Handshake

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Handshake is a decentralized, permissionless naming protocol compatible.

Investor Profile

Handshake has backed more than 3 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 33% of its total and boasts 1 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

Concentrates on Seed, Grant rounds (top funding stages).
Majority of deals are located in United States.
Strong thematic focus on Customer Service, Cryptocurrency, Decentralized Finance (DeFi).

Stage Focus

Seed (67%)
Grant (33%)

Country Focus

United States (100%)

Industry Focus

Customer Service
Cryptocurrency
Decentralized Finance (Defi)
Finance
Financial Exchanges
Financial Services
Stock Exchanges
Analytics
Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
Human Resources

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Who does Handshake frequently co-invest with?

Zetta Venture Partners

Zetta Venture Partners

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 1

SparkLabs Accelerator

SparkLabs Accelerator

Asia, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea, Seoul

Co-Investments: 1

IDEO CoLab Ventures

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 1

Core Capital Partners

Core Capital Partners

North America, District of Columbia, United States, Washington

Co-Investments: 1

WestWave Capital

WestWave Capital

North America, California, United States, Redwood City

Co-Investments: 1

Binance Labs

Europe, NA - Malta, Malta, Birkirkara

Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Handshake often collaborate with?

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Handshake?

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

MOUND is a decentralized finance platform for yield farming.

CryptocurrencyCustomer ServiceDecentralized Finance (DeFi)FinanceFinancial ExchangesFinancial ServicesStock Exchanges

SeedApr 13, 2021

Amount Raised: $1,600,000

San Francisco, California, United States

Aptology is a people intelligence platform that helps companies increase revenue, retention, and diversity and inclusion.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Customer ServiceHuman ResourcesInternetMachine LearningPredictive AnalyticsPsychologyRecruitingSales

SeedJan 30, 2019

Amount Raised: $8,400,000

Orinda, California, United States

GNOME is a non-profit community that develops free software.

AssociationCommunitiesCRMInformation TechnologyNon ProfitSoftware

GrantSep 6, 2018

Amount Raised: $300,000