Robot Ventures Fund II | 2021 VC Fund

Robot Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

San Francisco, United States

Countries of investment

United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Singapore
Cayman Islands

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

Crypto
Web3
DeFi
Infrastructure
Layer 1 Protocols
Stablecoins
AI x Crypto

About
Robot Ventures is a San Francisco-based pre-seed and seed crypto VC. Their focus spans DeFi, infrastructure, Layer 1 protocols, stablecoins, and AI x crypto across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, and Cayman Islands. The firm supports crypto-native founders from Pre-Seed through Seed.

Min check size: $100K
Max check size: $500K
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Investment Thesis

Robot Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across crypto, Web3, DeFi, infrastructure, Layer 1 protocols, stablecoins, and AI x crypto sectors. They invest in crypto-native founders at the earliest stages with high-velocity concentrated check sizes and operator-investor support. The firm differentiates itself through founder Robert Leshner's prior Compound Finance founding expertise, high-velocity early-stage investing approach, concentrated pre-seed positioning, and crypto-native specialist focus.

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Manager's Experience

Robert Leshner (Founder & Managing Partner) founded Robot Ventures bringing unparalleled DeFi operator credibility from his prior role as Founder of Compound Finance (one of the largest DeFi lending protocols globally); he previously served as Chief Operating Officer at Britches and brings deep crypto-native operating expertise. The firm operates with high-velocity early-stage investing approach and concentrated pre-seed positioning across DeFi, infrastructure, and AI x crypto categories.