain Analytics
UT

Utrust

FinTech
How to pitch Crypto Valley Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed, pre-series-a? 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 $500K – $8.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Mathias Ruch, CEO.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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