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Arrington Capital is a digital asset management firm that focuses mainly on blockchain-based capital markets. Founded in 2017 by Michael Arrington, founder of TechCrunch and CrunchBase, and Heather Harde, TechCrunch CEO, the firm has over $1 billion in assets under management and has invested in hundreds of startups around the world. Arrington Capital's first fund was Arrington XRP Capital and has since expanded to multiple funds, including the Arrington Algo Growth Fund and the newly launched Arrington Moonbeam Growth Fund.

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Crypto-Native Fund

Founded: 2017

Location: United States

Formerly: Arrington XRP Capital

Team

Michael Arrington

Founder

Geoffrey Arone

Co-Founder

Keli Callaghan

Partner

Taryn Naidu

COO

Bhavik Patel

Chief Investment Officer

Daniela Diaz

Head of Operations

Colton Conley

Investor

Investment Map

Investment Size

Fundraising

Date	Amount	LP
Nov 28, 2017	$100 M	--

Investments

Axelar

Decentralized cross-chain communication network

Aptos

Scalable layer 1 blockchain

zkLink

Trading-focused multi-chain L2 network

RedStone

Cross-chain data oracle

Centrifuge

The on-chain ecosystem for structured credit

Illuvium

Open-world RPG adventure game

Ether.Fi

Decentralized staking protocol

Sui

Layer 1 blockchain

NEAR Protocol

Layer-one blockchain

Vega Protocol

Decentralized derivatives protocol

Polkadot

Cross-chain protocol

Arweave

Decentralized Data Storage Protocol

Stacks

Bitcoin L2

Resolv

Delta-neutral stablecoin protocol

Space and Time

Web3-Native, Decentralized Data Warehouse

Berachain

EVM-equivalent L1

Azuro

Liquidity layer for predictions and games

XION

Wallet-less Chain Abstraction L1

Pocket Network

Blockchain data ecosystem for Web3 applications

Superstate

Blockchain-based government bond fund

QuickNode

Blockchain API and Node Infrastructure

Hashflow

Decentralized Trading Platform

Moonwell

Collateralized lending protocol

Immutable

Powering the next generation of web3 games

Clearpool

Decentralized capital markets protocol

SubQuery

Universal data indexing framework for web3

Efinity

Lext-generation blockchain for digital assets

Secret Network

Private blockchain network based on Cosmos SDK

Acala

Decentralized finance network

Moonbeam

Etheruem-compatible smart contract platform

Casper

PoS blockchain built on the Casper CBC specification

Nexus Mutual

Decentralized Insurance Protocol

Kava

Layer-one blockchain

Algorand

Decentralized blockchain infrastructure

Hyperdrive

AMM protocol for fixed and variable rates

Giza

Building the Open Economy for AI

DeFi Development

Digital Asset Financial Platform

Iron Fish

Common Privacy Layer for Web3

Acquired

Lockchain.ai

Risk management platform for blockchain assets

Drosera Network

Decentralized incident response protocol

Holonym

Privacy-preserving passport for Web3

aPriori

MEV infrastructure and liquid staking protocol

Psy Protocol

zk-Native Blockchain Protocol

Sentient

AI development platform

ARPA

Decentralized secure computation network

Aperture Finance

AI-powered Intent Based Infrastructure

Aark Digital

Decentralized derivatives exchange

Tanssi Network

Appchain Infrastructure Protocol

Portal

DeFi built on Bitcoin

LeverFi

On-chain leveraged trading protocol

Voi Network

Algorand fork blockchain

LimeWire

Marketplace for digital collectibles

C3

Next-generation self-custodial exchange

Milkomeda

Layer 2 Protocol delivering EVM capabilities to non-EVM blockchains

Mellow Protocol

Modular Liquid Restaking Primitive

IPOR

DeFi Applications for Interest Rate Derivatives

Prime Protocol

Decentralized Prime Brokerage

Levana Protocol

Perps and Options on Cosmos

Teller

Decentralized liquidity pool

Terra

Decentralized financial infrastructure

Nifty Island

Open, social game world

Divergence

Decentralized Derivatives Platform

DESO

Decentralized social blockchain

Velora

DeFi aggregator

Propy

Blockchain-verified real estate platform

Persistence

Liquid Staking Hub for PoS Assets

Bella Protocol

A suite of DeFi products.

SKALE

Ethereum native, modular blockchain network

Ampleforth

Algorithmic rebase cryptocurrency

Reserve protocol

Decentralized stablecoins platform

Spacemesh

Open-source programmable cryptocurrency platform

Oasis Network

Decentralized Layer1 network based on PoS consensus

N3MUS

Web3 gaming ecosystem

Skyfire

Financial stack for the AI economy

LAYER

Ethereum scaling solution

Titan Network

DePIN digital resource network infrastructure

GenLayer

The Intelligence Layer of the Internet

NovaNet

Decentralized proving network

Shogun

Smart liquidity router

Glacis

Aggregate Cross Chain Messaging

Mayan

Cross-chain Swap Auction Protocol

Merkle Trade

Decentralized Trading Platform

MyPrize

Gambling-type GambleFi ecosystem

Clusters

Multi-chain name servic

Arcade

GameFi platform

Fyde

On-chain treasury management solution

PrimeVault

Institutional-grade self-custody solution

FARE Protocol

An ecosystem for probability contracts

Marlin

A verifiable computing protocol

Sparrow

Innovative Digital Asset Solutions in Singapore

Acquired

Volare Finance

The Option Protocol Built for Crypto Volatility Markets

DAM Finance

The stablecoin liquidity cartel

Supermojo

NFT financing and and collateralized lending platform

RociFi

Onchain Credit for Under-Collateralized Loans

Leap

Super wallet for Web3

Moss.earth

Climate tech company

MetaGoons

Decentralized Gaming Guild

Swing

Cross-chain Liquidity Infrastructure

BAYZ

YGG’s subDAO for the Brazilian community

Talis Protocol

NFT marketplace that empowers artists

Sipher

multiplayer looter shooter ARPG

Krystal

Multi-Chain DeFi & NFT Management Platform

Multiverse

Decentralized metaverse ecosystem

BENQI

Liquidity market protocol

Esprezzo

No-code blockchain automation and data platform

Aergo

Smart contract platform

Witnet

Decentralized oracle

Napster

Music streaming app

Hifi Finance

Decentralized lending-borrowing protocol

Wormhole

Web3 Universal Messaging Protocol

Ready Player DAO

Building towards a new gaming economy

Cere Network

Cloud data infrastructure solutions

Stone

Cross-chain liquid staking aggregation and yield protocol

NuCypher

Cryptographic Infrastructure for Privacy-Preserving Applications

Valkyrie Protocol

DApp activation protocol

Tinyman

AMM on the Algorand blockchain

Tuned

Digital assets trading platform

Humble Defi

AMM style exchange

Minty

Marketplace for curated art NFT

BlockFi

Crypto wealth manager

Astaria

NFT lending platform

Acquired

Metalcore

Mechanized combat NFT-based game

Retrograde

Governance and yield optimization platform

Mirror Protocol

Decentralized synthetic asset protocol

Metalink

Social app for NFT communities

Optix Protocol

Decentralized option protocol

Tapio Protocol

Synthetic asset protocol

xBacked

Decentralized Stablecoin protocol For Algorand

Algofi

DeFi center based on Algorand

Jambb

Digital comedy collectibles platform

Eternal

NFT marketplace for trading Twitch streamer clips

Unbound Finance

Decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol

Hummingbot

High-frequency crypto trading bots

Alice

Non-custodial wallet on Terra

Anchor Protocol

Decentralized money market

APY.Finance

Yield farming protocol

Coinmine

Easy-to-use home mining system

Ultrain

Decentralized public chain platform

Verto

Decentralized trading protocol built on top of Arweave

Name	Round	Amount	Valuation	Date
Hyperdrive *	Series A	$ 6 M	--	May 23
ResolvRESOLV	Seed	$ 10 M	--	Apr 15
DeFi Development	Debt Financing	$ 42 M	--	Apr 06

Investment Overview

Rounds in the past year

16

Total rounds

123

Portfolio Numbers

139

Lead Investment

27

Deeper Network

@deeper_network

Influence Index 198

Followers 49.74 K

Following 172

Top Followers

+33

Significant Events

Jun 10, 2021

Arrington Capital Launches $100M Algorand Ecosystem Fund

Cooperations

Hashed

15 Rounds

HashKey Capital

14 Rounds

Hypersphere Ventures

13 Rounds

Coinbase Ventures

13 Rounds

ParaFi Capital

12 Rounds

The Spartan Group

12 Rounds

Chainwire May 23, 2025

Keli Callaghan Becomes Arrington Capital's Newest Partner

PRNewswire Jul 07, 2022

TechCrunch Founder's Crypto Fund Tops $100 Million, Completes First Acquisition

Coindesk Mar 27, 2019

TechCrunch Founder Arrington Raising $100 Million XRP Fund

Coindesk Nov 28, 2017