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Investing in the global economies of the future: Kraken Ventures invests in projects redefining how consumers and businesses interact in the digital age. With global resources & insights, and working with a proven leader in digital currency exchanges; we are the ideal partner for any financial technology company to support global growth, product & partnership development, and strategic efforts.
Overview
Location
United States, California, San Francisco
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2021
Mentions in press and media 16
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| Sep 24, 2025 | KU Leuven spinoff Belfort unveils encrypted-compute accelerator and raises $6M | Encryption startup Belfort, a KU Leuven spinoff, has closed a $6 million seed round to make encrypted data processing practical in real time. The round was led by deeptech investor Vsquared Ventures, with participation from Anagram, Protoco... |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Schuman Financial raises €7 million to scale Euro stablecoins | Until now, USD-denominated stablecoins have dominated, accounting for over 99.5% of the $180 billion in circulating stablecoins, which reflects the U.S. dollar’s status as the global reserve currency. The extent of its dominance on the blo... |
| Jan 11, 2024 | A $7 million series A round to fuel Rivero’s growth | |
| Dec 19, 2023 | UK-based Fiat Republic secures $7M from Poland’s Inovo VC | UK-based Fiat Republic secures $7M from Poland’s Inovo VC 19 December, 2023, 13:55 Rostyslav Sobachynskyi --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> London-based Web3 enabler Fiat Republic h... |
| Jan 31, 2023 | Laurens De Poorter named as Kraken Ventures’ first European Partner | San Francisco-based Kraken Ventures, the independent investment fund backed by Kraken Digital Asset Exchange, that's targeting early-stage companies and protocols across the crypto and fintech ecosystems has announced the appointment of Lau... |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Aiming to make staking easier and for all, Kiln fires up €17 million | Parisian staking-as-a-service platform Kiln has raised €17 million in a Series A funding round. The startup is building a staking infrastructure aimed at enterprise-grade clientele, allowing them to offer staking directly to institutional c... |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Immortal Game does a winning move, raises $15.5 million to build online chess experience | With 800 million players worldwide, chess has never been more popular. New technology platforms have introduced the ‘game of kings’ to an entirely new generation and secured its place in pop culture from Netflix’s “Queen’s Gambit” to the gr... |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Norwegian startup Presail sweeps off $3.8 million to drive community-driven web3 funding | As a natural extension of digital ownership, one of the first and most obvious blockchain use cases is fundraising. However, in the immature and fast-growing web3 industry, tools to efficiently manage early-stage fundraising processes are l... |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Where are Steve Aoki and Deadmau5 investing? Vienna’s LimeWire brings home $10 million with token sale | As artists perform for live audiences yet again, positioning NFTs as exclusive backstage passes or access to unreleased content is poised to become an invaluable avenue to strengthen direct engagement and loyalty with fans. Cashing in on th... |
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FAQ about Kraken Ventures
When was Kraken Ventures founded?
Kraken Ventures was founded in 2021.
What has the press written about Kraken Ventures?
Parsers VC has collected 16 articles mentioning Kraken Ventures, among them “KU Leuven spinoff Belfort unveils encrypted-compute accelerator and raises $6M” (Sep 24, 2025) and “Schuman Financial raises €7 million to scale Euro stablecoins” (Nov 29, 2024).
Is Kraken Ventures still active?
Yes, Kraken Ventures is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 24, 2025.