About Liberty City Ventures
Liberty City Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Jul 2026, Liberty City Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 67 companies, with 4 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 C round of Neko Health Overall, Liberty City Ventures portfolio has seen 13 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 12 acquisitions including key companies like BitGo, Consensys and Paxos. A lot of funds co-invest with Liberty City Ventures, with names like Animoca Brands sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Liberty City Ventures has team of 17 people including 8 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 5 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
Liberty City Ventures' List of Top Investments
Liberty City Ventures has a portfolio of 67 companies, including 13 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Animoca Brands and Animoca Brands.Their portfolio spans across United States, China, United Kingdom and 9 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Blockchain Technology, Enterprise Applications and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by Liberty City Ventures:1. BitGo
Platform that offers crypto based financial services. It offers custody, trading, and lending solutions to institutional investors and crypto platforms. It provides regulated and insured custody for digital assets, with a cold storage to manage counterparty risk. Its solutions include features like whitelisting, user level permissions, and velocity controls.
Key facts about BitGo
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $170M
- Employee Count: 200 - 499 as on Mar 01, 2026
- Investors: K2 Global, Goldman Sachs and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 24, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Consensys
Developer of blockchain and web3 software platform. Its product suite includes MetaMask, Infura, Linea, Truffle, Diligence, and an NFT platforms that supports users with building a dApp, an NFT collection, a portfolio, managing digital assets, and more.
Key facts about Consensys
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Fort Worth (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $725M
- Employee Count: 730 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Marshall Wace, Next Round Capital and 58 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Nov 09, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Paxos
Provider of blockchain infrastructure and regulated stablecoin solutions for enterprises. The company offers a platform for building blockchain and stablecoin solutions. It provides digital assets backed by redemption and regulatory oversight. The company facilitates stablecoin payments, crypto brokerage, and stablecoin issuance. It also offers technology built within regulatory structures.
Key facts about Paxos
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $535M
- Employee Count: 321 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Mithril, Alua Capital Management and 36 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 21, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Web3 technology investment and venture-building company. It builds, invests in, and accelerates businesses and ecosystems focused on digital ownership. Its activities span blockchain, digital assets, gaming, identity, education, stablecoins, real-world assets, and related Web3 infrastructure, with investments and portfolio companies across the global digital economy.
Key facts about Animoca Brands
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: Hong Kong (China)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $998M
- Employee Count: 314 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Harmony Partners, Backstage and 126 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 11, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. One Football
News media platform for soccer. It allows football fans to follow their idol teams. Its app enables fans to find live scores and commentaries, breaking news, videos, tables, statistics, live audio commentary, and background information on football, and engage through social media channels and comments. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about One Football
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: €10M - €50M as on Dec 31, 2021
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $320M
- Employee Count: 308 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Earlybird, Draper Esprit and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Apr 28, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Liberty City Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Liberty City Ventures has invested in 67 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 6 investments, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Neko Health and most recent follow-on round was in Digital Asset.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2025 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2022 | 15 | 5 | 20 |
2021 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Liberty City Ventures' Investments by Stage
Liberty City Ventures has made 30 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.53M, 16 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $26.2M and 10 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $89.9M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 30 |
Series A | 16 |
Series B | 10 |
Series D | 4 |
Series C | 2 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Liberty City Ventures' Investments by Sector
Liberty City Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Blockchain Technology, FinTech, High Tech and Blockchain - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 61 Tech companies, 42 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 37 Software companies and at least 30 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 32 |
Blockchain Technology | 29 |
FinTech | 29 |
High Tech | 23 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 21 |
Others | 50 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Liberty City Ventures' Investments by Geography
Liberty City Ventures has made most investments in United States (46), followed by China where it has made 5 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 46 |
China | 5 |
Pakistan | 2 |
United Arab Emirates | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Liberty City Ventures' recent investments
Liberty City Ventures has made 4 investments in 2026 so far. Neko Health and Digital Asset are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Liberty City Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 15, 2026 | Sweden | Series C | 9624 | ||
Jun 11, 2026 | United States | Series F | 1285 | [+25] | |
Feb 09, 2026 | United States | Series B | 3730 | [+8] | |
Jan 27, 2026 | United States | Series C | 6999 | [+5] | |
Nov 04, 2025 | United States | Post IPO | 7702 | [+23] |
Unicorns in Liberty City Ventures' Portfolio
Liberty City Ventures has 13 unicorns in its portfolio - Fasset, Meshpay, Zero Hash and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Fasset. It became a unicorn in 2026, 4 years after Liberty City Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Liberty City Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | Blockchain-based platform to buy and sell crypto assets and tokens | 2019 | Dubai | Series C | {vw{otx | ||
57 | Provider of crypto payment solutions across exchanges, wallets, and providers | 2020 | San Francisco | Series C | sugybao | ||
66 | Embedded crypto solutions for financial institutions | 2017 | Chicago | Series D | wdmbxnk | ||
67 | Platform offering solutions for preventive health scans | 2018 | Stockholm | Series C | ujkke{w | ||
72 | Provider of Canton Network, the public blockchain with institutional-grade privacy for tokenized real-world assets | 2014 | New York City | Series F | ajucuyf |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Liberty City Ventures' Portfolio
2 of Liberty City Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. BitGo got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Jan 2026 at marketcap of $1.92B and Tharimmune got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ).Here are Liberty City Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 22, 2026 | Jun 16, 2014 | Series A | 8800 | |
Jan 12, 2022 | Nov 04, 2025 | Post IPO | 5750 |
Acquired companies in Liberty City Ventures' Portfolio
12 companies from Liberty City Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Soul Machines in Sep 2026 by AppDirect for $*****.Here are Liberty City Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 28, 2026 | Feb 14, 2022 | Series B | 7009 | |
Jun 10, 2024 | Dec 01, 2020 | Seed | 8844 | |
Aug 10, 2023 | Oct 29, 2020 | Seed | 4950 | |
Jun 16, 2022 | Apr 25, 2023 | Series B | 3536 | |
Mar 29, 2021 | 2012 | Seed | 3897 |
Team profile of Liberty City Ventures
Liberty City Ventures has a team of 17 members including 8 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States, United Kingdom and 1 more location. Liberty City Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Liberty City Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | |||
Partner | Dubai | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | New York | - | ||
Principal | Mount Kisco | - |
Co-investors of Liberty City Ventures
Over the past 14 years, 794 investors have co-invested in Liberty City Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Liberty City Ventures: Lakestar, Y Combinator and 192 others have invested in rounds before Liberty City Ventures. There are 3 companies where Lakestar has invested before Liberty City Ventures and 3 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Liberty City Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Liberty City Ventures: 378 investors entered a company along with Liberty City Ventures. These include investors like Animoca Brands (7 companies).
- Invested after Liberty City Ventures: A total of 222 investors have invested in Liberty City Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Coinbase (5 companies), ParaFi (3 companies) and Galaxy (2 companies).
Recent News related to Liberty City Ventures
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Neko Health, co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek, raises $700M, valued at nearly $7BMy Company Polska•Jul 15, 2026•Neko Health, Lightspeed Venture Partners, O.G. Venture Partners, Liberty City Ventures and 5 others
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Digital Asset raises $355 million to bring Wall Street onchainCoinDesk•Jun 11, 2026•a16zcrypto, Digital Asset, Andreessen Horowitz, Canton and 23 others
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New York's Solidus Labs bags $45m in Series B roundFinTech Futures•Jun 04, 2026•Avon Ventures, Declaration Partners, Solidus Labs, Hanaco Ventures and 2 others
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Cloaked Raises $375 Million to Fight for Privacy in the Age of AITMC•Mar 20, 2026•Cloaked, General Catalyst, Liberty City Ventures, Marquee Ventures and 7 others
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Mesh, a Plaid for Crypto, Secures $75 Million Funding at $1 Billion ValuationCrowdfund Insider•Jan 28, 2026•DRAGONFLY, Meshpay, SBI Mutual Fund, Moderne Ventures and 7 others
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Crypto Payments Network Mesh Hits Unicorn Status in $75M Series C Led by DragonflyNftgators•Jan 27, 2026•Meshpay, DRAGONFLY, Paradigm, SBI Investment and 3 others
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Hanwha Finance Explores Financial Innovation at World Economic Forum, Signs Partnerships with LCV & XangleBenzinga•Jan 22, 2026•Hanwha, Liberty City Ventures
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Mastercard said to weigh Zerohash investment after crypto company ends takeover talksCoinDesk•Jan 20, 2026•Zero Hash, Mastercard, Jump Crypto, SoFi and 5 others
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Tharimmune Raises $540M to Acquire Canton Coin and Pivot Toward Blockchain StrategyBitcoin Ethereum News•Nov 04, 2025•Tharimmune, Liberty City Ventures, DRW Trading Group, Canton and 5 others
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Canton Network Receives $500M Treasury Boost Led by DRWBitcoin Ethereum News•Oct 30, 2025•DRW Trading Group, Canton, Citadel Securities, Goldman Sachs and 1 other
