Best VCs for Developer Infrastructure

12 venture capitalists actively investing in Developer Infrastructure.

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Managing Partner

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Andy invests at the edge of large markets under transformative pressure. His long-running thesis work centers on engaged networks, differentiated user experience, and defensibility created by network

No personal check-size range is published. USV describes itself as an earliest-stage generalist investor and makes decisions collaboratively without a vote; round fit should be confirmed with the partnership rather than attributed to Andy alone.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#2Ricardo de Arruda

Partner, Investing & Research

Paradigm

Ricardo uses large-scale onchain data to distinguish real crypto adoption from activity manufactured by incentives or sybils. He focuses on new ecosystems, user acquisition and retention, token distri

Paradigm backs companies from first check through public markets, but neither the firm nor Ricardo publishes his personal check range or decision authority. Portfolio round totals and a historical firm-wide range are not treated as personal allocation evidence.

Pre-SeedSeedEarly Stage

#3Alpin Yukseloglu

Partner, Investing & Research

Paradigm

Alpin partners with crypto founders and researchers who have strong instincts about the future and the courage to follow them. His work centers on protocol, market, and mechanism design—especially sys

Paradigm says it backs founders at every stage from first check through public markets, but it does not publish Alpin's personal check range or decision authority. A 2024 firm filing described vehicle investments from $1M to $100M or more; that historical firm range is not treated as his current personal range.

Pre-SeedSeedEarly Stage

#4Stanko Nedic

Partner

V3V Ventures

Stanko invests in early-stage software, digital infrastructure and emerging technology, with a strong Web3 focus and an engineer's bias toward difficult, foundational systems. His current public filte

No Stanko-specific check range is public. A current third-party V3V profile reports a firm-level typical range of $100K–$1M at pre-seed/seed, while public round databases describe the larger rounds V3V joins rather than its own checks. Treat $100K–$1M as directional and confirm instrument, allocation and follow-on capacity directly.

Pre-seedSeedSelective later follow-on

#5Michael Robinson

Partner, Head of Investment Team

Craft Ventures

Michael invests across venture and growth with a focus on cybersecurity, infrastructure, and AI applications. His operating framework prizes durable revenue, efficient growth, healthy unit economics,

No personal check-size range is published. Craft invests from early-stage venture through growth, and Michael's disclosed financings span several stages; those total round sizes are not personal or standard check sizes.

Series ASeries BSeries C

#6Julien Passagne

Venture Partner

CV VC

Julien brings a technical, crypto-native lens to early blockchain and AI opportunities. His background spans building a Big Four blockchain practice, operating at a Layer-1 company, bootstrapping an e

CV VC publicly invests up to $500,000 in qualifying pre-seed and seed companies. CV Pad and launchpad transactions can have different token terms; no reliable public source establishes Julien's personal allocation authority.

Pre-SeedSeedToken Launch

#7Diana Hu

Managing Partner

Y Combinator

Diana works with technical founders building frontier AI, robotics and hard technology. Her Escher Reality and Niantic experience combines zero-to-one infrastructure with deployment at consumer scale,

YC's live standard deal is $500K per accepted company: $125K on a post-money SAFE for 7% plus $375K on an uncapped MFN SAFE, with a participation right. This is YC's standardized program deal, not Diana's personal check range.

IdeaPre-SeedBatch-stage startup

#8Will Leas

Deal Partner

Lightspeed Faction

Will invests in useful early-stage blockchain projects across equity and tokens. His public Meld thesis highlights infrastructure that connects traditional money and crypto: simple, compliant, develop

Faction does not publish a standard check range or Will's personal allocation authority. Its official mandate is Seed and Series A, using equity and tokens; observed round sizes are not check-size evidence.

SeedSeries AEarly Stage

#9Jai Sajnani

Partner

Khosla Ventures

Jai looks for category-defining growth companies with the potential for outsized scale and economics, while remaining open to bold bets even after the early stage. His public-markets background adds a

No personal check range is published. Jai focuses on growth-stage opportunities, while Khosla's Main Fund covers early through later-stage ventures and all total financings above $10M. Round size is not the same as Jai's personal allocation authority.

Series BSeries CGrowth

#10Mike Marg

Partner

Craft Ventures

Mike invests in enterprise software and AI products that deliver fast, legible value to an end user and can expand from bottom-up adoption into durable enterprise systems. His work links product archi

No Mike-specific check range is public. Craft's official portfolio attributes angel/seed, venture and growth investments to him, but financing totals and round labels are not his check size. Confirm vehicle, ownership target, reserves and lead appetite directly.

AngelSeedSeries A

#11Dan Moor

Principal

Craft Ventures

Dan backs early-stage B2B and vertical software, cybersecurity, infrastructure and physical-AI companies where a strong product insight can become a scalable operating and go-to-market machine. His in

No Dan-specific check range is public. Craft invests across early and growth stages through separate venture and growth funds; Dan's official profile emphasizes helping early-stage founders, while recent attributed investments range from Seed through later-stage rounds. Confirm current vehicle and sizing through inquiries@craftventures.com.

SeedSeries ASeries B

#12Aaron Cort

Operating Partner, Marketing & Growth

Craft Ventures

Based on Craft's description of his role and his recent Craft Insights pieces, Cort's focus is on building predictable growth systems: product-led and community-led growth, strong data and attribution

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