Kraken Ventures
Independent venture capital fund investing in early-stage crypto and fintech companies and protocols.
About
Kraken Ventures is an independent venture capital fund backed by Kraken, the cryptocurrency exchange. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in financial infrastructure, Web3, decentralized finance (DeFi), consumer crypto protocols, and enabling technologies such as AI and Machine Learning. It aims to support entrepreneurs in making the financial system more open, inclusive, and transparent.
Key facts
- Website
- krakenventures.com
- Type
- VC
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, USA
- Funds raised
- $165M
- Portfolio companies
- 4
- Stages
- Pre-SeedSeedSeries ASeries B
- Cheque size
- $5M to $150M
- Sector focus
- FintechBlockchain TechnologyCryptoWeb3DeFi
Recent investments
| Date | Company | Round | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2026 | Alpaca | Series D | $150M |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Prenetics | Post IPO | $47M |
| 19 Sept 2025 | GRVT | Seed | $19M |
| 1 Jan 2024 | Alpaca | Series C | $52M |
| 18 May 2022 | Prenetics | Undisclosed round | $120M |
| 2 Mar 2021 | Prenetics | Undisclosed round | $20M |
| 1 Sept 2020 | Prenetics | Undisclosed round | $20M |
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Kraken Has My $100,000 USDC Withdrawal in Limbo – Is This Normal?. I withdrew 100,000 USDC from Kraken today to my own Trust Wallet on Arbitrum. A few minutes later I got an email saying my withdrawal was selected for an internal security r…
Kraken closed my account for no reason and will not give my money back. I opened Kraken account and added $5,500 and bought XMR. I waited the required 7 days to sell, making like $150. I sold the XMR and tried to withdrawal the funds to the…
Stay Away From Kraken if you like your money unfrozen. I have been an minimally active customer of Kraken for years. I have 2FA and everything in place. I put in a small amount of crypto, made an exchange, and, BOOM, funds frozen from withd…
My Story with Kraken.com (BEWARE). I’ve been with Kraken since 2013. Clean account, verified, mostly mining funds. Never any issues… until them. Four years ago (2020) I had around $50k in Bitcoin Cash sitting there because the November fork…
what the heck has happened to kraken?. been a user since 2016. business and personal acct and i go to make a small withdrawl and im blocked. wtaf? 4x ive gone thru full disclosure to verify my indentity and you block access to MY money.
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Frequently asked
What companies has Kraken Ventures invested in?
Kraken Ventures has invested in Alpaca, Prenetics, GRVT, Anchorage Digital.
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