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Lyrik Ventures

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Investment thesis

Lyrik Ventures is a contrarian, high-conviction, crypto-native venture fund dedicated to investing in the products and infrastructure that will enable the world to live digitally on blockchains. Built around the principles of open-network design, sound tokenomics, and real-world user engagement, Lyrik backs audacious founders pioneering innovative protocols, applications, and infrastructure in the early stages of the Internet of Value. The firm takes tactical and limited high conviction bets with the potential for long-term growth, focusing on fundamentals including infrastructure, sound token design, Web3 gaming, and go-to-market strategies for token launches. Their investment focus spans Decentralized Finance, Regenerative Finance, Decentralized Science, Governance, Infrastructure, and the GEMS sector (Gaming, Entertainment, Music, and Social). The firm emphasizes getting in as early as possible to support design and technical choices, leveraging deep expertise in tokenology, product architecture, and market analysis.

Team

Rune Bentien

General Partner

InvestmentsOperations

Lawrence Tilli

Partner

Investments

Michael Kelly

Founding Partner / Token Advisory

Token DesignProduct Architecture

Paul Joe

Research & Venture Associate

Due DiligenceProduct ResearchToken Design

Shannon Low

Venture Partner - GEMS

GamingEntertainmentMusicSocial

Josh Daniels

Venture Partner - Enterprise

Enterprise

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
Chaos LabsSeed$20m2023-02
UtilaSeed$12m2024-03
CarvSeed$4m2022-11
Calimero NetworkSeed$9m2023-01
Request Financeunknown
TaoFiunknown2025-02
Libre Capital (KAIO)unknown2025-07
Cytonicunknown2024-11
Neverminedunknown2025-01
Rena Labsunknown2025-01

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