Ethereum | VC DATALAB

Ethereum is a decentralized platform that runs smart contracts: applications that run exactly as programmed without any possibility of downtime, censorship, fraud or third-party interference. These apps run on a custom built blockchain, an enormously powerful shared global infrastructure that can move value around and represent the ownership of property. This enables developers to create markets, store registries of debts. or promises, move funds in accordance with instruc-tions given long in the past (like a will or a futures contract) and many other things that have not been invented yet, all without a middleman or counterparty risk.

White paper

Ethereum Whitepaper

Ecosystem coins

Project team

Team member		Affiliations
	Vitalik Buterin (founder)	Ethereum Ethereum Foundation

Investors

List of the current and past investors into Ethereum with their respective financial instruments.

	Profile	Country	Phone	Round
#Hashed	Global, early stage venture fund focused on backing founders who are pioneering the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency.	South Korea		Initial Coin Offering
a16zcrypto	The blockchain-focused investment arm of Andreessen Horowitz.	United States		N/A
Alameda Research LLC	Quantitative trading firm bringing expertise from Wall Street and Silicon Valley to provide liquidity in crypto markets worldwide.	United States		N/A
Binance Labs	Blockchain technology incubator, focusing on pre-ICO projects and teams.	Hong Kong SAR China		N/A
Blockchain Capital LLC	Venture capital fund with a focus on blockchain enabled technologies.	United States	+1 (415) 677-5340	N/A
Boost VC	Pre-seed venture capital fund.	United States		N/A
CMS Holdings LLC	Principal investment firm focused on making investments across the cryptoasset ecosystem.	United States		N/A
Coinbase Ventures	The corporate venturing arm of Coinbase investing in companies building the open financial system.	United States		N/A
Diamond Atlas Capital	Venture capital firm dedicated to driving innovation by advancing Web3 projects through capital, advisory, and strategic partnerships.			N/A
Electric Capital	Early stage venture firm focused on cryptocurrencies, blockchain, fintech, and marketplaces.	United States		N/A
Fabric Ventures	Venture capital fund manager.	United Kingdom		N/A
Framework Ventures	Multi-stage venture capital firm investing in blockchain and cryptocurrency digital assets.	United States		N/A
Hard Yaka		United States	+1 (919) 754-3700	Initial Coin Offering
HashKey Capital	Institutional asset manager investing exclusively in blockchain technology and digital assets.	Hong Kong SAR China	+852-3755-2388	N/A
Huobi Capital	The investment arm of the Huobi cryptocurrency exchange.	China		N/A
Hyperchain Capital	Digital assets management company focused on Blockchain based projects and decentralized protocols.	Singapore		N/A
Kenetic Capital	Venture capital fund investing in equity of Series A / B blockchain technology companies.	Hong Kong SAR China	+852 3890-7000	Initial Coin Offering
KR1 PLC	Crypto token investment company supporting early stage decentralised and open source blockchain projects.	Isle of Man		Initial Coin Offering
Multicoin Capital	Thesis-driven investment firm that invests in cryptocurrencies, tokens, and blockchain companies.	United States		N/A
Pipeline Capital Partners	Seed stage venture capital firm.	United States		N/A
Placeholder Capital (Placeholder Ventures), (Placeholder VC)	Venture capital firm that invests in decentralized protocols and web3 services.			N/A
Three Arrows Capital Ltd (3AC)	Hedge fund manager with heavy emphasis on cryptocurrency investments.	Singapore		N/A
Wavemaker Genesis Fund	Crypto-focused early-stage venture fund.	Puerto Rico		Initial Coin Offering
Winklevoss Capital Management LLC				N/A