Where is Maelstrom's headquarters located?

Maelstrom's headquarters is located in Brooklyn (United States).

How many companies has Maelstrom invested in?

Maelstrom has invested in 43 companies, including STAN & Aethir.

Which companies has Maelstrom invested in lately?

Oh & ZODL E Commerce Jobs are the latest investments by Maelstrom.

What sectors does Maelstrom focus on for investments?

Top sectors in Maelstrom's portfolio are Blockchain Technology (29 investments) and High Tech (27 investments).

What stages of companies does Maelstrom typically invest in?

Maelstrom primarily invests in Seed and Series A stages.

How many exits has Maelstrom been involved in?

Maelstrom's portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions.

Maelstrom - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

Maelstrom is a family office founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of Brooklyn, United States. As of Sep 2026, Maelstrom is an active investor, having invested in 43 companies, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based companies. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Blockchain Technology, High Tech. Its latest investment was a $7.5M Series A round in Oh on Apr 09, 2026, which also saw participation from Maven 11 and L1D.

Overall, Maelstrom portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions including key companies like STAN, Aethir and ether.fi. A lot of funds co-invest with Maelstrom, with names like Mirana sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.

Maelstrom has a team of 5 people including 1 partner.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2022

Location

Brooklyn, United States

Portfolio Companies

STAN, Aethir & 41 more

Sectors of Investment

Blockchain Technology, High Tech & 8 more

Stages of Investment

Seed, Series A & 1 more

Locations of Investment

United States, Singapore & 10 more

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Maelstrom has a portfolio of 43 companies. Their most notable investments are in STAN and Bio.Their portfolio spans across United States, Singapore, Cayman Islands and 9 more locations. They have invested in Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Maelstrom:

1. STAN

Social gaming and community platform to connect gamers and creators. It enables gamers and creators to participate in interactive activities, socialize, and earn rewards. The platform includes clubs and chat rooms to engage with other individuals and creators. It allows users to compete daily in BGMI, Free Fire, and more to earn rewards. The application is available on app store and play store.

Key facts about STAN

Founded Year: 2022
Location: Singapore (Singapore)
Annual Revenue: $1M - $10M as on Mar 31, 2024
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $17.9M
Employee Count: 120 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investors: MGA Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund and 29 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 19, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. Aethir

Network of distributed cloud infrastructure providing enterprise grade GPU compute. This infrastructure facilitates access to bare metal processing power for artificial intelligence model training, inference, and cloud gaming applications. The system enables the scaling of computational resources by connecting individual server contributions into a unified, decentralized framework. Users utilize these resources for tasks requiring high performance and low latency.

Key facts about Aethir

Founded Year: 2021
Location: Singapore (Singapore)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $9M
Employee Count: 91 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investors: Animoca Brands, Framework Ventures and 19 Others
Latest Funding Round: ICO, Mar 12, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. ether.fi

Liquid staking protocol. It is a decentralized staking protocol that allows stakers to retain control of their keys while delegating staking to node operators and earning rewards.

Key facts about ether.fi

Founded Year: 2022
Location: George Town (Cayman Islands)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $32.3M
Employee Count: 66 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investors: Cathay Innovation, Golden Ventures and 29 Others
Latest Funding Round: ICO, Mar 18, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Veda Tech

Provider of vault infrastructure platform for institutions to manage onchain financial products. It enables institutions to launch and manage onchain financial products. The platform offers enterprise-grade security, configurable compliance controls, and scalability for various user needs. It provides access to multiple chains, assets, and protocols through a single integration, allowing for the addition of new features to existing products. The platform supports onchain strategies, enabling institutions to offer yield products with configurable risk parameters. It offers tools for white-labeling, including smart contracts, SDKs, and APIs, to launch bespoke branded DeFi products.

Key facts about Veda Tech

Founded Year: 2024
Location: New York City (United States)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $18M
Employee Count: 38 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investors: Animoca Brands, Draper Dragon and 12 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 12, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Rated

Validator rating platform for Beacon chain. It offers various rating methodologies like prosper effectiveness, attester effectiveness, slashing moderator, and more. It runs on Python, Postgres, Docker, Geth, and more.

Key facts about Rated

Founded Year: 2020
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $15.3M
Employee Count: 7 as on Apr 30, 2025
Investors: 1confirmation, Cherry Ventures and 7 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 27, 2023, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

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Maelstrom has invested in 43 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 11 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 9 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Oh and most recent follow-on round was in Ethena.

Here are Maelstrom's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	4	0	4
2025	9	0	9
2024	19	1	20
2023	6	0	6

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Maelstrom has made 29 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.18M, 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.93M and 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $17M.

Here are Maelstrom's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	29
Series A	6
Series B	3

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Maelstrom has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech, Blockchain - Industry Applications and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 39 Tech companies, 32 Blockchain companies, 23 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 20 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are Maelstrom's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Blockchain Technology	26
High Tech	25
FinTech	20
Blockchain - Industry Applications	16
Consumer	6
Others	13

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Maelstrom has made most investments in United States (16), followed by Singapore where it has made 4 investments.

Here are Maelstrom's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
United States	16
Singapore	4
Cayman Islands	3
United Kingdom	3
India	2
Others	8

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Maelstrom has made 4 investments in 2026 so far. Oh and ZODL E Commerce Jobs are the latest among them.

Here are the most recent investments by Maelstrom:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Apr 09, 2026	Oh	United Kingdom	Series A	2356	Maven 11 [+7]
Mar 09, 2026	ZODL E Commerce Jobs	United States	Seed	6586	cypherpunk [+8]
Jan 21, 2026	River	-	Series A	4868	TRON DAO [+2]
Jan 12, 2026	Neuramint	United States	Seed	6757	Borderless Capital [+4]
Dec 30, 2025	Paxos	United States	Seed	4546	Blockchain Capital [+2]

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2 companies from Maelstrom's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was BSX in Nov 2025 by RISE Chain for $*****.

Here are Maelstrom's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
BSX	Nov 11, 2025	Aug 22, 2024	Seed	5270
Rated	Oct 16, 2025	Sep 27, 2023	Series A	5929

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Maelstrom has a team of 5 members located in British Virgin Islands. Maelstrom's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

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Over the past 3 years, 293 investors have co-invested in Maelstrom's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Maelstrom: 1confirmation, General Catalyst and 39 others have invested in rounds before Maelstrom. There are 2 companies where 1confirmation has invested before Maelstrom and 1 company where General Catalyst has invested before Maelstrom.
Top Co-investors of Maelstrom: 196 investors entered a company along with Maelstrom. These include investors like Mirana (5 companies).
Invested after Maelstrom: A total of 56 investors have invested in Maelstrom's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Sandeep Nailwal (3 companies) and Cathay Innovation (2 companies).