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    1confirmation

    Palo Alto, California, United StatesFounded 2017

    Founded by Nick Tomaino in 2017, 1confirmation is an early-stage venture fund that supports exceptional founders fueling the decentralization of the web and society. The firm is crypto-focused with over $1B in assets under management and has backed companies including OpenSea, Coinbase, Polymarket, and Worldcoin.

    75% of their portfolio is in Crypto & Web3. Their most common stage is seed (42% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $11.3M (across 10 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    12

    Fund Size

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    Brett Shear

    Brett Shear

    GENERAL PARTNER

    Nick Tomaino

    Nick Tomaino

    GENERAL PARTNER

    Frank Hourigan

    Frank Hourigan

    PARTNER - HEAD OF OPERATIONS

    Mike Tomaino

    Mike Tomaino

    PARTNER

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    12 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Limitless logoLimitlessSeed$10MJan 2025
    Pimlico logoPimlicoPre-Seed$1.6MSep 2023
    Phi Labs logoPhi LabsSeed$21MMar 2022
    Notional Finance logoNotional FinanceSeries AJan 2021
    Harbor logoHarborSeries B$28MApr 2018
    IiCashUnknown
    Primitive logoPrimitiveSeries A$9M
    Index Coop logoIndex CoopUnknown$10M
    Limitless Exchange logoLimitless ExchangeSeed$10M
    Arpeggi Labs logoArpeggi LabsSeed$5.1M
    Arpeggi logoArpeggiSeed$5.1M
    Rated logoRatedSeries A$12.9M

    Top Co-Investors

    Nascent2 shared
    Flyer One Ventures2 shared
    WndrCo2 shared
    a16z crypto2 shared
    Electric Feel Ventures2 shared
    Vy Capital1 shared
    Insignia Ventures Partners1 shared

    Last updated: 7 September 2026