Velvet Capital

Overview

Velvet Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors. The firm focuses on decentralized finance (DeFi) within the digital asset investing sector, offering a platform for trading and managing cryptocurrency portfolios. Velvet Capital provides tools for individual traders and institutional clients to engage with DeFi, featuring a smart execution engine and real-time on-chain analytics to facilitate transactions and support portfolio management. The firm was founded in 2022 and is based in San Francisco, California. Velvet Capital has raised $3.7 million in funding, with investors including YZi Labs, Blockchain Founders Fund, Selini Capital, FunFair Ventures, Gate Labs, Cointelegraph Accelerator, Mindfulness Capital, DWF Ventures, and other strategic investors. The platform has been featured in Nasdaq, CoinTelegraph, Yahoo Finance, Business Insider, and TechInAsia, with over 100,000 users trading more than $200 million in spot volume. Velvet Capital offers a vertically integrated stack with a native user application, an agentic Telegram bot, and APIs, all powered by intents to unify on-chain research and execution within a single wallet across various blockchains like Ethereum, Base, Solana, and BNB. The firm aims to make portfolio management and trading frictionless for funds, DAOs, and individual traders while powering the rollout of its new governance and utility token, $VELVET. Velvet Capital's mission is to provide complete financial independence, free from intermediaries and centralized parties, and to become the platform of choice for decentralized financial services. The firm believes that private markets hold the key to unlocking humanity's next leap forward and that technology should amplify the velocity and influence of the boldest thinkers. Velvet Capital is building technology that accelerates conviction and connectivity, bringing cutting-edge AI directly into the hands of those allocating capital. The firm believes that access to purpose-built AI accelerates conviction, shortens cycle time, and increases liquidity across markets, benefiting investors, LPs, and founders alike.

Investment Focus

• Focus on blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors
• Early-stage investments
• Decentralized finance (DeFi) projects
• Innovative technology solutions
• Strong growth potential
• Experienced management teams
• Scalable business models
• Global market reach
• Regulatory compliance
• Sustainable business practices
• Clear exit strategies
• Competitive market positioning
• Proven product-market fit
• Strong community engagement
• Technological differentiation
• Scalable infrastructure
• Robust security measures
• Clear tokenomics
• Active user base
• Strategic partnerships

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