Best VCs for MEV

8 venture capitalists actively investing in MEV.

Active VCs

Funds

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

#2Tom 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

#3Matt 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

#4Rob 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

#5Tarun 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

#6Matt 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

#7Dan Robinson

General Partner & Head of Research

Paradigm

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

SeedSeries A

#8Spencer Applebaum