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Venture capitalInvestments
50
38 of them startups
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20
168 open roles
Deals in 12 months
1
1 as the lead
Rounds in 12 months
5
$307.8M raised
Exits
3
Focusshare of its companies
Cryptocurrencies 22%DeFi 8%Payment Processing & Gateways 6%Crypto Wallets 6%Blockchain Infrastructure 6%Stablecoins 6%Smart Contracts & Security 6%Marketplaces 4%
Where its companies are
United States 30%Australia 4%United Kingdom 4%Singapore 2%Uruguay 2%Argentina 2%Israel 2%Finland 2%
Stage of its companies
Venture, series not stated 60%Pre-seed & seed 27%Series A 7%Series B 7%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 50 investments
ATUMVenture round $13.5M · this month · led a round · 5 roles
AugustusVenture round $180M · 2 mo ago · 9 roles
Plastic LabsVenture round $13.3M · 4 mo ago
OpenFXVenture round $94M · 6 mo ago · 47 roles
LevlSeed $7M · 8 mo ago
HyperbolicSeries A $12M · 22 mo ago · led a round · 16 roles
SapienSeed $10.5M · 23 mo ago · led a round · 11 roles
SapienSeed $10.5M · 23 mo ago · led a round
SatflowSeed $7.6M · 2 yr ago
ZoraVenture round $2.6M · 2 yr ago
BlockaidVenture round $33M · 2 yr ago · 11 roles
TurnkeyVenture round $14.5M · 3 yr ago · 5 roles
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
a16z crypto 
Union Square Ventures 
Andreessen Horowitz 
Figment Capital 
Hack VC 
Sequoia Capital 
Mirana Ventures 
Haun Ventures Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
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Draper Dragon
Hivemind Capital
RockawayXSources: its portfolio page, read Oct 3; 4 rounds in the press that name it
Overview
Variant is an early-stage venture firm founded in 2020 and based in New York that invests in ownership-based networks. Its thesis centres on applications where users become owners, spanning consumer products, decentralised finance and infrastructure. The firm publishes legal and policy research that is widely referenced on token regulation.
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