Laser Digital, Nomura's digital assets subsidiary, focuses its venture capital investments on companies within the digital ecosystem, specifically in Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Centralized Finance (CeFi), Web3, and blockchain infrastructure. Their strategy aims to bridge traditional and crypto markets by addressing the challenges institutions face in digital asset investment, including through "Hybrid Finance" solutions.
40% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Their most common stage is series-a (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $16.2M (across 5 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
5
Fund Size
$250M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
5 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAxelar Foundation | Unknown | $30M | Mar 2025 |
 Crossover Markets | Series A | $12M | Jun 2024 |
| IIlluvium | Series A | $12M | Mar 2024 |
 Singularity | Seed | $2.2M | Dec 2023 |
 Bastion | Seed | $25M | Sep 2023 |
Top Co-Investors
Arrington Capital2 shared
King River Capital1 shared
Animoca1 shared
Spartan Group1 shared
Yield Guild Games1 shared
Distributed Ventures1 shared
Electric1 shared
C2 Ventures1 shared
Binance1 shared
Coinbase Ventures1 shared
Dragonfly1 shared
Galaxy Ventures1 shared
Polychain Capital1 shared
Root Ventures1 shared
a16z crypto1 shared
Not Boring Capital1 shared
Alchemy Ventures1 shared
Illuminate Financial1 shared
DRW Venture Capital1 shared
Flow Traders1 shared
Last updated: 7 April 2026