Best VCs for Networks

38 venture capitalists actively investing in Networks.

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Founder, Managing Partner

a16z crypto

Chris invests behind blockchains as a new computing and ownership primitive for the internet. His core thesis is that token-enabled networks can align builders, users, and owners; bootstrap network ef

No personal check-size range is published. The official profile's aggregate fund-raising figure and public financing announcements describe firm resources and transactions, not Chris's individual authority or a reliable minimum/maximum check.

SeedEarly StageGrowth

#2Andy Weissman

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

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Backs 'trusted brands that broaden access to knowledge, capital, and well-being by leveraging networks, platforms, and protocols.' The access thesis is the through-line: every investment should make s

Series ASeries B

GENERAL PARTNER

1confirmation

Brett focuses on crypto-native consumer products that bridge onchain ownership with mainstream culture. His published work looks for applications built around existing behaviors—playing games for mone

No personal check-size or allocation authority is published. 1confirmation describes itself as an early-stage venture fund; firm assets or round sizes should not be treated as Brett's personal range.

Pre-SeedSeedEarly Stage

#5Christian Zimmermann

Partner and Chief Operating Officer

Greenfield Capital

Christian applies transaction, regulatory, and policy expertise to executing Greenfield's crypto investments. His work argues for clear decentralization standards, practical token tax treatment, open

No personal check-size range is published. Greenfield invests across pre-seed through later stages, while Christian's stated responsibility is implementing investment decisions rather than owning a public personal allocation range.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

Co-Founder and Venture Partner

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Brad's published investing work centers on preserving the internet's permissionless, generative character. He has backed open communications and data infrastructure, decentralized protocols with incen

USV states that the firm writes $1 million to $30 million checks from the earliest stages onward. It does not publish Brad's personal range or authority; investments are discussed by the full partnership and decided collectively without a vote.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#7Rebecca Kaden

Managing Partner

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Rebecca invests at the edge of large markets, with a consumer and product lens sharpened by USV's network-effects thesis. Her current view links abundant AI intelligence, cheaper hardware, sensors, an

USV publishes a firm-wide check range of $1 million to $30 million and invests from the earliest stages through follow-ons. It does not publish Rebecca's individual authority, and the partnership makes decisions collectively without a vote.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

Venture Partner

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Jared brings a repeat founder's consumer-product lens to networks at the intersection of AI and crypto. His published thesis favors strange, initially fringe behaviors that create genuinely new social

No individual check range is published. USV's firm-wide range is $1 million to $30 million, but Jared's special-advisor placement does not establish personal decision authority; the partnership discusses investments collectively without a vote.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

Co-Founder & General Partner

Lattice Fund

Mike backs infrastructure, networks and applications that make money, markets and scarce resources more open. He originated Lattice's 2022 Token-Incentivized Physical Infrastructure Networks thesis an

$250K–$1M from pre-seed through Series A, per Lattice's current official approach page. The firm says it invests globally, makes fast independent decisions and seeks non-consensus companies at their earliest stages.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#10Claude Donzé

Principal

Greenfield Capital

Claude leads Greenfield's consumer investing and backs crypto products that turn mature onchain rails into understandable, trusted consumer experiences. His published work focuses on mobile-native DeF

No verified personal check-size range is published. Greenfield invests across private, public, and liquid crypto assets from pre-seed through later stages; disclosed Claude-led financings include Rebind's €1.6M pre-seed, Greenfield's co-lead in Layer3's $15M Series A, and Greenfield's lead in Self's $9M seed. Those round sizes are not Claude's personal allocation authority.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#11Nick Grossman

Partner

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Nick's work connects open, decentralized systems with the infrastructure needed for the next computing cycle. His current 'Rebel Alliance' thesis argues that agentic AI will favor a modular ecosystem

No personal check-size range is published. USV invests at the earliest stages and supports companies throughout their journey; investment decisions are made collaboratively by discussion rather than individual vote.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#12Rachel Ruggieri

Associate Technical Recruiter

First Round Capital

Rachel supports First Round portfolio companies by connecting technical builders and operators with founders. Her lens comes from sourcing at two early-stage startups and working directly with founder

Not applicable to Rachel's technical-recruiting role. First Round's public initial-investment range of $1 million to $7 million and roughly $3.5 million average belongs to the firm's investing process, not to Rachel personally.

Founding and early-team hiringTechnical recruitingCandidate sourcing

#13Andrzej Dzius

Partner and Chief Technology Officer

Greenfield Capital

Andrzej brings an operator-CTO lens to Greenfield's crypto portfolio. His current published work emphasizes privacy as general-purpose infrastructure and backs decentralized encrypted computation that

No personal check-size range is published. Greenfield's venture strategy spans pre-seed through later rounds; disclosed portfolio round totals are not Andrzej's personal allocation limits.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#14Albert Wenger

Partner

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Albert is a thesis-driven generalist investing at the edge of large markets under technological and societal pressure. His current work emphasizes AI-enabled scientific discovery, robotics that can op

USV states that the firm writes $1 million to $30 million checks and invests from the earliest stages through the full company journey. This is a firm-wide range, not Albert's personal check authority; decisions are discussed collectively without a formal vote.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#15Helen Norton

Former Partner, Finance & Operations (departed April 2026)

AirTree Ventures (Web3)

Helen's contribution was building an institutional venture platform around the investors and founders: fund finance, governance, compliance, systems, LP relationships, organization and shared learning

Not applicable. Helen is no longer at AirTree and her historical mandate was finance and operations, not a personal Web3 check-writing practice. Current founders should use AirTree's current investment team and published fund channels; operational peers should treat her record as experience, not present firm authority.

Venture-firm formation and scalingFund finance and governanceLimited-partner and investor relations

#16Julien 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

Head of Events

Lux Capital

Nat designs the convening layer around Lux's frontier-science and technology network. Her work brings together founders, researchers, executives, investors, journalists and creative leaders in focused

Not applicable to Nat's events role. Lux invests across stages, but no personal allocation authority or check size belongs to this profile. Founder financing pitches should go to Lux's investment team.

Founder and portfolio communityExecutive conveningThought-leadership programming

Deal Partner

Lightspeed Faction

Tim is a crypto-native early-stage investor with an explicit interest at the intersection of crypto and AI. His WeatherXM work shows a demand-first DePIN lens: token incentives can coordinate distribu

Faction does not publish a standard check range or Tim's personal authority. The official mandate is Seed and Series A, across equity and tokens; public financing sizes are not Faction check sizes.

SeedSeries AEarly Stage

#19Joel Monegro

Partner

Placeholder

Fat protocol thesis and web3 infrastructure. Co-founder of Placeholder with Chris Burniske.

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

Partner

NGC Ventures

Zi focuses on blockchain infrastructure from research through live network operation. He evaluates execution bottlenecks, layer-2 and appchain architecture, EVM compatibility and parallel processing,

No personal or firm ticket is disclosed on NGC's site. Zi's partner title, accelerator mentorship and infrastructure responsibilities show meaningful technical involvement but do not prove a standard range or unilateral decision authority.

SeedEarly StageTestnet

Deal Partner

Lightspeed Faction

Clara invests within Faction's early-stage, crypto-native mandate: Seed and Series A projects across the stack, in equity or tokens, that create fundamental utility and push the industry forward. Publ

Faction does not publish a standard check range or Clara's personal allocation authority. Its official mandate is Seed and Series A investments across equity and tokens; public round sizes must not be mistaken for Faction's check size.

SeedSeries AEarly Stage

Partner

Haun Ventures

Chris backs community-led and crypto-enabled businesses where open technology creates a durable advantage and a credible business model. His work focuses on the infrastructure of globally programmable

No reliable Chris-specific ticket range is public. Haun invests from seed through scale and announced $1 billion of new early- and later-stage capital in May 2026; round evidence includes leading or co-leading seed, Series A and an $82M growth financing, but round size is not the same as Haun's check.

SeedSeries AGrowth

General Partner

NGC Ventures

Wayne's record points to foundational network investing informed by public-market research: he supported Solana and Algorand early, before their ecosystems became established, and NGC's current portfo

No first-party personal or firm check range is published. Third-party directories repeat a $100K–$5M estimate, but it is excluded here because NGC's own site does not substantiate it; founders should confirm stage and ticket directly.

SeedEarly StageNetwork Formation

#25Frank Hourigan

Partner, Head of Operations

1confirmation

Frank's public role centers on the operational side of 1confirmation, an early-stage fund supporting founders who decentralize the web and society. His background in regulated finance, asset managemen

Not publicly disclosed. Public databases show 1confirmation joining early-stage crypto rounds, but round size should not be mistaken for the firm's check size.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#26Jacob Reidhead

Partner

PEN Ventures

Jacob's published work centers on business analysis, market strategy and Korean-ecosystem navigation for technology startups in finance, mobility and healthcare. That supports PEN's broader pre-seed-t

PEN Ventures does not publish a partner-specific or firm check-size range on its current website.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

Partner

PEN Ventures

Steven brings accelerator, corporate innovation and venture experience across Southeast Asia, Australia/New Zealand and Korea. His disclosed investing track record includes 45 fintech and digital-heal

PEN Ventures does not publish a partner-specific or firm check-size range on its current website.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#28Yoo Shin Jung

Partner

PEN Ventures

Yoo Shin Jung brings 28 years of domestic and global capital-market and venture-capital experience to PEN's pre-seed-to-Series-A technology investment and global-expansion platform. PEN does not publi

PEN Ventures does not publish a partner-specific or firm check-size range on its current website.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#29Myoungsoo Song

CEO

PEN Ventures

Myoungsoo leads PEN's investment, acceleration and global-expansion support for technology startups. His prior investing experience spans fintech, insurtech and edtech in Hong Kong and Singapore, whil

PEN Ventures does not publish a personal or firm check-size range on its current website; founders should confirm round and ownership fit directly.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

Venture Partner

Craft Ventures

Sky backs hard-technology companies that extend connectivity and intelligence into the physical world. His company-building history—from EarthLink and Boingo to Swarm, Ring, and Joby—supports a lens c

No personal check-size range is published. Craft attributes angel through growth investments and a led Series A to Sky; these are portfolio-stage observations rather than personal check limits.

AngelSeedSeries A

Advisor

PEN Ventures

Su-kyu Choi advises PEN with extensive government and SME-policy experience. PEN does not describe him as holding a direct investment mandate or publish an individual thesis.

Not applicable as a published personal mandate: PEN lists Su-kyu Choi as an advisor and does not disclose a firm check-size range.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#32Mike Tomaino

Partner

1confirmation

Mike is a Partner at 1confirmation, whose published mandate is to support exceptional early-stage founders fueling decentralization of the web and society. In the absence of attributable personal comm

Not publicly disclosed. Public databases show 1confirmation joining early-stage crypto rounds, but round size should not be mistaken for the firm's check size.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

Partner

PEN Ventures

Henry's published expertise is translating laboratory technologies into early customer engagements and product handoff. At PEN, that commercialization experience complements the firm's focus on global

PEN Ventures does not publish a partner-specific or firm check-size range on its current website.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#34Christopher Heymann

General Partner

1kx

Investing in early-stage crypto protocols and infrastructure at 1kx. Focused on community-owned and operated networks.

#35Alok Vasudev

Co-Founder

Standard Crypto

Crypto infrastructure and network formation. Focus on how crypto networks bootstrap.

Investment Manager

SevenX Ventures

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Venture Scout

Collab+Currency

Pre-seedSeedEarly Stage

Analyst

Collab+Currency

Pre-seedSeedEarly Stage

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