About Zonff Partners
Zonff Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Shanghai, China. As of Nov 2024, Zonff Partners has invested in 52 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Singapore 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 StakeStone Overall, Zonff Partners portfolio has seen 2 unicorns and 1 acquisition, namely CertiK, tZERO and ARPA. A lot of funds co-invest with Zonff Partners, with names like Youbi Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Zonff Partners has team of 7 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Zonff Partners' List of Top Investments
Zonff Partners has a portfolio of 52 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in rct AI and QuestN.Their portfolio spans across Singapore, United States, China and 4 more locations. They have invested in Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech and 9 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Zonff Partners:1. IoTeX
Developer of blockchain infrastructure for real world artificial intelligence. This technology provides decentralized identity protocols and verification layers for machines and devices. It enables the transformation of physical data into actionable intelligence for autonomous systems. The infrastructure supports secure settlement and discovery for connected hardware networks.
Key facts about IoTeX
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Tortola (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $50M
- Employee Count: 53 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Draper Dragon, Global Blockchain Innovative Capital and 37 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 27, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. CertiK
Provider of comprehensive blockchain security solutions, including smart contract audits, due diligence, and cyber threat monitoring. It provides comprehensive blockchain security solutions, leveraging AI technology to secure blockchain protocols and smart contracts through various tools and services. Its offerings include smart contract audits, KYC, on-chain monitoring, and more. The company is a leading provider of Web3 security services.
Key facts about CertiK
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $296M
- Employee Count: 205 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Insight Partners, DHVC and 41 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 22, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Fetch.ai
Blockchain-based network for application and AI infrastructure. It provides open access, tokenized, decentralized machine learning network to deliver a self-organizing framework for transactions and the system consists of autonomous economic agents that are digital entities that can transact independently of human intervention and can represent people, machines, or themselves.
Key facts about Fetch.ai
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Cambridge (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $61.9M
- Employee Count: 86 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Alpha Sigma Capital, Outlier Ventures and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 05, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Mask Network
Provider of encrypted messaging applications. The company provides mask networks that allow encrypting posted content and the users need to decrypt the content to view it. It can be used to receive cryptocurrencies on social networks, bitcoin fundings on twitter, and decentralized file storage and sharing.
Key facts about Mask Network
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Champaign (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $5M
- Employee Count: 64 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Fundamental Labs, Digital Currency Group and 43 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 01, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. tZERO
Online platform providing investment and trading solutions for private securities and digital securities. It provides capital-raising solutions, tokenization of assets, liquidity solutions, and more. It offers private market liquidity and secondary trading solutions through the tZERO ATS, customized trading modules, and tailored white-label solutions with a range of investment opportunities, including private securities, public securities, NFTs, and more.
Key facts about tZERO
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Salt Lake City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $275M
- Employee Count: 60 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Pelion Venture Partners, Seven Hound Ventures and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 28, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Zonff Partners' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Zonff Partners has invested in 52 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in StakeStone and most recent follow-on round was in rct AI.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2021 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Zonff Partners' Investments by Stage
Zonff Partners has made 14 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.42M, 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.48M and 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $40M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 14 |
Series A | 6 |
Angel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Zonff Partners' Investments by Sector
Zonff Partners 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 48 Tech companies, 41 Blockchain companies, 35 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 29 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain Technology | 17 |
FinTech | 15 |
High Tech | 15 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 11 |
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
Others | 13 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Zonff Partners' Investments by Geography
Zonff Partners has made most investments in Singapore (10), followed by United States where it has made 6 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Singapore | 10 |
United States | 6 |
China | 4 |
Australia | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Zonff Partners' recent investments
Zonff Partners has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Zonff Partners:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 11, 2024 | Singapore | Seed | 4708 | [+18] | |
Mar 30, 2023 | United States | Seed | 3732 | [+2] | |
Feb 21, 2023 | United States | Seed | 8284 | [+4] | |
Nov 30, 2022 | Singapore | Seed | 8191 | ||
Jul 17, 2022 | United States | Seed | 4206 | [+6] |
Unicorns in Zonff Partners' Portfolio
Zonff Partners has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - CertiK and tZERO. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is CertiK. It became a unicorn in 2021, 4 years before Zonff Partners first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Zonff Partners' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | Provider of comprehensive blockchain security solutions, including smart contract audits, due diligence, and cyber threat monitoring | 2017 | New York City | Series B | vozbtfg | ||
68 | Online platform providing investment and trading solutions for private securities and digital securities | 2014 | Salt Lake City | Series B | ihjvcuh |
Acquired companies in Zonff Partners' Portfolio
1 company from Zonff Partners' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was ARPA in Feb 2024 by DWF Labs for $*****.Here are Zonff Partners' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 20, 2024 | - | - | 2182 |
Team profile of Zonff Partners
Zonff Partners has a team of 7 members including 6 Partners located in China. Zonff Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Zonff Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Beijing | - | ||
Partner | Shanghai | - | ||
Partner | Beijing | - | ||
Partner | Beijing | - | ||
Partner | Hong Kong | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Zonff Partners
Over the past 6 years, 268 investors have co-invested in Zonff Partners's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Zonff Partners: IOSG Ventures, Mask Network and 17 others have invested in rounds before Zonff Partners. There are 2 companies where IOSG Ventures has invested before Zonff Partners and 2 companies where Mask Network has invested before Zonff Partners.
- Top Co-investors of Zonff Partners: 184 investors entered a company along with Zonff Partners. These include investors like Youbi Capital (5 companies).
- Invested after Zonff Partners: A total of 65 investors have invested in Zonff Partners's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include OKX (3 companies), Binance (2 companies) and Animoca Brands (2 companies).
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