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D1 Ventures is a crypto-native fund founded in 2019, powering the future of the open economy. The firm supports the crypto economy through organic market building, global market intelligence and insights, strategic advisory, and the power of memetics. D1 explicitly backs eccentric and unconventional founders building the next generation of Web3 applications, with a particular emphasis on decentralized infrastructure, DeFi protocols, Layer 1/Layer 2 blockchains, and blockchain-based applications — including narrative design and meme propagation as core value-add services alongside capital.
Notable quotes
“D1 Ventures is a crypto asset focused investment and advisory firm that is powering the future of the open economy.”
Team
Cassandra Shi
Managing Director
Tamara Frankel
Founding Partner
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AITV | Pre-seed | — | 2025-09-09 |
| Rivalz Network | Series A | $9m | 2024-08-14 |
| Pendle | Seed | — | — |
| Arweave | Seed | — | — |
| Polkadot | Seed | — | — |
| NEAR Protocol | Seed | — | — |
| The Graph | Seed | — | — |
| Gelato Network | Seed | — | — |
| Acala | Seed | — | — |
| MyShell | Seed | $11m | 2025-01-01 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Hypersphere Ventures | 6 |
| IOSG Ventures | 5 |
| SevenX Ventures | 5 |
| LD Capital | 4 |
| Mechanism Capital | 4 |
| OKX Ventures | 3 |
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