$90M Seed Round — April 2021 — Backed by Paradigm — Learn More
Seed-Stage Web3 & Blockchain

Investing in the
Decentralized Future

CloudWorx Capital backs seed-stage founders building
the foundational infrastructure of web3 and blockchain.

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$90M
Assets Under Management
5+
Portfolio Companies
2021
Founded
Our Investment Thesis

Why Web3 Infrastructure

We believe the next generation of the internet requires robust, scalable, and open infrastructure. We invest early in the teams building it.

Blockchain Protocols

We back teams building next-generation layer-1 and layer-2 blockchain protocols that improve scalability, security, and developer experience.

DeFi Infrastructure

Decentralized finance is reshaping global capital markets. We invest in the protocols, tooling, and infrastructure enabling open financial primitives.

Web3 Developer Tools

Great ecosystems are built on great developer tools. We support the libraries, frameworks, and platforms that help developers build on-chain at scale.

Cryptographic Security

Security is foundational. We invest in teams advancing zero-knowledge proofs, multi-party computation, and the cryptographic primitives securing the ecosystem.

Decentralized Storage

Data sovereignty matters. We back protocols and networks building censorship-resistant, verifiable, and efficient distributed storage infrastructure.

Cross-Chain Interoperability

A multi-chain world requires seamless bridges and messaging layers. We invest in teams solving interoperability between disparate blockchain ecosystems.

$90M
Fund Size
$555M
Largest Portfolio Round
5
Active Portfolio Companies
2021
Year Founded
NYC
Headquarters
Portfolio

Backing Category Leaders

We partner with exceptional teams building transformative web3 infrastructure from the earliest stages.

MoonPay
$555M
Seed Round

Global crypto payments infrastructure enabling seamless fiat-to-crypto onboarding for over 100 countries.

Uniswap
$165M
Seed Round

The leading decentralized exchange protocol powering on-chain liquidity and automated market making.

Optimism
$150M
Seed Round

Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution delivering high throughput and low-cost transactions for developers and users.

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Market Opportunity

Why Web3 Infrastructure — Why Now

The decentralized internet is not a future possibility. It is being built today, layer by layer, protocol by protocol. We invest at the foundation.

The Infrastructure Gap

Every generation of the internet has required a corresponding build-out of infrastructure: TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, SSL. Web3 is no different. Before decentralized applications can serve a billion users, the underlying infrastructure must be robust, scalable, and battle-hardened.

Today, that infrastructure layer is still being constructed. Consensus algorithms are being refined. Cryptographic proof systems are reaching production maturity. Developer tooling is finally approaching the quality of web2 frameworks. We are at the beginning of a decade-long infrastructure buildout — and we invest at its earliest stages.

Seed Stage Advantage

The best infrastructure investments are made before the category is obvious. By the time a Layer 2 solution has proven product-market fit, its valuation reflects that certainty. We invest when the technical architecture is compelling but the market validation is still ahead. This is where our technical depth creates a lasting edge.

Key Investment Verticals

  • Layer 1 and Layer 2 consensus and execution environments
  • DeFi primitive protocols and on-chain financial infrastructure
  • Zero-knowledge proof systems and privacy infrastructure
  • Cross-chain messaging and interoperability protocols
  • Developer tooling, SDKs, and smart contract frameworks
  • Decentralized storage, compute, and data availability layers

"The most important blockchain companies will be built before the narrative is obvious. We exist to find them first."

— Amanda Foster, CEO

About CloudWorx Capital

Built for Builders at the Edge

CloudWorx Capital was founded in 2021 with a singular conviction: the next decade of technological change will be shaped by decentralized systems. We back seed-stage companies pioneering web3 and blockchain infrastructure before the market catches up.

With $90M under management and deep networks across the blockchain ecosystem, we provide more than capital — we bring technical expertise, strategic connections, and operational support to every portfolio company.

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Backed By

Trusted by World-Class Investors

Our seed round was backed by some of the most respected names in venture and crypto.

Paradigm

Building the Next Web3 Unicorn?

We invest at the seed stage in bold founders tackling hard problems in blockchain and decentralized infrastructure.

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