Proof-of-Work Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($1.0M–$5.0M Checks)
Proof-of-Work Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, Fintech, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$5.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $1.0M–$5.0M
- Portfolio
- 2 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Other, Fintech, AI / ML
- HQ
- Austin, TX
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-09-17
Pre-Seed, Seed
$1.0M – $5.0M
2+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Focuses on decentralized finance and blockchain infrastructure, emphasizing early-stage investments in transformative technologies.
How Proof-of-Work Ventures invests
Proof-of-Work Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Fintech, AI / ML. It does not invest in Consumer.
Proof-of-Work Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$5.0M per investment.
Proof-of-Work Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including LayerZero, OpenAI Payments.
Partners & Team
Sarah Kim
GP
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
LayerZero
OpenAI Payments
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Fintech, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $5.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sarah Kim, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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