About Hypersphere Ventures
Hypersphere Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. It is primarily based out of Austin, United States. As of Aug 2025, Hypersphere Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 73 companies, with 3 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 $***** Series A round of Irys Overall, Hypersphere Ventures portfolio has seen 3 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 4 acquisitions including key companies like Axelar, Lolli and Dynamic. A lot of funds co-invest with Hypersphere Ventures, with names like IOSG Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Hypersphere Ventures has team of 5 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio IPOs
Hypersphere Ventures' List of Top Investments
Hypersphere Ventures has a portfolio of 73 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Yomi Games and Subspace.Their portfolio spans across United States, Singapore, United Kingdom and 20 more locations. They have invested in Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Hypersphere Ventures:
1. Axelar
Online platform for cross-chain communication for web3. It offers solutions for integrating decentralized applications into blockchain networks. It allows developers to host apps, move assets, communicate with applications on other chains using the Axelar API, and more.
Key facts about Axelar
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2. Lolli
Browser extension for earning bitcoins or cash. Users need to install the extension, shop on partnered stores, and earn Bitcoin or cash while checkout.
Key facts about Lolli
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $28.2M
- Employee Count: 47 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Bain Capital Ventures, Sound Ventures and 52 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 14, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Cloud-based smart contract platform offering blockchain network for virtualization solutions. It is a multi-chain and multi-virtual machine dApp platform that allows users to manage plasma-based network balances, dApps staking, staking, chain transactions, and more. It also provides an on-chain governance technology that will enable enterprises to maintain network facilitation and activities.
Key facts about Astar Network
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $34.4M
- Employee Count: 7 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Polychain, Monday Capital and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 21, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Dynamic
Wallet based authentication platform. Customizable solutions with wallet compatibility, wallet blocking, custom information collection, allow and block list, user management, and NFT based access. Provides multi chain interaction and more from the developer demo environment.
Key facts about Dynamic
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Miami (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $43.3M
- Employee Count: 7 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Breyer Capital, at.inc and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 13, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Community-driven Web3 gaming company. It is focused on delivering games through decentralized content and technologies. The company has developed a game called Nine Chronicles, which is a decentralized RPG where players can play, mine, and govern together. Additionally, it offers solutions for blockchain games, including blockchain creation, token operation, and security management.
Key facts about Planetarium Labs
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: United States
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $34.6M
- Investors: Samsung NEXT, Kakao Investment and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 07, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Hypersphere Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Hypersphere Ventures has invested in 73 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 14 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in BOB and most recent follow-on round was in Irys.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2024 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2022 | 28 | 1 | 29 |
2021 | 26 | 4 | 30 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hypersphere Ventures' Investments by Stage
Hypersphere Ventures has made 50 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $8.46M, 18 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.3M, 2 investments in Post IPO stage with an average round size of $462M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $19M and 1 investment in ICO stage with an average round size of $9M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 50 |
Series A | 18 |
Post IPO | 2 |
Series B | 2 |
ICO | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hypersphere Ventures' Investments by Sector
Hypersphere Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech, Blockchain - Industry Applications and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 65 Tech companies, 60 Blockchain companies, 44 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 32 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain Technology | 60 |
High Tech | 54 |
FinTech | 39 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 34 |
Enterprise Applications | 25 |
Others | 43 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hypersphere Ventures' Investments by Geography
Hypersphere Ventures has made most investments in United States (31), followed by Singapore where it has made 8 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 31 |
Singapore | 8 |
United Kingdom | 6 |
China | 4 |
Canada | 3 |
Others | 20 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hypersphere Ventures' recent investments
Hypersphere Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Hypersphere Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 21, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series A | 2133 | [+5] | |
Aug 07, 2025 | Cayman Islands | Series A | 5584 | [+10] | |
Aug 05, 2025 | United States | Post IPO | 6526 | [+8] | |
May 26, 2025 | United States | Post IPO | 8123 | [+11] | |
Mar 25, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 2316 | [+3] |
Unicorns in Hypersphere Ventures' Portfolio
Hypersphere Ventures has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Boba, Axelar and Multichain. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Boba. It became a unicorn in 2022.Here is a list of unicorns in Hypersphere Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | Decentralized network platform for Ethereum | 2021 | Palo Alto | Series A | hnajedl | ||
68 | Online platform for cross-chain communication for web3 | 2020 | Toronto | Series B | sgmdnbn | ||
49 | Cross-chain router protocol for businesses | 2020 | Singapore | Seed | eyupbyi |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Hypersphere Ventures' Portfolio
2 of Hypersphere Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. CEA Industries got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Mar 2015 and SharpLink got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ).Here are Hypersphere Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 11, 2015 | Aug 05, 2025 | Post IPO | 6032 | |
May 21, 1997 | May 26, 2025 | Post IPO | 6463 |
Acquired companies in Hypersphere Ventures' Portfolio
4 companies from Hypersphere Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Dynamic in Oct 2025 by Fireblocks.Here are Hypersphere Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 23, 2025 | Jun 28, 2022 | Seed | 7359 | |
Jul 02, 2025 | Dec 14, 2023 | Series B | 3487 | |
Nov 20, 2024 | Sep 30, 2022 | Seed | 7895 | |
Aug 29, 2024 | Feb 23, 2022 | Series A | 2945 |
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Team profile of Hypersphere Ventures
Hypersphere Ventures has a team of 5 members including 4 Partners located in United States. Hypersphere Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Hypersphere Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Houston | - | - |
Co-investors of Hypersphere Ventures
Over the past 6 years, 777 investors have co-invested in Hypersphere Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Hypersphere Ventures: Binance, HashKey Capital and 120 others have invested in rounds before Hypersphere Ventures. There are 2 companies where Binance has invested before Hypersphere Ventures and 2 companies where HashKey Capital has invested before Hypersphere Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Hypersphere Ventures: 493 investors entered a company along with Hypersphere Ventures. These include investors like IOSG Ventures (10 companies).
- Invested after Hypersphere Ventures: A total of 162 investors have invested in Hypersphere Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Coinbase (5 companies), CRYPTO (4 companies) and Alameda Research (3 companies).
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