Best VCs for Protocol
17 venture capitalists actively investing in Protocol.
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
General Partner
Pantera Capital
Investing in blockchain infrastructure and tokens at Pantera Capital. Focuses on protocol-level investments with long-term value creation potential.
Partner
Framework Ventures
DeFi researcher and investor at Framework Ventures. Deep quantitative approach to evaluating DeFi protocols and their economic sustainability.
Partner / Head of Delphi Labs
Delphi Ventures
Investing in DeFi and crypto infrastructure at Delphi Ventures. Focuses on technical evaluation of protocols and smart contract systems.
Founder & CEO
DFG (Digital Finance Group)
Founded DFG to invest in blockchain infrastructure and digital assets globally. Bridges Eastern and Western crypto ecosystems with a focus on protocol-level investments.
Founder & GP
Portal Ventures
Investing in early-stage crypto infrastructure and applications at Portal Ventures. Focused on backing technical founders building at the frontier of blockchain technology.
General Partner & Head of Research
Paradigm
DeFi mechanism design, AMM theory, MEV research. Novel financial primitives and their mathematical foundations.
Partner
Placeholder VC
Crypto valuation frameworks and portfolio theory. Co-creator of Placeholder's crypto thesis.
Partner
Polychain Capital
ZK proofs, privacy infrastructure, developer tooling. Privacy is a fundamental right and crypto's key unsolved problem.
Co-Chief Investment Officer
Pantera Capital
DeFi, prediction markets, protocol design. Creator of Augur.
General Partner
Paradigm
DeFi infrastructure, MEV, protocol economics. Intersection of market microstructure and blockchain design.
Partner
Placeholder VC
Fat protocol thesis and web3 infrastructure. Co-founder of Placeholder with Chris Burniske.
CTO, a16z Crypto
a16z Crypto
Crypto infrastructure, developer platforms, open source and crypto incentives.
Partner / Head of Ventures
Delphi Ventures
Crypto research and quantitative analysis. Focus on tokenomics and protocol design.
Partner
Polychain Capital
Zero-knowledge cryptography, privacy protocols, ZK-rollups.
Partner
Multicoin Capital
Infrastructure, bridges, interoperability. Cross-chain communication and multi-chain future.
Co-Founder & General Partner
Lattice Fund