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    Cadenza

    New York, New York, United StatesFounded 2018

    Cadenza is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in transformative technologies, with a focus on artificial intelligence and blockchain/crypto. Founded in 2018, the firm is headquartered in New York with offices in San Francisco and partners with visionary founders from early conviction to market leadership.

    Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deal in the last 12 months vs 2 prior). Their most common stage is seed (49% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $30.4M (across 40 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    34

    Fund Size

    $50M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    Kumar Dandapani

    Kumar Dandapani

    Managing Partner

    Max Shapiro

    Max Shapiro

    Managing Partner

    Jan van Eck

    Jan van Eck

    General Partner

    Alex Acero

    Alex Acero

    Venture Partner

    Charles Srisuwananukorn

    Charles Srisuwananukorn

    Venture Partner

    Christopher Biettchert

    Christopher Biettchert

    Venture Partner

    Danica Marsden

    Danica Marsden

    Venture Partner

    Edward Yip

    Edward Yip

    Venture Partner

    Harris Wellner

    Harris Wellner

    Operating Partner

    Jonathan Bier

    Jonathan Bier

    Venture Partner

    Pedro Moreno Mengibar

    Pedro Moreno Mengibar

    Venture Partner

    Tim Tickel

    Tim Tickel

    Venture Partner

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    43 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Pangram logoPangramSeed$9MJul 2026
    Together AI logoTogether AISeries B$305MFeb 2025
    Validation Cloud logoValidation CloudSeries A$15MJan 2025
    Hata logoHataSeed$4.2MOct 2024
    Together logoTogetherSeries A$102.5MNov 2023
    Liminal logoLiminalSeed$4.7MNov 2023
    Together logoTogetherSeed$20MMay 2023
    Liminal.ai logoLiminal.aiSeed$4.7MJun 2022
    Pebble logoPebbleSeed$6.2MMay 2022
    Stakes logoStakesSeed$5.3MMay 2022
    GamerGains logoGamerGainsSeed$5.8MApr 2022
    FungyProof logoFungyProofUnknown$1MApr 2022
    VALR logoVALRSeries B$50MMar 2022
    PPhilippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX)Series B—Feb 2022
    FungyProof logoFungyProofPre-Seed$1MJan 2022
    Izumi logoIzumiSeries A$3.5MDec 2021
    IIzumi FinanceSeries A$3.5MDec 2021
    Busha logoBushaSeed$4.2MNov 2021
    Injective Protocol logoInjective ProtocolSeed$10MApr 2021
    Busha logoBushaSeed$4.2MJan 2021
    PPhilippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX)Series B$50MJan 2021
    IIzumi FinanceSeries A$22MJan 2021
    ZZebec ProtocolUnknown$6MJan 2021
    Lemon Cash logoLemon CashSeries A$8MJun 2012
    Coindcx logoCoindcxSeries D$135M—
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    Last updated: 20 October 2026