Defi VC Funds (2026)

5 venture capital funds with "Defi" in their name, sourced from SEC Form D filings.

Note: there's no verified per-fund industry classification in our data, so this list matches on fund name only. It will miss funds that invest in defi without saying so in their name.

Defi Funding Snapshot (as of July 2026)

  • 1
    5 VC fundshave "Defi" in their legal name (SEC Form D filings)
  • 2
    $412.6Mcombined effective fund size across matched funds
  • 3
    51 open grantsin the Technology category, refreshed nightly from Grants.gov

Matched VC Funds

Define Ventures Fund II, L.P.

📍 San Francisco, CA📅 Filed October 2020

General partners: Lynne Chou O'Keefe

$200M
Effective fund size

Define Ventures Fund I, L.P.

📍 San Francisco, CA📅 Filed October 2018

General partners: Lynne Chou O'Keefe

$87.6M
Effective fund size

Definition I LP

📍 New York, NY

General partners: Theodore Citrin, Weston Reynolds

$75M
Effective fund size

FINTECH COLLECTIVE DEFI FUND I LP

📍 Grand Cayman, E9📅 Filed June 2021

General partners: BROOKS GIBBINS, GARETH JONES

$50M
Effective fund size

Definition II LP

📍 New York, NY

General partners: Theodore Citrin, Weston Reynolds

Fund size not reported

Grants in the Technology Category

Defi falls under the broader "Technology" category in federal grant data. Live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly, filtered to currently open programs.

Integrated Data Systems & Services

U.S. National Science Foundation

Deadline: July 28, 2026
$500K - $30M

Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence

U.S. National Science Foundation

Deadline: August 5, 2026
From $550

Correctness for Scientific Computing Systems

U.S. National Science Foundation

Deadline: August 11, 2026
Deadline: August 13, 2026
Up to $750K

?Defi VC Funding FAQ

How many VC funds are associated with defi?

5 funds in our SEC Form D-sourced database have "Defi" (or a close synonym) in their legal fund name. This is a name match, not a verified investment thesis — many funds invest in defi without it appearing in their name, so this number understates true investor interest.

What's the combined size of defi-related VC funds you track?

The 5 matched funds have a combined effective size (closed amount where reported, otherwise target offering amount) of $412.6M, based on their SEC Form D filings.

Are there grants available for defi startups?

Yes — 51 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Technology category, which is where defi falls in our grant classification. These are pulled live from Grants.gov and refresh nightly.

How is this list built?

Fund listings come from SEC Form D filings (EDGAR) and are matched to defi by searching for the term in each fund's legal name — we don't have a verified per-fund industry classification, so this list is directional, not exhaustive. Grant listings come from the Grants.gov API and are categorized using keyword matching against each opportunity's title and description.