VanEck Ventures Fund I — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm
VC
VanEck Ventures Fund I is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm investing in Other, Fintech, AI / ML.
- Partners
- 14 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Other, Fintech, AI / ML
- Check size
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- AUM
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Last verified: 2026-09-02
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Team
14 partners
Investment Thesis
$30M early-stage fund making concentrated investments in blockchain, fintech and AI companies at the pre-seed and seed stages.
How VanEck Ventures Fund I invests
VanEck Ventures Fund I is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Fintech, AI / ML.
Partners & Team
WL
Wyatt Lonergan
General Partner
Digital assets
Blockchain
Fintech
JL
Juan Lopez
General Partner
Fintech
AI
Blockchain
DS
David Schassler
Managing Partner
Gold vs Bitcoin
Investment Strategy
MS
Matthew Sigel
Managing Partner
Gold vs Bitcoin
Investment Strategy
Industry Focus
Invests In
Other
Fintech
AI / ML
How to pitch VanEck Ventures Fund I
- •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.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Briton Wheeler, Regional Director.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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