About Echo
Echo is a venture capital firm founded in 2024. It is primarily based out of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. As of Jan 2026, Echo is an active investor, having invested in 13 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Blockchain Technology and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Zona A lot of funds co-invest with Echo, with names like Animoca Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Echo has team of 6 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Echo's List of Top Investments
Echo has a portfolio of 13 companies. Their most notable investments are in Inference Labs and Space.Their portfolio spans across China, United States, Canada and 6 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Blockchain Technology, Enterprise Applications and 3 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Echo:1. RateX
Provider of decentralized exchange platform. It specializes in leveraged yield trading. The platform enables users to trade synthetic yields in a secure and capital-efficient manner. It allows users to amplify their returns by leveraging the platform's liquidity pool.
Key facts about RateX
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Solana Beach (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $10.4M
- Investors: Summer Capital, GSR and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 21, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Talus
Blockchain platform for decentralizing artificial intelligence. The platform enables the development of smart agents that navigate complex scenarios and make decisions, allowing for trading, and monetization of these agents within a decentralized framework. Its ecosystem and developer tools, smart agents can collaborate, innovate, and support decentralized applications across multiple sectors like DeFi, gaming, and governance.
Key facts about Talus
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $19M
- Employee Count: 18 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Strategxy Ventures, IBM and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 30, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Privasea
Developer of a proof-of-human technology using biometric data encryption. It offers tools to validate human likeness through facial biometrics, generating unique NFTs. The technology secures presence on web platforms without compromising personal details. It allows users to confirm authenticity as real people, without disclosing personal information.
Key facts about Privasea
4. Mu Digital
Platform providing access to credit investments and portfolio management services. It facilitates access to investments backed by bonds and private credit. The platform simplifies the investment process for credit-based deals. It eliminates the complexities of credit portfolio management, allowing users to earn passively.
Key facts about Mu Digital
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: Hong Kong (China)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.5M
- Employee Count: 8 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: UOB, Signum Capital and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 20, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Hyperdrive
Operator of a decentralized stablecoin money market on Hyperliquid. It facilitates lending and borrowing of stablecoins against various assets. The platform offers liquid staking and strategies to maximize yield. Security audits are performed by blockchain security firms.
Key facts about Hyperdrive
Echo's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 10 investments, while as of Jan 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Zona.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Echo's Investments by Stage
Echo has made 8 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.74M and 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.45M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 8 |
Series A | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Echo's Investments by Sector
Echo has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Blockchain Technology, Blockchain - Industry Applications, Consumer and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 11 Tech companies, 10 Blockchain companies, 8 Software companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 11 |
Blockchain Technology | 10 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 6 |
Consumer | 5 |
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Echo's Investments by Geography
Echo has made most investments in United States (3), followed by China where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 3 |
China | 2 |
Canada | 1 |
Cayman Islands | 1 |
Finland | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Echo's recent investments
Echo has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Zona.Here are the most recent investments by Echo:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 26, 2026 | - | Seed | 8298 | ||
Dec 16, 2025 | Germany | Seed | 1634 | [+2] | |
Nov 21, 2025 | United States | Series A | 3442 | [+5] | |
Nov 20, 2025 | China | Seed | 4184 | [+3] | |
Jun 26, 2025 | Canada | Seed | 5365 |
Team profile of Echo
Echo has a team of 6 members including 1 Partner and 3 Principals located in Vietnam, United Kingdom and 2 more locations. Echo's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Echo:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | London | - | ||
Principal | Paris | - | - | |
Principal | Hanoi | - | - | |
Principal | Dubai | - | - |
Co-investors of Echo
Over the past 2 years, 131 investors have co-invested in Echo's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Echo: Polychain, dao5 and 44 others have invested in rounds before Echo. There is 1 company where Polychain has invested before Echo and 1 company where dao5 has invested before Echo.
- Top Co-investors of Echo: 78 investors entered a company along with Echo. These include investors like Animoca Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after Echo: A total of 7 investors have invested in Echo's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Sui Foundation (1 company), Walrus (1 company) and Hack VC (1 company).
Recent News related to Echo
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Space has raised $3 million in funding, aiming to become the first 10x leveraged prediction market on Solana.PANews•Dec 16, 2025•Arctic Digital, Impossible Finance, Morningstar Ventures, Echo and 2 others
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Coinbase Calls Off Acquisition of Stablecoin Startup BVNKPYMNTS.com•Nov 12, 2025•BVNK, Coinbase, Mastercard, Echo
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Coinbase Acquires Crypto Investment Platform Echo for $375MSiliconAngle•Oct 22, 2025•Coinbase, echo.im, Echo, Carey Olsen and 5 others
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