Velion Ventures
Backing the builders shaping what’s next.
Velion Ventures partners with ambitious founders building at the frontier of technology.
Portfolio
Our portfolio
A carefully curated portfolio of early-stage Web3 teams shaping the future of decentralized technology.
Team
The people behind Velion
A small team of operators and researchers who work alongside founders from day one.
Daniel Tan
Managing Partner
Sets fund strategy and works directly with founders from the first check onward.
Rachel Ng
General Partner
Leads new investments and works with founders on fundraising, token strategy and key hires.
Ethan Lim
Investment Partner
Leads sourcing and diligence across AI, infrastructure and DeFi.
Adrian Wong
Investment Principal
Runs research and diligence, turning protocol and market analysis into investment theses.
Marcus Lee
Platform & Portfolio Lead
Supports portfolio teams with go-to-market, ecosystem introductions and follow-on rounds.
About
All signals.
No noise.
An early-stage investor backing Web3 and frontier-technology teams.
Our approach
We partner with founders building the infrastructure, applications and communities that move the ecosystem forward.
Our focus is simple: find the strongest signal early, commit with conviction, and stay close as the company grows.
Every investment starts with the team. We look for founders who understand their market deeply, ship quickly, and think in decades rather than cycles.
How we partner
From first conversation to long-term partner.
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01
Discover
We meet teams early, often before a product ships, and take time to understand the market they are building for.
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Commit
When the signal is clear we move with conviction: a focused process and a quick, straight answer.
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Build
We work hands-on with founders on strategy, go-to-market and introductions across the ecosystem.
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Scale
We stay involved as the company grows, supporting follow-on rounds and long-term alignment.
Insights
Notes from the frontier
Research, theses and lessons from the teams we back.
Why we back infrastructure before applications
The next wave of consumer products depends on rails that are still being built. Here is how we think about investing a layer below the hype.
What we look for in an early-stage Web3 team
Market insight, shipping speed and staying power: the signals we weigh before the first check.
AI agents onchain: separating signal from noise
Where autonomous agents create real value on crypto rails, and where the story runs ahead of the product.
Payments are crypto's quiet breakout
Stablecoins and streaming payments are finding product-market fit far from the headlines.
Pitch Velion
Building at the frontier? Let’s talk.
Tell us what you are building. We read every submission and reply to the teams we can help.
- What you are building and who it is for
- Why now, and why your team
- A link to your deck, site or product, if you have one
Pitch received.
Thank you for reaching out. We review every submission and will get back to you if there is a fit.