DeFiance Capital is a crypto-native investment firm founded by Arthur Cheong in 2020, based in Singapore. The firm combines crypto-native expertise with an institutional-grade approach, focusing on high-conviction investments in DeFi, Web3 gaming, and digital asset infrastructure.
33% of their portfolio is in Crypto & Web3. Their most common stage is seed (61% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $8.3M (across 35 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
36
Fund Size
$100M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
AC
Arthur Cheong
CEO & CIO
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
36 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Fordefi | Seed | $18M | Nov 2022 |
 Tatsumeeko | Seed | $7.5M | Jun 2022 |
 Lava Labs | Series A | $10M | Mar 2022 |
 Jambo | Seed | $7.5M | Feb 2022 |
 Hubble Protocol | Seed | $10M | Jan 2022 |
 Tatsu Works | Seed | $7.5M | Jan 2022 |
 Laevitas | Seed | $2.5M | Jan 2022 |
| CCrypto Raiders | Unknown | $6M | Jan 2022 |
 Burnt Finance | Series A | $8M | Jan 2022 |
| BBlast Royale | Seed | — | Jan 2022 |
| GGuildFi | Seed | $6M | Nov 2021 |
 Buildonbeam | Seed | $4.5M | Oct 2021 |
 UXD Protocol | Seed | $3M | Sep 2021 |
 Balancer | Series A | $5M | Jan 2021 |
 Multichain | Seed | $60M | Jan 2021 |
| SStrips Finance | Seed | $8.5M | Jan 2021 |
 Swivel Finance | Seed | $3.5M | Jan 2020 |
 Sanctum | Seed | $6.1M | — |
 Syndica | Seed | $8M | — |
 InsurAce | Seed | $3M | — |
| SSolice | Unknown | $4.3M | — |
 Index Coop | Unknown | $10M | — |
 Laelaps AI | Pre-Seed | $3M | — |
| PpSTAKE | Unknown | $10M | — |
 Mean DAO | Unknown | $3.5M | — |
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Top Co-Investors
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Jump Capital4 shared
Hashed4 shared
IOSG Ventures4 shared
Delphi Ventures3 shared
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Dragonfly3 shared
Circle Ventures3 shared
SkyVision Capital3 shared
Morningstar3 shared
Electric Capital2 shared
Pantera Capital2 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026