Nascent is a venture capital firm supporting early-stage founders in creating open financial products and infrastructure. It engages with both venture and liquid strategies and has a portfolio including projects like Morpho, Ethena, Optimism, and Aztec. Nascent focuses on advancing the crypto sector by leveraging a team of builders, investors, and explorers.
Most Common Sub-Sector
Decentralized Exchange
Regular Co-Investors
1st Investment
SlingShot
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Seed
Last Investment
Birch Hill
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Seed
Investments | Date | Amt. Raised | Source | Lead Investors | Investors | Stage | Post Money Valuation | Sub-Sectors | Sectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/2026 | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise | Seed | -- | Centralized Asset Managers | CeFi | ||
CordantSeed | 07/21/2026 | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise | Seed | -- | -- | -- | |
GroundSeed | 06/25/2026 | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise | Seed | -- | -- | -- |
Investments | Date | Amt. Raised | Source | Lead Investors | Investors | Stage | Post Money Valuation | Sub-Sectors | Sectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/11/2026 | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise | Seed | -- | Centralized Asset Managers | CeFi | ||
| 01/27/2026 | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise | Seed | -- | Real World Assets | DeFi | ||
| 01/14/2026 | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise | Miscellaneous | $120M | Security | Blockchain Services | ||
| 12/08/2025 | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise | Seed | -- | Decentralized Yield Services | DeFi | ||
| 11/26/2025 | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise | Seed | -- | Blockchain API | Tools | ||
| 10/06/2025 | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise | Miscellaneous | -- | Centralized Payments | CeFi | ||
| 09/29/2025 | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise | Seed | $1B | Decentralized Exchange Decentralized Lending +1 | DeFi |