MH Ventures

What MH Ventures does

MH Ventures is a crypto-native venture fund and infrastructure partner that combines capital allocation with operational services for Web3 protocols. Founded in 2021 and registered in the Cayman Islands, the firm manages two venture vehicles — Frontier Fund I and Frontier Fund II — and has deployed $45 million in invested capital across more than 150 portfolio companies, with $255 million+ in assets under management. Its portfolio spans Layer 1 and Layer 2 infrastructure (Peaq, Sonic SVM, Pharos, Miden, Caldera, Rise Chain, Fluent, DoubleZero), DePIN (Nubila), AI x Crypto (Sentient, Compute Labs, IO.net, Ritual), and DeFi/identity (Sign Protocol, Giza).

Beyond fund management, MH Ventures operates four service modules: MH Market Making, an institutional-grade 24/7 trading desk delivering liquidity across CEXs, DEXs, and OTC venues via an integrated exchange network spanning Bybit, OKX, Coinbase, Binance, KuCoin, Crypto.com, Gemini, and Bitget; MH Ventures Validator, which runs production staking infrastructure across seven+ PoS networks (Canton, Space and Time, Peaq, Namada, Avail, Xion, Lava); MH Ventures Institutional Management, providing bespoke advisory on portfolio design, onchain risk/compliance, custody, and deal flow for institutional allocators; and MH Ventures Advisory, offering Web3-native strategic PR, GTM, community, and developer relations to portfolio projects.

The firm's revenue model spans management fees and performance carry on its venture funds, transaction-fee spreads from market making, usage-based staking yields, and professional-services retainers for institutional and protocol-level advisory. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales for fund LPs and institutional mandates, self-serve validator portals for individual delegators (minimum $1 stake), and PR-driven portfolio announcements. The team is led by Founder & General Partner Kamran Amin alongside co-founders Garen Vangelis and Javid James, with an 8-50 person organization including specialized roles across trading, validator ops, tokenomics, and research.

Name

MH Ventures

Legal name

MH Ventures

Website

https://mhventures.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MH Ventures is a crypto-native venture fund and infrastructure platform serving early-stage Web3 founders and institutional allocators. It combines venture capital, validator operations, market making, and advisory services to support decentralized protocol development globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Crypto Venture Capital & Web3 Infrastructure

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Active Crypto Asset Managers (Discretionary) (FSADAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Venture Capital Fund-of-Funds (FSANAGAC)

Keywords

• Crypto venture capital
• Web3 infrastructure investment
• Blockchain market making
• Validator staking services
• Institutional digital assets

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Venture Fund Management (Frontier Fund I & II): Two venture+infra hybrid funds (Frontier Fund I and Frontier Fund II) providing institutional investors exposure to early-stage digital assets, with management fees and potential performance carry from portfolio gains.
2. Market Making Revenue: Revenue from institutional-grade market making across CEXs, DEXs, and OTC venues. Spreads and liquidity provisioning fees on early-stage tokens and emerging ecosystems.
3. Validator Staking Services: Staking yield earned from validating on multiple PoS networks, shared partially with delegators (e.g., 5% public node fee on Canton, plus yields on SXT, PEAQ, NAM, AVAIL, XION, LAVA).
4. Institutional Advisory Fees: Bespoke advisory retainers for institutional clients covering portfolio design, onchain risk & compliance, ecosystem access, custody guidance, and research intelligence.
5. Web3 Advisory & GTM Services: Project-level advisory engagements including strategic PR & GTM, brand & product development, community building, and developer relations — paid by Web3 protocols seeking launch and growth support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MH Ventures is a crypto-native venture fund and infrastructure partner that invests in early-stage Web3 protocols through its Frontier Fund I and Frontier Fund II vehicles, while simultaneously providing operational services including validator staking across multiple PoS networks, institutional-grade market making across CEXs/DEXs/OTC venues, bespoke institutional advisory, and Web3 go-to-market advisory. The firm backs 150+ portfolio companies with $45M in invested capital and reports $255M+ in assets under management, integrating capital allocation with onchain infrastructure operations.

Product overview

MH Ventures is a crypto-native venture fund and infrastructure partner built as a platform-plus-modules architecture: the Frontier Fund I and Frontier Fund II vehicles anchor the capital-allocation core, while four operational service modules — MH Market Making (institutional-grade liquidity), MH Ventures Institutional Management (bespoke institutional advisory), MH Ventures Validator (staking infrastructure across multiple L1s/L2s), and MH Ventures Advisory (PR, community, brand/product, and devrel for Web3 protocols) — operate alongside the funds to provide validation, liquidity, and strategic insight to portfolio companies. The Insights publication stream (DePIN deepdives, prediction market research, crypto x energy, intents-based architecture) articulates the investment thesis that ties together these products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MH Ventures Frontier Fund I: The firm's first Web3 frontier fund delivering high-conviction exposure to early-stage crypto infrastructure with strategic downside protection and ecosystem-native upside.
• MH Ventures Frontier Fund II
• MH Market Making
• MH Ventures Validator
• MH Advisory

Products and services

• MH Ventures Frontier Fund I MH Ventures' earlier flagship venture fund delivering high-conviction exposure to early-stage crypto infrastructure with strategic downside protection and ecosystem-native upside; positioned as the predecessor vehicle to Frontier Fund II. Targeted at institutional and accredited investors seeking exposure to early-stage crypto infrastructure.
• MH Ventures Frontier Fund II The firm's venture+infrastructure hybrid fund II offering institutional access to early-stage digital assets across infrastructure, RWA, AI-integrated protocols, and onchain economies, with built-in validator infrastructure, market-making partnerships, and go-to-market support. Targeted at institutional and accredited investors.
• MH Market Making Service Crypto-native institutional trading desk providing 24/7 cross-venue liquidity across centralized exchanges, decentralized exchanges, and OTC venues with low-latency programmatic execution, block and RFQ execution, and cross-chain support across Ethereum, Solana, L2s, and app-chains. Targeted at early-stage Web3 projects and token issuers needing liquidity provisioning and tighter spreads.
• MH Ventures Institutional Management Service Bespoke advisory service for institutions covering portfolio design and digital asset allocation, onchain risk and compliance, ecosystem access and deal flow, custody/execution/infrastructure guidance, and custom research and investment intelligence. Targeted at institutional clients including hedge funds, family offices, treasuries, and other professional allocators.
• MH Ventures Validator (Staking) Service Staking service exposing MH Ventures-operated validators across multiple networks including Canton ($CC), Space and Time ($SXT), Peaq ($PEAQ), Namada ($NAM), Avail ($AVAIL), XION, and Lava ($LAVA) with stated APYs, unbonding periods, and minimum stake of $1. Targeted at individual token holders and institutional delegators seeking staking yield without operating their own infrastructure.
• MH Ventures Advisory Service Web3 advisory practice delivering Strategic PR and Go-to-Market, Community Building and Engagement, Brand and Product Development, and Developer Relations and Ecosystem Growth to early-stage crypto projects. Targeted at token projects and protocols needing in-house expertise in Web3-native branding, community, dev relations, and ecosystem campaigns.

Quantifiable outcome

• Backed 150+ investments across Web3 infrastructure, AI, and DeFi
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered strategic — pharos ecosystem, major exchange partner, validator network and validator network + portfolio.

• ZAN (Ant Digital Technology)strategic — pharos ecosystemStrategic or Co-development PartnerMH Ventures supports Pharos' strategic partnership with ZAN, the Web3 division of Ant Digital Technology. As an active investor, MH Ventures helps the Pharos team leverage this partnership to expand Web3 infrastructure adoption.
• Bybitmajor exchange partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBybit is part of MH Ventures' integrated exchange network used for market making and liquidity provisioning across CEXs, DEXs, and OTC venues. Logo featured in MH Ventures' "Our Partners" section.
• OKXmajor exchange partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOKX is part of MH Ventures' integrated exchange network for market making and listings. Logo featured in the partners section.
• Crypto.commajor exchange partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCrypto.com is part of MH Ventures' integrated exchange network used for market making, liquidity provisioning, and listings support.
• Coinbasemajor exchange partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCoinbase is part of MH Ventures' integrated exchange network used for market making, liquidity provisioning, and listings support.
• Binancemajor exchange partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBinance is part of MH Ventures' integrated exchange network used for market making, liquidity provisioning, and listings support.
• KuCoinmajor exchange partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKuCoin is part of MH Ventures' integrated exchange network used for market making, liquidity provisioning, and listings support.
• Geminimajor exchange partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGemini is part of MH Ventures' integrated exchange network used for market making, liquidity provisioning, and listings support.
• Bitgetmajor exchange partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBitget is part of MH Ventures' integrated exchange network used for market making, liquidity provisioning, and listings support.
• Canton Network ($CC)validator networkTechnology or IntegrationMH Ventures operates a validator on the Canton Network ($CC), offering 5.00% average APY with a 5.00% public node fee. Status listed as "Coming Soon".
• Space and Time ($SXT)validator networkTechnology or IntegrationMH Ventures operates a Space and Time ($SXT) validator, with active "Stake now!" link to the Space and Time staking interface.
• Peaq Network ($PEAQ)validator network + portfolioTechnology or IntegrationMH Ventures operates a Peaq ($PEAQ) validator (7-day unbonding), and Peaq is also a portfolio company. Active "Stake now!" integration.
• Namada ($NAM)validator networkTechnology or IntegrationMH Ventures operates a Namada ($NAM) validator (14-day unbonding). Active staking portal integration.
• Avail ($AVAIL)validator networkTechnology or IntegrationMH Ventures operates an Avail ($AVAIL) validator (28-day unbonding). Active "Stake now!" integration.
• Xion ($XION)validator networkTechnology or IntegrationMH Ventures operates a Xion ($XION) validator (21-day unbonding).
• Lava ($LAVA)validator networkTechnology or IntegrationMH Ventures operates a Lava ($LAVA) validator with an active Keplr-wallet staking integration.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pantera Capital: Pantera Capital is one of the earliest and largest crypto-native venture fund managers, operating multiple funds across venture, liquid token, and DeFi strategies. It is the most direct comparable to MH Ventures as a thesis-driven crypto VC fund manager with diversified investment vehicles.
• Multicoin Capital: Multicoin Capital is a crypto-native investment firm managing venture and liquid token funds with thesis-driven research publications. Comparable to MH Ventures in its crypto-native orientation and active portfolio approach.
• Polychain Capital: Polychain Capital is a leading crypto-native venture and liquid token fund manager with early-stage infrastructure focus. Highly comparable to MH Ventures given its active role in Web3 infrastructure investing and founder ecosystem involvement.
• Mechanism Capital: Mechanism Capital is a crypto-native venture fund investing in early-stage Web3 protocols and infrastructure, often operating at similar check sizes and stages as MH Ventures. Direct peer in early-stage crypto venture investing.
• HashKey Capital: HashKey Capital is a crypto-native venture fund manager with both fund management and infrastructure operations (including staking services via HashKey Cloud). Highly comparable to MH Ventures given its dual venture + infrastructure model.
• IOSG Ventures: IOSG Ventures is an early-stage crypto-native venture fund focused on infrastructure and DeFi themes. Comparable to MH Ventures in seed/Series A check sizes and infrastructure thesis focus.
• Spartan Group: Spartan Group is a crypto-native advisory, venture, and market making firm serving Web3 projects and funds. Closely comparable to MH Ventures' integrated venture + market making + advisory model.
• CMS Holdings: CMS Holdings is a crypto-native firm operating venture investing, market making, and trading strategies. Closely comparable to MH Ventures given its integrated venture + market making activity.

Broad incumbents

• Paradigm: Paradigm is one of the largest and most established crypto-native venture firms with broad infrastructure and protocol focus. While operating in the same crypto VC space, it is a much larger incumbent with materially higher AUM than MH Ventures.
• Galaxy Digital: Galaxy Digital is a diversified crypto asset manager offering venture, trading, asset management, and staking services across institutional markets. Comparable to MH Ventures in offering an integrated crypto service stack but at significantly greater scale and as a public company.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mhventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments167 records

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