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    DeFiance Capital

    SingaporeFounded 2020
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    Crypto & Web3

    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 (56% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $7.8M (across 42 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    42

    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

    45 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Fordefi logoFordefiSeed$18MNov 2022
    Tatsumeeko logoTatsumeekoSeed$7.5MJun 2022
    Lava Labs logoLava LabsSeries A$10MMar 2022
    Jambo logoJamboSeed$7.5MFeb 2022
    Hubble Protocol logoHubble ProtocolSeed$10MJan 2022
    Tatsu Works logoTatsu WorksSeed$7.5MJan 2022
    MixMob logoMixMobSeed$7MJan 2022
    Laevitas logoLaevitasSeed$2.5MJan 2022
    CCrypto RaidersUnknown$6MJan 2022
    Burnt Finance logoBurnt FinanceSeries A$8MJan 2022
    Blast Royale logoBlast RoyaleSeed—Jan 2022
    Guildfi logoGuildfiSeed$6MNov 2021
    Buildonbeam logoBuildonbeamSeed$4.5MOct 2021
    UXD Protocol logoUXD ProtocolSeed$3MSep 2021
    DeversiFi logoDeversiFiUnknown$5MMay 2021
    Accredify logoAccredifyUnknown—Apr 2021
    Balancer logoBalancerSeries A$5MJan 2021
    Multichain logoMultichainSeed$60MJan 2021
    SSoliceSeed$4.3MJan 2021
    Eden logoEdenSeed—Jan 2021
    SStrips FinanceSeed$8.5MJan 2021
    DeversiFi logoDeversiFiUnknown$5MJan 2021
    Hubble Protocol logoHubble ProtocolSeed$3.6MJan 2021
    dYdX logodYdXSeries B$10MJan 2021
    dYdX logodYdXSeries B$10MJan 2021
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    Last updated: 20 October 2026