Best VCs for NFTs

26 venture capitalists actively investing in NFTs.

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General Partner, a16z crypto (Founder & Lead)

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

The crypto conviction investor. Founded and leads a16z's crypto practice, which has deployed billions across five funds. Author of 'Read Write Own' (2024), arguing that blockchain enables a new era of

$1M-$100M+ (from $2B+ crypto funds — 5th fund raising in 2026)

SeedSeries ASeries B

#2Chris Dixon

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

#3Sterling Campbell

Former Investor, Blockchain Capital (off current roster)

Blockchain Capital

In his Blockchain Capital work, Sterling focused on the intersection of consumers and crypto. He saw gaming as a mass-onboarding path because persistent games, interoperable assets and player-owned ec

No reliable personal check range or current Blockchain Capital authority is public. Third-party ranges are stale and were excluded. Historical work included consumer-crypto diligence and portfolio support; founders must contact a currently listed Blockchain Capital investor for live check size and sponsorship.

Historical seed and venture investingConsumer-crypto diligencePortfolio support

#4Brett Shear

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

#5Fred Ehrsam

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Paradigm

Protocol-level investments and new financial primitives. Open-source money, programmable economics, governance, mechanism design.

SeedSeries ASeries B

#6Jehan Chu

Founder & Managing Partner

Kenetic Capital

Jehan treats blockchain as the next internet and backs the data, infrastructure, enterprise, trading and financial systems that can anchor a natively digital economy. He underwrites the founders first

No reliable public standard ticket or Jehan-specific approval range was found. Kenetic invests its family-office capital in direct blockchain companies, tokens and other crypto funds, and its published site emphasizes Series A/B equity; historical and interview evidence also shows seed, token and incubation activity. Ask directly rather than inferring a check from round size.

SeedSeries ASeries B

#7Dan Patterson

Managing Partner

Sfermion

Dan co-leads Sfermion's investment strategy around the experiential internet: founders, companies, and digital assets that merge physical and digital life through web3, AI, AR, and VR. The firm's dura

Sfermion does not publish a first-party check-size range or Dan's individual authority. Public deal records show participation in seed and Series A rounds, but round totals and third-party estimates are not treated as his personal check size.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#8Robbie Ferguson

Co-founder & President

Immutable Ventures

Built Immutable as the leading web3 gaming platform. Immutable Ventures invests in blockchain gaming and NFT infrastructure from Australia.

SeedSeries A

#9Gabby Dizon

Angel Investor & Founder

YGG is the largest blockchain gaming guild, pioneering the play-to-earn economy. YGG Ventures invests in gaming, metaverse, and the creator economy in web3.

SeedSeries A

#10Scott Kominers

Ethereal Ventures

Academic turned crypto investor, bringing rigorous economic thinking to token design and mechanism design. Ethereal Ventures invests in crypto projects with strong economic foundations.

SeedSeries A

#11Jason Choi

Angel Investor & Tangent Co-founder

Jason seeks inflection points in crypto and adjacent frontier technology through Tangent's three concise themes: zero-to-one use cases, coordination networks and markets for everything. His public inv

Tangent describes itself as a principal investment firm making concentrated liquid and early-stage bets, but does not publish a dependable check range. Confirm whether Jason is investing personally or through Tangent, plus allocation, stage, structure and portfolio concentration.

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

#12Frank 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

#13Ray Chan

Angel Investor & Memeland Co-founder

Ray invests and builds where internet culture, community and emerging technology reinforce one another. His current thesis is that regulated, transparent public-market infrastructure can bridge Web2 a

No personal angel range is published. Ray now chairs listed MemeStrategy (HKEX: 2440), while also leading 9GAG and Memeland; distinguish personal investments from Memeland venture-studio activity and public-company balance-sheet or strategic investments, each with different governance and disclosure requirements.

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

#14Yat Siu

Angel Investor & Founder

Gaming, metaverse, and NFTs. Pioneer of blockchain gaming.

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

#15Kinjal Shah

Partner

Blockchain Capital

Investment in early-stage blockchain companies and tokens.

#16Mike 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

#17David Pakman

Managing Partner

CoinFund

Investing in web3 and crypto at CoinFund. Focuses on consumer-facing applications and platforms that bring web3 to mainstream users.

SeedSeries ASeries B

#18Kuleen Nimkar

Partner

Polychain Capital

DeFi protocols, token economics, governance design. Sustainable DeFi models.

#19Evan Auyang

Group President

Animoca Brands

Building the open metaverse through strategic investments at Animoca Brands. Focuses on digital property rights and gaming infrastructure.

SeedSeries ASeries B

#20James Ho

Managing Partner, Animoca Ventures

Animoca Brands

Strategic investments in gaming and metaverse at Animoca Brands. Focuses on scaling blockchain gaming ecosystems and building interoperable virtual economies.

SeedSeries ASeries B

#21Piers Kicks

Partner

Delphi Ventures

Crypto-native researcher and investor at Delphi Ventures. Focuses on metaverse, gaming, and culture layers of web3.

SeedSeries A

#22Santiago R. Santos

Angel Investor

Crypto-native angel investor. Focuses on DeFi, NFTs, and onchain culture. Known for early Ethereum ecosystem bets.

Pre-seedSeedAngel

#23Hironao Kunimitsu

Founder