CADENZA VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC

Thesis

Cadenza Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2018, specializing in transformative and decentralized technologies, with a primary focus on blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI). The firm operates as an investment platform built by a team of operators, investors, and technologists, aiming to identify and support promising global startups. Their investment strategy is thesis-driven and stage-agnostic, focusing on category-defining opportunities across technology, business services, and innovation-led industries. Cadenza actively partners with founders, providing support in strategy, product development, go-to-market execution, and hiring, amplified by a global institutional network. They prioritize exceptional founders, long-term trust, and intellectual honesty. The firm concentrates on blockchain (digital finance, DeFi, enterprise Web3) and AI (infrastructure, enterprise applications), targeting pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds. While North America is a concentration, their portfolio spans Southeast Asia, Europe, the UK, and India. Cadenza participates in both equity and token investments, preferring to lead or co-lead rounds. The firm manages 14 private funds with a total gross asset value of $207.9 million as of March 31, 2026. The Cadenza Crypto Venture Fund secured $50 million, and the AI Venture Fund closed at $50 million. Their typical check size ranges from $25,000 to $20 million.

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