Oyster Ventures

Oyster Ventures invests in exceptional new-frontier technologies. They target companies that bring liquidity and efficiency to antiquated industries, companies that enable globalization, and with the leverage to massively scale.

Key Info

oyster.vc
2016 Founded
San Francisco, California, United States
11 Investments
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@oysterventures

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Activity Timeline

Conductive.ai
Raised
undisclosed capital
:
Seed from
Animoca Brands
, Kraken Ventures
, Bixin Ventures
, Sound Ventures
, Sfermion
, Axia8 Ventures
, Unanimous Capital
, Everest Ventures Group
, Rubik Ventures
, Oyster Ventures
, and Blue Lion Global
.
Aug 02, 2023
Hedera Hashgraph
Raised
$23.50M
:
Venture Round from
Polybius Capital
, Bloccelerate VC
, COSIMO Ventures
, Distributed Network Advisors
, OnBlock Ventures
, Transform Capital
, Llama Ventures
, Miroma Ventures
, Unanimous Capital
, Varys Capital
, Zorax Capital
, Hack VC
, PALcapital
, Hard Yaka
, Haitao Capital
, Oyster Ventures/Sophie Liao
, Dominet Venture Partners
, and Trammell Venture Partners
.
Sep 01, 2019
Allure Systems - FARFETCH Group
Raised
$150.00K
:
Seed from
Y Combinator
, SGH CAPITAL/Pierre Lavaux
, and Oyster Ventures/Kenneth Ballenegger
.
Mar 18, 2019
Abacus
Raised
$2.00M
:
Seed from
Oyster Ventures/Kenneth Ballenegger
, Justin Kan
, Coinbase Ventures
, YGC
, and Cypher Capital LLC
.
Dec 17, 2018
Skale Network
Raised
$8.86M
:
Venture Round from
Aspect Ventures
, Blockchange Ventures
, Boost VC
, Floodgate Fund
, Galaxy Digital
, Multicoin Capital
, MW Partners Group
, Oyster Ventures/Sophie Liao
, Signia Venture Partners
, Visary Capital
, Yield Ventures
, Canaan Partners
, and NGC Ventures
.
Oct 04, 2018
Oasis Labs
Raised
$45.00M
:
Series A from
Winklevoss Capital
, Polychain Capital
, Pantera Capital
, Oyster Ventures
, One Block Capital
, Norís Capital
, MState
, MetaStable Capital
, LUX Capital
, JLAB | JD capital
, Fred Ehrsam
, Foundation Capital
, Electric Capital
, Dekrypt Capital
, DCVC
, Chainfund Capital
, Benjamin Kong
, Basis Set
, Ausum Ventures
, Amino Capital
, Accel
, and a16z crypto
.
Jul 09, 2018
Republic
Raised
$12.00M
:
Venture Round from
Jeffrey Tarrant
, Binance Labs
, East Chain Co.
, FBG Capital
, HOF Capital
, Oyster Ventures/Kenneth Ballenegger
, UpVentures Capital
, and ZhenFund
.
Jun 08, 2018
Origin Protocol
Raised
$28.50M
:
Venture Round from
Kamal Ravikant
, Gil Penchina
, Garry Tan
, Curtis Lee
, Alexis Ohanian Sr.
, Bamboo Sea Ventures
, Blockchain.com Ventures/Samuel Harrison
, BlockTower Capital
, Cypher Capital LLC
, DHVC
, FBG Capital
, Foundation Capital
, KBW Ventures
, One Block Capital/Jack Huang
, Oyster Ventures/Sophie Liao
, PreAngel
, Sora Ventures
, Tuling Capital
, gumi Cryptos Capital
, Randall Kaplan
, George Burke
, and Eterna Capital
.
Apr 17, 2018
Oasis Labs
Raised
undisclosed capital
:
Seed from
Rockaway Blockchain Fund
, Oyster Ventures
, NGC Ventures
, Kenetic
, Hashed
, Cota Capital
, and Amino Capital
.
Apr 01, 2018
Telegram Messenger
Raised
$1.70B
:
Venture Round from
Dalma Capital
, Oyster Ventures
, and Ark Fund
.
Mar 01, 2018

Team

Investments

Date	Company	Round	Amount	Investors
Aug 02, 2023	Conductive.ai	Seed	—	Animoca Brands Kraken Ventures Bixin Ventures Sound Ventures Sfermion Axia8 Ventures Unanimous Capital Everest Ventures Group Rubik Ventures Oyster Ventures Blue Lion Global
Sep 01, 2019	Hedera Hashgraph	Venture Round	$23,500,000	Oyster Ventures Sophie Liao Polybius Capital Bloccelerate VC COSIMO Ventures Distributed Network Advisors OnBlock Ventures Transform Capital Llama Ventures Miroma Ventures Unanimous Capital Varys Capital Zorax Capital Hack VC PALcapital Hard Yaka Haitao Capital Dominet Venture Partners Trammell Venture Partners
Mar 18, 2019	Allure Systems - FARFETCH Group	Seed	$150,000	SGH CAPITAL Pierre Lavaux Oyster Ventures Kenneth Ballenegger Y Combinator
Dec 17, 2018	Abacus	Seed	$2,000,000	Oyster Ventures Kenneth Ballenegger Coinbase Ventures YGC Cypher Capital LLC Justin Kan
Oct 04, 2018	Skale Network	Venture Round	$8,860,000	Oyster Ventures Sophie Liao Aspect Ventures Blockchange Ventures Boost VC Floodgate Fund Galaxy Digital Multicoin Capital MW Partners Group Signia Venture Partners Visary Capital Yield Ventures Canaan Partners NGC Ventures
Jul 09, 2018	Oasis Labs	Series A	$45,000,000	Winklevoss Capital Polychain Capital Pantera Capital Oyster Ventures One Block Capital Norís Capital MState MetaStable Capital LUX Capital JLAB \| JD capital Foundation Capital Electric Capital Dekrypt Capital DCVC Chainfund Capital Basis Set Ausum Ventures Amino Capital Accel a16z crypto Fred Ehrsam Benjamin Kong
Jun 08, 2018	Republic	Venture Round	$12,000,000	Oyster Ventures Kenneth Ballenegger Binance Labs East Chain Co. FBG Capital HOF Capital UpVentures Capital ZhenFund Jeffrey Tarrant
Apr 17, 2018	Origin Protocol	Venture Round	$28,500,000	Blockchain.com Ventures Samuel Harrison One Block Capital Jack Huang Oyster Ventures Sophie Liao Bamboo Sea Ventures BlockTower Capital Cypher Capital LLC DHVC FBG Capital Foundation Capital KBW Ventures PreAngel Sora Ventures Tuling Capital gumi Cryptos Capital Eterna Capital Kamal Ravikant Gil Penchina Garry Tan Curtis Lee Alexis Ohanian Sr. Randall Kaplan George Burke
Apr 01, 2018	Oasis Labs	Seed	—	Rockaway Blockchain Fund Oyster Ventures NGC Ventures Kenetic Hashed Cota Capital Amino Capital
Mar 01, 2018	Telegram Messenger	Venture Round	$1,700,000,000	Dalma Capital Oyster Ventures Ark Fund
Dec 04, 2017	Stacks	Venture Round	$52,800,000	Oyster Ventures Sophie Liao Winklevoss Capital Visary Capital Union Square Ventures LUX Capital Foundation Capital Fabric Ventures Cypher Capital LLC Blockchain Capital SV Angel Digital Currency Group Magnetic Capital Alumni Ventures Frontier Ventures Qasar Younis Naval Ravikant George Burke Buddy Shakhashir Luigi Bajetti