About Sophon Capital
Sophon Capital is a venture capital firm located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. As of Feb 2025, Sophon Capital has invested in 21 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Vietnam 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 Mirai Labs Overall, Sophon Capital portfolio has seen 2 unicorns and 1 acquisition, namely Optimism, DFINITY and O3 Labs. A lot of funds co-invest with Sophon Capital, with names like Mechanism Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Sophon Capital has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Sophon Capital's List of Top Investments
Sophon Capital has a portfolio of 21 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments include Solana and Optimism.Their portfolio spans across United States, Singapore, China and 11 more locations. They have invested in Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Sophon Capital:
1. Solana
Blockchain-based infrastructure for transactions and counting. It is based on proof of history and stake consensus mechanism. PoH is proof for verifying the order and passage of time between events. The role of PoH in the system is to encode the trustless passage of time into the ledger. Developers can write smart contracts in programming languages supported by LLVM, including Rust and Cuda.
Key facts about Solana
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $374M
- Employee Count: 252 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: World Capital Holdings Group, RAA Capital and 94 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 09, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Optimism
Blockchain-based platform for optimistic rollup and executing smart contracts. It is based on the Ethereum network for executing transactions. It features a series of smart contracts using wallet software for optimizing fraud proofs. Its OP token is used for governance and can be bought or sold on various exchanges.
Key facts about Optimism
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $175M
- Employee Count: 93 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Spark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 16, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. DFINITY
Blockchain-based public network for building decentralized applications. It enables smart contracts to securely serve interactive web content directly into the browsers of end-users. It also allows users to build internet computer projects.
Key facts about DFINITY
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $164M
- Employee Count: 186 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Hanover Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and 59 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 29, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. O3 Labs
O3 is an app-based cryptocurrency storage solution. It allows users to store assets that are on the NEO and Ontology blockchains including NEO, ONT, NEP-5 tokens. It enables users to claim GAS and ONG rewards through the app. It also allows users to participate in decentralized trading and monitor crypto portfolios in real-time. It also offers news on the NEO blockchain.
Key facts about O3 Labs
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Tokyo (Japan)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 3 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: NGC Ventures, BBS Finance and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 24, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Mirai Labs
Game development studio creating blockchain games. The company focuses on the development of blockchain-based racing and pet games including Pegaxy, Petopia, and PetM.
Key facts about Mirai Labs
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Hanoi (Vietnam)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $4M
- Employee Count: 39 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Rubik Ventures, Selini Capital and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 11, 2025, $*****
Sophon Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Mirai Labs.Sophon Capital's Investments by Stage
Sophon Capital has made 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $4M.Sophon Capital's Investments by Sector
Sophon Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Blockchain - Industry Applications, Blockchain Technology, FinTech, Gaming and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 19 Tech companies, 18 Blockchain companies, 15 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 1 |
Blockchain Technology | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Gaming | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sophon Capital's Investments by Geography
Sophon Capital has made most investments in Vietnam (1).Sophon Capital's recent investments
Sophon Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Sophon Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 11, 2025 | Vietnam | Seed | 4116 | [+7] |
Unicorns in Sophon Capital's Portfolio
Sophon Capital has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Optimism and DFINITY. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Optimism. It became a unicorn in 2022, 4 years before Sophon Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Sophon Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 | Blockchain-based platform for optimistic rollup and executing smart contracts | 2019 | New York City | Series B | pvubwfh | ||
69 | Blockchain-based public network for building decentralized applications | 2014 | Palo Alto | Series C | cphnhrh |
Acquired companies in Sophon Capital's Portfolio
1 company from Sophon Capital's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was O3 Labs in Oct 2019 by Bitcoin for $*****.Here are Sophon Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 21, 2019 | - | - | 2657 |
Team profile of Sophon Capital
Sophon Capital has a team of 1 member located in Puerto Rico. Sophon Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Sophon Capital
Over the past year, 8 investors have co-invested in Sophon Capital's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Top Co-investors of Sophon Capital: 8 investors entered a company along with Sophon Capital. These include investors like Mechanism Capital (1 company).
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