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    Lightspeed Faction

    Palo Alto, California, United StatesFounded 2021

    Lightspeed Faction is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in early-stage crypto and blockchain startups. Their strategy involves being agnostic to specific industry verticals within the blockchain space, instead prioritizing projects that offer real utility through blockchain technology, including those in DeFi, infrastructure, and NFTs. They primarily invest in Seed and Series A funding rounds, aiming to be a long-term capital partner and providing guidance on areas like tokenomics and business scaling.

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    Portfolio

    7

    Fund Size

    $285M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    4

    Team

    BF

    Banafsheh Fathieh

    Co-Founder and General Partner

    Stage Distribution

    Portfolio

    7 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    TransCryptsSeed$15MOct 2025
    BloomPre-Seed$1.6MJul 2025
    MagicBlockSeed$7.5MApr 2025
    CrossmintSeries B$23.6MMar 2025
    FiammaSeed$4MDec 2024
    MedallionSeries A$13.7MDec 2023
    HelioSeed$3.3MApr 2023

    Top Co-Investors

    Dragonfly1 shared
    Third Prime Capital1 shared
    Zeal Capital1 shared
    Pantera1 shared
    Alpha Edison1 shared
    Motley Fool Ventures1 shared
    Techstars1 shared
    Mechanism Capital1 shared
    APX1 shared
    Nyca1 shared
    Peak1 shared

    Last updated: 1 March 2026