Emergence Crypto Fund
Emergence Crypto Fund is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $50K–$100K checks and has 51 portfolio companies in our records.
Pre-Seed
$50K – $100K
51+ companies
6 partners
Investment Thesis
Focuses solely on early-stage crypto and blockchain ventures with innovative off-ramp mechanisms.
How Emergence Crypto Fund invests
Emergence Crypto Fund is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML. It does not invest in Non-Tech.
Emergence Crypto Fund typically writes checks of $50K–$100K per investment.
Emergence Crypto Fund has backed 51 companies in our records, including TokenTransform, Aptos, TRON.
Meet the Team
Linda Roberts
Partner
Anatoly Yakovenko
Founder
Anatoly Yakovenko is a co-founder of Solana, a high-performance blockchain known for its speed and efficiency in decentralized applications. His background in engineering has propelled Solana to become one of the leading platforms in the crypto space.
Rev. Keone Hon
CEO
Keone Hon is the CEO of Monad Labs, a company supporting the high-performance Monad blockchain. He previously spent eight years working on high-frequency trading at Jump Trading.
Zdeněk Hřib
Chairman
Zdeněk Hřib is a Czech politician and businessman of Slovak origin, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 2017 to 2021. He is the founder of the large Agrofert Group.
Staci Warden
CEO & Board Member
Staci Warden is the CEO and Board Member of the Algorand Foundation. Prior to these roles, Staci ran the Global Market Development practice at the Milken Institute, where she led its work on capital market development, crypto/blockchain solutions, and innovative finance to promote sustainable development goals.
Hany Rashwan
CEO & Board Member
Hany is a Forbes 30 Under 30 alum. He is a serial entrepreneur – founded the social commerce company Ribbon and the enterprise fintech company Payout. He earned a BA from Columbia University.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (51)
Other
TokenTransform
Aptos
TRON
Ripple
Pyth
Kraken
Stellar
Bitget
RockawayX
AlphaPoint
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $50K – $100K check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Linda Roberts, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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