Coinbase Ventures
Fund snapshot
- Lookout tier
- Tier 1
- Lookout score
- 85/100
- AUM
- —
- Vintage
- 2018
- Check size
- $250K – $20M
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Lookout's read
How Lookout reads this fund.
The distribution-first strategic. They invest where the Coinbase L2 + product surface can syndicate a project into US institutional rails. Less price-sensitive, more distribution-sensitive — which makes them the single best signal for any project targeting regulated American capital. Skyfire in the portfolio is the agent-payments tell.
Research Coverage
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Fund thesis
What they back.
Strategic balance-sheet investing in founders building crypto/Web3 infrastructure that complements Coinbase's roadmap — with a 2024+ emphasis on the Crypto×AI / onchain agentic-commerce stack.
Portfolio
Notable bets · 6
3 with realized tokens or exits
Skyfire
Payman
EigenLayer
Aptos
Optimism
OpenSea
In their orbit
Deals Lookout covers.
Supra
They backed this round.
Skyfire
Portfolio company.
OpenMind
They backed this round.
Coinbase x402
They backed this round.
Folks Finance
They backed this round.
Vana
They backed this round.
Catena Labs
Lookout-flagged fit.
Giza
They backed this round.
Olas Network
Lookout-flagged fit.
Payman AI
They backed this round.
Pond
They backed this round.
Team
Who runs the capital.
Hoolie Tejwani
@hoolie_tHead of Coinbase Ventures
Leads the venture arm; covers AI and robotics theses.
Jonathan King
@jonathanjckngInvestor / Partner
Leads crypto-and-AI investing; focus on lending and DeFi composability.
Kinji Steimetz
Investor
Covers DeFi and market-structure investments.
Co-investors
Who they ride with.
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