Archetype

Archetype is an early-stage venture fund focused on accelerating the decentralized and programmable future. It backs crypto founders building companies and protocols that challenge the status quo, create new markets, and are deeply committed to their craft. Its crypto-native team brings experience across investing, engineering, operations, policy, community-building, protocol design, and more, helping founders develop ideas from the earliest stages.

Archetype’s first fund closed at $55 million in 2021, and its second fund closed at $150 million in 2022. The firm says it works with ambitious founders from their earliest days, from first check through Series A, across areas including decentralized finance, consumer products, infrastructure, AI, and payments. Headquartered in Manhattan, Archetype also builds connections among founders through events, community gatherings, research, articles, newsletters, and its Archebyte podcast.