what's Archetype?
Archetype is an early-stage venture capital firm dedicated to accelerating the decentralized future through investments in crypto founders and protocols. Headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, the firm provides inception capital to builders creating onchain infrastructure, payments, decentralized applications, and other disruptive technologies. It collaborates closely with founders from pre-idea stages, helping them scale from 0 to 1. The firm has raised multiple funds, including a recent $100M third fund, to back the next generation of crypto entrepreneurs maniacally focused on their craft regardless of market conditions. Archetype's portfolio emphasizes projects that challenge the status quo and pioneer new markets in the blockchain space.
archetypevc nominated for 'Best In VC' award by The Rollup Co, winner announced Dec 30.
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x.com/archetypevcNominated for "Best In VC" award by The Rollup Co, with winner to be announced on December 30th, 2025.
Archetype backs Cascade team building onchain brokerage product.
Archetype VC closes $100M fund (Archetype III) to back early-stage onchain projects and crypto-native founders.
Archetype #367 with rare 'corner' trait (one of only 27) is currently at auction with $88,000 opening bid, ending Tuesday, following the recent July 2025 corner trait sale at $93.9k.
Whale purchase of 24.99 ETH ($93,000) signals strong market demand.
Notable crypto investor DC Investor accumulates large position alongside Fidenza holdings.
Two new trading platforms launching: Kyan offering 6-leg options strategies with perp hedging and deep day-1 liquidity from multiple market makers, while Archetype provides cross-chain meta aggregation with zero-fee execution across EVM chains.
New on-chain reputation system tracks wallet activity via AI, issues soulbound NFTs, and enables aura points farming.
Live NFT mint at $2 offers whitelist access to $SHARDS presale; project backed by Animoca, YGG, and BasedVC with $2M raised