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GBV Capital

North America, Midland, Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman

Description

GBV Capital is a venture capital firm established in 2020, headquartered in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. The firm maintains an exclusive investment focus on the burgeoning blockchain technology, digital currency, and cryptocurrency sectors. As a dedicated crypto-native fund, GBV Capital positions itself as an early-stage investor, seeking to identify and support foundational projects and innovative applications that drive the evolution of the decentralized web.

The firm's investment strategy spans a wide array of sub-sectors within the digital asset ecosystem, including blockchain infrastructure, decentralized finance (DeFi), GameFi, metaverse platforms, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). GBV Capital aims to back projects that demonstrate strong technological innovation, robust teams, and significant potential for long-term impact and adoption. Their approach often involves providing strategic guidance and leveraging their extensive network within the crypto space to help portfolio companies scale.

GBV Capital has built a diverse portfolio of prominent projects, many of which have become significant players in the crypto industry. Notable investments include early participation in leading layer-1 blockchains such as Solana, Polygon, and Avalanche, alongside popular GameFi and metaverse platforms like Axie Infinity, The Sandbox, and Decentraland. The firm typically engages in seed and early-stage funding rounds. For instance, GBV Capital participated in a $4 million seed round for the metaverse project Solice, and also contributed to a $1.5 million seed round for Project Galaxy (now Galxe), highlighting their involvement in foundational early-stage capital formation. Based on their participation in various seed rounds, their typical first check sizes are estimated to range from $100,000 to $2,000,000, reflecting their commitment to supporting nascent yet promising ventures in the rapidly evolving digital asset landscape.

Investor Profile

GBV Capital has backed more than 126 startups, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 12 rounds, about 10% of its total and boasts 3 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series Unknown, Series A rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in Singapore, United States, Hong Kong.
  • Strong thematic focus on Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services.
  • Typical check size: $100K – $2M.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (79%)
  • Series Unknown (7%)
  • Series A (6%)
  • Pre Seed (5%)
  • Post Ipo Equity (1%)
  • Angel (1%)
  • Initial Coin Offering (1%)

Country Focus

  • Singapore (23%)
  • United States (18%)
  • Hong Kong (12%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)
  • Australia (3%)
  • Switzerland (3%)
  • United Arab Emirates (2%)
  • Thailand (2%)
  • Estonia (2%)
  • Canada (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Financial Services
  • Finance
  • Information Technology
  • Fintech
  • Web3
  • Trading Platform
  • Software
  • Decentralized Finance (Defi)
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does GBV Capital frequently co-invest with?

Spark Digital Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 12
CMS Holdings
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 15
LD Capital
Asia, Shanghai, China, Shanghai
Co-Investments: 13
Fenbushi Capital
Asia, Shanghai, China, Shanghai
Co-Investments: 12
NGC Ventures
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 23
ZBS CAPITAL
Europe, Kyyiv, Ukraine, Kyiv
Co-Investments: 17
Animoca Brands
Asia, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Cyberport
Co-Investments: 14
AU21 Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 23
Morningstar Ventures
Asia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Co-Investments: 16
Alameda Research
Asia, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Central and Western
Co-Investments: 15

Which angels does GBV Capital often collaborate with?

Shared Deals: 3
TG
Asia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Shared Deals: 2
Sandeep Nailwal
Asia, Indonesia
Shared Deals: 2
Liang Xinjun
Asia, Shanghai, China, Shanghai
Shared Deals: 3
Ravindra Kumar
Asia, Karnataka, India, Bangalore
Shared Deals: 2
Suji Yan
Asia, Tokyo, Japan
Shared Deals: 2
DCF GOD
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 2
SB
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
ME
Europe, Zurich, Switzerland, Zürich
Shared Deals: 2
Aniket Jindal
Asia, Delhi, India
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by GBV Capital?

dKloud is an enterprise-level cloud platform that helps customers build better software and more efficiently through our products.

Cloud Data ServicesEnterprise SoftwareInternet
SeedJun 26, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,150,000
KIP Protocol

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

KIP Protocol is a decentralized base layer on which AI models, apps, and data owners can safely transact and monetize in Web3.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BlockchainCryptocurrencyWeb3
Series UnknownAug 16, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Pichi Finance

Puerto Rico, Texas, United States

Pichi Finance is the first trustless points trading protocol, which allows users to trade points from their favorite protocols before TGE.

Information TechnologyInternetNon-Fungible Token (NFT)
SeedAug 1, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,500,000

Distributed trading infrastructure for digital assets

CryptocurrencyFinancial Services
Pre SeedJul 10, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,500,000
E Money Network

Lodz, Lodzkie, Poland

E Money Network is a modular Real-World Asset (RWA) blockchain technology designed with compliance at its core.

BlockchainDecentralized Finance (DeFi)Non-Fungible Token (NFT)
Series UnknownMay 31, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,300,000

Defi.money is a developer of a decentralized finance system to create a capital-efficient and interoperable USD stable coin.

SeedMay 28, 2024

EYWA is a decentralized cross-chain liquidity & data protocol

BlockchainFinancial ServicesWeb3
SeedMay 2, 2024
Amount Raised: $7,000,000
STYLE Protocol

Zug, Zug, Switzerland

STYLE Protocol provides gamers to transcend identities within the multiverse.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyNon-Fungible Token (NFT)
SeedApr 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,500,000
Tevaera

Orlando, Florida, United States

Tevaera enhances multi-genre game launch and play using zkStack-based L3 gaming chain, offering multiplayer features and UX-focused apps.

AppsGamingVideo Games
SeedApr 24, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Zeko Labs

San Francisco, California, United States

Zeko Labs is a zero-knowledge cross-chain scaling protocol.

Pre SeedApr 17, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,000,000