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Nexus Blockchain Capital

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Nexus Blockchain Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, AI / ML, Consumer. The firm typically writes $750K–$3.0M checks and has 102 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$750K – $3.0M

Portfolio

102+ companies

Team

13 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in the burgeoning ecosystems of blockchain applications enhancing digital marketplaces and decentralized solutions.

How Nexus Blockchain Capital invests

Nexus Blockchain Capital is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Consumer, Marketplace. It does not invest in Social Media.

Nexus Blockchain Capital typically writes checks of $750K–$3.0M per investment.

Nexus Blockchain Capital has backed 102 companies in our records, including DecentralMarket, 1inch Exchange, Aave.

Meet the Team

DK

Donna Kampschuur

Director of Investor Relations

HJ

H. Joshua Rivera

Operating Partner

JD

Jason Di Piazza

Director of Capital Formation

TS

Tony Schmidt

Chief Operating Officer

KS

Kinjal Shah

General Partner

AL

Aleks Larsen

General Partner

JL

JoAnne Lauer

Director of Investor Relations

EN

Enara Nazarova

Marketing Director

JF

John Filbert

Finance Director

ZA

Zalia Aliriza

CFO

PS

Priya Singh

Founding Partner

Blockchain
Marketplaces
B

Brad

Founder

Crypto
Blockchain

Started mining Bitcoin in 2012 and co-created Blockchain Capital, previously known as Crypto Currency Partners, in 2013. Gavin Wood pitched Ethereum to Brad in his living room in 2014.

B

Bart

Founder

Crypto
Blockchain

Started mining Bitcoin in 2012 and co-created Blockchain Capital, previously known as Crypto Currency Partners, in 2013.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Consumer
Marketplace

Does Not Invest In

Social Media

Portfolio Companies (102)

Other

DE

DecentralMarket

Blockchain
1I

1inch Exchange

DeFi·Series A
AA

Aave

DeFi·Seed
AB

Abra

CeFi·Series A
AC

Acadarena

Gaming·Series A
AC

Across

DeFi·Seed
AF

AFTR Market

Decentralized infra·Seed
AL

AlphaPoint

Decentralized infra·Series A
AN

Anchorage Digital

CeFi·Series B
AR

ArDrive

Decentralized infra·Seed
How to pitch Nexus Blockchain Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $750K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Donna Kampschuur, Director of Investor Relations.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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