Jump Capital adds to cryptocurrency and opens a new US$350 million fund

Jump Capital completes US$350 million in venture capital fund raising, adding investment in the crypto field

Fund Overview

Jump Capital announced the completion of its seventh venture capital fund raising, with a total capital commitment of US$350 million. The agency calls it its largest fund to date and plans to increase investment in the crypto ecosystem while continuing to support early-stage technology start-ups.

Investment direction

Jump Capital said in an official announcement that the new fund will continue to invest in financial technology, information technology and data infrastructure, the future form of business and media, and the B2B SaaS field, while allocating more resources to blockchain and digital asset companies. The establishment of the fund is based on nearly ten years of venture capital experience. It has invested in more than 100 portfolio companies and completed nearly 30 exits.

Expansion of crypto investment layout

Jump Capital was established in 2012, at the same time as Jump Trading. The agency initially focused on software and technology companies outside the traditional coastal venture capital market, providing Series A and Series B funding to under-watched founders across the United States. Since then, the market environment has changed significantly. Access to Series A and Series B capital has become increasingly restricted, and investors 'attention to start-ups in the Midwest has increased during the epidemic. At the same time, blockchain technology has emerged, with Jump Capital describing it as a transformative technology that can transform financial markets and introduce new models of ownership and value transfer.

According to the announcement, the venture capital firm began investing in the crypto space about seven years ago and subsequently formed a professional investment team led by partners Saurabh Sharma and Peter Johnson. The agency said its experience in distributed systems, computing infrastructure, fintech and capital markets has prompted it to invest more resources in the field through its latest fund.

announcement added that Jump Capital and its affiliated company Jump Trading are currently investing in the crypto market globally and view increased institutional participation, continued growth in retail applications and rapid product development as key factors supporting the strategy.

Crypto investment covers infrastructure and tokenization

According to Jump Capital, its crypto investment portfolio has covered exchanges, lending and credit platforms, compliance software, asset management platforms, decentralized finance, games, Web3 infrastructure and blockchain networks that support fiat gold channels.

In May 2025, Jump Crypto, the digital asset division of Jump Trading, acquired a significant stake in Securitize for an undisclosed amount. At the time, Securitize said the partnership would expand institutions 'access to tokenized real-world assets, including U.S. Treasury bonds, private credit and private equity, while improving collateral management solutions. Michael Sonneshein, chief operating officer of Securitize, said the investment demonstrates institutions 'growing confidence in tokenization and its role in capital markets.

In June 2025, Aptos Labs and Jump Crypto jointly launched Shelby, a decentralized hot storage network designed to provide cloud-class infrastructure for Web3 applications. Aptos Labs said Shelby will provide decentralized, monetized storage and support sub-second data access across multiple blockchains. Jump Crypto said that the protocol solves the problem of blockchain's inability to efficiently process large-scale data sets. Shelby's early partners include Metaplex, Pipe Network, Story, Myco, DoubleZero and Flashback Labs, and Aptos will serve as the initial clearing layer for the network.

Continue to lay out emerging Web3 projects

Jump Crypto is also continuing to support consumer-facing blockchain applications. In September 2025, Web3 distribution agreement KGeN announced that it had completed a strategic financing of US$13.5 million, jointly invested by Jump Crypto, Accel and Prosus Ventures, bringing its total financing amount to US$43.5 million. KGeN said the funding will be used to expand its POGE Identity and Reputation Framework, which helps Web3 applications manage user acquisition, business and loyalty programs along the chain. At that time, the company was operating in more than 60 countries, serving 38.9 million certified users, with annualized revenue of US$48.3 million and approximately 780,000 daily active users.

Following the investment, Saurabh Sharma, chief investment officer of Jump Crypto, said that KGeN's distribution model brings stronger accountability mechanisms for digital user acquisition. Accel and Prosus Ventures praised the platform for its ability to measure user engagement at scale.

The new fund is based on nearly ten years of venture capital experience

In addition to activity in the crypto space, Jump Capital said its venture capital business has completed more than 100 investments and nearly 30 exits since its inception. The agency listed some exit cases, including Personal Capital acquired by Empower, Flashpoint acquired by Audax, and Tubi acquired by Fox, while its portfolio also includes companies such as SPIRE, Fast Radius, M1 Finance, Degreed, TradingView, LogicGate and LinkSquares.

Jump Capital said its investment process still relies on industry-specific research and in-depth discussions with industry participants to find founders whose business matches the company's investment themes. With the completion of the seventh phase of the fund, the venture capital firm said it will continue to support early-stage technology companies while investing more money and manpower in blockchain infrastructure, decentralized finance, crypto networks, games and other areas of the digital asset ecosystem.