About Escape Velocity
Escape Velocity is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Apr 2026, Escape Velocity is an active investor, having invested in 19 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 High Tech to Blockchain Technology and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Blockworks A lot of funds co-invest with Escape Velocity, with names like Borderless Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Escape Velocity has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Escape Velocity's List of Top Investments
Escape Velocity has a portfolio of 19 companies. Their most notable investments are in SkyMapper and Rumi Labs.Their portfolio spans across United States, Singapore, United Kingdom and 4 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Blockchain Technology, Enterprise Applications and 13 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Escape Velocity:1. IoTeX
Developer of blockchain infrastructure for real world artificial intelligence. This technology provides decentralized identity protocols and verification layers for machines and devices. It enables the transformation of physical data into actionable intelligence for autonomous systems. The infrastructure supports secure settlement and discovery for connected hardware networks.
Key facts about IoTeX
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Tortola (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $50M
- Employee Count: 50 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Draper Dragon, SNZ and 38 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 27, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Online mineral recovery from mining waste platform. It has developed technologies to remediate tailings ponds by extracting new ores and basic metals from bauxite residue. It is on a mission for zero waste and zero carbon emission resulting in reducing production costs. It eradicates metals such as alumina, iron, scandium, silica, and more. The offering sectors include cell phones, autos, aircraft, biotechnology, and more.
Key facts about Phoenix Tailings
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Woburn (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $149M
- Employee Count: 134 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Toba Capital, Nomura and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Feb 19, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Network providing data collection and monetization for mapping and AI. It incentivizes users to map surroundings using cameras on smartphones or vehicles. The data collected powers physical artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, and advanced map creation. The technology enables cameras to become artificial intelligence-powered sensors. It employs anonymization technology to ensure data is free of personal information.
Key facts about NATIX Network
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Hamburg (Germany)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8.1M
- Employee Count: 33 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: WAGMI Ventures, Digital Currency Group and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: ICO, Jul 02, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Blockworks
Provider of an onchain capital markets intelligence and networking platform. It connects investors and businesses in onchain capital markets. It give businesses a platform to earn trust and provide investors with the information they need to underwrite the asset class. It combines market information, analysis, and ecosystem connectivity to improve transparency and capital allocation efficiency within onchain financial markets.
Key facts about Blockworks
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Brooklyn (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $12.1M
- Employee Count: 170 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: ParaFi, Framework Ventures and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 29, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. 375ai
AI powered data collection platform. It is an edge data intelligence network that assist users in real time data collection and analysis. It leverages AI and blockchain to enable data processing. It uses edge AI node to collect, process, and transmit multimodal data. It provides a decentralized network to validate data and earn rewards in real time.
Key facts about 375ai
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $5M
- Employee Count: 20 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Hack VC, Heartcore Capital and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 09, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Escape Velocity's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Escape Velocity has invested in 19 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Blockworks.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2024 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Escape Velocity's Investments by Stage
Escape Velocity has made 13 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.56M, 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $19.7M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $107M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 13 |
Series A | 5 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Escape Velocity's Investments by Sector
Escape Velocity has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Blockchain Technology, Blockchain - Industry Applications and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 18 Tech companies, 16 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Blockchain companies and at least 10 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 12 |
Enterprise Applications | 10 |
Blockchain Technology | 8 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 4 |
FinTech | 4 |
Others | 21 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Escape Velocity's Investments by Geography
Escape Velocity has made most investments in United States (10), followed by Singapore where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 10 |
Singapore | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Cayman Islands | 1 |
Germany | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Escape Velocity's recent investments
Escape Velocity has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Blockworks and Diffraqtion.Here are the most recent investments by Escape Velocity:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 29, 2026 | United States | Series A | 3573 | [+14] | |
Mar 12, 2026 | United States | Seed | 9447 | [+7] | |
Oct 09, 2025 | United States | Seed | 6476 | [+9] | |
Jun 17, 2025 | United States | Seed | 4627 | [+1] | |
May 28, 2025 | India | Seed | 9464 |
Team profile of Escape Velocity
Escape Velocity has a team of 2 members located in United States. Escape Velocity's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Escape Velocity
Over the past 3 years, 181 investors have co-invested in Escape Velocity's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Escape Velocity: Framework Ventures, HashKey Capital and 36 others have invested in rounds before Escape Velocity. There are 2 companies where Framework Ventures has invested before Escape Velocity and 1 company where HashKey Capital has invested before Escape Velocity.
- Top Co-investors of Escape Velocity: 119 investors entered a company along with Escape Velocity. These include investors like Borderless Capital (3 companies).
- Invested after Escape Velocity: A total of 24 investors have invested in Escape Velocity's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Animoca Brands (1 company), Traxys (1 company) and Eni Next (1 company).
Recent News related to Escape Velocity
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Escape Velocity Invests in Diffraqtion to Advance Quantum Imaging TechExecutiveBiz•Mar 26, 2026•Diffraqtion, Escape Velocity
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Escape Velocity raises a $62 million fund to bet on ‘DePIN’ crypto networks for telescopes, solar energy, and moreDnyuz•Jan 29, 2026•Escape Velocity
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Solana’s 375ai Secures $10M Funding to Boost Decentralized Data NetworksBitcoin Ethereum News•Oct 09, 2025•375ai, Delphi Ventures, Hack VC, https://strobecap.com and 5 others
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ARO Network Secures $2.1M to Expand Decentralized Edge Cloud for AI and Content DeliveryThe Block•Jul 28, 2025•Escape Velocity, Dispersion Capital, Nlh, ARO Network and 2 others
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Phoenix Tailings Secures Additional $33M in Series B FundingFinSMEs•May 01, 2025•Phoenix Tailings, Escape Velocity, Builders Vision, Yamaha Motor Ventures and 3 others
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USA Daisy Closes $3.9M Seed FundingFinSMEs•Mar 19, 2025•Daisy, CMT Digital, Volt Capital, Escape Velocity and 2 others
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Peer-to-peer Ai Network Fortytwo Grabs $2.3m To Take On Openai, Anthropic And Deepseek DominanceTech Funding News•Mar 06, 2025•Big Brain Holdings, CMT Digital, Escape Velocity, Chorus One and 2 others
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Travala's vacation rental service Dtravel completes a new round of strategic financing, with participation from Modular Capital and othersCoinTime•Dec 18, 2024•DTravel, Modulor Capital, Escape Velocity
