Coinbase Ventures

Coinbase Ventures is the venture capital arm of Coinbase focused on investing in early-stage startups across the crypto and Web3 ecosystem. It aims to support founders who share Coinbase’s mission of creating more economic freedom globally. The fund invests broadly across categories including layer 1 blockchains, Web3 infrastructure, decentralized finance (DeFi), NFTs, metaverse technologies, and developer tooling. Coinbase Ventures partners closely with founding teams, providing operational guidance, strategic partnerships, and distribution support to help accelerate growth.

The fund differentiates itself by leveraging Coinbase’s extensive industry experience and network, enabling portfolio companies to benefit from Coinbase’s market insights and ecosystem connections. Its portfolio includes leading projects such as Arbitrum (Ethereum Layer 2 scaling), Uniswap (largest onchain marketplace), OpenSea (largest NFT marketplace), and Starkware (ZK rollup scaling). Coinbase Ventures also actively explores emerging trends like account abstraction wallets, restaking protocols like EigenLayer, and the intersection of crypto with AI.

For founders, Coinbase Ventures offers a collaborative investment approach starting from the earliest stages. The fund’s public resources and blog provide insights into evolving crypto infrastructure, wallet technologies, and scaling solutions. Teams interested in partnering can engage through Coinbase’s website and portfolio channels. Coinbase Ventures continues to play a strategic role in shaping the future of crypto innovation by backing foundational projects and enabling new economic models onchain.