what's IOSG Ventures?

IOSG Ventures is a thesis-driven venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments within the Web3 and blockchain ecosystems. Founded in 2017 and based in Hong Kong, it supports founders building community-driven protocols across sectors like decentralized infrastructure, DeFi, gaming, AI-crypto convergence, and data availability solutions. The firm has backed prominent projects including Arweave, Cosmos, Celestia, EigenLayer, Scroll, zkSync, Nil Foundation, and Mina, providing not just capital but also strategic guidance through events like Old Friends Reunion series and resources such as the IOSG Founder Kit. IOSG emphasizes research-led investment strategies, hosting global gatherings to foster connections among founders and experts. It offers programs like Kickstarter for Web3 developers, providing $10k-$100k in support, and curates tools for onchain infrastructure, security, liquidity, and AI integration to help teams launch efficiently.

IOSG Ventures partners with Solv Protocol on FROST Multi-Sig Governance for Bitcoin security.