Signature Ventures

We believe that Web3 and blockchain are the foundations of the new digital, decentralized economy. To this end, we’re partnering with startups that are advancing the future of Blockchain technology. We provide early stage founders with the capital, network connections and most importantly, the advice they need to transform the Web3 landscape in India. Why it Matters?Partnership with India’s largest wealth tech destination Access to a network of 70+ global venture capital partners Capital infusion up to $250,000 Mentorship from in-house experts

Galaxy has backed 100+ portfolio companies and networks since inception - including Aleo, Axelar, Bison Trails, Celestia, Chaos Labs, Fireblocks, Gensyn, Ramp Network, and RISC Zero - and helps visionary founders in the crypto ecosystem through every stage of growth. We believe the next generation of the Internet will incorporate a permissionless financial layer, providing people with autonomous access to economic and communal opportunities. Crypto-Native Team: Work with a multi-disciplinary team comprised of crypto-natives and experienced investors. Platform Access: Benefit from Galaxy’s full suite of services spanning our global crypto business operations. Market Intelligence: Tap into our deep network of operators with expertise in every pocket of the industry.

We're not your typical VC outfit. We're a crypto native founder/investor collective on a mission to democratize the world of venture capital. We believe that the next generation of analysts, associates, and partners in the VC world should have access to top-notch education, hands-on experience, and a network that will catapult them to success. Founded by Joseph Argiro is a 3x founder with a background in marketplace technologies and blockchain. He was employee #2 at ICO Alert, scaling the company to 30+ and multi-millions in revenue. He then worked in the blockchain innovation lab at Hewlett Packard before founding Enter the Void(https://enterthevoid.io/), an NFT protocol, and Iron Key Capital, a digital asset investment company across liquid tokens and venture.

Our team has founded and led some of the most important blockchain companies in the world, and we leverage this background to provide unparalleled support to the companies in our portfolio. Trends, technology, and these all change, but people don’t. That’s why we call ourselves a people-driven firm. We are in this business for the relationships that we build with our founders. When we back founders, we’re entering into a lasting and evolving partnership based on trust and conviction. We want to understand your passions, values, and motivations in order to be the best support system for you. And as we get to know you better, we want to tell your stories and share them with the world.

We are the venture capital arm of Hashed, backing builders from India and emerging markets shaping the onchain frontier. We invest at the earliest stages of a web3 startup's journey, using our expertise, experience, and network to amplify their growth and success. We drive web3 focused ecosystem and community expansion in these markets through our purpose-built initiatives. Our team is rooted in the cultural hubspots of web3 in emerging markets, spanning across Bangalore, Seoul, Singapore, Lagos and Dubai. #Hashed, is Asia’s leading blockchain-focused firm, founded in 2017 by serial entrepreneurs and engineers. The Hashed portfolio of investments includes over 250 web3 startups globally, and with its teams based in Seoul, Silicon Valley, and Singapore. Hashed saw the unique potential for blockchain to reshape society and systems through the fabric of the internet by empowering individuals & institutions with decentralized, permissionless, programmable and open-source technology. As a closely integrated unit of Hashed paired with our formidable talent & ecosystem base in India, we are equipped with a unique strategic advantage enabling us to offer unparalleled access, expertise and experience to our stakeholders. We create a powerful multiplier effect through our relationship with Hashed - one of the pioneering investment firms in the blockchain space and a gateway to the South Korean and broader Asian web3 markets, and through our focus on India - Indian founder focused investments and strategic initiatives to bridge the global and India native web3 ecosystems. Our Thesis Hashed was an early adopter of the decentralization thesis Hashed's mission is to unlock and accelerate the mainstream adoption of blockchain by holistically enabling and supporting each generation of blockchain entrepreneurs and innovators worldwide. To support this mission, Hashed is not merely a capital allocator; it operates as researchers and contributors to the onchain infrastructure and economy, by leveraging it’s platform and network of projects and people to drive this transformation globally. As blockchain technology matured and became more secure and scalable, Hashed envisioned that a key frontier to unlock onchain innovation and adoption - with outsized & transformative potential - is emerging markets, particularly India. Hashed Emergent was established in 2021 as the realization of this shared vision and partnership between Hashed and Tak Lee, who brings his extensive experience in investing and building in India to lead Hashed Emergent. We share the same DNA as Hashed, with a thesis focused on enabling and backing builders originating from India and emerging markets at the earliest stages, building the next generation of onchain companies and protocols. We similarly follow a full-stack approach in our organizational structure and operations, providing crucial value beyond capital to tilt the odds in favour of the visionary teams we back. Our Mission Identify visionary founders from emerging markets, provide full-stack support to fuel their success and expand the native web3 ecosystem to the global stage. Our northstar mission is to identify and capitalize visionary teams from emerging markets who are playing the long-game. We provide full-stack mission-critical resources with our purpose-built team to fuel their success whether it’s in fundraising, research, talent, growth, intelligence, legal, marketing, tokenomics and community support. Our broader goal is to grow the native web3 ecosystem in these markets through our strategic and long-term community & ecosystem initiatives This includes events, education and experiences to broaden the web3 base such as India Blockchain Week Conference, Protostars accelerator, Text to Code workshops, HODL legal platform and many more.

We believe in the power of decentralization. RockawayX is a venture capital firm backing leading Web3 funds and founders. Based in Dubai, London and Prague, we focus on long-term value creation by providing engineering, liquidity and community support. The results we deliverSince 2017: We are RockawayX, a global venture capital firm backing the Web3 founders shaping the ownership economy. Assets $2B: We oversee $2B in assets across our asset management and engineering divisions. Our staking division has been ranked #1 validator on Ethereum by Rated Network. 100+ VC Investments: We have invested in more than 30 funds and 50 projects to date, all of which are operating at the vanguard of a decentralized global economy. Backing €2.5B: Our anchor investor, Rockaway Capital, achieved over €2.5B in aggregate sales across its portfolio in 2019. 30+ Experts: Dedicated crypto-native team spanning investments, liquidity and engineering, driving the development of decentralized technologies. 1,000+ Talent: With a keen developer-focus, we promote the networking of industry talent across our portfolio projects ensuring first-rate standards for their products, including the organization of Solana Hacker Houses and the largest in-person developer conference and hackathon for the Cosmos ecosystem.