About Asylum Ventures
Asylum Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2024. It is primarily based out of Brooklyn, United States. As of Jul 2026, Asylum Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 14 companies, with 3 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 Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Kanurra Overall, Asylum Ventures portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Clearing. A lot of funds co-invest with Asylum Ventures, with names like Union Square Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Asylum Ventures has team of 4 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
Asylum Ventures' List of Top Investments
Asylum Ventures has a portfolio of 14 companies. Their most notable investmentis in AranyaTheir portfolio spans across United States, Estonia, India and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 10 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Asylum Ventures:
1. Clearing
Blockchain based prediction market platform. It enables trading on a wide array of future events, ranging from crypto and politics to sports and culture. It offers thousands of prediction markets covering diverse topics including crypto, politics, sports, and culture.
Key facts about Clearing
- Founded Year: 2025
- Location: New York (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $15M
- Investors: Compound, Union Square Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 27, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Hilberts
Provider of AI-powered growth brain, offering data analysis and recommendations. It delivers actionable insights for performance marketing, product development, userbase expansion, and unit economics. The system analyzes data to provide scheduled and on-demand recommendations. It offers a framework to address growth challenges through systematic analysis.
Key facts about Hilberts
- Location: United States
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $28M
- Employee Count: 62 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Gunderson Dettmer, SV Angel and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 15, 2026, $*****
3. Aranya
Developer of operating system software for managing distributed computing clusters. This software provides a framework for deploying and maintaining infrastructure through declarative configuration files. It automates the orchestration of containerized workloads, networking, and storage resources across various hardware environments. The system utilizes version control integration to manage cluster states, enabling reproducible infrastructure deployments. It supports the integration of various operational tools for monitoring, security, and hardware acceleration.
Key facts about Aranya
- Founded Year: 2025
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $11M
- Employee Count: 12 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: First Round Capital, Founder Collective and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 25, 2026, $*****
4. Ark Robotics
Developer of an integrated platform for autonomous drone fleet management. The platform supports connecting multiple systems across domains for defense and enterprise. It facilitates the setup, administration, and autonomous operation of drone fleets. The system provides an intelligent operating system that runs across onboard computers, servers, and interfaces. It supports connected devices in real-time and provides data protection. The platform can be extended via APIs.
Key facts about Ark Robotics
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Tallinn (Estonia)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Investors: Valor Equity Partners, Asylum Ventures and 2 Others
5. Super Games
Provider of games.
Key facts about Super Games
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Surabaya (Indonesia)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 3 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Asylum Ventures
Asylum Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Kanurra and most recent follow-on round was in Aranya.Asylum Ventures' Investments by Stage
Asylum Ventures has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $12M and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $17.2M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Asylum Ventures' Investments by Sector
Asylum Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Blockchain - Industry Applications, Blockchain Technology, Enterprise Infrastructure and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 12 Tech companies, 11 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 8 Software companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 1 |
Blockchain Technology | 1 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Asylum Ventures' Investments by Geography
Asylum Ventures has made most investments in United States (4).Asylum Ventures' recent investments
Asylum Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Kanurra and Aranya are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Asylum Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 27, 2026 | United States | Series A | 1604 | [+4] | |
Jun 25, 2026 | United States | Seed | 4143 | [+2] | |
Apr 15, 2026 | United States | Series A | 1703 | [+8] | |
Aug 27, 2025 | United States | Seed | 4599 | ||
- | United States | Seed | 2224 | [+1] |
Acquired companies in Asylum Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from Asylum Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Clearing in Dec 2025 by Coinbase for $*****.Here are Asylum Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 22, 2025 | Aug 27, 2025 | Seed | 9242 |
Team profile of Asylum Ventures
Asylum Ventures has a team of 4 members including 4 Partners located in United States. Asylum Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Asylum Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Brooklyn | - | ||
Partner | Brooklyn | - | ||
Partner | Atlanta | - | - | |
Partner | Brooklyn | - |
Co-investors of Asylum Ventures
Over the past year, 27 investors have co-invested in Asylum Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Asylum Ventures: Founder Collective has invested before Asylum Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Asylum Ventures: 26 investors entered a company along with Asylum Ventures. These include investors like Union Square Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to Asylum Ventures
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Aranya Files for Exempt Offering to Raise Over $12 Million in New Fundingintelligence360•Aug 25, 2026•Aranya, First Round Capital, Asylum Ventures
