About Winklevoss Capital
Winklevoss Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Apr 2025, Winklevoss Capital is an active investor, having invested in 160 companies, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Blockchain Technology and Consumer. Most recently it led the $6.75M Seed round of Octane Security along with Archetype. This round also saw participation from Gemini and other investors.
Overall, Winklevoss Capital portfolio has seen 9 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 40 acquisitions including key companies like Cabify, Gemini and Animoca Brands. A lot of funds co-invest with Winklevoss Capital, with names like Gemini sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Winklevoss Capital has team of 5 people including 4 partners.
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Winklevoss Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Winklevoss Capital has invested in 160 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 4 investments, while as of Apr 2025, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Superpower and most recent follow-on round was in Crusoe.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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2025 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
2021 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2019 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Winklevoss Capital's Investment Trends by Stage
Winklevoss Capital has made 46 investments in Seed stage, 19 investments in Series A stage, 4 investments in Series B stage, 2 investments in Series C stage and 1 investment in ICO stage.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 46 |
Series A | 19 |
Series B | 4 |
Series C | 2 |
ICO | 1 |
Winklevoss Capital's Investment Trends by Sector
Winklevoss Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, FinTech, High Tech, Blockchain Technology and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 135 Tech companies, 87 Consumer (B2C) companies, 65 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 43 companies focusing on Software.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 28 |
FinTech | 24 |
High Tech | 23 |
Blockchain Technology | 19 |
Enterprise Applications | 18 |
Others | 112 |
Winklevoss Capital's Investment Trends by Geography
Winklevoss Capital has made most investments in United States (138), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 4 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 64 |
Singapore | 2 |
Antigua And Barbuda | 1 |
China | 1 |
Israel | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Winklevoss Capital's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Winklevoss Capital:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 23, 2025 | United States | Series A | $30M | Forerunner Ventures [+10] | |
Apr 08, 2025 | United States | Seed | $6.75M | Archetype [+7] | |
Oct 22, 2024 | - | Seed | $6.9M | Initialized Capital [+4] | |
Oct 16, 2024 | United States | Series C | $33M | [+6] | |
May 08, 2024 | United States | Seed | $1.3M | Tiferes Ventures [+2] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Winklevoss Capital's portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | Financial services platform for cryptocurrencies | 2013 | New York City | Series A | yimufmj | ||
64 | Crusoe is the vertically integrated, purpose-built AI cloud platform for oil & gas industry | 2018 | Denver | Series D | gzpkfia | ||
62 | Provider of fertility services for women | 2018 | New York City | Series D | q{dlpng | ||
74 | Developer of blockchain-based PC and mobile games | 2006 | Kowloon | Series C | qnirmpt | ||
80 | Platform offering crypto exchange solutions | 2014 | New York City | Series A | cbdrhcx |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Winklevoss Capital's Portfolio
Here are Winklevoss Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 08, 2021 | Nov 19, 2014 | Series A | $7M | |
Feb 18, 2021 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in Winklevoss Capital's Portfolio
Here are Winklevoss Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 23, 2025 | - | - | - | |
Apr 08, 2025 | - | - | - | |
Oct 16, 2024 | Mar 21, 2018 | Series A | $14M | |
May 21, 2024 | Nov 14, 2019 | Seed | $1.8M | |
Feb 26, 2024 | - | - | - |
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Team profile of Winklevoss Capital
Winklevoss Capital has a team of 5 membersÌýincluding 4 Partners and 1 PrincipalÌýlocated in United States. Winklevoss Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Winklevoss Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - |
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Over the past 13 years, 822 investors have co-invested in Winklevoss Capital's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Winklevoss Capital:Ìý, 500 Global and 181 others have invested in rounds before Winklevoss Capital. There are 8 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Winklevoss Capital and 3 companies where 500 Global has invested before Winklevoss Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Winklevoss Capital:Ìý330 investors entered a company along with Winklevoss Capital. These include investors like Gemini (5 companies).
- Invested after Winklevoss Capital:ÌýA total of 309 investors have invested in Winklevoss Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tiger Global Management (3 companies), Morgan Creek Capital Management (2 companies) and ParaFi (2 companies).
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