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Tarun Chitra

North America, New York, United States, New York

Description

Tarun Chitra is Co-Founder and CEO of Gauntlet, a simulation platform for crypto networks to help developers understand how decisions about ...

Investor Profile

Tarun Chitra has backed more than 13 startups, with 0 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, Series A, Pre Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, United Kingdom, Singapore.
  • Strong thematic focus on Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (69%)
  • Series A (8%)
  • Pre Seed (8%)
  • Series Unknown (8%)
  • Initial Coin Offering (8%)

Country Focus

  • United States (54%)
  • United Kingdom (15%)
  • Singapore (8%)
  • France (8%)
  • South Korea (8%)

Industry Focus

  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Software
  • Financial Services
  • Information Technology
  • Cyber Security
  • Web3
  • Developer Apis
  • Apps
  • 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 Tarun Chitra frequently co-invest with?

1kx
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 2
Hashed
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Coinbase Ventures
North America, California, United States, Oakland
Co-Investments: 2
PC
North America, Connecticut, United States, Greenwich
Co-Investments: 2
Robot Ventures
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 5
Alliance DAO
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 2
Portal Ventures
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
The LAO
North America, New York, United States, Brooklyn
Co-Investments: 2
The Spartan Group
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 3
CoinFund
North America, New York, United States, Brooklyn
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Tarun Chitra often collaborate with?

RL
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 7
HS
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
FM
Europe, Portugal
Shared Deals: 3
SK
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 4
JH
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Shared Deals: 2
RS
North America, Virginia, United States, Charlottesville
Shared Deals: 2
YS
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
TK
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
DD
North America, Florida, United States, Land O Lakes
Shared Deals: 2
DH
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Tarun Chitra?

Divine Research

San Francisco, California, United States

Divine Research offers a credit platform called "Credit" that provides small, fast loans without requiring collateral or credit history.

SeedSep 25, 2025
Amount Raised: $6,600,000
180 Life Sciences

Menlo Park, California, United States

180 Life Sciences developing novel drugs for treating distinct inflammatory diseases.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareLife Science
Post Ipo EquityJul 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $425,000,000
Fantom Foundation

Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

Fantom Foundation is a smart contract platform for digital assets and dApps.

BlockchainInformation TechnologySmart Contracts
Series UnknownMay 24, 2024
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
Zama

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

State-of-the-art open-source cryptography that makes protecting privacy easy.

BlockchainCyber SecurityPrivacySoftware
Series AMar 7, 2024
Amount Raised: $73,372,392
Inco

Manhattan, New York, United States

Inco develops a global confidentiality layer for Ethereum and other networks.

AppsGamingMobile Apps
SeedFeb 21, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,500,000

Web3 Ownership and Verifiability at Web2 Scale

Information TechnologyWeb3
SeedFeb 15, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,500,000
Pimlico

London, England, United Kingdom

Pimlico is an infrastructure platform for building the next generation of Ethereum smart accounts.

Blockchain
Pre SeedSep 25, 2023
Amount Raised: $1,600,000
Olympix

New Paltz, New York, United States

Olympix is a startup that wants to make Web3 more secure.It is a cutting-edge developer tool for preventive Web3 security.

BlockchainCyber SecurityWeb DevelopmentWeb3
SeedJul 11, 2023
Amount Raised: $4,300,000
Renegade

San Francisco, California, United States

Renegade is an on-chain crypto dark pool that maintains complete anonymity during the entire lifecycle of a trade.

CryptocurrencyFinancial Exchanges
SeedFeb 20, 2023
Amount Raised: $3,400,000
Empiric Network

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Empiric is the oracle on Starknet, built to empower native protocols to realize their ambitious potential.

BlockchainCryptocurrency
SeedJul 17, 2022
Amount Raised: $7,000,000