Jump Crypto
Chicago, Illinois · Invests in Global; US · Website
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🔒 $•• – $••Thesis
Identify real-world constraints through active market participation and build decentralized consortiums to convert systemic bottlenecks into shared breakthroughs. Serious builders combining market-making expertise with long-term infrastructure development.
Likely not a fit for
No pure application layer plays; no consumer-focused crypto; no projects without long-term sustainability focus
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Leads or follows
- Typical decision
- ~1 month
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
1 contact on file
Saurabh Sharma
PartnerChief Investment Officer, Partner, Head of Investments · Primary contact
Portfolio
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CoinDCX is India's most valued crypto investment app, established in 2018, trusted by over 1.4 million users. It offers trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies, as well as US stock futures trading.
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Phantom is a digital wallet and platform for managing cryptocurrencies, providing features like transaction previews, security against scams, and support for various tokens.
Backpack is a crypto exchange and wallet platform that supports trading in Solana, Ethereum, and Bitcoin. It offers features such as futures, spot trading, lending, and a self-custodial wallet.
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Recent activity
- Apr 2026
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Jump Crypto in the news
CryptoSlate
SEC faces Aug. 20 deadline to unlock $123 million recovery fund for Terra investors
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Crypto News
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Cryptonews.net
Jump Capital doubles down on crypto with new $350M fund
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The Cryptonomist
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Crypto News
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The Information
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1 month ago
Blockworks
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NFTgators
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CryptoRank
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The Block
Jump Crypto's Firedancer hits Solana mainnet as the network aims to unlock 1 million TPS
8 months ago
The Block
Jump Crypto's Firedancer hits Solana mainnet as the network aims to unlock 1 million TPS
8 months ago
TradingView
VC Roundup: Big money, few deals as crypto venture funding dries up
9 months ago
ledgerinsights.com
Jump Crypto co-leads $20m Series A for Ostium for RWA perpetuals
9 months ago
Yahoo Finance
Aptos (APT) Outperforms amid BlackRock Backing and Jump Crypto’s Shelby Launch
10 months ago
ventureburn.com
Forward Industries Raises $1.65B to Launch Solana Treasury, Shares Surge 128% Pre-Market
11 months ago
Fortune
Stablecoin startup Coinflow raises $25 million Series A to challenge Stripe’s payments dominance
11 months ago
The Economic Times
KGeN raises $13.5 million from Prosus, Jump Crypto, Accel
11 months ago
Blockchain Council
Galaxy Digital, Multicoin, Jump Crypto Launch $1B Solana Fund
11 months ago
GlobeNewswire
Interactive Brokers leads zerohash capital raise, as Morgan
11 months ago
CoinDesk
Solana Treasury News: Forward (FORD) Closes $1.65B PIPE Deal Led by Galaxy, Jump Crypto, Multicoin
Sep 2025
Yahoo Finance
$1.65 Billion: Solana Gets Its First 10-Figure Treasury Fund
Sep 2025
Crypto Briefing
Galaxy Digital, Multicoin, and Jump Crypto in talks to raise $1 billion for Solana purchases
Aug 2025
insights4vc | Substack
Inside Jump Crypto: $1.3B Terra Trade, $321M Wormhole Rescue & More
Jul 2025
Blockworks
Cloud startup Nirvana Labs raises $6M seed extension led by Jump Crypto, Crucible Capital
May 2025
Forbes
BlackRock-Backed Securitize Raises Strategic Funding From Jump Crypto
May 2025
fortune.com
The CFTC is probing Jump Crypto, previously one of the sector’s biggest players
Jun 2024
Fortune
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Mar 2024
Decrypt
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