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Blockchain Founders Fund
About Blockchain Founders Fund
Blockchain Founders Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Singapore. Founded in 2018, the firm concentrates on pre-seed and seed investments in decentralized software, digital assets, and Web3 infrastructure. Leadership includes Managing Partner Aly Madhavji, Partner Mansoor Madhavji, General Counsel Nirav Bakshi, Investment Team Lead Ahan Rajgor, and Operations Lead Hossam Hamdy.
The firm invests globally through vehicles including BFF II, a $75 million early-stage fund backed by institutional and Web3 participants. Alongside capital deployment, the firm runs a venture program that provides operational guidance and technical assistance to founders building early applications and protocols. By mid-2026, the firm had backed more than 150 early-stage companies.
Portfolio and deal activity
Blockchain Founders Fund has supported a variety of blockchain infrastructure and application layers. Notable deals include participation in the $1.7 million pre-seed round for verifiable orchestration layer KRNL Labs in October 2024, as well as an early investment in derivatives exchange Flipster. In July 2025, the fund joined the $6.5 million Series A round for Web3 domain provider Freename and backed Velvet Capital and BridgePort. Later investments include a $3 million strategic round for DeepNode AI in December 2025 and a $5.2 million infrastructure round for Uniblock in March 2026 alongside corporate and Web3 funds.
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1. Thailand's SEC finalized 11 notifications permitting Bitcoin & Ether ETFs on Stock Exchange of Thailand requiring passive funds with 80% net exposure to single assets and SEC-regulated custodians. [The Block: https://t.co/fQ29mtocBn]
Who's actually using the infrastructure? How is AI changing the way companies build and operate? Where is the revenue coming from?
@AhanRajgor and @niravbakshi1 spent the week in Singapore. Five shifts stood out.
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1. FinCEN withdrew its 2023 crypto mixing proposal on Oct 5, citing concerns that broad definitions could chill legitimate privacy use, also withdrawing a 2020 self-hosted wallet reporting rule. [The Block: https://t.co/WXyOvR2LJB]
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