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Archetype
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Archetype is an early-stage venture fund focused on accelerating the programmable future. The firm backs the next generation of crypto founders who are disrupting the status quo, creating entirely new markets, and dedicating themselves maniacally to their craft — providing visionary founders with working capital, hands-on support, unique expertise, and community to help transform bold ideas into real-world use cases that expand what's possible onchain. Archetype invests across infrastructure, decentralized finance, consumer applications, and emerging crypto primitives, with a belief that 'crypto rails underpin all global commerce' over a decade-plus time horizon. The firm sees crypto today as 'post-AOL, pre-Uber,' with the killer apps yet to come, and operates as a high-touch, high-conviction partner from first check through Series A.
Notable quotes
“Our belief is that crypto rails underpin all global commerce, if you take a decade or multi-decade point of view.”
“In crypto more than any other industry, paradigm-shifting products come not from established institutions but from innovative, founder-led startups. Archetype's mission is to help accelerate this founder-led future and the stakes have never been higher.”
“The future is going to be building killer products, you get your first 1,000 true fans, and then you go from there. That's how you get true networks.”
Recent investments
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Paradigm | 3 |
| Sequoia Capital | 3 |
| Polychain Capital | 3 |
| Bain Capital Crypto | 2 |
| Variant Fund | 2 |
| 1kx | 2 |
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