About 1kx
1kx is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Estonia. As of Jul 2026, 1kx is an active investor, having invested in 98 companies, with 7 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Blockchain Technology to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of KOR Protocol Overall, 1kx portfolio has seen 4 acquisitions, namely Gitcoin, FuzzLand and Sovereign. A lot of funds co-invest with 1kx, with names like Robvc sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. 1kx has team of 13 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
1kx's List of Top Investments
1kx has a portfolio of 98 companies. Their most notable investments are in BuildBear and VOYA Games.Their portfolio spans across United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom and 16 more locations. They have invested in Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by 1kx:1. Terra
Blockchain network for payments. It is an open-source blockchain payment platform for an algorithmic stablecoin, which are cryptocurrencies that automatically track the price of currencies or other assets. The platform enables users to spend, save, trade, or exchange Terra stablecoins.
Key facts about Terra
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $125M
- Employee Count: 10 - 49 as on Mar 01, 2026
- Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Orthogonal Thinker and 42 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 26, 2021, $*****
Decentralized custody protocol and asset management platform on Ethereum and the EVM. Its product portfolio includes Core which is an account abstraction to get access to all account information to power applications, and a web3 wallet to manage digital assets.
Key facts about Safe Ecosystem Foundation
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Zug (Switzerland)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $112M
- Employee Count: 92 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Tiger Global Management, Lightspeed Venture Partners and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 15, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Matter Labs
Finance infrastructure for blockchain privacy with verifiable computation. It is based on zero-knowledge technologies that allow untrusted parties to prove their integrity through the protocol.
Key facts about Matter Labs
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $458M
- Employee Count: 92 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 16, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Transak
Payment gateway and banking solutions for cryptocurrencies. It provides payment gateway and banking solutions for cryptocurrencies. It allows merchants to accept payments for multiple goods and services using crypto assets. Customers can buy and sell digital currencies through bank transfers. Offers non-custodial transfer of digital assets through user wallets to ensure the security of funds.
Key facts about Transak
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $37M
- Employee Count: 127 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: CE Innovation Capital, Genting Ventures and 31 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 09, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Celestia
Blockchain-based modular consensus and data network. It features a pluggable consensus and data availability layer, to enable users to deploy a decentralized blockchain. Modularizes the blockchain technology stack by decoupling the consensus and application execution layer.
Key facts about Celestia
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Vaduz (Liechtenstein)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $204M
- Employee Count: 52 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Max Ventures, Paragon Equity Partners and 47 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 23, 2024, $*****
1kx's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
1kx has invested in 98 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 15 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 20 investments, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 6 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in KOR Protocol and most recent follow-on round was in Cryptio.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2025 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
2024 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
2023 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
2022 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
2021 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1kx's Investments by Stage
1kx has made 59 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.48M, 30 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.2M, 3 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $100M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $17M and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $100M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 59 |
Series A | 30 |
Series C | 3 |
Series B | 2 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
1kx's Investments by Sector
1kx has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech, Blockchain - Industry Applications and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 91 Tech companies, 77 Blockchain companies, 62 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 51 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain Technology | 79 |
High Tech | 69 |
FinTech | 50 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 45 |
Enterprise Applications | 31 |
Others | 63 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
1kx's Investments by Geography
1kx has made most investments in United States (52), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 7 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 52 |
United Kingdom | 7 |
Germany | 6 |
Switzerland | 6 |
France | 4 |
Others | 22 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
1kx's recent investments
1kx has made 6 investments in 2026 so far. KOR Protocol and EarnOS are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by 1kx:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 07, 2026 | United Arab Emirates | Series A | 9469 | [+7] | |
Jun 17, 2026 | Cayman Islands | Seed | 1595 | [+2] | |
Apr 07, 2026 | United States | Seed | 6805 | [+2] | |
Apr 01, 2026 | France | Seed | 7437 | [+2] | |
Mar 12, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series B | 5436 | [+5] |
Acquired companies in 1kx's Portfolio
4 companies from 1kx's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Sovereign in Jul 2026 by Celestia for $*****.Here are 1kx's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 15, 2026 | Jan 30, 2023 | Seed | 5876 | |
Jul 11, 2025 | Jun 22, 2020 | Seed | 2451 | |
Feb 11, 2025 | Apr 15, 2020 | Series A | 5846 | |
Jan 09, 2025 | Feb 09, 2024 | Seed | 4517 |
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Team profile of 1kx
1kx has a team of 13 members including 4 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 1 Principal located in United States and Portugal. 1kx's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in 1kx:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | Portugal | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | ||
Venture Partner | - | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - | - |
Co-investors of 1kx
Over the past 9 years, 813 investors have co-invested in 1kx's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before 1kx: Animoca Brands, Maven 11 and 171 others have invested in rounds before 1kx. There are 4 companies where Animoca Brands has invested before 1kx and 4 companies where Maven 11 has invested before 1kx.
- Top Co-investors of 1kx: 444 investors entered a company along with 1kx. These include investors like Robvc (10 companies).
- Invested after 1kx: A total of 196 investors have invested in 1kx's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Coinbase (7 companies), Placeholder (4 companies) and CRYPTO (3 companies).
Recent News related to 1kx
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KOR Protocol Raises $7.5 Million Series A to Build Creative Asset ClearinghouseGlobeNewswire•Jul 07, 2026•KOR Protocol, 1kx
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EarnOS Secures $18.5 Million to Revolutionize Brand Engagement with Verified Human InteractionValuethemarkets•Jun 17, 2026•Coinbase, 1kx, Circle Ventures, Circle and 2 others
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Giggles Raises $1M+ to Turn Viral Content Into a Stock Market for ...Yahoo•Apr 08, 2026•Night Capital, Virtuals Protocol, Superscout, Giggles and 3 others
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Stablecoin card issuing infrastructure platform Kulipa raises $6.2 million seed roundThe Block•Apr 01, 2026•Kulipa, 1kx, Flourish, White Star Capital and 2 others
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Cryptio Secures $45 Million to Fix Digital Asset AccountingPYMNTS.com•Mar 13, 2026•Sentinel Global, BlackFin, Cryptio, Societe Generale and 8 others
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BLUFF Raises $21M in Strategic Investment Led by 1kxBitcoin Insider•Feb 03, 2026•Makers Fund, 1kx, Bluff, Delphi Ventures and 2 others
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Crypto startup LI.FI raises $29 million for cross-blockchain price discovery toolDnyuz•Dec 11, 2025•Multicoin Capital, LI.FI, CoinFund, Robinhood and 4 others
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Arx Research Launches Burner Terminal; Raises $6.1M in FundingFinSMEs•Nov 06, 2025•Arx, Seed Club Ventures, Inflection, 1kx and 4 others
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Hyper-investment firm Camp Network secures $30 million in Series A fundingWowtale•Aug 21, 2025•Hyperithm, Paper Ventures, Protagonist, Hypersphere Ventures and 7 others
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Transak Secures $16M Funding Round Led by Tether and IDG Capital for Stablecoin Payments InfrastructureThe Block•Aug 12, 2025•Transak, IDG Capital, Tether, Primal Capital and 10 others
