Virtuals Protocol

Venture Capital Texas, United States ·Founded 2015

Overview

Virtuals Protocol is a blockchain-focused investment firm specializing in AI-driven virtual assets and decentralized finance. The firm invests in projects that leverage blockchain technology to create and trade synthetic assets, enabling users to gain exposure to a wide range of financial instruments without direct ownership. Their portfolio includes companies like NewTribe Capital, Master Ventures, Merit Circle, Canonical Crypto, and DeFiance Capital. The firm's investment strategy focuses on early-stage blockchain and crypto projects, particularly those in the AI and gaming sectors. They aim to democratize access to global markets through decentralized synthetic assets, providing liquidity and enabling fractional ownership. Virtuals Protocol operates through a bonding curve system, where new AI agents are created with a 100 VIRTUAL fee, and users can buy and sell agent tokens until the agent reaches 42,000 VIRTUAL, at which point it graduates to a permanent liquidity pool paired with VIRTUAL. Virtuals Protocol's philosophy centers on the belief that AI agents will overtake large segments of the human labor force. They propose a new model powered by tokenization to form capital and community around the development of AI agents. The firm emphasizes a 'build in public' spirit coupled with token-based structures to align investors with agent performance and provide builders with intense user feedback, creating the most effective path towards performance and autonomous agent alignment.

Investment Focus

  • Blockchain technology
  • AI-driven virtual assets
  • Decentralized finance
  • Synthetic assets
  • Early-stage projects
  • Gaming sector
  • Global market access
  • Fractional ownership
  • Liquidity provision
  • Tokenization
  • Community-driven development
  • Public building spirit
  • Token-based structures
  • Investor alignment
  • User feedback integration
  • Performance enhancement
  • Autonomous agent development
  • Capital formation
  • Community formation
  • AI agent development

Portfolio Companies

Merit CircleNewTribe CapitalMaster VenturesCanonical CryptoDeFiance Capital

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Frequently asked questions about Virtuals Protocol

What sectors does Virtuals Protocol invest in?

Virtuals Protocol invests in Technology, Media, Finance, Software, FinTech and E-commerce, and is based in Texas, United States. Virtuals Protocol is listed as a venture capital in the ConnectSafely investor database.

What stage does Virtuals Protocol invest at?

Virtuals Protocol backs companies at Seed, Early Stage, Series A, Series B, Growth and Late Stage, writing cheques of 1M - 50M.

Which regions does Virtuals Protocol invest in?

Virtuals Protocol invests across United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Japan and Australia.

Who are the partners at Virtuals Protocol?

Team members listed for Virtuals Protocol include Jansen Teng (Co-Founder and CTO) and Khoon Kheng Teh (Chief Operating Officer).

What companies has Virtuals Protocol invested in?

Virtuals Protocol's portfolio includes Merit Circle, NewTribe Capital, Master Ventures, Canonical Crypto and DeFiance Capital.

How do I contact Virtuals Protocol?

Virtuals Protocol's contact details — including LinkedIn — are listed in the ConnectSafely investor database, along with its website and the LinkedIn profiles of its partners.

Last updated · Source: ConnectSafely investor database