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Transforming a point-to-point world into networks that are many-to-many

We support founders to build real world applications and businesses over decentralised protocols

Our journey

G1 Ventures is an active early-stage venture investor with core focus on blockchain. We invest globally in digital assets and equity at Seed to Series A stages. Most of our current portfolio are fintech projects out of Western Europe.

2014

We began our venture investing with developing nanotech products in construction materials

2018

Fade of the initial hype prompted launch of our blockchain strategy for fintech applications and market infrastructure for digital assets

20 projects

G1 has grown its venture portfolio to 16 dynamic projects with active involvement across most of them

7 leads

Lead investor in 7 deals, aiming to lead funding rounds where we can contribute more to business development

Blockchain advocates

Blockchain based technologies are gaining wider adoption by investors, corporates and retails users. These technologies are already rapidly transforming many industries – most visibly finance. In this promising and ever changing environment long-term success is driven by the team and its ability to execute on its vision.

G1 is founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. We know it first hand what it takes to launch a business and consider our investees as partners whom we can help to become leaders of tomorrow.

Arseny Klekovkin
Managing Partner

Blockchain advocates

Blockchain based technologies are gaining wider adoption by investors, corporates and retails users. These technologies are already rapidly transforming many industries – most visibly finance. In this promising and ever changing environment long-term success is driven by the team and its ability to execute on its vision.

G1 is founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. We know it first hand what it takes to launch a business and consider our investees as partners whom we can help to become leaders of tomorrow.

Arseny Klekovkin
Managing Partner

Blockchain advocates

Blockchain based technologies are gaining wider adoption by investors, corporates and retails users. These technologies are already rapidly transforming many industries – most visibly finance. In this promising and ever changing environment long-term success is driven by the team and its ability to execute on its vision.

G1 is founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. We know it first hand what it takes to launch a business and consider our investees as partners whom we can help to become leaders of tomorrow.

Arseny Klekovkin
Managing Partner

Retail-driven crypto boom of 2017-2018 provided blockchain entrepreneurs with initial capital lightly structured and at high valuation for the idea stage.

Why now?

This is an attractive entry point combining maturing technology, better choice of quality projects, valuations more driven by fundamentals and ongoing mainstream adoption.

Nowadays blockchain projects are maturing, releasing advanced products and getting popular with institutional and corporate investors. Every household has a chance to experience direct transacting built on a more efficient, fair and inclusive technology.

Blockchain evolution

Seed to Series A funding

Idea ------------------->

FFF's & Angels

MVP ------------------->

Seed

Looking for a core team, practical business model and a scalable MVP with early evidence of market fit and visible revenues.

Prefer staged capital deployment supporting development plans.

Often lead with board involvement.

Check size: $100-500k

Rollout ---------------->

Series A

Looking for an established management structure, developed product, operational traction and recurring revenues.

Funding focus on business development and growth velocity.

Board participant or observer.

Check size: $500-1000k

Growth

Series B+ & IPO/Sale

Seed to Series A funding

Idea

FFF's & Angels

MVP

Seed

Looking for a core team, practical business model and a scalable MVP with early evidence of market fit and visible revenues.

Prefer staged capital deployment supporting development plans.

Often lead with board involvement.

Check size: $100-500k

Rollout

Round A

Looking for an established management structure, developed product, operational traction and recurring revenues.

Funding focus on business development and growth velocity.

Board participant or observer.

Check size: $500-1000k

Growth

Round B+ & IPO/Sale

Practical use cases
Compelling GTM & strategy
Validated token model
Adequate funding and resource

Protocol investments

Equity investments

What's different about our approach?

We target projects empowering decentralized protocols and their practical applications or bridging digital world with traditional businesses and retail

Clear value added by blockchain
Revenue validation
Viable business model
Visible path to sustainability

Arseny has over 12 years of investment banking and structuring experience at Credit Suisse and over 8 years of venture investing, operational and business development

Arseny Klekovkin

Alex Gilts

Eldar Khamitov

Anton Sulin

Alex is a serial entrepreneur who founded and scaled up several businesses in fintech, nanotech manufacturing and construction materials

Anton is a strategic marketing expert with a 5 years background in corporate transformation across multiple industries including digital payments

Eldar has been managing venture and crypto investment funds in fintech and blockchain verticals since 2016. He is holding a PhD degree in the field of p2p finance

Meet our team

Our projects

Fully-licensed German Cryptobank