What Web3.com Ventures does

Web3.com Ventures is a Singapore-based, founder-led venture capital firm that invests at the earliest stages — frequently at the "zero-to-one" stage — in startups building across three verticals: AI (agentic architectures, vertical models, LLM tooling, native AI economies), decentralized infrastructure (data availability, decentralized compute, modular stacks, and Web3 application rails), and zero-knowledge technology (performant proving systems, privacy-preserving applications, ZK-powered blockchains). The firm describes itself as "built by founders, for founders" and positions operating experience and sector insight alongside capital as its core offering to portfolio companies.

The firm operates with a small team of 1–10 employees and has assembled a portfolio of more than 20 companies invested between 2021 and 2025. Representative holdings include AI companies (Questflow, Nexad, Rankai, Sapien, LayerLens, TensorBlock, IO.net), infrastructure plays (Lombard, Babylon, Hemi, Printr, Votre, Mamori), and ZK-focused teams (Ola, Botanix). Geographic exposure is global, with documented investments spanning Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Africa, and Latin America (notably the September 2025 co-investment in Obita's $10 million angel round for the Obita Mesh stablecoin cross-border payment network). Founder acquisition runs through a website pitch portal at web3.com/contact, supplemented by deal flow from a five-name fund partner network that includes Hack.vc, HashKey Capital, IOSG.vc, Animoca Brands, and Balaji Fund.

As a venture fund, Web3.com Ventures generates returns through equity stakes in early-stage startups, monetized at exit via IPO, acquisition, or secondary transactions. The firm does not disclose fund size, AUM, management fees, or carried-interest economics. Go-to-market is sales-led and founder-direct; the firm typically co-invests rather than leads rounds (e.g., the Obita round was co-led by Vision Plus Capital and Mirana Ventures), positioning itself as a collaborative participant within a broader crypto venture ecosystem rather than a lead-investor franchise.

Name

Web3.com Ventures

Website

https://web3.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Web3.com Ventures is a Singapore-based, founder-led venture capital firm investing at the seed/zero-to-one stage across AI, decentralized infrastructure, and zero-knowledge technology. The firm backs 20+ portfolio companies globally with capital and operating support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Miscellaneous Intermediation (52391), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Late-Stage Venture Capital (Series C+) (FSANAAAC)

Keywords

• Early-stage venture capital
• Web3 startup funding
• AI infrastructure investing
• Blockchain venture funding
• Zero-knowledge technology investment

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital Returns: Web3.com Ventures generates returns through equity investments in early-stage startups. As a venture fund, they provide capital to founders in exchange for equity stakes, with returns realized through exits via IPOs, acquisitions, or secondary transactions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Web3.com Ventures is a founder-led venture capital firm that invests early — often at the zero-to-one stage — in startups building foundational technologies across AI, decentralized infrastructure, and zero-knowledge systems. The firm provides portfolio companies with equity capital, operating experience, and strategic guidance, targeting founders building agentic AI architectures, vertical models, LLM tooling, blockchain infrastructure (data availability, decentralized compute, modular stacks), and zero-knowledge proof systems (performant proving, privacy-preserving applications, ZK-powered blockchains). Returns are generated through equity exits via IPOs, acquisitions, or secondary transactions.

Product overview

Web3.com Ventures is a single unified venture capital offering — a founder-led investment fund that provides early-stage capital (often at the zero-to-one stage) to bold founders building foundational technologies across three core verticals: AI (including agentic architectures, vertical models, LLM tooling, and native AI economies), Infrastructure (blockchain infrastructure including data availability, decentralized compute, modular stacks, and Web3 application rails), and ZK Technology (zero-knowledge systems including performant proving systems, privacy-preserving applications, and ZK-powered blockchains). Their investment thesis centers on backing teams building foundational and applied AI, decentralized compute and data availability layers, and zero-knowledge proof systems that enable trustless computation at scale. The firm also backs its portfolio companies with operational experience and strategic support beyond capital.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Web3.com Ventures Investment Services Early-stage venture capital funding and operating support provided to founders building in AI, decentralized infrastructure, and zero-knowledge technology sectors. The firm offers capital (typically at the zero-to-one stage), operating experience, and sector insight in exchange for equity stakes in portfolio companies, with returns realized through IPOs, acquisitions, or secondary transactions.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Pantera Capital: Pantera Capital is one of the longest-tenured crypto venture funds, investing across early-stage tokens, equity, and Web3 infrastructure. It is a broad incumbent comparable because it covers overlapping sectors (infrastructure, ZK, DeFi) across multiple fund vintages.
• Paradigm: Paradigm is one of the largest crypto-native venture funds, with a broad portfolio spanning infrastructure, ZK, DeFi, and crypto-AI. It is a broader incumbent: it invests in similar themes but at materially larger check sizes and later stages, competing for the same top-decile deals.
• Polychain Capital: Polychain Capital is an established crypto-native fund with broad exposure to Web3 infrastructure and protocols. It is a broader incumbent peer: same investment universe but with a longer track record and larger fund vehicles.

Direct peers

• 1confirmation: 1confirmation is a crypto-native early-stage venture fund investing in Web3 infrastructure, DeFi, and protocol-level companies. It is a direct peer given its comparable size, early-stage focus, and overlapping infrastructure thesis.
• HashKey Capital: HashKey Capital is a Singapore-based crypto venture fund focused on blockchain infrastructure and Web3 protocols. It is comparable because it invests at early stages in the same thematic areas (infrastructure, ZK, DeFi) and co-invested with Web3.com Ventures in Obita's $10M round.
• Hack.vc: Hack.vc is a Web3 and crypto-native venture fund investing in early-stage infrastructure and protocol companies. It is a directly comparable peer: it invests at similar stages, in similar sectors (decentralized compute, ZK, crypto infrastructure), and is a listed fund partner of Web3.com Ventures, indicating direct deal co-investment.
• Delphi Ventures: Delphi Ventures is a crypto-native early-stage fund focused on Web3 infrastructure and DeFi protocols. It is a direct peer: comparable fund size, early-stage orientation, and investment in overlapping infrastructure and ZK themes.
• Multicoin Capital: Multicoin Capital is a thesis-driven crypto venture fund investing across Web3 infrastructure, DeFi, and decentralized compute. It is directly comparable: similar early-stage orientation, comparable portfolio themes, and competes for the same founder pool.
• IOSG Ventures: IOSG Ventures is a crypto-native early-stage fund focused on Web3 infrastructure, ZK, and decentralized compute. It is a strong direct peer: similar stage focus, identical thematic areas, and a formal co-investment relationship with Web3.com Ventures.

Emerging players

• Animoca Brands: Animoca Brands is a Hong Kong-based Web3 investor and operator with a large portfolio of crypto and gaming-related investments. It is an emerging-player peer: more operational than Web3.com Ventures and broader in scope, but a stated fund partner with overlapping deal flow in Web3.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Web3com_VC
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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments19 records

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