CY

Cypher Ventures

VC
Boston, MAWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$300K – $1.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Specializes in AI-enhanced identity and security solutions for regulated fintech and marketplaces.

How Cypher Ventures invests

Cypher Ventures is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on AI / ML, Other, Fintech, Marketplace, Consumer. It does not invest in Consumer Hardware.

Cypher Ventures typically writes checks of $300K–$1.0M per investment.

Cypher Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Socure.

Meet the Team

BQ

Bill Qian

General Partner

web3 venture investments
FinTech/tech
early-stage ventures
global digital assets
SS

Sumeet Surana

Principal

emerging tech startups
layer-1 networks
Web3 & DeFi protocols
zero-to-one builders
HA

Harsh Agarwal

Principal

DeFi
research
tokenomics
blockchain infrastructure
BA

Bijan Alizadeh

General Partner

blockchain infrastructure
mining
nodes
public markets
Web3 applications
KW

Kim Wong

Partner

treasury
convertible bonds trading
financial markets infrastructure
KG

Karan Gandhi

Partner

Web3 infrastructure
consumer tech
token economics
blockchain ecosystems
AP

Anya Patel

GP

Identity Tech
AI Security

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
Other
Fintech
Marketplace
Consumer
Security

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Hardware

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

SO

Socure

Identity Management
How to pitch Cypher Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Other, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $300K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Bill Qian, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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