Maelstrom

Blockchain & Crypto · Web3 & dApps
33investments
22open roles in its portfolio
10+people
2019founded

Overview

Maelstrom is the family office of Arthur Hayes, the co-founder of the crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX. It invests in early-stage crypto startups, protocols and infrastructure, and also runs grant and ecosystem programs supporting open source bitcoin and crypto developers. The office was set up around 2019 and is associated with Asia, where Hayes has long been based.

Investor profile

Family office
Investments
33
24 of them startups
Hiring now
3
22 open roles
Focusshare of its companies
Blockchain & Crypto 53%Artificial Intelligence 16%Internet Services 11%Software 5%Food & Beverages 5%Gaming 5%Commerce 5%Telecommunications 5%
Where its companies are
United States 9%Singapore 6%Ireland 3%Cayman Islands 3%United Kingdom 3%
Stage of its companies
Pre-seed & seed 75%Series A 25%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 33 investments
CytonicSeed $8.3M · 2 yr ago KhalaniSeed $2.5M · 2 yr ago Rated LabsVenture round · 3 yr ago KolibrioSeed $2M · 3 yr ago ObolVenture round $18.8M · 3 yr ago ether.fi13 roles D38 roles Perena1 role Spot Oyl Hyper Line OurWallet
22 open roles at 3 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
ether.fi3 new roles in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Borderless Management LLC 4 shared Arrington Capital 3 shared North Island Ventures 3 shared SevenX Ventures 3 shared Figment Capital 3 shared Alliance 2 shared Hack VC 2 shared ABCDE 2 shared Blockchain Capital 2 shared Faction 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
ParaFi Capital Hack VC Colosseum Signum Capital Alliance Blockchain Founders Fund SevenX Ventures Arrington Capital
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Singapore Singapore
HQ
10-50 est. staff