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MetaCartel Ventures

VC
Global (decentralized)Website

MetaCartel Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Global (decentralized) investing in Other, Developer Tools, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $30K–$200K checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$30K – $200K

AUM

$6M

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

12 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2020Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

MetaCartel backs early-stage Web3 projects, DAOs, and innovative blockchain use cases, with a strong community-driven approach.

How MetaCartel Ventures invests

MetaCartel Ventures is a vc firm based in Global (decentralized). The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools, Marketplace, Consumer, AI / ML.

MetaCartel Ventures typically writes checks of $30K–$200K per investment, backed by approximately $6M in assets under management.

Investing since at least 2020, MetaCartel Ventures has backed 5 companies in our records, including Zapper, Gitcoin, Rarible. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2020.

Meet the Team

BM

Ben Middleton

Mage / Investment Professional

EA

Eric Arsenault

Partner

AS

Ameen Soleimani

Mage / Cofounder

AA

Ana Andrianova

Mage / Investment Professional

CS

Cassandra Shi

Mage / Partner-Investor

KR

Kenny Rowe

Mage / Investment Lead Role

VR

Victor Rortvedt

Mage / Investment Professional

P‘

Peter ‘Pet3rPan’ (Peter Yuan Pan)

Co-founder / Mage, MetaCartel Ventures

SK

Stani Kulechov

Mage / Strategic Advisor-Level Partner

P“

Peter “Pet3rpan” Yuan Pan

General Partner

crypto consumer products
gaming
social / creator platforms
blockchain startups
PP

Peter Pan

Community Member & Investor

Web3
DAO
Tokenized Economies
KL

Konstantin Lomashuk

Mage / Investment Professional

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Developer Tools
Marketplace
Consumer
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (5)

2020

ZA

Zapper

DeFi·Seed
GI

Gitcoin

Web3/Developer Tools·Seed
RA

Rarible

NFT Marketplace·Seed

Other

DA

DAOhaus

DAO infrastructure
MO

MolochDAO

Crypto/DAO
How to pitch MetaCartel Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $30K – $200K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ben Middleton, Mage / Investment Professional.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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