Polychain Capital

Investor type

VC

Founded

2016

AUM

$500 M

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A Series B Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America Europe Asia
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Polychain Capital is the world’s premier digital asset investment fund. Based in San Francisco, we actively manage global blockchain assets to achieve exceptional returns for our investors. We value long-term vision, fierce intelligence, quantitative reasoning, and low-ego open-minded people.

Industry

Web3 Energy Transportation Sports/SportsTech Software Security Real Estate Media and Entertainment Gaming Fintech Fashion/Beauty Blockchain/Crypto AI Cybersecurity Technology

Polychain Capital Funds

Name Type
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Stage
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Region
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Polychain Capital Investment Fund IV
Venture Capital (VC)
Blockchain/Crypto
AI
Technology
Seed
Series A
North America
$5-10 m
$200 M
July 2023
Dao5
Venture Capital (VC)
Blockchain/Crypto
AI
Technology
Web3
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$125 M
March 2022

Contacts

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Olaf Carlson-Wee Founder & CEO
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FAQs about Polychain Capital

Polychain Capital is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, Series A, Series B and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Polychain Capital is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
Polychain Capital was founded in 2016.
Polychain Capital invests in companies and startups in Web3, Energy, Transportation, Sports/SportsTech, Software, Security, Real Estate, Media and Entertainment, Gaming, Fintech, Fashion/Beauty, Blockchain/Crypto, AI, Cybersecurity, Technology.
Polychain Capital invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe, Asia.
Polychain Capital invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
Polychain Capital usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Polychain Capital has around $500m assets under management.
Polychain Capital last fund was created/launched in 2023-07-21
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