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Pushing the boundaries of
frontier technologies

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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. 

About Us

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.

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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

  • 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

  • Our research articles: zk-SNARK, Recursive-SNARK, zk-STARK

3. Emerging Silicon Valley-based ecosystems with technical potential and early-stage partnerships

  • Our research articles: Linera ProtocolG.no land, Aleo

4. Other technologies and local ecosystems

  • Our research articles: Account Abstraction, Shared SequencingShared/ Mesh Security

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Investment:

  • We invest in founders who have the grit and deep vision to realize groundbreaking technologies

  • Adherence to our focus on technical competency/ defensibility

Company:

  • We seek to establish rigorous research discipline to identify the next breakout opportunities

  • We provide value to companies through:

    • Hiring from top-tier Silicon Valley alumni communities and academic institutions such as Stanford and Berkeley.

    • Evangelize our portfolio companies' solutions to the broader developer groups in both Silicon Valley and Asia (Taiwan, Korea, China, etc)

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.

  • Technical Competency:

    • Rigorous evaluation criteria, including technical competency (codebase review) and market deep-dive

    • Established research disciplines through our newsletter

  • Silicon Valley Developer Community: 

  • Access to Ecosystems:​

    • 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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