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Kraken Ventures

Profile, fund size and portfolio

Parent KrakenHQ San Francisco, United StatesFounded 2021

Kraken Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Kraken, a digital assets company. It was founded in 2021 and is based in San Francisco, United States. It invests from seed to Series A. Sectors it names: crypto and blockchain, fintech, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity.

Fund sizeS2
USD 65M

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Series A
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Stage rangeSeed to Series A
SectorsCrypto and blockchain, Fintech, Artificial intelligence, Cybersecurity
GeographyGlobal
OfficesSan Francisco, United States

Sources: S3 The Venture Codex: Kraken Ventures investments and fund profile; S1 Kraken: Kraken backs launch of venture capital fund (2021-02-11).

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Investment stage: Seed to Series A

Sources: S3 The Venture Codex: Kraken Ventures investments and fund profile; S1 Kraken: Kraken backs launch of venture capital fund (2021-02-11).

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Scale and capital allocated
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MeasureValueUnitKindSource
Headline sizeUSD 65MFund sizeStated by the firm or its parentS2
Companies on the firm's portfolio page6companiesCounted from the firm's own listS3

Sources: S2 Business Wire: Kraken Ventures raises USD 65 million for early-stage fund (2021-12-17); S3 The Venture Codex: Kraken Ventures investments and fund profile.

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Scale and capital allocated

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Sources: S2 Business Wire: Kraken Ventures raises USD 65 million for early-stage fund (2021-12-17); S3 The Venture Codex: Kraken Ventures investments and fund profile.

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Where it invests

Geography

Investment regionsS3S1

Key facts

FactValueStatusSource
Parent companyKrakenSingle sourceS1
Parent industryCrypto and digital assetsSingle sourceS1
Founded2021Single sourceS1
HeadquartersSan Francisco, United StatesSingle sourceS1
StatusActiveSingle sourceS1
Capital sourceParent and outside investorsSingle sourceS1
Headline sizeUSD 65M (Fund size)Single sourceS2
StagesSeed, Series A (inferred from announced rounds)EstimateS3

Fund vehicles

VehicleSizeYearSource
Kraken Ventures early-stage fundUSD 65M2021S2

History

  1. Kraken announces backing of the newly launched Kraken Ventures (2021-02-11)S1
  2. Kraken Ventures announces USD 65 million early-stage fund (2021-12-17)S2

Portfolio

Public sources name 6 portfolio companies.S3

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

3 companies on the Kraken 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.

FirmSharedCompanies in common
Coinbase Ventures2Puffer Finance, Usual
Animoca Brands1Puffer Finance
Ledger Cathay Capital1Morpho

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the Kraken Ventures list

6 companies, as named in the sources cited.S3 Read the firm's list.

  • 1Money
  • Deblock
  • Morpho Labs
  • Puffer Finance
  • Usual
  • WalletConnect

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Sources

  1. S1Kraken: Kraken backs launch of venture capital fund (2021-02-11)Firm
  2. S2Business Wire: Kraken Ventures raises USD 65 million for early-stage fund (2021-12-17)Press
  3. S3The Venture Codex: Kraken Ventures investments and fund profileThird-party report

Disclaimer and corrections

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