About Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. It is primarily based out of Cambridge, United States. As of Aug 2022, Chain Reaction has invested in 12 companies. 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 EirSystems Overall, Chain Reaction portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely Node40 and Gilded. A lot of funds co-invest with Chain Reaction, with names like Draper sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Chain Reaction has team of 3 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Chain Reaction's List of Top Investments
Chain Reaction has a portfolio of 12 companies. Their most notable investments include Beamable and Node40.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Chain Reaction:
1. Beamable
Beamable offers game engine solutions to game developers. They provide drag and drop solutions that can be skinned. It also provides a web portal that can be used to manage events, leaderboards, player data, stats, commerce data, inventory, and analytics. The clients of the company include East Side Games, tap Slots, Tilting point, and more.
Key facts about Beamable
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $28.7M
- Employee Count: 23 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Defy, Alternatives Reality and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 04, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Node40
Developer of dash master node hosting solutions. The platform automates the setup process, and monitors, and manages nodes so they continue to provide a service for the dash network. Users can monitor all of their master nodes, see when they were paid, their current balance, and detailed transactions.
Key facts about Node40
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Albany (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $4.05M
- Employee Count: 15 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Hub Angels, Underdog Labs and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: ICO, Aug 11, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Provider of virtual payment cards funded through various cryptocurrency assets. These digital cards allow users to conduct online transactions at merchants that accept standard payment network cards. The service enables the conversion of digital currencies into loaded balances for online purchases. Additionally, the business facilitates the acquisition of merchant-branded gift cards using supported digital assets. All transactions utilize encryption protocols to process payments without requiring direct custodial management of user funds.
Key facts about Moon Technologies
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $2.2M
- Employee Count: 16 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: SBX Capital, Fenbushi Capital and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 24, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. RoundlyX
Micro-investment platform. It enables users to invest spare change into a personalized crypto portfolio. Users need to connect their charge/checking and Coinbase accounts with the platform.
Key facts about RoundlyX
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Richmond (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.3M
- Employee Count: 1 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Frontier Venture Capital, Center for Innovative Technology and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 27, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Blockchain based game development company. The company has developed multiple games including "Pineapple Arcade" (a puzzle game for browser platform). Also developing a cyberpunk RPG game "Neon District".
Key facts about Blockade Games
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Indianapolis (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $5.83M
- Employee Count: 17 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Fulgur Ventures, Galaxy Interactive and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 27, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Chain Reaction's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Chain Reaction has invested in 12 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in DigiBuild and most recent follow-on round was in EirSystems.Chain Reaction's Investments by Stage
Chain Reaction has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.01M.Chain Reaction's Investments by Sector
Chain Reaction has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, Blockchain - Industry Applications, HealthTech and Real Estate and Construction Tech. Notably, it has invested in 11 Tech companies, 8 Blockchain companies, 8 Software companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 1 |
HealthTech | 1 |
Real Estate and Construction Tech | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Chain Reaction's Investments by Geography
Chain Reaction has made most investments in United States (2).Chain Reaction's recent investments
Chain Reaction has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Chain Reaction:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 08, 2022 | United States | Seed | 1813 | ||
Jul 25, 2022 | United States | Seed | 1934 | [+8] | |
Jul 10, 2019 | United States | Seed | 5527 |
Acquired companies in Chain Reaction's Portfolio
2 companies from Chain Reaction's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Gilded in Sep 2023 by Bitwave for $*****.Here are Chain Reaction's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 14, 2023 | - | - | 6004 | |
Jan 30, 2018 | - | - | 8362 |
Team profile of Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction has a team of 3 members located in United States. Chain Reaction's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Chain Reaction
Over the past 7 years, 16 investors have co-invested in Chain Reaction's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Chain Reaction: Y Combinator, Valhalla Ventures and 3 others have invested in rounds before Chain Reaction. There is 1 company where Y Combinator has invested before Chain Reaction and 1 company where Valhalla Ventures has invested before Chain Reaction.
- Top Co-investors of Chain Reaction: 9 investors entered a company along with Chain Reaction. These include investors like Draper (1 company).
- Invested after Chain Reaction: Leonis Investment (1 company) and Helium-3 Ventures (1 company) are the investors which have invested in Chain Reaction's portfolio after their investments.
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