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    1kx

    Zug, SwitzerlandFounded 2018

    1kx is a research-driven global investment firm backing networks and companies that lower the cost of trust, with 160+ investments since 2018 across DeFi, stablecoins, and the onchain economy. The firm primarily leads Seed and Series A rounds in blockchain and Web3 projects.

    53% of their portfolio is in Crypto & Web3. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (4 deals in the last 12 months vs 7 prior). Their most common stage is seed (44% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $15.2M (across 80 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    71

    Fund Size

    $75M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    4

    Team

    Christopher Heymann

    Christopher Heymann

    Founding Partner

    Lasse Clausen

    Lasse Clausen

    Founding Partner

    Clare He

    Clare He

    Managing Director Capital Formation

    Henry Brodie

    Henry Brodie

    Operating Partner & COO

    Peter Pan

    Peter Pan

    Research Partner

    Wei Dai

    Wei Dai

    Research Partner

    Nichanan Kesonpat

    Nichanan Kesonpat

    Research Principal

    Tom Kimmins

    Tom Kimmins

    Operations Associate

    Zak Jelusic

    Zak Jelusic

    Operations Associate

    David Alemany

    David Alemany

    Research Analyst

    Johannes Säuberlich

    Johannes Säuberlich

    Data Analyst

    Marc Egloff

    Marc Egloff

    Operations Analyst

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    87 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    KOR Protocol logoKOR ProtocolSeries A$7.5MJul 2026
    EarnOS logoEarnOSSeries A$6MJun 2026
    Impossible Cloud logoImpossible CloudGrowth$34MJun 2026
    Cryptio logoCryptioSeries B$45MMar 2026
    Orange Cap Games logoOrange Cap GamesSeed$3.5MJan 2026
    Voya Games logoVoya GamesSeed—May 2025
    Camp logoCampSeries A$25MApr 2025
    Optimum logoOptimumSeed$11MApr 2025
    Ligero logoLigeroSeed$4MFeb 2025
    Miden logoMidenSeed$25MJan 2025
    RRelay ProtocolUnknown$14MJan 2025
    Transak logoTransakSeed$660KJan 2025
    Mawari logoMawariSeries A—Nov 2024
    Mawari logoMawariStrategic$10.8MNov 2024
    Mawari logoMawariUnknown$10.8MSep 2024
    Fabric logoFabricSeries A$33MAug 2024
    Igloo logoIglooSeries A$11MJul 2024
    BuildBear Labs logoBuildBear LabsUnknown$1.9MFeb 2024
    Inco logoIncoSeed$5MFeb 2024
    Fuzzland logoFuzzlandSeed$3MFeb 2024
    Inco logoIncoSeed—Feb 2024
    Kiln logoKilnSeries A$17MJan 2024
    Kiln logoKilnUnknown$17MJan 2024
    Lagrange logoLagrangeSeed$13.2MJan 2024
    Blockscout logoBlockscoutSeed$3MJan 2024
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    Last updated: 7 October 2026