Pushing the boundaries of
frontier technologies
ABOUT US
Iterative Ventures is a research-driven investment firm backing next-generation frontier technologies.
Founded by a group of tech entrepreneurs in the San Francisco Bay Area, we believe in rigorous research disciplines to follow early signs of technological innovation and foster founders who have the grit and deep vision to realize groundbreaking technologies.
WHAT WE DO
In 2021, Iterative Ventures started as a group of 4,000+ Facebook/ Meta alumni with strong entrepreneurial interests based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
With its foundation in engineering mindset and pursuit of knowledge, it evolved into a research-driven investment firm backing next-generation frontier technologies.
OUR THESIS
We believe that cryptocurrencies and associated technologies support a new generation of programmable assets that enable new economic dimensions that are more transparent, efficient, and inclusive.
If you are building a project in the space, please reach out to: team@iterativeventure.com
INVESTMENT AREAS
Early-stage projects (Pre-seed to Seed) in the following areas:
1. Layer 1 ecosystems with compelling technological innovation, strong developer communities, and established partnerships with Iterative Ventures
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Our research articles: Sui, Cosmos
2. Infrastructure projects leveraging zero-knowledge proof technologies for building more efficient (i.e., roll-ups), secure, and privacy-enhanced solutions
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Our research articles: zk-SNARK, Recursive-SNARK, zk-STARK
3. Emerging Silicon Valley-based ecosystems with technical potential and early-stage partnerships
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Our research articles: Linera Protocol, G.no land, Aleo
4. Other technologies and local ecosystems
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Our research articles: Account Abstraction, Shared Sequencing, Shared/ Mesh Security
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Investment:
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We invest in founders who have the grit and deep vision to realize groundbreaking technologies
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Adherence to our focus on technical competency/ defensibility
Company:
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We seek to establish rigorous research discipline to identify the next breakout opportunities
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We provide value to companies through:
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Hiring from top-tier Silicon Valley alumni communities and academic institutions such as Stanford and Berkeley.
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Evangelize our portfolio companies' solutions to the broader developer groups in both Silicon Valley and Asia (Taiwan, Korea, China, etc)
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OUR EDGE
Our developer-centric network and engineering backgrounds enable us to identify technically strong projects early on and provide value-adds to portfolio companies and partner ecosystems.
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Technical Competency:
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Rigorous evaluation criteria, including technical competency (codebase review) and market deep-dive
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Established research disciplines through our newsletter
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Silicon Valley Developer Community:
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Iterative Ventures started as a local group of Meta/ Facebook alumni entrepreneurs in the SF Bay Area
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With our deep roots here, we have been fostering local developer communities and leveraging the network for deal sourcing and portfolio support
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Access to Ecosystems:
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As a local developer community, we have established relationships with our target blockchain ecosystems. With investment, we plan to continue solidifying the existing relationships and building new partnerships with nascent chains with technological innovations
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SELECTED PORTFOLIOS
