About Genblock Capital
Genblock Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Apr 2024, Genblock Capital has invested in 75 companies. 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 Sanctum Overall, Genblock Capital portfolio has seen 2 unicorns and 2 acquisitions including key companies like LayerZero Labs Canada Inc, Boba and Undead Blocks. A lot of funds co-invest with Genblock Capital, with names like AU21 Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Genblock Capital has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Genblock Capital's List of Top Investments
Genblock Capital has a portfolio of 75 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in StarSharks and Razor Network.Their portfolio spans across United States, Singapore, India and 24 more locations. They have invested in Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Genblock Capital:Omnichain interoperability protocol that unites decentralized applications. It enables the secure movement of messages and fungible tokens between several blockchains without the need for asset wrapping, middle chains, or liquidity pools.
Key facts about LayerZero Labs Canada Inc
2. Metis
Provider of layer two scaling infrastructure for decentralized blockchain networks. This protocol facilitates decentralized autonomous company management through integrated tools for voting, governance, payroll, and operations. The system utilizes sequencer technology and virtual machines to process transactions on distributed peer nodes. Users access decentralized financial applications and developer tools within an environment designed to support application deployment. Infrastructure features include data storage solutions and cross-chain bridging mechanisms. The architecture maintains network uptime and transaction processing through consensus mechanisms.
Key facts about Metis
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $4M
- Employee Count: 50 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: MV Global, Positive Venture DAO and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: ICO, May 13, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. ZeroLend
Platform offering online banking solutions. It is a platform that provides peer-to-peer lending and borrowing of digital assets, focusing on areas such as liquid restaking tokens, real-world asset lending, and account abstraction.
Key facts about ZeroLend
4. Boba
Decentralized network platform for Ethereum. It provides users with NFT bridging, save gas, and liquidity pools, reduce gas fees, extends the capabilities of smart contracts, improves transaction, and more. It allows developers to build DApps that invoke code executed on web-scale infrastructure such as AWS Lambda.
Key facts about Boba
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $45M
- Employee Count: 10 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Hack VC, 10X Capital and 44 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 05, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. BitsCrunch
Blockchain infrastructure for NFT trading. It is an AI-enabled decentralized blockchain data analytics and forensics company focusing on multi-chain insights for NFTs and digital assets. It utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to secure the NFT ecosystem.
Key facts about BitsCrunch
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Vellore (India)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $6.75M
- Employee Count: 26 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Double Peak, Borderless Capital and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: ICO, Feb 20, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Genblock Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Genblock Capital has invested in 75 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 8 new investments annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Sanctum.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
2021 | 46 | 0 | 46 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Genblock Capital's Investments by Stage
Genblock Capital has made 53 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.98M, 18 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.39M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $12.3M, 1 investment in ICO stage with an average round size of $8.5M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $3.8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 53 |
Series A | 18 |
Series B | 2 |
ICO | 1 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Genblock Capital's Investments by Sector
Genblock Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Blockchain Technology, FinTech, Blockchain - Industry Applications, High Tech and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 72 Tech companies, 69 Blockchain companies, 46 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 40 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain Technology | 64 |
FinTech | 55 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 53 |
High Tech | 51 |
Enterprise Applications | 22 |
Others | 40 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Genblock Capital's Investments by Geography
Genblock Capital has made most investments in United States (16), followed by Singapore where it has made 14 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 16 |
Singapore | 14 |
India | 9 |
Canada | 3 |
China | 3 |
Others | 31 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Genblock Capital's recent investments
Genblock Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Genblock Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 03, 2024 | Singapore | Seed | 9131 | [+5] | |
Feb 23, 2024 | United States | Series A | 9402 | [+1] | |
Feb 20, 2024 | Greece | Seed | 5361 | [+23] | |
Jan 25, 2024 | United States | Seed | 1792 | [+5] | |
Jan 19, 2024 | United States | Seed | 5277 | [+13] |
Unicorns in Genblock Capital's Portfolio
Genblock Capital has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Boba and LayerZero Labs Canada Inc. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Boba. It became a unicorn in 2022.Here is a list of unicorns in Genblock Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Decentralized network platform for Ethereum | 2021 | Palo Alto | Series A | kylatgn | ||
70 | Omnichain interoperability protocol that unites decentralized applications | 2021 | Vancouver | Series B | gaefqvg |
Acquired companies in Genblock Capital's Portfolio
2 companies from Genblock Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Dexlab in Jul 2025 by Astra for $*****.Here are Genblock Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 12, 2025 | Jun 30, 2021 | Seed | 5552 | |
Apr 06, 2024 | 2022 | Seed | 4889 |
Team profile of Genblock Capital
Genblock Capital has a team of 1 member located in United States. Genblock Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Genblock Capital
Over the past 6 years, 636 investors have co-invested in Genblock Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Genblock Capital: Outlier Ventures, AC Capital and 31 others have invested in rounds before Genblock Capital. There are 2 companies where Outlier Ventures has invested before Genblock Capital and 1 company where AC Capital has invested before Genblock Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Genblock Capital: 526 investors entered a company along with Genblock Capital. These include investors like AU21 Capital (22 companies).
- Invested after Genblock Capital: A total of 77 investors have invested in Genblock Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Coinbase (2 companies), Animoca Brands (2 companies) and Borderless Capital (2 companies).
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