Bain Capital Crypto is an investment firm championing the evolution of the internet with a focus on decentralized and community-driven services. Their team of experts supports projects from inception to scale, investing in innovative blockchain infrastructure, DeFi, and gaming. Their hands-on approach and technical collaboration underscore a commitment to nurturing the foundational technologies of tomorrow's internet.
Bain Capital Crypto positions itself as a vanguard investment firm dedicated to backing the trailblazers and mavericks who are constructing the next generation of the open internet infrastructure. The fund is deeply entrenched in the belief that the internet is on the cusp of a fundamental transformation towards open, community-driven, and decentralized services—a shift they consider to be among the most significant technological developments since the inception of the web.
The teams at the forefront of creating these new internet pillars require a distinctive type of investment firm, one that can support them from the initial ideation phase through to scaling their operations. Bain Capital Crypto is crafted to be precisely that: a purpose-built investment platform designed to nurture projects from their nascent stages. The team behind Bain Capital Crypto is composed of hackers, tinkerers, and builders who employ a deeply technical and collaborative approach to investment, starting from the earliest stages of a project.
Their portfolio reflects a commitment to the decentralized ethos, with investments in protocols that enhance risk-aware, autonomous treasury management for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), modular consensus and data networks that facilitate the deployment of individual blockchains, and developer tools for blockchain ecosystems. They also invest in the gaming sector and decentralized finance (DeFi), supporting projects that aim to create fairer and more efficient markets.
Bain Capital Crypto's approach is marked by a hands-on investment style, where they not only provide capital but also engage deeply with the technical aspects and community-building efforts of their portfolio companies. This level of involvement signifies their commitment to not just fund but also foster the growth and success of the foundational technologies that they believe will underpin the future of the internet.
Project | Score | Date | Price | Status | Industry |
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Celestia | 82 | $0.0955 | Past | ||
Celestia | 82 | $1 | Past | ||
Scroll Network | 85 | N/A | Past | ||
Scroll Network | 85 | N/A | Past | ||
Karak Network | 80 | N/A | Past |
Fund | Score | Type | Project Support | Social Influence | Co-investments |
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Polychain Capital | Very High | Venture | High | Low | 2 |
Coinbase Ventures | Very High | Exchange | Very High | Very High | 2 |
Blockchain Capital | High | Venture | High | High | 2 |
The Spartan Group | High | Hedge | High | High | 2 |
Maven 11 Capital | N/A | Venture | N/A | N/A | 2 |