Polychain Capital

San Francisco, United States · Pure DeepTech
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