Best VCs for MEV

16 venture capitalists actively investing in MEV.

16
Active VCs
1
Funds
2
Deals
$8M
Total Invested
#1Trace Mitchell

Founder & GP

Figment Capital

Infrastructure, MEV, and protocol-level investments. Deep focus on cryptographic and systems engineering innovation.

2 deals

SeedSeries A
#2Peyman Momeni

Research Partner

Hack VC

Peyman treats confidentiality as market infrastructure rather than an abstract right. His research uses identity-based encryption and distributed decryption to prevent front-running with dramatically

Not disclosed and not inferable. Peyman is listed as a Research Partner, so founders should treat him as a domain expert and technical thesis contributor unless Hack VC confirms participation in a specific investment decision.
Technical ResearchProtocol DesignPre-Seed
#3Dan Robinson

General Partner & Head of Research

Paradigm

DeFi mechanism design, AMM theory, MEV research. Novel financial primitives and their mathematical foundations.

SeedSeries A
#4Yerui Zhang

Investment Director

HashKey Capital

Yerui is a HashKey investment director with documented fund-committee responsibility and a contributor to the firm's technical sector research. The research evaluates infrastructure and applications a

No verified personal check-size range is published. HashKey Capital operates multiple venture, liquid, and multi-strategy vehicles; fund size and disclosed portfolio rounds should not be converted into Yerui's individual authority.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#5Elijah Fox

Investment Partner

Variant Fund

Elijah backs technically ambitious founders building new mechanisms, markets and infrastructure. His work joins crypto market design with a widening AI thesis: mature financial systems need expressive

Variant does not publish a reliable personal check range. Elijah works at the earliest stages, but founders should confirm fund vehicle, allocation, ownership, lead/co-lead appetite, token/equity structure and reserves with the partnership.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#6Jonah Burian

Investor

Blockchain Capital

Jonah studies where value and power accrue as crypto infrastructure matures. He argues that open rails can unbundle closed payment networks; user-owning applications can compress infrastructure margin

No personal check range or deal authority is disclosed. Jonah is an Investor focused on research and new opportunities at a multi-stage firm; public work and academic research demonstrate thesis depth, not a standard individual ticket.
ResearchSeedEarly Stage
#7Matt Huang

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Paradigm

Backs transformative crypto protocols and infrastructure. Crypto is the most important tech revolution since the internet.

SeedSeries ASeries B
#8Jonah Burian

Investor

Blockchain Capital

Jonah studies where value and power accrue as crypto infrastructure matures. He argues that open rails can unbundle closed payment networks; user-owning applications can compress infrastructure margin

No personal check range or deal authority is disclosed. Jonah is an Investor focused on research and new opportunities at a multi-stage firm; public work and academic research demonstrate thesis depth, not a standard individual ticket.
ResearchSeedEarly Stage
#9Gleb Dudka

Principal

Greenfield Capital

Gleb leads Greenfield's DeFi work, combining protocol research, infrastructure operating experience, and deal execution. His current research emphasizes capital-efficient and safer liquidity architect

Not publicly disclosed. Greenfield has led and joined pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds, but public round sizes are not personal or firm check sizes.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#10Pim Swart

Associate Partner

Maven 11 Capital

Pim applies bioinformatics, data-science and machine-learning training to fundamental crypto investing. His disclosed lead investments span decentralized AI compute, zero-knowledge proof systems, tran

Maven 11 does not publish a dependable personal or firm check range on its current site. Founders should confirm the applicable venture vehicle, initial ownership, token/equity structure, lead appetite and reserves directly with Pim rather than relying on directory estimates.
Pre-SeedSeedEarly Stage
#11Spencer Applebaum

General Partner, Co-Head of Venture

Multicoin Capital

Solana ecosystem, DeFi, DePIN. High-performance blockchain applications.

SeedSeries AVenture
#12Tom Schmidt

General Partner

Dragonfly

Early-stage crypto investor at Dragonfly with deep DeFi expertise. Focuses on novel financial primitives and infrastructure that expands what's possible in decentralized finance.

SeedSeries A
#13Tarun Chitra

Managing Partner

Robot Ventures

Rigorous quantitative approach to crypto investing at Robot Ventures. Applies mathematical modeling and simulation to evaluate DeFi protocols and crypto systems.

Pre-seedSeedSeries A
#14Rob Hadick

General Partner

Dragonfly

Investing in crypto infrastructure and security at Dragonfly. Focuses on foundational technology that makes crypto safer and more scalable.

SeedSeries ASeries B
#15Matt Stephenson

Partner

Pantera Capital

Applies rigorous economic theory and mechanism design to crypto investing. Focuses on projects where game theory and incentive alignment are core to the value proposition.

SeedSeries ASeries B
#16Gurnoor Singh Narula

Research Analyst

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Pre-seedSeedSeries A

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