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Columbia University
WHarton School of Business
Kenzi Wang is an entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder of Symbolic Capital. He previously served as Vice President and General Manager at Huobi Global and founded NEA backed Traction. Kenzi has invested out of multiple VC funds, most recently as a partner at Borderless Capital.
Columbia University | WHarton School of Business
(All invested at private stage, either made personally or through a fund)
Astar A multi-chain dApp hub on Polkadot that supports Ethereum Virtual Machine, WebAssembly, and Layer2 solutions. Also backed by Binance, Polychain, Hashed, and Alameda.
Axie Infinity A game centered around collecting, raising, and battling fantasy creatures called Axies. Also backed by A16Z, Binance, Mark Cuban, Alexi Ohanian, and Animoca.
Polygon A blockchain scalability platform. Also backed by Binance, Galaxy, Sequoia, and Tiger Global.
Injective Access, create and trade unlimited decentralized finance markets on the first Ethereum-compatible exchange protocol for cross-chain DeFi. Also bakced by Binance, Pantera, CMS Holdings, Jump, and GSR.
Marlin A layer-0 scaling solution for public blockchains. Also backed by Binance, Electric Capital, and Arrington.
Cere A decentralized data cloud platform that delivers data integration and data collaboration solutions. Also backed by Binance, Arrington, and Republic.
Covalent A technology company that is solving the huge infrastructure problems inhibiting blockchain adoption. Also backed by Coinbase, Hashed, and Delphi.
Casper Labs Building the first provably live pure Proof-of-Stake (PoS) CBC-Casper blockchain designed for real-world applications. Also backed by Arrington, Hashkey, and Blockchange.
Avalanche Provides a decentralized contracts platform for global finance, with near-instant transaction completion. Also backed by A16z, Polychain, Initialized, Naval, Balaji, and Dragonfly.
Near Develops an application platform designed to bring blockchain to a wide variety of mainstream applications. Also backed by A16z, Fabric Ventures, CoinFund, and Pantera Capital.
Serum Operates as a decentralized exchange (DEX) platform focusing on the financial ecosystem. Also backed by Tiger Global, CoinFund, Jump Trading, and Alameda.
Band Decentralized cross-chain data oracle – connecting smart contract to external data and APIs. Also backed by Binance and Spartan.
Fantom The world’s first DAG based smart contract platform. Also backed by Signum Capital, Arrington, and DHVC.
Harmony A secure blockchain aimed to scale trust and create a radically fair economy. Also backed by Hashkey, Consensus, and Binance.
Iotex The leading decentralized network to power billions of machines at scale and drive the machine economy (machinefi) applications. Also backed by Hashkey and Binance.
Biconomy A technology company building transaction infrastructure for next-generation Web 3 applications. Also backed by Coinbase, Bain Capital, Coinfund, Binance, and Mechanism.
Coin98 A Crypto-focused software company. Also backed by Binance, Spartan, and Hashed.
1inch Builds decentralized protocols and contributes to the development of the 1inch Network. Also backed by Fenbushi, Binance, Alameda, and Amber.
Elrond A highly scalable, fast and secure blockchain platform for distributed apps, enterprise use cases and the new internet economy. Also backed by Binance and Electric.
Star Atlas A metaverse introducing a unique gaming experience by harnessing the power of traditional core game and blockchain mechanics. Also backed by Mechanism, Animoca, Republic, and YGG.
Sovryn A Bitcoin-based decentralized trading and lending platform. Also backed by Collider Ventures and Monday Capital.
Polkadot A heterogeneous multi‑chain technology that allows independent blockchains to exchange information. Also backed by CoinFund, Polychain, and IOSG.
Synthetix A cryptoasset-backed network that enables the creation of on-chain synthetic assets. Also backed by Coinbase, IOSG, Paradigm, and Framework.
Chingari A short-video sharing mobile app. Also backed by Galaxy, Republic, and CoinFund.
Persistence Protocol powering institutional decentralized finance. Also backed by Arrington, Alameda, and IOSG.
Dodo A liquidity protocol powered by the Proactive Market Maker (PMM) algorithm and built for capital efficiency. Also backed by Defiance Capital.
Helium An Internet-of-Things developer platform for building the network and transferring IoT device data. Also backed by A16z, Multicoin, Alameda, and Ribbit Capital.
Pocket A decentralized infrastructure that uses cost-efficient economics to coordinate and distribute data at scale. Also backed by Arrington and Republic.
Benqi Built on Avalanche, combining elements of defi and tradfi to create a liquidity protocol. Also backed by Spartan, Mechanism Capital, and Arrington.
Flow A new blockchain built for the next generation of apps, games, and the digital assets that power them. Also backed by A16z, USV, GV, and Coinbase.
Sommelier The new coprocessor for Ethereum — move your DeFi assets into higher yields faster and cheaper. Also backed by Polychain, Alameda, and Tendermint.
Decentral Games A next generation entertainment platform at the intersection of metaverse and blockchain technology. Also backed by Polygon, Consensus, and Binance.
Syn City A Mafia Metaverse bridging the gap between real-world NFT utilities & decentralized finance (Defi) functions. Also backed by Justin Kan and Goat Capital.
Space A Metaverse project which caters to the arts and commerce. Also backed by Binance, Dapper labs, and CoinFund.
Planet Mojo An auto chess game where players can own their game characters as NFTs and play-to-earn in tournaments. Also backed by Animoca Brands, Republic, and Spartan.
Ncore A mobile games and interactive entertainment company. Also backed by Sequoia, Galaxy, and Animoca.
Arcana Redefining crypto asset management by bringing together crypto financial products. Also backed by Kenetic Capital, Balaji, John Lilic, and Santiago.
Domination Finance A developer of a non-custodial financial instrument for traders. Also backed by Dragonfly and Parafi.
dTrade A decentralized trading platform for options and perpetuals contracts. Also backed by Alameda Research, CMS, Hypersphere, Polychain, and DeFiance.
YGG SEA A sub-decentralized autonomous organization (subDAO) of the play-to-earn blockchain game YGG. Also backed by DCG, Hashed, and Hashkey.
IndiGG A Sub-DAO of Yield Guild Games (YGG) being built in association with Polygon to create a Play-to-Earn gaming hub within India. Also backed by Lightspeed, Jump Capital, Animoca Brands, and Variant.
Agoric Provides a framework for programming smart contracts securely and with ease, beyond anything available today. Also backed by Naval, Figment, Spartan, and Placeholder.
Chia Building a blockchain platform based on Proofs of Space and Time. Also backed by True Ventures, Naval, Slow Ventures, DHVC, and Breyer Capital.
Claystack A blockchain-agnostic staking protocol that unlocks the power of digital assets in the form of liquid staking derivative tokens. Also backed by Parafi, CoinFund, Coinbase, and Spartan.
Astar A multi-chain dApp hub on Polkadot that supports Ethereum Virtual Machine, WebAssembly, and Layer2 solutions. Also backed by Binance, Polychain, Hashed, and Alameda.
Axie Infinity A game centered around collecting, raising, and battling fantasy creatures called Axies. Also backed by A16Z, Binance, Mark Cuban, Alexi Ohanian, and Animoca.
Polygon A blockchain scalability platform. Also backed by Binance, Galaxy, Sequoia, and Tiger Global.
Covalent A technology company that is solving the huge infrastructure problems inhibiting blockchain adoption. Also backed by Coinbase, Hashed, and Delphi.
Casper Labs Building the first provably live pure Proof-of-Stake (PoS) CBC-Casper blockchain designed for real-world applications. Also backed by Arrington, Hashkey, and Blockchange.
Avalanche Provides a decentralized contracts platform for global finance, with near-instant transaction completion. Also backed by A16z, Polychain, Initialized, Naval, Balaji, and Dragonfly.
Near Develops an application platform designed to bring blockchain to a wide variety of mainstream applications. Also backed by A16z, Fabric Ventures, CoinFund, and Pantera Capital.
Serum Operates as a decentralized exchange (DEX) platform focusing on the financial ecosystem. Also backed by Tiger Global, CoinFund, Jump Trading, and Alameda.
Band Decentralized cross-chain data oracle – connecting smart contract to external data and APIs. Also backed by Binance and Spartan.
Fantom The world’s first DAG based smart contract platform. Also backed by Signum Capital, Arrington, and DHVC.
Harmony A secure blockchain aimed to scale trust and create a radically fair economy. Also backed by Hashkey, Consensus, and Binance.
Iotex The leading decentralized network to power billions of machines at scale and drive the machine economy (machinefi) applications. Also backed by Hashkey and Binance.
Biconomy A technology company building transaction infrastructure for next-generation Web 3 applications. Also backed by Coinbase, Bain Capital, Coinfund, Binance, and Mechanism.
Coin98 A Crypto-focused software company. Also backed by Binance, Spartan, and Hashed.
1inch Builds decentralized protocols and contributes to the development of the 1inch Network. Also backed by Fenbushi, Binance, Alameda, and Amber.
Elrond A highly scalable, fast and secure blockchain platform for distributed apps, enterprise use cases and the new internet economy. Also backed by Binance and Electric.
Star Atlas A metaverse introducing a unique gaming experience by harnessing the power of traditional core game and blockchain mechanics. Also backed by Mechanism, Animoca, Republic, and YGG.
Sovryn A Bitcoin-based decentralized trading and lending platform. Also backed by Collider Ventures and Monday Capital.
Polkadot A heterogeneous multi‑chain technology that allows independent blockchains to exchange information. Also backed by CoinFund, Polychain, and IOSG.
Synthetix A cryptoasset-backed network that enables the creation of on-chain synthetic assets. Also backed by Coinbase, IOSG, Paradigm, and Framework.
Chingari A short-video sharing mobile app. Also backed by Galaxy, Republic, and CoinFund.
Persistence Protocol powering institutional decentralized finance. Also backed by Arrington, Alameda, and IOSG.
Dodo A liquidity protocol powered by the Proactive Market Maker (PMM) algorithm and built for capital efficiency. Also backed by Defiance Capital.
Helium An Internet-of-Things developer platform for building the network and transferring IoT device data. Also backed by A16z, Multicoin, Alameda, and Ribbit Capital.
Pocket A decentralized infrastructure that uses cost-efficient economics to coordinate and distribute data at scale. Also backed by Arrington and Republic.
Benqi Built on Avalanche, combining elements of defi and tradfi to create a liquidity protocol. Also backed by Spartan, Mechanism Capital, and Arrington.
Flow A new blockchain built for the next generation of apps, games, and the digital assets that power them. Also backed by A16z, USV, GV, and Coinbase.
Sommelier The new coprocessor for Ethereum — move your DeFi assets into higher yields faster and cheaper. Also backed by Polychain, Alameda, and Tendermint.
Decentral Games A next generation entertainment platform at the intersection of metaverse and blockchain technology. Also backed by Polygon, Consensus, and Binance.
Syn City A Mafia Metaverse bridging the gap between real-world NFT utilities & decentralized finance (Defi) functions. Also backed by Justin Kan and Goat Capital.
Space A Metaverse project which caters to the arts and commerce. Also backed by Binance, Dapper labs, and CoinFund.
Planet Mojo An auto chess game where players can own their game characters as NFTs and play-to-earn in tournaments. Also backed by Animoca Brands, Republic, and Spartan.
Ncore A mobile games and interactive entertainment company. Also backed by Sequoia, Galaxy, and Animoca.
Arcana Redefining crypto asset management by bringing together crypto financial products. Also backed by Kenetic Capital, Balaji, John Lilic, and Santiago.
Domination Finance A developer of a non-custodial financial instrument for traders. Also backed by Dragonfly and Parafi.
dTrade A decentralized trading platform for options and perpetuals contracts. Also backed by Alameda Research, CMS, Hypersphere, Polychain, and DeFiance.
YGG SEA A sub-decentralized autonomous organization (subDAO) of the play-to-earn blockchain game YGG. Also backed by DCG, Hashed, and Hashkey.
IndiGG A Sub-DAO of Yield Guild Games (YGG) being built in association with Polygon to create a Play-to-Earn gaming hub within India. Also backed by Lightspeed, Jump Capital, Animoca Brands, and Variant.
Agoric Provides a framework for programming smart contracts securely and with ease, beyond anything available today. Also backed by Naval, Figment, Spartan, and Placeholder.
Chia Building a blockchain platform based on Proofs of Space and Time. Also backed by True Ventures, Naval, Slow Ventures, DHVC, and Breyer Capital.
Claystack A blockchain-agnostic staking protocol that unlocks the power of digital assets in the form of liquid staking derivative tokens. Also backed by Parafi, CoinFund, Coinbase, and Spartan.
Astar (Formerly Plasm)
Axie Infinity
Polygon
Injective
Marlin
Cere
Covalent
Casper labs
avax
Near
Serum
Band
Fantom
Harmony
Iotex
Biconomy
Coin98
1inch
Elrond
Star Atlas
Sovryn
Polkadot
Synthetix
Chingari
Persistence
Dodo
Helium
Pocket
Benqi
Flow
Sommelier
Decentral games
Syn City
Space
Planet mojo
Ncore
Arcana
Domination finance
Dtrade
YGG SEA
IndiGG
Agoric
Chia
Claystack
AU21 Capital
Huobi Global
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