About gCC
gCC is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Oct 2025, gCC is an active investor, having invested in 85 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 Blockchain Technology to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Takenos Overall, gCC portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 3 acquisitions including key companies like Celsius, 1inch and Magna. A lot of funds co-invest with gCC, with names like CMT Digital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. gCC has team of 6 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
gCC's List of Top Investments
gCC has a portfolio of 85 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Panoptic and Blackwing.Their portfolio spans across United States, Singapore, United Kingdom and 19 more locations. They have invested in Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by gCC:1. Celsius
Online exchange, swap, and liquidity solutions for cryptocurrency. Users can borrow loans using the crypto holdings as collateral. Users can earn interest via the coins that are sent from the user's wallet or used as POS collateral. It also offers P2P crypto transfer solutions to users.
Key facts about Celsius
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Hoboken (United States)
- Annual Revenue: £15.3M as on Feb 29, 2020
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $956M
- Employee Count: 119 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Cianna Capital, WestCap and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 19, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. OpenSea
Blockchain-based web3 marketplace. It enables the creation, buying, selling, and auctioning of non-fungible tokens. It allows users to browse, create, buy, sell, and auction unique digital goods. It provides a platform for creators to showcase their digital art, collectibles, and other unique digital items to a global audience.
Key facts about OpenSea
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $427M
- Employee Count: 718 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Foundation Capital, Y Ventures and 73 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 04, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Yield Guild
Provider of play-to-earn gaming guild. It is an online gaming community for players to form groups and earn rewards through blockchain-based games. It brings players together to earn via NFT games. The games includes Mighty Action Heroes, Axie Infinity, Mighty Action Heroes, Avalon, Crypto Unicorns, and many more.
Key facts about Yield Guild
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Zug (Switzerland)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $18.4M
- Employee Count: 76 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: A.Capital Ventures, Blockchain Coinvestors and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 10, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Theta Token
Decentralized video delivery platform. It offers decentralized peer to peer video delivery platform. Users earn Theta tokens as a reward for sharing bandwidth and resources. Video streaming platforms and content providers can build customized Dapps via the platform.
Key facts about Theta Token
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Cupertino (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $9.26M
- Employee Count: 38 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: DHVC, IOVC and 35 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 06, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Delta
Derivative exchange & trading platform for cryptocurrency. Its features include REST APIs for programmatic trading, web socket feed for real-time market data, and enterprise-grade multi-factor security for digital assets. It offers multiple trading strategies for automatic trading. Users can create, backtest, and deploy trading strategies.
Key facts about Delta
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Kingstown (Saint Vincent And The Grenadines)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 341 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: LuneX Ventures, CoinFund and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, May 27, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
gCC's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
gCC has invested in 85 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 9 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Takenos and most recent follow-on round was in Moonveil Entertainment.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2024 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
2023 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
2022 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
2021 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2019 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
gCC's Investments by Stage
gCC has made 41 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.39M, 18 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.84M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $6M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 41 |
Series A | 18 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
gCC's Investments by Sector
gCC has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Blockchain Technology, FinTech, High Tech, Blockchain - Industry Applications and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 77 Tech companies, 64 Blockchain companies, 54 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 43 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain Technology | 50 |
FinTech | 45 |
High Tech | 40 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 39 |
Enterprise Applications | 14 |
Others | 29 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
gCC's Investments by Geography
gCC has made most investments in United States (31), followed by Singapore where it has made 6 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 31 |
Singapore | 6 |
United Kingdom | 5 |
Japan | 3 |
China | 2 |
Others | 14 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
gCC's recent investments
gCC has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by gCC:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 06, 2025 | United States | Seed | 9266 | [+6] | |
Jun 25, 2025 | Cayman Islands | Seed | 7860 | [+7] | |
Apr 16, 2025 | United Arab Emirates | Seed | 5228 | [+10] | |
Feb 13, 2025 | United Arab Emirates | Seed | 7339 | [+3] | |
Jan 16, 2025 | Bermuda | Seed | 4874 | [+26] |
Unicorns in gCC's Portfolio
gCC has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - 1inch. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is 1inch which became a unicorn in 2021.Here is a list of unicorns in gCC's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | Decentralized financial solutions | 2019 | Tortola | Series B | yzljay{ |
Acquired companies in gCC's Portfolio
3 companies from gCC's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Magna in Feb 2026 by Payward for $*****.Here are gCC's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 18, 2026 | - | - | 4174 | |
Jan 07, 2026 | Jun 20, 2019 | Seed | 5179 | |
May 25, 2023 | - | - | 7605 |
Team profile of gCC
gCC has a team of 6 members including 4 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States, Japan and 1 more location. gCC's team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of all team members in gCC:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | Japan | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | Singapore | - | - | |
Principal | United States | - |
Co-investors of gCC
Over the past 8 years, 661 investors have co-invested in gCC's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before gCC: Blockchain Capital, IOSG Ventures and 119 others have invested in rounds before gCC. There are 2 companies where Blockchain Capital has invested before gCC and 2 companies where IOSG Ventures has invested before gCC.
- Top Co-investors of gCC: 362 investors entered a company along with gCC. These include investors like CMT Digital (12 companies).
- Invested after gCC: A total of 178 investors have invested in gCC's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Coinbase (4 companies), A.Capital Ventures (2 companies) and ParaFi (2 companies).
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