# Top 50 Blockchain Startup Investors in Oceania in October 2023 ## Moonwhale Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering - Focus: Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency Moonwhale is an STO Financial Advisory offering companies strategic advice on STO process & structure, as well as token issuance incl. lifecycle management and secondary market on-boarding for their projects. Moonwhale is also building an End-to-End Security Token Offering (STO) Investment Platform will cater to investors looking to invest inSTO projects, and to companies looking to raise capital through STO to finance business expansion or new ventures. Investors will be presented with vetted projects incl. due- diligence reports and will be able to manage their investments through our platform. ## Solana Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Solana, Misamis Oriental, Philippines - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency Solana Ventures' mission is to accelerate the growth of the Solana blockchain and adjacent ecosystems by providing capital to the most promising teams building in the crypto ecosystem. ## Commonwealth Bank of Australia - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Debt Financing, Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, E-Commerce CommBank offers personal banking, business solutions, institutional banking, company information, and more ## Digital Finance Group (DFG) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech Digital Finance Group (DFG) is a global blockchain and cryptocurrency investment firm. DFG was founded in 2015 and has assets under management of over $1 billion. ## Hypersphere Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software Hypersphere Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and develops blockchain technology. A Hypersphere is an investment group leveraging on-chain treasuries, decentralized organizations, and governance to increase the utility of the blockchain networks in which we invest. ## Sora Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming Sora Ventures is Asia's leading investment firm dedicated to blockchain technology and digital asset. The firm has several businesses including early-stage investments, incubation, advisory, secondary trading, OTC, blockchain development, and blockchain conferences. ## Animoca Brands - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cyberport, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models. ## CMS Holdings - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services CMS is a principal investment company that focuses on investing in the crypto-asset ecosystem. The firm plans to invest in both liquid and illiquid crypto tokens, as well as equity interests in select businesses. ## Algorand Foundation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Grant, Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptocurrency Fulfilling the global promise of blockchain technology by leveraging the Algorand protocol and open source software for an inclusive ecosystem. ## Main Sequence Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology We work with inventors who are building something hard from their unique expertise in science. These inventors are building the industries that will thrive for the decades to come. We have a unique working model to accelerate a company's pathway to scale. ## Geoffrey Woo - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Consumer Geoffrey Woo is the Co-Founder & General Partner of Anti Fund.He attended to the Stanford University. ## Aura Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: iOS, Blockchain, Information Technology Aura Group is a financial services company operating out of Australia and Singapore that provides tailored wealth and funds management solutions across the Asia Pacific region. Our vision is to build trust that lasts generations. ## ANZ - Type: VC Fund - Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Blockchain, Financial Services Learn about easy and secure ways to manage your money. ## Apex Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Apps Apex Capital is an investment firm which provides venture capital to exceptional founders who are revolutionising the financial services landscape. They have a strong track record of successfully establishing, investing in and growing businesses that have sought to provide innovative products and services to the financial services sector. Theirentrepreneurial backgrounds give us a unique perspective on what it takes to start and scale a business in financial services.Apex Capital was established over a decade ago and is wholly owned by its principals, each of whom have a wealth of experience from having worked across multiple continents with leading global firms in financial services, as well as having developed and operated their own start-up businesses. ## Altonomy - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech Altonomy is the market leader for cryptocurrencies liquidity management and asset management solutions ## Leland Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Denver, Colorado, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Financial Services, Cryptocurrency Leland Ventures is a token-based hedge fund that founded by a professional invest team. ## OKX Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Victoria, Beau Vallon, Seychelles - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech OKX Ventures focus on the discoveries and investments in various aspects, including blockchain basic infrastructures, Layer2, DeFi, WEB3.0, NFT and Metaverse. ## Brisbane Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Formed in late 2006, the Brisbane Angels Pty Ltd is a large group of private investors who actively invest in early stage technology companies, usually in South East Queensland, Australia. The members are typically active or semi-retired former senior business executives, who apart from financial input can provide much needed value adding toinvestee companies through hands-on management experience and high level business networks. ## Aura Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Information Technology, E-Commerce Aura Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm backing the creators of category defining technology companies ## SevenX Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology SevenX Ventures is a Research-driven Crypto Venture Capital founded in 2020. ## Genblock Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming Genblock Capital invests exclusively in blockchain and cryptocurrency, with a focus on decentralized finance. ## Nirvana Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Initial Coin Offering, Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Financial Services, Video Games Nirvana Capital is a San Francisco/Beijing based blockchain fund that focused on primary market investment. Its founding partners are also early supporters of Ethereum. To bring together ecosystems that revolutionize the social productions and labor relations with the communities underneath, Nirvana Capital provides end-to-end strong supportto its portfolio projects, including advisory on strategies/operations and resources matching. Our investment themes mainly include public chains and protocols. ## Kernel Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Private Equity - Focus: Blockchain, Information Technology, Cryptocurrency Kernel Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on blockchain companies. ## Coinbase Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Coinbase Ventures is an investment arm of Coinbase that aims to invest in seed-stage cryptocurrency and blockchain startups. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States. ## dao5 - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 An experimental cryptocurrency investment fund that will convert into a decentralized autonomous organization. ## Blackbird Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Blackbird is a venture capital fund based in Australia and New Zealand. We invest in every type of technology from software to space, unified by the biggest of ambitions. ## M13 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Santa Monica, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Software M13 is an early-stage consumer tech venture capital firm. Our founding teams execute better by accessing our full-time operating partners, resources, and network. ## Blockchain Founders Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services We Focus Exclusively On Adding Value To Blockchain & Emerging Technology Projects With Real World Applications. ## Multicoin Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Austin, Texas, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software Multicoin Capital is a thesis-driven investment firm that invests in cryptocurrencies, tokens, and blockchain companies reshaping trillion-dollar markets. ## Susquehanna International Group (SIG) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Financial Services, Cryptocurrency Discover Susquehanna, a global quantitative trading firm built on a rigorous, analytical foundation in financial markets. ## ADV Partners - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, Blockchain, Social Network ADV PARTNERS An Asian private equity firm About Us ADV Partners is an Asian private equity firm with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Mumbai. Through our unique pan-regional approach of identifying and creating opportunities across various industry sectors in Asia, we aim to add value while achieving attractive risk-adjusted returns. Learn More The ## BitScale - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services BitScale invest in teams and solutions that bring transparency and efficiency to our world with cutting-edge technologies. ## Hangar X - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Online Games, Artificial Intelligence Hangar Xis a venture capital investment firm. ## Naspers - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Private Equity - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Retail Naspers is a global internet group that empowers people and enrich communities. Naspers companies operate and invest in countries and markets across the world with long-term growth potential. The company believes in the power of local backed by global scale and they look for opportunities to address big societal needs in markets where they see thegreatest growth potential. The company was founded on May 12, 1915, and is based in Cape Town, South Africa. ## Intelligence4start - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, Blockchain, Social Network Intelligence4start is a digital marketing agency based in Melbourne. ## TFS Academy - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ho Chi Minh City, NA - Vietnam, Vietnam - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, Blockchain, Social Network TFS Academy - Training about Crypto Course ## IBM - Type: VC Fund - Location: Armonk, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Grant, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence IBM is a technology and innovation company that offers a wide range of technology and consulting services; a broad portfolio of middleware for collaboration, predictive analytics, software development, and systems management. ## Fady Hannah-Shmouni, MD FRCPC - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Blockchain, FinTech Fady Hannah-Shmouni, MD ABIM FRCPC is an Iraqi-Canadian physician-entrepreneur who specializes in endocrinology, hypertension and genetics. He is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of British Columbia, and an early-stage investor and advisor with over 10 years of clinical and business experience. He has conducted extensive researchin the field of hormones and genetics at America’s research hospital, the National Institutes of Health, and co-founded and financed several startup companies in the fintech, blockchain and healthcare sectors. Business:Fady is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of FHS Capital (fhscapital.io), a privately held early-stage investment fund focusing on real estate, express car wash services, wellness and digital assets. He serves as a strategic advisor and consultant on several healthTech and blockchain companies, focusing on strategic planning, operational skills, business support, and financing. He led several seed financing rounds, including; Ovenue Inc. (ovenue.com), a no-code AI and blockchain Platform-as-a-Service for real-world asset valuation and tokenization; Flyby (flyby.global), a technology platform connecting last mile delivery with digital out of home advertising; and Fluus (fluus.com), a web3 ramping solution. Medicine:Fady completed clinical training in internal medicine at Yale School of Medicine; adult endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at the National Institutes of Health; and clinical biochemical genetics at the University of Toronto. He is board-certified in internal medicine and endocrinology by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada; and in clinical hypertension by the American Society of Hypertension. He is an active staff physician and adjunct professor at Vancouver General Hospital (UBC), and Trillium Health Partners (UofT), and a fellow with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Research: Fady served the NIH (2015-2021) as a physician-scientist in endocrinology/genetics, Head of Graduate Medical Education and Associate Program Director of endocrinology fellowship program. His research interests remain on adrenal disorders including primary aldosteronism, a common cause of hypertension that is potentially reversible with early detection and treatment. He has authored over 100 original articles, book chapters and reviews on endocrine-genetic conditions (h-index 20, i10-index 42), and was the founding member and first Editor-in-Chief of the medical journal Endocrine and Metabolic Science (Elsevier). ## Partners for Growth - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt - Focus: Financial Services, Software, E-Commerce We partner with companies at an inflection point in their business, who are seeking flexible and customized financing, matched to their trajectory and needs. ## Arrington XRP Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Seattle, Washington, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Arrington Capital is a thesis-driven firm investing in digital assets and Web3 since 2017 ## FHS Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Blockchain, SaaS, Sales Family Office ## Rockpool Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Blockchain, FinTech, Financial Services We are a multi-family office platform with a highly active ecosystem of financial institutions and partners to provide customized wealth management services. Rockpool’s unique in-house Chief Investment Office (CIO) is a part of our DNA, ensuring institutional rigor is firmly at the heart of everything that we do. Established in 2017 by a team ofexperienced investment professionals, Rockpool Capital is guided by its founding vision to connect, serve, and champion the unique and changing investment needs of Asia’s emerging and next generations. ## Koji Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Koji Capital is a venture capital firm cultivating community. We invest in early stage crypto projects enriching the Web3 ecosystem. ## AU21 Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services A fund dedicated to backing the most brilliant minds in the blockchain space ## Mark D’Alessandro - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Online Games, Artificial Intelligence Mark D’Alessandro ## Cypher Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming Cypher Capital is a web3 and blockchain venture capital investment firm. ## Sequoia Capital China - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence We help founders build enduring companies. ## Bifund - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, Blockchain, Social Network A Group of Angel Investors in Vietnam ## Encryptus Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: George Town, Midland, Cayman Islands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Virtual Currency Encryptus Capital is an Investment Firm focused on Alternative Investments, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain-related projects. The proliferation of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is leading to the formation of new markets and innovative ways of creating value. Therefore, we combine technological advantages with the proven elements of traditionalasset management to reach unlimited investment opportunities.Encryptus Capital was founded in 2019 by Lorenzo Corsetti with the purpose of helping retail investors and financial institutions to navigate in the galaxy of digital assets. Our products and services help our clients build a better financial future through technology-based investment solutions. We believe that inefficiencies in investment strategies arise from insufficient knowledge, and we are here to fill that gap. ## Evan Cheng - Type: Angel - Location: Burlingame, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology Evan Cheng Co-founder & CEO at Mysten Labs. He attended Syracuse University. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co