53 investors have funded 10 Web 3.0 companies head-officed in Melbourne, across 60 rounds (Jan 2021 – Dec 2025). They are ranked by how many Melbourne companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Melbourne" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Animoca Brands | Kowloon, China | Seed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Apr 2022 | 320 |
| 2 | Spartan Group | Singapore, Singapore | SeedSeries A | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 2023 | 161 |
| 3 | Binance | Ta Xbiex, Malta | Series B | 2 | 2 | 2 | Dec 2023 | 103 |
| 4 | Skyvision | Admiralty, China | Seed | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 2022 | 74 |
| 5 | NxGen | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Apr 2024 | 29 |
| 6 | B3V | Sydney, Australia | Seed | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 2024 | 2 |
| 7 | Framework Ventures | San Francisco, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Aug 2023 | 109 |
| 8 | Digital Currency Group | Stamford, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2022 | 223 |
| 9 | Polychain | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2021 | 186 |
| 10 | Cherry Ventures | Berlin, Germany | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2023 | 131 |
| 11 | BITKRAFT Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 140 |
| 12 | GSR Ventures | Beijing, China | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2023 | 125 |
| 13 | Big Brain Holdings | Valhalla, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2023 | 129 |
| 14 | Sfermion | Chicago, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2022 | 101 |
| 15 | Maven 11 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2023 | 76 |
| 16 | Hypersphere Ventures | Austin, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 72 |
| 17 | MH Ventures | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | 67 |
| 18 | DFG | Singapore, Singapore | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 63 |
| 19 | Momentum 6 | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2023 | 62 |
| 20 | Cogitent | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2023 | 57 | |
| 21 | Double Peak | Hong Kong, China | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2022 | 52 |
| 22 | D1 Ventures | Beijing, China | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 49 |
| 23 | Yield Guild | Zug, Switzerland | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 45 |
| 24 | Merit Circle | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 40 |
| 25 | BlockTower | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2023 | 40 |
| 26 | Ascensive Assets | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 38 |
| 27 | Kyros | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2023 | 29 |
| 28 | Tioga Capital | Brussels, Belgium | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2023 | 21 |
| 29 | Coin98 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 23 |
| 30 | Paka Capital | United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 21 |
| 31 | GuildFi | Bangkok, Thailand | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 20 |
| 32 | Advanced Blockchain | Berlin, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 18 |
| 33 | Rarestone | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2023 | 17 |
| 34 | Faculty | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2023 | 14 | |
| 35 | Hillrise Group | Adelaide, Australia | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2022 | 12 |
| 36 | Koji Capital | Brisbane, Australia | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 11 |
| 37 | Token Metrics | Austin, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2023 | 11 |
| 38 | Crypto Banter | Cape Town, South Africa | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2023 | 7 |
| 39 | Blue7 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2024 | 7 |
| 40 | Veris Ventures | Geneva, Switzerland | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2023 | 6 |
| 41 | MV Global | Tortola, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2023 | 6 |
| 42 | Raydium | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 5 | |
| 43 | Amplio Ventures | Atlanta, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 4 |
| 44 | T&B | Bangkok, Thailand | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2024 | 2 |
| 45 | Chainfir Capital | Shanghai, China | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 2 |
| 46 | JellyC | Sydney, Australia | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2024 | 1 |
| 47 | InWelt Holdings | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2025 | 1 | |
| 48 | Benefit Circle | Segamat District, Malaysia | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 1 |
| 49 | M Dash Foundation | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 1 | |
| 50 | July Capital | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 1 | |
| 51 | Aweh Ventures | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2024 | 1 |
| 52 | Magnolia Quality Development Corporation | Bang Phli, Thailand | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2024 | 1 |
| 53 | Paperclip | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
Web 3.0 companies head-officed in Melbourne that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse FI eclipsefi.io |
10 | 10 | $19M | Seed Dec 2023 |
| CyBall cyball.com |
10 | 10 | $18M | Seed Dec 2021 |
| Maple maple.finance |
9 | 10 | $42.8M | Series A Aug 2023 |
| LightLink lightlink.io |
8 | 8 | $30.4M | Seed Apr 2024 |
| Metakey themetakey.com |
8 | 8 | $28M | Seed Apr 2022 |
| Talisman talisman.xyz |
7 | 7 | $16.5M | Seed Sep 2021 |
| zkTube zktube.io |
4 | 4 | $60M | Series B Sep 2021 |
| InfinityStakeChain infinitystakechain.com |
1 | 1 | $14M | Series B Oct 2023 |
| FlexyStakes flexystakes.com |
1 | 1 | $12M | Series B Dec 2023 |
| AUDD audd.digital |
1 | 1 | $3.3M | Seed Dec 2025 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | InWelt HoldingsLED | AUDD | Seed | $3.3M |
| Apr 2024 | NxGen | LightLink | Seed | $1.7M |
| Apr 2024 | MH Ventures | LightLink | Seed | $1.7M |
| Feb 2024 | T&BLED | LightLink | Seed | $4.5M |
| Feb 2024 | Magnolia Quality Development CorporationLED | LightLink | Seed | $4.5M |
| Feb 2024 | B3V | LightLink | Seed | $4.5M |
| Feb 2024 | Blue7 | LightLink | Seed | $4.5M |
| Feb 2024 | JellyC | LightLink | Seed | $4.5M |
| Feb 2024 | Aweh Ventures | LightLink | Seed | $4.5M |
| Dec 2023 | BinanceLED | FlexyStakes | Series B | $12M |
| Dec 2023 | Crypto Banter | Eclipse FI | Seed | $1.9M |
| Dec 2023 | NxGenLED | Eclipse FI | Seed | $1.9M |
| Dec 2023 | Token MetricsLED | Eclipse FI | Seed | $1.9M |
| Dec 2023 | KyrosLED | Eclipse FI | Seed | $1.9M |
| Dec 2023 | FacultyLED | Eclipse FI | Seed | $1.9M |
| Dec 2023 | Momentum 6LED | Eclipse FI | Seed | $1.9M |
| Dec 2023 | Big Brain HoldingsLED | Eclipse FI | Seed | $1.9M |
| Dec 2023 | CogitentLED | Eclipse FI | Seed | $1.9M |
| Dec 2023 | RarestoneLED | Eclipse FI | Seed | $1.9M |
| Dec 2023 | MV GlobalLED | Eclipse FI | Seed | $1.9M |
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