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    KR1 plc

    Douglas, Isle of ManFounded 2016

    KR1 plc is a publicly listed digital asset technology and investment company based in Douglas, Isle of Man, focused on the infrastructure layer of decentralised networks. Founded in 2016, it invests in early-stage blockchain and Web3 projects, securing proof-of-stake networks and managing digital asset holdings for long-term capital appreciation.

    62% of their portfolio is in Crypto & Web3. Their most common stage is seed (62% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $20.6M (across 11 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    12

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    GM

    George McDonaugh

    Managing Director & Co-Founder

    KV

    Keld van Schreven

    Managing Director & Co-Founder

    Aeron Buchanan

    Aeron Buchanan

    Non-Executive Director

    Mona El Isa

    Mona El Isa

    Non-Executive Director

    Janos Berghorn

    Janos Berghorn

    Chief Investment Officer

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    13 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Tanssi logoTanssiSeed$6MMar 2024
    Hydra Ventures logoHydra VenturesSeed—Mar 2023
    Celestia Labs logoCelestia LabsSeed$100MJan 2022
    Interlay logoInterlaySeed$3.0MJul 2021
    RedStone logoRedStonePre-Seed$525KJul 2021
    Automata Network logoAutomata NetworkSeed$2.4MMar 2021
    PPureStakeSeed—Jan 2020
    Dfinity logoDfinityGrowth$61MJan 2018
    Side Labs logoSide LabsPre-Seed$1.5M—
    Superchain logoSuperchainSeed$4M—
    Superchain logoSuperchainPre-Seed$4M—
    LLazyLedgerSeed$1.5M—
    Avail logoAvailSeries A$43M—

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    Last updated: 20 October 2026