About Monoceros
Monoceros is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. It is primarily based out of George Town, Cayman Islands. As of Mar 2025, Monoceros has invested in 6 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Gaming and Blockchain Technology. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of M10 A lot of funds co-invest with Monoceros, with names like BITKRAFT Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Monoceros has team of 4 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Seed & Series A
Monoceros' List of Top Investments
Monoceros has a portfolio of 6 companies. Their most notable investments include Ironforge and JUNGLE.Their portfolio spans across United States, Brazil, Switzerland and 1 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Gaming, Blockchain Technology and 2 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Monoceros:
1. Ironforge
Online platform for development and management of blockchain applications. It offers blockchain infrastructure solutions for development and management of applications.
Key facts about Ironforge
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Miami (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.6M
- Employee Count: 6 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Portage, 6MV and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 13, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. JUNGLE
Developer and publisher of hybrid games for multiple platforms. The company is focused on developing and publishing hybrid games that are mobile-first and blockchain-enabled. The company is still in the early stages of development on a jungle theme or improving children's focus, memory, and attention.
Key facts about JUNGLE
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $6M
- Employee Count: 9 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: BITKRAFT Ventures, Delphi and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 13, 2023, $*****
3. HyperPlay
Blockchain-based platform offering web3 game launcher. It offers a platform where users can carry NFTs, and tokens into games.
Key facts about HyperPlay
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Newark (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $12M
- Employee Count: 9 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: BITKRAFT Ventures, Mirana and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 19, 2024, $*****
4. Range
Blockchain-based security and risk infrastructure platform. It offers an enterprise-grade security and risk infrastructure suite for blockchain, rollups, and bridges in the IBC ecosystem and more. It offers solutions for transaction security, risk analytics, incident response, forensics, compliance management, and more.
Key facts about Range
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Zug (Switzerland)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.7M
- Employee Count: 19 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Robvc, Bitscale Capital and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 15, 2024, $*****
5. M10
Developer of competitive multiplayer video games with open economies. This entity creates fresh, accessible, and intense gaming experiences. A focus on innovative game mechanics and a player-friendly free-to-play model distinguishes their offerings. The studio's team comprises experienced developers with a history of involvement in major gaming titles. Their flagship game aims to redefine the shooter genre through unique gameplay and a novel meta. The company operates as a fully distributed studio, bringing together talent globally.
Key facts about M10
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3M
- Employee Count: 31 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: GSR, Big Brain Holdings and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 12, 2025, $*****
Monoceros' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Monoceros has invested in 6 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in M10.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Monoceros' Investments by Stage
Monoceros has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.57M and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 4 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Monoceros' Investments by Sector
Monoceros has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Blockchain Technology, Gaming, High Tech, Blockchain - Industry Applications and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 5 Tech companies, 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Blockchain companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain Technology | 3 |
Gaming | 3 |
High Tech | 3 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Monoceros' Investments by Geography
Monoceros has made most investments in United Kingdom (2), followed by United States where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 2 |
United States | 2 |
Brazil | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Monoceros' recent investments
Monoceros has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Monoceros:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 12, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 5331 | [+4] | |
Mar 15, 2024 | Switzerland | Seed | 5712 | [+7] | |
Jun 13, 2023 | United States | Seed | 3295 | [+4] | |
Jun 08, 2023 | United States | Series A | 7943 | ||
Mar 13, 2023 | Brazil | Seed | 6709 | [+8] |
Team profile of Monoceros
Monoceros has a team of 4 members including 1 Partner and 2 Principals located in Cayman Islands. Monoceros' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Monoceros:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | George Town | - | ||
Principal | - | - | - | |
Principal | Cayman Islands | - |
Co-investors of Monoceros
Over the past 3 years, 34 investors have co-invested in Monoceros's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Top Co-investors of Monoceros: 33 investors entered a company along with Monoceros. These include investors like BITKRAFT Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after Monoceros: SQUARE ENIX (1 company) is the only investor which has invested in Monoceros's portfolio after their investments.
Recent News related to Monoceros
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M10 raises $3M for Web3 competitive multiplayer gamesVentureBeat•Mar 12, 2025•M10, Presto Labs, Blockchain Founders Fund, Big Brain Holdings and 3 others
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Modular DEX protocol Valantis raises seed round at $40 million valuationThe Block•Nov 20, 2024•Valantis, CyberFund, Krakenventures, Uniswap and 12 others
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Blockchain and rollups security platform Range completes US$2.7 million in seed round financing, led by GalileoChainCatcher•Mar 14, 2024•Range, Galileo Ventures, Robvc, Volt Capital and 8 others
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UAE-registered investor buys 24% of BulgartabacSeeNews•Jan 02, 2024•Monoceros, Bulgartabac, Tala, STIGA
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Ironforge Raises $2.6M in Pre-Seed RoundFinSMEs•Jun 13, 2023•Ironforge, Reciprocal Ventures, Hash3, 6MV and 3 others
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HyperPlay Raises $12M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Jun 08, 2023•HyperPlay, Griffin Gaming Partners, BITKRAFT Ventures, MetaMask and 7 others
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Brazil’s Jungle raises $6M for Web3 mobile shooterVentureBeat•Mar 13, 2023•Jungle, Framework Ventures, Delphi, JUNGLE and 7 others
