Polychain Capital
Tier 1 Industrial Priority
Bio
Polychain Capital Polychain Capital is a pioneer crypto VC founded by Olaf Carlson-Wee, who was Coinbase's first employee. AUM stands at roughly $2.5B+, making it one of the largest dedicated crypto funds globally. The firm was an early investor in foundational Layer 1 protocols: Cosmos, Polkadot, and Dfinity. The deep technical team brings cryptography and protocol expertise, with a focus on protocol development, DeFi infrastructure, and zero-knowledge proofs. Led investments in Compound, dYdX,
Industries
Crypto / Web3AI Infrastructure
Stages
SeedSeries A
Geography
Global
Notable investments
- Cosmos
- Polkadot
- Dfinity
- Compound
- dYdX