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Haun Ventures

San Francisco, California · Invests in US; Europe; Asia · Website

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SeedSeries APre-SeedConsumer Apps & SocialDeveloper ToolsCybersecurityFintechCrypto & Web3Fintech & PaymentsDeveloper Tools & InfrastructureSecurity & Cybersecurity

Thesis

Crypto represents a long-term technological transformation rearchitecting global commerce. We back the boldest builders from seed through scale, combining deep regulatory expertise with institutional reach to help founders navigate policy uncertainty and drive adoption.

Likely not a fit for

No pure speculation/gambling plays, non-technical teams without shipped products, regulatory-unclear jurisdictions without expertise, or meme tokens lacking substance

How they invest

Lead or follow
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Typical decision
~2 weeks
Warm intro
Preferred
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$1.5B
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

7 contacts on file

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Katie Haun

General PartnerFounder & General Partner · Primary contact

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Chris Ahn

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Breck Stodghill

PartnerCrypto Engineer & Investment Partner

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Mark Beylin

AssociateInvestment Associate

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Rachael Horwitz

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James Rathmell

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Portfolio

BridgeGaming

The all-in-one digital home for bridge enthusiasts, aiming to unite and elevate the worldwide bridge community.

Zora ProtocolGaming

Zora Protocol is a decentralized platform that enables the creation and management of NFTs and other digital assets through a composable and permissionless architecture, known as Hyperstructures.

Open SeaEcommerce Marketplaces

OpenSea is an NFT marketplace that allows users to buy, sell, and trade non-fungible tokens (NFTs) across various categories including art, gaming, and collectibles.

FireblocksFintech Payments

Fireblocks is the world's most trusted digital asset infrastructure company, empowering organizations of all sizes to build, manage, and grow their business on the blockchain. With the industry's most scalable and secure platform, Fireblocks streamlines stablecoin payments, settlement, custody, tokenization, and trading operations across the largest ecosystem of banks, payment providers, stablecoin issuers, exchanges, and custodians.

ChainalysisSecurity Cyber

Chainalysis is the blockchain data platform that provides data, software, services, and research to government agencies, exchanges, financial institutions, and insurance and cybersecurity companies in over 70 countries.

Aptos LabsEnterprise Software

Aptos Labs is a team of visionaries, researchers, strategists, designers, and builders—all committed to bringing decentralization to the masses. Their research and development is focused on creating products and applications for the Aptos blockchain that redefine the user experience and accelerate the future of Web3.

AleoFintech Payments

Aleo is a Layer-1 blockchain powered by zero-knowledge cryptography, enabling private, programmable, and scalable applications by default.

Chaos LabsFintech Payments

Chaos Labs turns complex, fragmented onchain and offchain market data into decision-ready, institutional-grade intelligence for protocols and institutions.

FarcasterConsumer Apps Social

Farcaster is the best place to find new people, projects and ideas in crypto. It's a social network and crypto wallet reimagined.

NeynarEnterprise Software

Neynar is a software platform that enables developers to build social mini apps and AI agents, integrating social data and providing tools for real-time interactions and analytics.

Conduit PayDeveloper Tools Infra

Conduit provides blockchain infrastructure for deploying, customizing, and scaling chains, with enterprise solutions and developer tools for rollups and data indexing.

HeliusDeveloper Tools Infra

Helius is Solana's leading RPC and API platform, providing reliable and low latency RPCs, transaction landing services, and data streaming tools for developers and teams in the Solana ecosystem.

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Research briefRead more
Haun Ventures Research Investment Thesis Haun Ventures, led by former federal prosecutor Katie Haun, invests in founders building the next generation of crypto technology and applications. The firm's fundamental conviction is that crypto represents a long-term technological transformation that will reshape global commerce, with adoption accelerating through mainstream applications. Haun focuses on…

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