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GSR

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

Description

GSR, founded in 2013, is a global leader in digital asset trading and market making.

Investor Profile

GSR has backed more than 179 startups, with 31 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 10 rounds, about 6% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Series Unknown rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Singapore, United Kingdom.
  • Strong thematic focus on Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services.
  • Led 3 rounds in the past year.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (54%)
  • Series A (15%)
  • Series Unknown (14%)
  • Pre Seed (7%)
  • Series B (4%)
  • Initial Coin Offering (3%)
  • Post Ipo Equity (1%)
  • Corporate Round (1%)
  • Equity Crowdfunding (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (39%)
  • Singapore (12%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)
  • Switzerland (5%)
  • Hong Kong (3%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • Canada (2%)
  • United Arab Emirates (2%)
  • France (2%)
  • Estonia (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Financial Services
  • Fintech
  • Web3
  • Information Technology
  • Finance
  • Decentralized Finance (Defi)
  • Software
  • Gaming
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FAQ

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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does GSR frequently co-invest with?

OKX Ventures
Africa, Beau Vallon, Seychelles, Mahé
Co-Investments: 11
Amber Group
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 11
Mirana
Asia, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Co-Investments: 12
Coinbase Ventures
North America, California, United States, Oakland
Co-Investments: 15
PC
North America, Connecticut, United States, Greenwich
Co-Investments: 11
Animoca Brands
Asia, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Cyberport
Co-Investments: 14
BB
North America, Florida, United States, Weston
Co-Investments: 13
Wintermute Ventures
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 15
Kraken Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 11
The Spartan Group
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 12

Which angels does GSR often collaborate with?

Balaji Srinivasan
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Shared Deals: 3
Sandeep Nailwal
Asia, Indonesia
Shared Deals: 3
AS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
VL
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 2
SK
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 3
SA
North America, Nevada, United States, Las Vegas
Shared Deals: 2
MD
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 4
Jaynti Kanani
Asia, Karnataka, India, Bengaluru
Shared Deals: 2
RG
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
CL
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3

What are some of recent deals done by GSR?

Noise Labs

New York, New York, United States

Noise Labs offers a programmatic liquidity platform for people to trade trends and narratives as assets.

AppsFinancial ExchangesTrading PlatformWeb3
SeedJan 14, 2026
Amount Raised: $7,100,000

TrueNorth is a platform advertised as the first AI discovery engine for cryptocurrency.

CryptocurrencyGenerative AI
Pre SeedDec 4, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,000,000

Axis provides infrastructure for global price synchronization and yield generation.

Trading PlatformWeb3
SeedDec 3, 2025
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Ostium

New York, New York, United States

Ostium delivers a decentralized trading platform that enables leveraged trading of real-world assets.

CryptocurrencyFinTechTrading Platform
Series ADec 3, 2025
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
RateX

London, England, United Kingdom

RateX is the operator of a decentralized exchange platform designed for yield trading.

FinanceFinancial Services
SeedNov 21, 2025
Amount Raised: $7,000,000
Curvance

Grand Cayman, Midland, Cayman Islands

Curvance is a crosschain lending market for yield-bearing assets and any other ERC-20 tokens on Ethereum, Polygon zkEVM, Base.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyDecentralized Finance (DeFi)
SeedNov 11, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Bron

London, England, United Kingdom

Bron is a non-custodial crypto wallet offering institutional-grade security features for individuals and teams.

BitcoinCryptocurrencySoftware
SeedOct 28, 2025
Amount Raised: $15,000,000
Turtle Club

Zug, Zug, Switzerland

Turtle Club is a protocol for an on-chain liquidity allocation platform.

Web3
SeedOct 20, 2025
Amount Raised: $5,500,000
Temple Digital Group

New York, New York, United States

Capital Markets Built On Canton. A privacy focused technical stack for trading digital assets.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyDecentralized Finance (DeFi)Finance
SeedOct 16, 2025
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
CrunchDAO

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

elite ML community (+10,000 data scientists +1,200 PhDs) that develops alpha-generating insights through its collective intelligence network

Cryptocurrency
SeedOct 7, 2025
Amount Raised: $5,000,000

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