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Investment thesis

Ayre Group, led by entrepreneur and philanthropist Calvin Ayre, is a multi-faceted global investment operation that funds real estate projects, businesses, and technologies that 'break down barriers to entry, democratize opportunity and positively enhance peoples' lives.' Its venture capital arm, Ayre Ventures, is self-described as the world's largest utility blockchain-focused VC firm, investing in scalable, high-growth tech start-ups specialising in AI, scalable blockchain technology (specifically Bitcoin SV/BSV), big data, and media. The firm's thesis centres on the enterprise utility of blockchain technology, prioritising real applications over speculative investments — viewing BSV as an open, transparent, immutable data platform capable of enabling business models 'heretofore unimaginable on an energy-efficient basis.' Ayre Group targets companies that can impact and enhance business models in computing, supply chain, payments, data storage and security, advertising, finance, and healthcare.

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Gate2Chain are a vivid illustration of the unrivalled data-management opportunities offered by the BSV Blockchain, the world's only scalable enterprise blockchain focused solely on utility. Ayre Ventures is proud to support Gate2Chain's team and looks forward to their next innovative utilization of this revolutionary technology.

Calvin Ayre · Ayre Group press release via BusinessWire · 2024-04-17

I'm thrilled to support Vaionex, which has established itself as a core company involved in BSV development. Vaionex has created a funnel that brings developers and non-developers alike into the BSV ecosystem, identifying major pain points and simplifying them for both entrepreneurs looking to build new businesses as well as existing companies looking to incorporate blockchain benefits into their operations.

Calvin Ayre · Ayre Group press release — Vaionex investment announcement · 2022-06-13

The internet is rapidly shifting from Web2 to the decentralized, blockchain-reliant Web3. This evolution will disrupt the established internet giants who lack the technological foundations to handle the ground shifting under their feet.

Calvin Ayre · Ayre Group–nChain CHF half-billion deal press release via BusinessWire · 2023-08-02

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
LibraroSeed2025-04-07
Gate2ChainSeed2024-04-17
nChainAcquisition$550m2023-08-02
RadSeries B2023-11-28
Over-CSeries A2023-03-06
VaionexSeed$1m2022-06-13
mintBlueSeed$2m2022-03-10
MijemSeed2021-04-06
TAAL TechnologiesOther2019-10-09
CentbeeSeed

Frequent co-investors

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Two Hop Ventures3
nChain2
Accel Partners1
Partech1
Tenity1
Fujitsu1

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