Polychain

Polychain

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Overview

The emergence of bitcoin and subsequent blockchain technologies has generated a new digital asset class in which scarcity is based on mathematical properties. Through cryptographic verification and game-theoretic equilibrium, blockchain-based digital assets can be created, issued, and transmitted using the software. Polychain Capital is committed to exceptional returns for investors through actively managed portfolios of these blockchain assets.

Highlights

Founded

2016

Industry

Venture Capital

Employees

11-50

Investment

249

Lead Investment

153

Exits

7

Stages

Seed, Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Late Stage Venture

Investor Type

Hedge Fund, Venture Capital

Location

United States, North America

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

Polychain, established in 2016 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Seed, Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Late Stage Venture investments across Social Media, Mobile, Messaging, Apps, Video Chat, Wireless, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Bitcoin. The organization boasts a portfolio of 249 investments, with an average round size of $34.2M and 7 successful exits. Their recent investments include Kik, Pantera Capital, Blockchain Capital, Y Combinator, Cantos. The highest investment round they participated in was $699.6B. Among their most notable exits are Kik and Pantera Capital. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

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William Wolf

Researcher

imagePlace Olaf Carlson-Wee

Olaf Carlson-Wee

Founder and CEO

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Ben Perszyk

Partner

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Luke Pearson

Senior Research Cryptographer

imagePlace Vanessa Black

Vanessa Black

Head of People

Investment portfolio

Polychain has made 249 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jul 30, 2024, when Hyperbolic raised $7.0M.

Polychain has made 13 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Jan 16, 2024, when Canza Finance raised $2.3M.

investments

249

Diversity investments

13

Lead investments

153

Number of exits

7

Investments

249

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Jul 02, 2024--10.6M
Jul 02, 2024--8.0M
Jul 24, 2024--6.0M
Jul 30, 2024
Hyperbolic Hyperbolic
Cloud Computing7.0M

Exits

7

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

249

Investors

7

Funds

4

Funding Rounds

249

Polychain has raised 249 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 30, 2024 from a Seed Round - Hyperbolic round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Jul 02, 2024
Seed Round - Lombard Seed Round - Lombard
-10.6M-
Jul 02, 2024
Seed Round - OpenLedger Seed Round - OpenLedger
-8.0M-
Jul 24, 2024
Series A - Namcon Series A - Namcon
-6.0M-
Jul 30, 2024
Seed Round - Hyperbolic Seed Round - Hyperbolic
-7.0M-

Investors

6

Polychain is funded by 6 investor(s). Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures Kantor are the most recent investors.

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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