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Pillar VC

$268Tdisclosed portfolio round capital
1 Mar, 2024last investment
14portfolio companies
59team members

Analyst signals

Portfolio activity and matriculation

Metrics use all recorded activity through 21 Jul 2026 across seed, series a, series b, series e, unknown. Later-round outcomes are capped at the period end.

35.7%companies with a later round · 5/14
10.00×median round-size step-up · n=5
Not availablemedian valuation step-up · n=0
13.3%recorded-solo rate · 2 solo / 13 syndicated
Gaming · 4 companiesPayments · 2 companiesBlockchain Platforms · 1 companies

These are activity signals, not fund-return metrics. Round capital is the full disclosed financing amount, not this fund's check size. “Recorded solo” means only one investor is present in the source data and is a lead signal, not verified lead status; syndicated rounds are a co-investor or follower signal. IRR, TVPI, DPI, ownership, exits, and market beta cannot be calculated from the available records.

Opportunities

Crypto jobs across Pillar VC's portfolio

2 current roles at companies backed by Pillar VC, sourced from JobStash's crypto job board.

People

Team

A

Alec Nielsen

Founder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner

A

Alex Ting

Director of Events & Operations

A

Andras Forgacs

Co-Founder & Board Director, Modern Meadow, Fork & Goode, Organovo & Founding Pillar

A

Andy Beck

CEO, PathAI & Founding Pillar

A

Ash Ashutosh

CEO, Actifio & Founding Pillar

B

Bernhard van Lengerich

CEO at Seeding The Future Foundation. Board Member at Beyond Meat and CSO at General Mills & Founding Pillar

B

Bill Brady

CEO, Kula Bio, Monolith Materials, Mascoma Corporation & Founding Pillar

B

Brian Baynes

Co-Founder, Midori Health / Kaleido Biosciences & Founding Pillar

C

Chad Laurans

Founder & Chairman, SimpliSafe & Founding Pillar

C

Chris Voigt

Professor, MIT & Founding Pillar

C

Corey Thomas

CEO, Rapid7 & Founding Pillar

D

Daphne Koller

CEO, Insitro & Founding Pillar

D

Dave Husak

Venture Partner & Founding Pillar

D

Deepak Taneja

CEO, Zilla / Netegrity / Aveska / RSA & Founding Pillar

D

Doug Cameron

Apeel, Geltor, Nature's Fynd & Founding Pillar

D

Doug Williams

Biotech Executive & Founding Pillar

E

Ellen Rubin

Clearsky Data & Founding Pillar

E

Emily Leproust

CEO, Twist Bioscience & Founding Pillar

G

Gail Goodman

Co-Founder & Board Member, Constant Contact & Founding Pillar

J

Jake Becraft, Ph.D.

Founder & CEO, Strand Therapeutics & Venture Partner

J

Jamie Goldstein

Founding/Managing Partner

J

Jason Robins

CEO, DraftKings & Founding Pillar

J

Jeff Binder

CEO, Layer3TV & Founding Pillar

J

Jennifer Holmgren

CEO, LanzaTech & Founding Pillar

J

Jeremy Allaire

CEO, Circle & Founding Pillar

J

Jit Saxena

Board Member, Netezza / Cazena & Founding Pillar

J

John Casey

CEO, Ormoni & Venture Partner

J

JP Mangeolle

President, Sciex & Founding Pillar

K

Kayan Patel

Events & Operations Associate, Encode: AI for Science

L

Leah Morris

Executive Director, Encode: AI for Science

L

Leone Baron

Head of Operations, Encode: AI for Science

L

Lisa Dyson

CEO, Air Protein & Founding Pillar

L

Liz Kettler

CFO

M

Madelyn Heart

Head of Bio Platform

M

Matt Kalish

Co-Founder, DraftKings & Founding Pillar

M

Mike Massaro

CEO, Flywire & Founding Pillar

M

Mike Salguero

CEO, ButcherBox & Founding Pillar

N

Nina Butler

Chief of Staff

N

Niraj Shah

CEO, Wayfair & Founding Pillar

P

Pam Silver

Professor, Harvard Medical School & Founding Pillar

P

Parker McKee

Partner

P

Paul Bleicher

Executive Partner, Optum, Humedica, Phase Forward & Founding Pillar

P

Paul Liberman

Co-Founder & President, DraftKings & Founding Pillar

R

Reshma Shetty

Co-Founder, Ginkgo Bioworks & Founding Pillar

R

Rich Napolitano

CEO, Plexxi / Advisor360 & Founding Pillar

R

Rushika Fernandopulle

CEO, Iora Health & Founding Pillar

R

Russ Wilcox

CEO, Trellis Air & Venture Partner

S

Sarah Hodges

General Partner

S

Shivdev Rao

CEO, Abridge & Founding Pillar

S

Stan Lapidus

CEO, SynapDX & Founding Pillar

S

Steve Conine

Co-Founder, Wayfair & Founding Pillar

S

Steve Kaufer

CEO, Tripadvisor & Founding Pillar

T

Thomas de Vlaam

Partner

T

Tom Ebling

CEO, Demandware & Founding Pillar

T

Tom Erickson

CEO, Acquia & Founding Pillar

T

Tony Kulesa

Partner

V

Vivek Farias

Co-founder, Cimulate & Academic Partner

Y

Yvonne Hao

MA Secretary of Economic Development & Founding Pillar

Z

Zach Martins

Assistant Controller

Portfolio

Investments

Full financing histories for portfolio companies. Highlighted rounds are those where Pillar VC is recorded as an investor.

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Alchemon

crypto
Gaming

Alchemon is a monster-collecting NFT staking, crafting, trading, and battling card game on the Algorand Blockchain. As a play-to-earn game, it features a marketplace for in-game assets and a decentralized exchange called Alchedex. Alchemon aims to be the first play-to-earn game on Algorand, creating an engaging NFT experience and handing the economics over to the community.

Seed1 Jul, 2022$1M roundSyndicated · 2 disclosed investors
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Algofi

crypto

Stealth

Seed1 Nov, 2021$2.8M roundSyndicated · 5 disclosed investors
Pre-Seed1 Sep, 2021
Blockchain Platforms

Algorand enables fast, final transactions on a decentralized blockchain through Pure Proof-of-Stake consensus.

ICO19 Jun, 2019$60T round
Unknown24 Oct, 2018$62T round
Seed15 Feb, 2018$4T roundSyndicated · 3 disclosed investors
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Burn Ghost

out of scope
Gaming

Burn Ghost operates a game platform featuring missions, tournaments, sweepstakes, and spins where players can earn points, gear, free spins, tickets, and prizes.

Seed29 Nov, 2022$3.1T roundSyndicated · 2 disclosed investors
Seed1 Apr, 2022$3.1M roundSyndicated · 3 disclosed investors
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Circle

crypto
Payments

Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains.

Ipo4 Jun, 2025$1100T round
Unknown1 Apr, 2022$400M round
Unknown28 May, 2021$440T round
Unknown30 Jul, 2020$25T round
Strategic1 Jun, 2020$25M round
Series E15 May, 2018$110T roundSyndicated · 14 disclosed investors
Series D1 Jun, 2016$60M round
Series D13 May, 2016$60T round
Series C30 Apr, 2015$50T round
Series B1 Mar, 2014$17M round
Series A1 Nov, 2013$9M round
Venture Capital

Everyrealm is a digital-economy and Web3 investment company. It deploys capital into crypto and community-driven projects and works across chains, protocols, and platforms.

Series A1 Feb, 2022$60M roundSyndicated · 33 disclosed investors
Seed28 Oct, 2021$6.3T round
Gaming

Everyworld is an on-chain rewards protocol that provides crypto rewards through its native token, $EVERY. It is designed for a mainstream, global audience and integrates with various games and applications. The platform also has a philanthropic aspect, donating a portion of its rewards to environmental causes.

Unknown1 Mar, 2024Syndicated · 17 disclosed investors
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Friktion

crypto

Stealth

Seed1 Jan, 2022$5.5M roundSyndicated · 18 disclosed investors
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LBRY

crypto
Media

LBRY is a decentralized, user-owned content sharing protocol that uses blockchain technology to create an open and fair network for digital content. The primary application built on the LBRY protocol is Odysee, a video-sharing platform that allows creators to engage directly with their audience and earn cryptocurrency. LBRY Inc. is the company that initiated the protocol.

Seed6 Jun, 2016$500B roundRecorded solo · lead signal

Stealth

Seed1 Sep, 2016$500K roundRecorded solo · lead signal
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MetaOne

out of scope
Gaming

MetaOne provides Counter-Strike 2 player setup resources and browser-based tools. It offers professional-player crosshair share codes, live map previews, a crosshair generator, and an aim trainer for CS2 players.

Series A1 Aug, 2022$3M round
Unknown1 Jun, 2022$2M round
Seed1 Mar, 2022$1.2M roundSyndicated · 5 disclosed investors
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Republic

crypto
Finance

Republic helps retail and institutional investors access private market investments in startups, crypto projects, real estate, and tokenized assets.

Strategic17 Mar, 2026
Series D1 Dec, 2024$135M round
Series B20 Oct, 2021$150T roundSyndicated · 14 disclosed investors
Series A18 Mar, 2021$36T round
Series D1 Feb, 2021$220M round$1.2B valuation
Series C1 Dec, 2020$65M round
Unknown5 Aug, 2020$16T round
Angel1 Aug, 2020
Series B1 Mar, 2020$15M round
Seed1 Sep, 2018$2M round
Unknown8 Jun, 2018$12T round
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SphereX

crypto

Stealth

Seed1 Aug, 2023$8.2M round$24M valuationSyndicated · 4 disclosed investors
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USDC

crypto
Payments

USDC is a regulated, dollar-backed digital currency issued by Circle. It enables global onchain transfers, trading, saving, and payments through supported wallets, exchanges, fintech apps, and blockchains.

Unknown1 May, 2021$440M roundSyndicated · 10 disclosed investors