About Galaxy Ventures
Galaxy Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based out of Belmont, United States. As of Jun 2025, Galaxy Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 7 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 B round of Turnkey A lot of funds co-invest with Galaxy Ventures, with names like Wintermute sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Galaxy Ventures has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Deals in last 12 months
Galaxy Ventures' List of Top Investments
Galaxy Ventures has a portfolio of 7 companies. Their most notable investments are in JiePie and Citrea.Their portfolio spans across United States, Cayman Islands, France and 1 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Blockchain Technology, Enterprise Applications and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Galaxy Ventures:
1. 1Money
1Money is a cloud-based expense management platform. It allows users to track expenses and savings, plan incomes, synchronise finances, and assist in development of financial goals. The application can be accessed on Android devices.
Key facts about 1Money
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Saint Petersburg (Russia)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $20M
- Investors: Hack VC, Bankless Ventures and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jan 15, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Turnkey
Online platform offering APIs to manage wallets. It allows users to generate and manage private keys across blockchains and create crypto products.
Key facts about Turnkey
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $52.5M
- Employee Count: 23 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: Sequoia Capital, Pathlight Ventures and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 09, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Usual
Blockchain protocol for financial ecosystem. It offers a self-governed decentralized blockchain platform that bridges the gap between traditional and decentralized finance. It enables businesses to be compliant with regulations and manage blockchain payments.
Key facts about Usual
4. Citrea
Bitcoin-based zero knowledge rollup platform. It enables users to build various applications on top of the Bitcoin blockchain. It enables businesses to manage execution, employ proofs, manage transactions, and more.
Key facts about Citrea
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Cayman Islands
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $16.7M
- Investors: Founders Fund, Delphi Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 31, 2024, $*****
5. Getoptimum
Developer of a decentralized network protocol for blockchain data propagation. It focuses on enhancing network speed and scalability through efficient data delivery. The protocol integrates with existing node setups, aiming to improve validator rewards while minimizing bandwidth and CPU usage. It offers solutions for real-time data access, supporting various onchain applications.
Key facts about Getoptimum
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: New York (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $11M
- Investors: CMT Digital, Hashed and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 17, 2025, $*****
Galaxy Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Galaxy Ventures has invested in 7 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Turnkey.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Galaxy Ventures' Investments by Stage
Galaxy Ventures has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $11.2M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $30M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 4 |
Series A | 2 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Galaxy Ventures' Investments by Sector
Galaxy Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Blockchain Technology, High Tech, Enterprise Applications, FinTech and Auto. Notably, it has invested in 6 Tech companies, 4 Blockchain companies, 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain Technology | 4 |
High Tech | 4 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
Auto | 1 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Galaxy Ventures' Investments by Geography
Galaxy Ventures has made most investments in United States (3), followed by Belgium where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 3 |
Belgium | 1 |
Cayman Islands | 1 |
France | 1 |
Russia | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Galaxy Ventures' recent investments
Galaxy Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Galaxy Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 09, 2025 | United States | Series B | 5627 | [+4] | |
Apr 17, 2025 | United States | Seed | 3223 | [+9] | |
Jan 15, 2025 | Russia | Seed | 1178 | [+4] | |
Dec 23, 2024 | France | Series A | 8671 | [+14] | |
Feb 21, 2024 | Cayman Islands | Seed | 7468 | [+5] |
Team profile of Galaxy Ventures
Galaxy Ventures has a team of 2 members including 1 Partner and 1 Principal located in United States. Galaxy Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Galaxy Ventures
Over the past 6 years, 64 investors have co-invested in Galaxy Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Galaxy Ventures: Faction VC, Galaxy ventures and 24 others have invested in rounds before Galaxy Ventures. There is 1 company where Faction VC has invested before Galaxy Ventures and 1 company where Galaxy ventures has invested before Galaxy Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Galaxy Ventures: 34 investors entered a company along with Galaxy Ventures. These include investors like Wintermute (2 companies).
- Invested after Galaxy Ventures: A total of 4 investors have invested in Galaxy Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Founders Fund (1 company), Erik Voorhees (1 company) and Balaji Srinivasan (1 company).
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