About Fork Ventures
Fork Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Richmond, United States. As of Jun 2023, Fork Ventures has invested in 21 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Australia 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 Singularity Overall, Fork Ventures portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, namely CertiK and DFINITY. A lot of funds co-invest with Fork Ventures, with names like Apollo Crypto sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Fork Ventures has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Fork Ventures' List of Top Investments
Fork Ventures has a portfolio of 21 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments include CertiK and DFINITY.Their portfolio spans across Australia, China, Singapore and 6 more locations. They have invested in Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Fork Ventures:1. 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: 208 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Sequoia Capital and 41 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 22, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. DFINITY
Blockchain-based public network for building decentralized applications. It enables smart contracts to securely serve interactive web content directly into the browsers of end-users. It also allows users to build internet computer projects.
Key facts about DFINITY
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $164M
- Employee Count: 186 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Hanover Capital, Cognisa Capital and 60 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 29, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Neo
Blockchain-based infrastructure for the development of decentralized applications. It is a public chain that is designed to record and transfer digital assets. It is a decentralized and distributed network protocol that can be used to digitalize assets or shares and accomplish financial business objectives through peer-to-peer networks such as registration and issuing, making transactions, settlement, and payment.
Key facts about Neo
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Shanghai (China)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 45 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: 27th Street Capital, Rhapsody Ventures and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: ICO, Sep 07, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Solv Finance
Blockchain-based network for financial institutions. It offers a platform for tokenization and trading of primary market investment certificates. It offers a protocol for splitting and partial-transferring the tokenized allocations so that investors can trade part of tokens on markets.
Key facts about Solv Finance
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Beijing (China)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $26M
- Employee Count: 22 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: F-Prime Capital, UOB and 32 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 15, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Maple
Online marketplace for crypto loans. It enables institutions to borrow from liquidity pools funded by the DeFi ecosystem. Liquidity providers can earn yield from pools of borrowers managed by pool delegates.
Key facts about Maple
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Melbourne (Australia)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $6.4M
- Employee Count: 83 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: GSR Ventures, Framework Ventures and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 22, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Fork Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Fork Ventures has invested in 21 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Singularity.Fork Ventures' Investments by Stage
Fork Ventures has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.1M.Fork Ventures' Investments by Sector
Fork Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Blockchain Technology, Blockchain - Industry Applications, FinTech, High Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 19 Blockchain companies, 19 Tech companies, 16 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 11 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain Technology | 3 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
High Tech | 2 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Fork Ventures' Investments by Geography
Fork Ventures has made most investments in Singapore (2), followed by Australia where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Singapore | 2 |
Australia | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Fork Ventures' recent investments
Fork Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Fork Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 20, 2023 | Singapore | Seed | 9701 | [+3] | |
Jun 19, 2023 | Singapore | Seed | 6924 | [+5] | |
Jul 01, 2021 | Australia | Seed | 7678 | [+13] |
Unicorns in Fork Ventures' Portfolio
Fork Ventures has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - CertiK and DFINITY. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is CertiK. It became a unicorn in 2021, 4 years before Fork Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Fork Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | Provider of blockchain security auditing and formal verification software solutions | 2017 | New York City | Series B | bicquob | ||
68 | Blockchain-based public network for building decentralized applications | 2014 | Palo Alto | Series C | igxpqhl |
Team profile of Fork Ventures
Fork Ventures has a team of 1 member located in United States. Fork Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Fork Ventures
Over the past 5 years, 41 investors have co-invested in Fork Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Fork Ventures: 22 investors entered a company along with Fork Ventures. These include investors like Apollo Crypto (2 companies).
- Invested after Fork Ventures: A total of 19 investors have invested in Fork Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Republic Capital (1 company), IOSG Ventures (1 company) and Possible Ventures (1 company).
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