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Istari Ventures

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Istari Ventures is a blockchain fund that provides visionary Web3 founders with capital, network, and long-term support.

Investor Profile

Istari Ventures has backed more than 8 startups, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Pre Seed, Series A rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, United Kingdom, Vietnam.
  • Strong thematic focus on Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (63%)
  • Pre Seed (25%)
  • Series A (13%)

Country Focus

  • United States (50%)
  • United Kingdom (13%)
  • Vietnam (13%)
  • Singapore (13%)

Industry Focus

  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Financial Services
  • Payments
  • Gaming
  • Fintech
  • Fraud Detection
  • Information Technology
  • Internet
  • Software
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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 Istari Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Arche Fund
Asia, NA - Vietnam, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
Co-Investments: 3
Agnostic Fund
North America, Midland, Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman
Co-Investments: 1
Pantera Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
Coinbase Ventures
North America, California, United States, Oakland
Co-Investments: 2
Co-Investments: 2
GuildFi
Asia, Krung Thep, Thailand, Bangkok
Co-Investments: 2
Co-Investments: 1
Co-Investments: 1
CC
Europe, Istanbul, Turkey, Istanbul
Co-Investments: 1
BB
North America, Florida, United States, Weston
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Istari Ventures often collaborate with?

JH
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
MU
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
Sandeep Nailwal
Asia, Indonesia
Shared Deals: 1
Suji Yan
Asia, Tokyo, Japan
Shared Deals: 1
Sean Hyunil sohn
Asia, South Korea
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Istari Ventures?

Uptopia is the Base Chain ecosystem game startup platform.

BlockchainGamingMetaverse
Pre SeedJun 17, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
PumpBTC

San Francisco, California, United States

PumpBTC is a liquid staking protocol that aims to help Bitcoin holders to stake their bitcoins and earn yield while bolstering the security.

BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrency
SeedOct 29, 2024
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
Entangle Protocol

London, England, United Kingdom

A blockchain messaging protocol that allows decentralized applications to build and communicate across any blockchain and data source.

BlockchainCryptocurrency
SeedJan 9, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
NoRamp

New York, New York, United States

NoRamp is a financial software company known for its zero-knowledge-proof enabled payment infrastructure and suite of onboarding APIs.

Financial ServicesFraud DetectionInformation TechnologyInternetPaymentsSoftware
Pre SeedAug 14, 2023
Amount Raised: $300,000
Transak

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Transak is a global web3 payment and onboarding infrastructure provider.

CryptocurrencyFinancial ServicesFinTechPaymentsWeb3
Series AMay 30, 2023
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Aura Network

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Aura Network is an NFT – centric blockchain platform that provides infrastructure assisting to bring assets to the decentralized market.

BlockchainFinanceFinTech
SeedFeb 15, 2023
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
C14

Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

C14 enables seamless, ecommerce-like payments widget that can be embedded in websites and dApps across partner blockchain ecosystems.

BlockchainEnterprise SoftwareFinancial Services
SeedJan 9, 2023
Amount Raised: $2,500,000
Summoners Arena

Hanoi, NA - Vietnam, Vietnam

Summoners Arena, a GameFi role-playing game (RPG) developed in Vietnam

CryptocurrencyGaming
SeedFeb 11, 2022
Amount Raised: $3,000,000