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Robot Ventures
VC$75MCo-invests
Fund Size
$75M
Check Size
$0.1M→$5.0M
Location
🇺🇸United States
Activity
Statusactively investing
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Investment Thesis
Backing highly technical crypto primitives at the pre-seed stage before they become widely recognized, leveraging deep quant research expertise and on-chain economic design to evaluate complex DeFi mechanisms that generalist VCs struggle to understand.
About Robot Ventures
Robot Ventures is a $75M early-stage crypto fund founded in 2019 and co-led by Robert Leshner and Tarun Chitra, actively deploying from its fourth fund raised in August 2024.
Sectors
fintechcryptocurrencyblockchaincrypto & web3defi protocols & infrastructure
Stages
pre-seedseed
Geographic focus
USA
Notable Investments
Payy, Asgard Finance, Sprinter, BULK Trade, Polymarket, Monad, LayerZero, MegaETH, Compound, Lido
Verified 15 July 2026 · Sources: company website, Fusion42 review
Frequently asked questions
- What does Robot Ventures invest in?
- Robot Ventures invests in fintech, cryptocurrency, blockchain, crypto & web3 and defi protocols & infrastructure at the pre-seed and seed stages.
- Which geographies does Robot Ventures focus on?
- Robot Ventures focuses on USA, and is headquartered in United States.
- What is Robot Ventures's typical check size?
- Robot Ventures typically writes checks of $0.1M to $5M.