About Volt Capital
Volt Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Jun 2025, Volt Capital is an active investor, having invested in 51 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 High Tech to Blockchain Technology and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Prismax Overall, Volt Capital portfolio has seen 3 unicorns and 2 acquisitions including key companies like Replit, LayerZero Labs Canada Inc and Farcaster. A lot of funds co-invest with Volt Capital, with names like Robvc sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Volt Capital has team of 3 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Volt Capital's List of Top Investments
Volt Capital has a portfolio of 51 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Cashmere and Metahood.Their portfolio spans across United States, France, United Kingdom and 8 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Blockchain Technology, FinTech and 8 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Volt Capital:
1. Replit
Provider of a platform for developing and deploying applications with AI. The platform offers tools for automating workflows and creating agents. It provides design controls for application customization and full-stack infrastructure with built-in services. The platform also includes enterprise-grade security features and controls.
Key facts about Replit
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Foster City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $922M
- Employee Count: 484 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Qatar Investment Authority, G Squared and 43 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 11, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Omnichain interoperability protocol that unites decentralized applications. It enables the secure movement of messages and fungible tokens between several blockchains without the need for asset wrapping, middle chains, or liquidity pools.
Key facts about LayerZero Labs Canada Inc
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Vancouver (Canada)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $318M
- Employee Count: 166 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management and 52 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 11, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Nansen
Online analytics platform for cryptocurrencies and blockchain data. It features tools for accessing insights from Ethereum wallets, signals, indicators, real-world datasets, news updates, and more. It allows users to track transactions, follow the flow of funds, analyze anonymous addresses, and discover the dynamics of decentralized applications.
Key facts about Nansen
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Annual Revenue: $9.08M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $88.2M
- Employee Count: 104 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: GIC, Tiger Global Management and 55 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 16, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Magic
Provider of cloud-based solutions for passwordless authentication. It also provides cryptographic data encryption solutions for secure authentication. The features of the product include passwordless login, data breach prevention, secure e-mail delivery, and a delegated key management infrastructure.
Key facts about Magic
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $83M
- Employee Count: 210 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Tiger Global Management, Blockchain Coinvestors and 36 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 31, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Farcaster
Decentralized white-label social platform provider. It allows users to create and customize their communities.
Key facts about Farcaster
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $180M
- Employee Count: 22 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Floodgate, A.Capital Ventures and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 21, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Volt Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Volt Capital has invested in 51 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 8 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Prismax and most recent follow-on round was in RECUR.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2024 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2022 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
2021 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Volt Capital's Investments by Stage
Volt Capital has made 35 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.05M, 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.75M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $34M, 1 investment in ICO stage with an average round size of $2M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $30M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 35 |
Series A | 4 |
Series B | 3 |
ICO | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Volt Capital's Investments by Sector
Volt Capital 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 44 Tech companies, 34 Blockchain companies, 27 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 25 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain Technology | 30 |
High Tech | 28 |
FinTech | 22 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 19 |
Enterprise Applications | 12 |
Others | 21 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Volt Capital's Investments by Geography
Volt Capital has made most investments in United States (29), followed by France where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 29 |
France | 3 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
Colombia | 2 |
Finland | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Volt Capital's recent investments
Volt Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Volt Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 18, 2025 | India | Series B | 7911 | ||
Jun 18, 2025 | United States | Series B | 4185 | [+3] | |
Jun 17, 2025 | United States | Seed | 6090 | [+1] | |
Mar 18, 2025 | United States | Seed | 2613 | ||
Jan 16, 2025 | United States | Seed | 1720 | [+2] |
Unicorns in Volt Capital's Portfolio
Volt Capital has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Merkle Manufactory, Replit and LayerZero Labs Canada Inc. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Merkle Manufactory. It became a unicorn in 2024, 1 years after Volt Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Volt Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | Developer of app studio for social platforms | 2021 | Los Angeles | Series D | mjxcorl | ||
76 | Provider of a platform for developing and deploying applications with AI | 2016 | Foster City | Series D | llnwcke | ||
70 | Omnichain interoperability protocol that unites decentralized applications | 2021 | Vancouver | Series B | gbbnwos |
Acquired companies in Volt Capital's Portfolio
2 companies from Volt Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Farcaster in Jan 2026 by Neynar for $*****.Here are Volt Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 21, 2026 | Jul 12, 2022 | Seed | 6239 | |
Mar 01, 2022 | - | - | 6285 |
Team profile of Volt Capital
Volt Capital has a team of 3 members including 2 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States. Volt Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Volt Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | New York | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - | ||
Principal | United States | - |
Co-investors of Volt Capital
Over the past 6 years, 440 investors have co-invested in Volt Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Volt Capital: Y Combinator, A.Capital Ventures and 23 others have invested in rounds before Volt Capital. There are 3 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Volt Capital and 1 company where A.Capital Ventures has invested before Volt Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Volt Capital: 258 investors entered a company along with Volt Capital. These include investors like Robvc (6 companies).
- Invested after Volt Capital: A total of 157 investors have invested in Volt Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Coinbase (4 companies), Tiger Global Management (3 companies) and L1D (2 companies).
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