About Bixin Ventures
Bixin Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Beijing, China. As of May 2026, Bixin Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 74 companies, with 2 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 TownSquare Overall, Bixin Ventures portfolio has seen 5 unicorns and 3 acquisitions including key companies like Aptos, CertiK and LayerZero Labs Canada Inc. A lot of funds co-invest with Bixin Ventures, with names like Fenbushi Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Bixin Ventures has team of 5 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Bixin Ventures' List of Top Investments
Bixin Ventures has a portfolio of 74 companies, including 5 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Owlto and UXUY Protocol.Their portfolio spans across United States, Singapore, China and 18 more locations. They have invested in Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech and 8 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Bixin Ventures:1. Aptos
Provider of protocols for building blockchain-based solutions. It offers users with a platform focused on building blockchain-based products and applications. It develops network tooling and ensures usability in order to offer the benefits of decentralization to the masses.
Key facts about Aptos
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $350M
- Employee Count: 166 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Brighton Park Capital, Scribble Ventures and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Sep 19, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. CertiK
Provider of blockchain security auditing and formal verification software solutions. The platform offers smart contract assessments, penetration testing, and real-time on-chain monitoring to detect vulnerabilities within decentralized networks. It provides compliance tools, risk management, and regulatory advisory services for institutional infrastructure, exchanges, and digital asset custodians. Technical offerings include automated security analysis for Web3 projects and distributed ledger technology frameworks.
Key facts about CertiK
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $296M
- Employee Count: 210 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, DHVC and 42 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 22, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Omnichain interoperability protocol that unites decentralized applications. It enables the secure movement of messages and fungible tokens between several blockchains without the need for asset wrapping, middle chains, or liquidity pools.
Key facts about LayerZero Labs Canada Inc
Developer of Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract development platform. It provides users with a company that allows developers to build on-chain assets with scalability options. It features a wallet, developer forums, and documentation to support its ecosystem.
Key facts about Sui Foundation
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Cayman Islands
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 185 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: DNA Capital, Bixin Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: ICO, May 03, 2023, $*****
5. Gnosis
Gnosis offers multiple financial services for cryptocurrencies. It offers solutions to create digital tokens to use as a medium of exchange. Provides a decentralized platform for buying & selling assets and an ethereum-based multi-signature wallet solution for storing crypto assets. Also, offers mentoring, funding & marketing services to assist in developing products.
Key facts about Gnosis
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Gibraltar (Gibraltar)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $500K
- Employee Count: 210 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Bixin Ventures, DeepTech Ventures and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 23, 2019, $*****
Bixin Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Bixin Ventures has invested in 74 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 8 new investments annually in the last 5 years. As of May 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in TownSquare and most recent follow-on round was in UXUY Protocol.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2023 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
2022 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
2021 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bixin Ventures' Investments by Stage
Bixin Ventures has made 36 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.4M, 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $15.8M and 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $27.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 36 |
Series A | 8 |
Series B | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bixin Ventures' Investments by Sector
Bixin Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Blockchain Technology, FinTech, Blockchain - Industry Applications, High Tech and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 71 Tech companies, 66 Blockchain companies, 47 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 41 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain Technology | 40 |
FinTech | 34 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 30 |
High Tech | 30 |
Enterprise Applications | 13 |
Others | 21 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bixin Ventures' Investments by Geography
Bixin Ventures has made most investments in United States (16), followed by Singapore where it has made 6 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 16 |
Singapore | 6 |
China | 5 |
Canada | 3 |
Australia | 2 |
Others | 12 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bixin Ventures' recent investments
Bixin Ventures has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - TownSquare and Unitas.Here are the most recent investments by Bixin Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 21, 2026 | Panama | Seed | 8095 | [+13] | |
Mar 12, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8244 | [+4] | |
May 28, 2024 | United States | Series A | 5559 | [+4] | |
May 08, 2024 | China | Seed | 1126 | [+6] | |
Apr 30, 2024 | United States | Seed | 9529 | [+4] |
Unicorns in Bixin Ventures' Portfolio
Bixin Ventures has 5 unicorns in its portfolio - SHRAPNEL, Scroll, LayerZero Labs Canada Inc and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is SHRAPNEL. It became a unicorn in 2025, 1 years before Bixin Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Bixin Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | NFT-based trading platform for digital games | 2021 | Seattle | Series A | o{khxwt | ||
51 | Developer of a native zero knowledge virtual machine layer technology | 2013 | - | Series B | jreydjs | ||
71 | Omnichain interoperability protocol that unites decentralized applications | 2021 | Vancouver | Series B | otjxcj{ | ||
74 | Provider of protocols for building blockchain-based solutions | 2021 | Palo Alto | Series D | fhykzrb | ||
77 | Provider of blockchain security auditing and formal verification software solutions | 2017 | New York City | Series B | looxmlk |
Acquired companies in Bixin Ventures' Portfolio
3 companies from Bixin Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Bloxroute in Jul 2026 by FalconX for $*****.Here are Bixin Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 16, 2026 | - | - | 6856 | |
Nov 05, 2025 | Nov 14, 2023 | Seed | 5319 | |
Sep 10, 2025 | Sep 13, 2021 | Series A | 8795 |
Team profile of Bixin Ventures
Bixin Ventures has a team of 5 members including 1 Partner and 1 Principal located in China. Bixin Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Bixin Ventures
Over the past 7 years, 486 investors have co-invested in Bixin Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Bixin Ventures: Polychain, Spark Digital Capital and 92 others have invested in rounds before Bixin Ventures. There are 2 companies where Polychain has invested before Bixin Ventures and 2 companies where Spark Digital Capital has invested before Bixin Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Bixin Ventures: 344 investors entered a company along with Bixin Ventures. These include investors like Fenbushi Capital (6 companies).
- Invested after Bixin Ventures: A total of 48 investors have invested in Bixin Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Andreessen Horowitz (1 company), Utxo Management (1 company) and JDI (1 company).
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