About Semantic Ventures
Semantic Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of St Albans, United Kingdom. As of Feb 2026, Semantic Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 27 companies, with 1 new investment 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 Sidekick Overall, Semantic Ventures portfolio has seen 3 unicorns and 3 acquisitions including key companies like Sorare, Messari and Rated. A lot of funds co-invest with Semantic Ventures, with names like Coinbase sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Semantic Ventures has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Unicorns
Semantic Ventures' List of Top Investments
Semantic Ventures has a portfolio of 27 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Due and Lido.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, France and 9 more locations. They have invested in Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Semantic Ventures:1. Sorare
Provider of blockchain-powered fantasy sports marketplace for a variety of sports. It gives users access to an NFT-based fantasy sports platform where they may play fantasy football in the site's gaming arena, gather virtual player cards, and exchange them for actual cryptocurrency. Additionally, it claims to confirm and authenticate player cards using the Ethereum blockchain. Multilingualism, squad formation and management, and recurring reporting are among its features.
Key facts about Sorare
2. Messari
Online platform for cryptocurrency-related content, token analytics, and research to users. Also provides background details, technology overviews, and token economics reviews of the various blockchain projects. It also provides a screener for Defi assets, stable coins, currency assets, and more.
Key facts about Messari
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $61M
- Employee Count: 69 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Rising Tide Fund, DHVC and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 21, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Rated
Validator rating platform for Beacon chain. It offers various rating methodologies like prosper effectiveness, attester effectiveness, slashing moderator, and more. It runs on Python, Postgres, Docker, Geth, and more.
Key facts about Rated
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $15.3M
- Employee Count: 7 as on Apr 30, 2025
- Investors: 1confirmation, Semantic Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 27, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Dfns
Custodian solutions for cryptocurrencies. It offers an API for managing crypto, signing transactions, establishing business rules, and keeping track of security. It contains a set of instructions for creating a custodial infrastructure for scalability across crypto markets.
Key facts about Dfns
5. Lido
Non-custodial staking solution for cryptocurrencies. Users must invest any amount of ETH into the staking protocol in order to obtain the same amount of token, which may be utilized for any financial transaction or service. Users can earn staking incentives by depositing funds on the platform, which can be redeemed by transferring tokens back to ETH when needed.
Key facts about Lido
Semantic Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Semantic Ventures has invested in 27 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments, while as of Feb 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Ryder and most recent follow-on round was in Sidekick.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2023 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2022 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Semantic Ventures' Investments by Stage
Semantic Ventures has made 18 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.79M and 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 18 |
Series A | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Semantic Ventures' Investments by Sector
Semantic Ventures 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 26 Tech companies, 20 Blockchain companies, 16 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 15 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain Technology | 21 |
FinTech | 19 |
High Tech | 18 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 15 |
Enterprise Applications | 7 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Semantic Ventures' Investments by Geography
Semantic Ventures has made most investments in United States (6), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 5 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 6 |
United Kingdom | 5 |
France | 4 |
Cayman Islands | 2 |
Finland | 1 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Semantic Ventures' recent investments
Semantic Ventures has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Sidekick.Here are the most recent investments by Semantic Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 05, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 1546 | [+8] | |
Oct 20, 2025 | Netherlands | Seed | 4780 | [+5] | |
Oct 08, 2025 | Seychelles | Series A | 4665 | [+3] | |
Jul 30, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 9186 | [+3] | |
Jan 14, 2025 | France | Series A | 6924 | [+8] |
Unicorns in Semantic Ventures' Portfolio
Semantic Ventures has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Dune Analytics, Sorare and StarkWare. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Dune Analytics. It became a unicorn in 2022, 1 years after Semantic Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Semantic Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | Data and analytics solutions for cryptocurrency | 2018 | Oslo | Series B | xl{ytzz | ||
78 | Provider of blockchain-powered fantasy sports marketplace for a variety of sports | 2018 | Saint Mande | Series B | asyprmp | ||
63 | Blockchain-based platform offers zero-knowledge proof roll-up solutions | 2017 | Netanya | Series D | zbfsyi{ |
Acquired companies in Semantic Ventures' Portfolio
3 companies from Semantic Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Messari in Jun 2026 by Blockworks for $*****.Here are Semantic Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 12, 2026 | Mar 07, 2018 | Seed | 6010 | |
Oct 16, 2025 | Sep 09, 2022 | Seed | 4544 | |
Sep 02, 2025 | Oct 12, 2021 | Series A | 4635 |
Team profile of Semantic Ventures
Semantic Ventures has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United Kingdom. Semantic Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Semantic Ventures
Over the past 9 years, 356 investors have co-invested in Semantic Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Semantic Ventures: Kima Ventures, Seedcamp and 13 others have invested in rounds before Semantic Ventures. There are 2 companies where Kima Ventures has invested before Semantic Ventures and 1 company where Seedcamp has invested before Semantic Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Semantic Ventures: 172 investors entered a company along with Semantic Ventures. These include investors like Coinbase (4 companies).
- Invested after Semantic Ventures: A total of 169 investors have invested in Semantic Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Fenbushi Capital (3 companies), Alameda Research (2 companies) and Coinbase (2 companies).
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