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Nascent

VC
GlobalWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

AUM

$17M

Portfolio

14+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Nascent is a thesis-driven fund specializing in crypto-native startups, DeFi protocols, and innovative early Web3 solutions.

Meet the Team

DE

Dan Elitzer

Partner

Crypto
DeFi
SA

Shubhi Agarwal

Principal Product Manager

JF

Josh Felker

Co-Founder

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (14)

Other

DY

dYdX

DeFi
SU

SuperRare

Web3
MO

Morpho

ET

Ethena

SP

Spearbit

IN

Initia

OP

Optimism

ME

Mezo

ET

Etherscan

AZ

Aztec

How to pitch Nascent
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Dan Elitzer, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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