Blockchain & Fintech Fund

FUND THESIS:

The next generation of financial infrastructure won’t be built by retrofitting the past — it’ll emerge from designing for a decentralized, permissionless future. This fund invests at the intersection of blockchain innovation and fintech disruption, backing bold founders building systems that remove gatekeepers, lower costs, and empower users with true ownership. We support companies reimagining money, markets, and identity — because the future of finance isn’t just digital, it’s decentralized by design.

WHY NOW:

Finance is being rebuilt from the ground up. As traditional systems strain under the demands of speed, transparency, and interoperability, programmable blockchain infrastructure is enabling a new financial stack — faster, cheaper, and borderless by default. At the same time, AI and decentralized rails are converging, unlocking powerful new primitives in data, lending, payments, and digital identity.

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Investment Areas of Interest

Decentralized AI & Data Infrastructure →
AI Without Gatekeepers: Verifiable, Privacy-Preserving
Portfolio companies: Sahara AI, PIN AI

Next-Gen Financial Platforms →
Fintech Unbundled, Rebundled, and Reinvented
Portfolio companies: Upstart, Alto IRA

Decentralized Security →
Trust Through Code, Not Intermediaries
Portfolio companies: TRM Labs, Babylon

Blockchain Protocols & Scaling Solutions →
The Infrastructure Phase: Scaling for Billions
Portfolio companies: Algorand, Mysten Labs

Digital Asset Ecosystems →
Beyond Coins: The Next Financial Superlayer
Portfolio companies: SoSoValue, Circle, Kraken

Decentralized Social & Identity Networks →
The Next Social Stack: Open, Portable, Owned
Portfolio companies: Bluesky, Transcrypts

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Fund Overview

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Invest in blockchain, AI, and disruptive technologies driving the digital transformation of the global economy
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~15-20 venture investments made over ~12-18 months — diversified by stage, sector, geography, lead investor
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~20% to pursue follow-on opportunities in the most promising portfolio investments
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Investments sourced by a team of dedicated investing professionals, our network of handpicked Scouts, AV’s 750k+ supporters, and other AV funds
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Part of Alumni Ventures, America's Largest Venture Firm for Individuals and a “Top 20 Venture Firm” (CB Insights ’24)

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We are a venture capital firm that provides accredited investors & institutions with access to professionally-managed, diversified venture portfolios. Our network is among the largest and most well-connected in the industry.

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*Top-Quartile for AV Fund vintages 2016-2020 as of September 30, 2024. Top Quartile ranking against Cambridge Associates’ peer group for venture capital, according to the Distributions to Paid-in Capital (DPI) metric. Top-Quartile for 2016 vintage was .77 for Cambridge Associates peer group and .72 for Alumni Ventures funds. Past performance does not guarantee future results.