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Escape Velocity (EV3)

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EV3 leads pre-seed and seed rounds with $500K-$3M checks, partnering closely with a small number of new companies each year. They focus on early-stage companies building crypto-enabled businesses and decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN).

Check Size

$500K - $3M

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed

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Investment Thesis

Escape Velocity (EV3) is a thesis-driven venture capital firm that believes crypto-powered networks are fundamentally reshaping major global industries. They invest in exceptional founders building at the frontier of internet infrastructure and decentralized networks, with the conviction that these technologies will eat the world’s biggest industries including wireless, compute, energy, healthcare, logistics, and advertising.

What Sets Them Apart

  • Deep proprietary research on DePIN, DeWi, and other emerging infrastructure categories - producing HBS case studies, annual reports, and comprehensive investor letters
  • Build ecosystem infrastructure including research, analytics (DePIN Pulse), events (DePIN Summit), and media assets to support portfolio and industry
  • Thesis-driven investment approach with documented core theses across DeWi, DePIN, Advertising & Attention, Value-Added Bandwidth, and Onchain Credit
  • Exceptional founder pedigree and network - backed by top-tier investors including Chris Dixon, Marc Andreessen, Ribbit Capital, and Multicoin Capital
  • Rapid founder feedback - commit to responding to submitted decks/memos within 48 hours

Portfolio Highlights

Daisy

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EarnOS

Advertising

Opacity

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LOCAL

Commerce

Rumi

Ai Ml

Skymapper

Infrastructure

Unlink

Infrastructure

Aro

Infrastructure

+ 28 more companies in their portfolio

Investment Team

5 Partners at Escape Velocity (EV3)

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