Blockchange Ventures
New York–based early-stage venture firm investing exclusively in blockchain protocols and crypto infrastructure. Founded in 2018, Blockchange backs founders building decentralized networks, wallets, and on-chain data systems.
Typical check size
$250K-$3M (stage-based estimate)
Founded
2018
Headquarters
New York, NY
AUM
N/A
Rounds they lead
Pre-Seed
Seed
Rounds they invest
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Portfolio companies we track
Startups in our directory that list Blockchange Ventures as an investor (5 total).
- Anchorage Regulated crypto custody and banking platform for institutions (Anchorage Digital).
- Balcony Blockchain infrastructure for digitizing U.S. property and land records.
- DeSO Layer-1 blockchain for decentralized social apps (ex-BitClout).
- NEAR Layer-1 blockchain for scalable dApps with sharded proof-of-stake.
- Orchid Labs Decentralized VPN protocol using blockchain tokens to route traffic around censorship.
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FAQs about Blockchange Ventures
Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.
Blockchange leads pre-seed and seed rounds and participates in Series A. Our directory reflects pre-seed and seed as primary lead stages. The firm focuses on the earliest institutional capital for crypto-native founders.
Blockchange does not publicly disclose a standard check size. As an early-stage crypto specialist, checks are typically seed-sized; exact amounts are deal-specific and not published on blockchange.vc.
Headquartered in New York, NY. Blockchange invests in crypto founders globally — blockchain protocols are geography-agnostic — while maintaining a U.S.-based partnership.
Exclusively blockchain and crypto: protocols, infrastructure, wallets, and decentralized applications. Our directory tags crypto-web3. The firm does not invest outside Web3.
Blockchange typically leads or co-leads pre-seed and seed rounds for crypto-native companies. It is among the earlier institutional backers in its deals rather than a late follower.
In our directory: Balcony (/startup/balcony), Anchorage (/startup/anchorage), NEAR (/startup/near), Orchid Labs (/startup/orchid-labs), and DeSo (/startup/deso).
Engage through blockchange.vc and crypto founder networks. Warm intros from protocol builders, prior portfolio founders, or crypto-native angels are standard. The firm expects technical depth and clear decentralization thesis.
See /2026-blockchange-ventures-balcony-14m-property-records and /2026-blockchange-ventures-w3io-testmachine-seed for recent Blockchange activity in our blog.