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Jump Crypto — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($500K–$5.0M Checks)

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Chicago, ILWebsite

Jump Crypto is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$5.0M checks and has 45 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$5.0M
Portfolio
45 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML, Fintech, Consumer, Security
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-26

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$500K – $5.0M

Portfolio

45+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Jump Crypto backs projects revolutionizing trading infrastructure, blockchain ecosystems, and advanced capital markets mechanisms.

How Jump Crypto invests

Jump Crypto is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML, Fintech, Consumer.

Jump Crypto typically writes checks of $500K–$5.0M per investment.

Jump Crypto has backed 45 companies in our records, including Pyth Network, Serum, Firedancer.

Partners & Team

SS

Saurabh Sharma

Partner & Head of Investments (Chief Investment Officer) at Jump Crypto

Centralized infrastructure
Decentralized infrastructure
Open finance
Web3 primitives

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Developer Tools
AI / ML
Fintech
Consumer
Security

Portfolio Companies (45)

Other

PY

Pyth Network

Data & Analytics
SE

Serum

Crypto Trading Platforms
FI

Firedancer

DE

Delor Summet

DE

Delor

TB

TBD

Prediction Markets, Solana Ecosystem·Seed (Feb 2026)

Prediction market platform

OP

Opinion (OPN)

Prediction Markets, Social Network·Series A (Feb 2026)

Prediction market social network

KG

KGeN (ex Kratos)

Gaming, Identity·Unknown (Sep 2025)

Gaming identity platform

ZE

Zerohash

API Infrastructure·Series D (Sep 2025)

API infrastructure for digital assets

RA

Raiku

Infrastructure, Solana Ecosystem·Seed (Sep 2025)

Solana ecosystem infrastructure

How to pitch Jump Crypto
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $5.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Saurabh Sharma, Partner & Head of Investments (Chief Investment Officer) at Jump Crypto.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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