About 1kx
1kx is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Estonia. As of Apr 2026, 1kx is an active investor, having invested in 94 companies, with 12 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 $***** Seed round of Kulipa Overall, 1kx portfolio has seen 3 acquisitions, namely Gitcoin and FuzzLand. A lot of funds co-invest with 1kx, with names like Robvc sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. 1kx has team of 12 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
1kx's List of Top Investments
1kx has a portfolio of 94 companies. Their most notable investments are in BuildBear and FuzzLand.Their portfolio spans across United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom and 15 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: 14 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Orthogonal Thinker, Lightspeed Venture Partners and 42 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 26, 2021, $*****
2. 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: 94 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 16, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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: 91 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Tiger Global Management and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 15, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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4. Gitcoin
Operator of a platform for funding community projects on Ethereum. It provides tools and solutions for communities to build and fund initiatives. The platform facilitates the distribution of resources to various projects. It supports the growth of ecosystems through grant programs and educational resources.
Key facts about Gitcoin
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Boulder (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $21.7M
- Employee Count: 11 as on Dec 31, 2021
- Investors: Blockchain Coinvestors, Electric Capital and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 31, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Connext
Connext is a P2P micro-payment infrastructure based on Ethereum blockchain. Users have to load up their payment channel with the Connext Hub by depositing money onchain. For making payments, users can open a temporary connection to the merchant's channel, called a thread. Thread payments are offchain and after payment completion, the user or merchant can close the thread to update their channel balance. After closing the threads, the merchant can withdraw their earned money from the channel back into their wallet.
Key facts about Connext
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $23.2M
- Employee Count: 28 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Polychain, Magnolia Ventures and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 14, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
1kx's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
1kx has invested in 94 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 Apr 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Kulipa and most recent follow-on round was in Cryptio.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2025 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
2024 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
2023 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
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 56 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.7M, 29 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.3M, 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 | 56 |
Series A | 29 |
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 87 Tech companies, 75 Blockchain companies, 59 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 48 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain Technology | 77 |
High Tech | 67 |
FinTech | 48 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 44 |
Enterprise Applications | 28 |
Others | 60 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
1kx's Investments by Geography
1kx has made most investments in United States (50), followed by Germany where it has made 6 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 50 |
Germany | 6 |
Switzerland | 6 |
United Kingdom | 6 |
France | 4 |
Others | 20 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
1kx's recent investments
1kx has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Kulipa and Cryptio 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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Apr 01, 2026 | France | Seed | 5781 | [+2] | |
Mar 12, 2026 | France | Series B | 5475 | [+5] | |
Jan 09, 2026 | United States | Series B | 1530 | [+11] | |
Nov 06, 2025 | Switzerland | Seed | 1384 | ||
Oct 30, 2025 | United States | Seed | 5334 | [+1] |
Acquired companies in 1kx's Portfolio
3 companies from 1kx's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Opyn in Jul 2025 by Coinbase.Here are 1kx's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 11, 2025 | Jun 22, 2020 | Seed | 4902 | |
Feb 11, 2025 | Apr 15, 2020 | Series A | 4694 | |
Jan 09, 2025 | Feb 09, 2024 | Seed | 9644 |
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Team profile of 1kx
1kx has a team of 12 members including 5 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 1 Principal located in Switzerland, United States and 1 more location. 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 |
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Partner | Zurich | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Lisbon | - | ||
Partner | Switzerland | - | ||
Venture Partner | - | - | ||
Principal | San Diego | - |
Co-investors of 1kx
Over the past 9 years, 790 investors have co-invested in 1kx's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before 1kx: Maven 11, Animoca Brands and 164 others have invested in rounds before 1kx. There are 4 companies where Maven 11 has invested before 1kx and 3 companies where Animoca Brands has invested before 1kx.
- Top Co-investors of 1kx: 429 investors entered a company along with 1kx. These include investors like Robvc (10 companies).
- Invested after 1kx: A total of 195 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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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
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Stackup Secures $4.2 Million Seed Funding to Enhance Crypto Business Operationsintelligence360•Jun 24, 2025•Stackup, Stackup, 1kx, Y Combinator and 4 others
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Stackup Secures $4.2M Seed Round to Streamline Crypto Operations, Launches New Product FeaturesGlobal Fintech Series•Jun 23, 2025•Stackup, 1kx, Y Combinator, Goodwater Capital and 3 others
