Blockchain.com Ventures

Profile and portfolio

Parent Blockchain.comFounded 2018

Blockchain.com Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Blockchain.com, a digital assets company. It was founded in 2018. It invests from pre-seed to seed. Sectors it names: crypto and blockchain.

Companies backedS2: 40+

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Pre-seed to Seed

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Item	Value
Stage range	Pre-seed to Seed
Sectors	Crypto and blockchain
Geography	Global

Sources: S2 Blockchain.com Ventures (BCV) Q4 Update, Peter Smith (2021-12-01); S1 Blockchain.com Ventures.

Scale and capital allocated

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Measure	Value	Unit	Kind	Source
Companies backed	40+	companies	Stated by the firm	S2
Companies on the firm's portfolio page	8	companies	Counted from the firm's own list	S2

Sources: S2 Blockchain.com Ventures (BCV) Q4 Update, Peter Smith (2021-12-01).

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Investment regionsS2 S1

Global

LeadersS2

Peter SmithCEO and co-founder, Blockchain.com; leads Blockchain.com VenturesFind on LinkedIn Firm page

Blockchain.com Ventures on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	Blockchain.com	Single source	S1
Parent industry	Crypto and digital assets	Single source	S1
Founded	2018	Single source	S1
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S2
Companies backed	40+	Single source	S2
Stages	Pre-seed, Seed (inferred from announced rounds)	Estimate	S2

Fund vehicles

Vehicle	Size	Year	Source
Venture Fund I	Not published	2018	S2
BCV Fund II	Not published	2021	S2

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 8 companies.S2

The firm also states 40+ companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S2

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

7 companies on the Blockchain.com Ventures portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

Firm	Shared	Companies in common
Coinbase Ventures	2	NEAR, Amber
IDEO CoLab Ventures	2	NEAR, Aave
Citi Ventures	1	Blockdaemon
Comcast Ventures	1	Blockdaemon
HashKey Capital	1	Blockdaemon
JPMorgan Strategic Investments	1	Blockdaemon
Salesforce Ventures	1	Blockdaemon
Circle Ventures	1	NEAR
Cisco Investments	1	NEAR
Xpring	1	NEAR
Animoca Brands	1	Enjin
SDG Lab	1	Terra

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the Blockchain.com Ventures list

8 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S2 Read the firm's list.

Aave
Amber
Blockdaemon
Enjin
Near Protocol
Terra
Theta
Wintermute Trading

History

2021Blockchain.com formed BCV Fund II in December 2021S2

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website www.blockchain.com/ventures/

Sources

Disclaimer and corrections

Not affiliated. This page is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Blockchain.com Ventures or any company named on it. Names and trademarks belong to their owners. Informational only. This is a public-source reference. It is not investment, legal or tax advice and not an offer or solicitation. Sources. Each figure names its source. Figures may have changed. Please read the firm's official pages, linked above. Corrections and takedown. To report an error or ask for a change or removal, use the correction form or email Richard@CorporateVentureCapital.com.

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